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EventBhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2. …
EventPeter Becker dies
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. …
EventSamuel Marks (77) dies in Johannesburg
… Paul Kruger. To read more about Sammy Marks, see our biography on him. Read more about Marks' contribution to …
EventEngenas Barnabas Lekganyane is buried in Morija
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. …
EventSewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh dies in Durban
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2. …
PlaceDwarsvlei, near Pretoria
… guns had been silenced. The section commander, Lieutenant Turner, although wounded three times, continued for some time … Orders were issued for the…
EventBishop Zulu is born
… N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista. …
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… tree. The origins of the name Baobab is part of the many rich legends and mysteries of Africa. It has probably been …
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… Fund information service in London. He was the author of a biography of Hendrik Verwoerd (1967) and of South Africa: a …
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe dies in East London
… Verwey, E. J. (1995). New dictionary of South African Biography, Vol. 1 , Pretoria: HSRC, p. 247. …
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… Verwey, E.J. (ed) (1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.) J.J.R Jolobe [Online] …
EventOlive Shisana is born
… (18 May 2017). ↵ [2] Olive Shisana Biography, Available Online: …
EventDeath of Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. …
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2. …
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 5. …
PlaceOld Durban Brook Street Cemetery
… include Thomas Baines and anti-apartheid activist Rick Turner, assassinated in 1978. Known as the Brook Street Edge, …
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC, …
EventDesmond Tutu is elected Archbishop
… http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1984/tutu-bio.html - A biography on the Nobel Prize website … Joyce, P. (1999). A Concise Dictionary of South African…
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC.) …
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… recent is a film based on Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography of her, Winnie Mandela: A Life. … at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 17 October 2013]…
EventCelebrated nurse, Constance Nothard, is born
… N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista. …
ArchiveClothing Workers Union: we demand jobs and a living wage for all
… Bible: "Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit His kingdom? He promised those who loved Him? Is it not the rich who are…
ArticleSan hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
… and national treasures They embody and reflect the rich symbolic life and world view of the San people. The art … within society. The rock art of the San was…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
… Pillay The South African Communist Party ( SACP ), has a rich history where it played a pivotal role in ushering a … "necessity of Utopian thinking" invoked…
EventEarly Xhosa author William Gqoba dies
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista. …
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… an integrated national identity. This Act laid waste to a rich and dynamic cultural heritage, and led to the profound …
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… minimum wages in order to close the wage gap between the rich and the poor, close the apartheid wage gap and promote …
PlaceLoeriesfontein, Northern Cape
… only two Windmill Museums. This is called: 'The Fred Turner Museum', it showcases 27 assembled windpumps. … an open area, which is perfect for Wind Turbines…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… espoused by its inaugural President, Anton Lembede. His biography on this site states that "[h]e is best remembered … due for release in 1976, and it was…
Address of the President of South Africa and the current Chairperson of the G77 and China, Thabo Mbeki at the 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 19 September 2006, New York
… technological advances and, as the river that divides the rich and the poor zones of the metaphorical global village … development cannot be transformed into…