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BiographyMabaso Siqila
Mabaso Siqila and Nikisi Feni were said to be the leaders of ‘recalcitrant Natives’ in Xengxe Location, near King William’s Town, Eastern Province [now Eastern…
BiographyMolomo Ntwampe
Molomo Ntwampe, Ramonkung Mpihleng and Setswiki Matabata from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo Province], were allegedly…
EventSA poet Sydney Vernon Peterson dies
… translated into English, Italian, Russian and German. In 1946 Petersen published a highly acclaimed novel, As die son …
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Kasrils
Ronald Kasrils was born in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on 15 November 1938. His grandparents were immigrants from Latvia and Lithuania, who had fled from the…
The South African Communist Party: 65 years in the frontline of struggle: A booklet commemorating 65 years of the SACP, also discussing leaders of the party.1986
”Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act”: Joint Statement Of Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker Issued After A Meeting Of The Joint Passive Resistance Council, December 1947
Statement of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on the the 17th anniversary of the 1976 students uprising Orlando Stadium, Soweto, 16 June 1993
Chapter 11
… The Joint Secretaries again reported on the matter at the 1946 Conference. The following extract from the Minutes will …
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, is the 3rd largest hospital in the world, occupying around 173 acres (0.70 km 2), with approximately 3 200 beds and about…
BiographyMhlupeki Hlongwane
Mhlupeki Hlongwane and Mxoshwa Mdhluli were banished from Ngoba Location, Bergville District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal]on 11 April 1957. Their banishment…
BiographyMaphuti Moraka
Maphuti Moraka was banished from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Northern Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province] toMatatiele, Eastern Province, …
BiographyJohn Thomas Baines
SA Painter John Thomas Baines was born on 27 November 1820 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (often reffered to as Thomas Baines). His father was a master…
BiographyEdward Clark Churchill Mace
Edward Clark Churchill Mace was born in Leicester, England, 1863. He emigrated to Australia when he was eighteen and made a fortune from mining. Rendered…
BiographyLouis Luyt
Louis Luyt was born on 18 June 1932, and grew up in modest circumstances in the Karoo. In the 1940s Luyt was employed as a railway clerk. During his rugby…
BiographyDavid Nthubu Koloane
The use of artworks for public education by the National Roads Safety Organisation convinced Koloane of the role of art in communication. Together with Louis…
BiographyHester Elizabeth Cornelius
Hester Elizabeth Cornelius was born on 5 April 1907 in Lichtenburg Western Transvaal to an Afrikaner family. Her family was very nationalistic, with both her…
BiographyPaul Shipokosa Mashatile
Paul Mashatile was born on 21 October 1961 in Geraldsville, Pretoria (Tshwane). Mashatile was an active participant in the liberation struggle from his student…
BiographyRashid Lombard
Rashid Lombard was born in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) on 10 April 1951. In 1962, his family relocated to Cape Town,…
BiographyLennox Sebe
Lennox Sebe was born on 26 June 1926. He completed his matric at the Lovedale College. Upon his completion he went to attend a teachers college. Sebe had a…
BiographyBhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku
Bhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku was born in Durban in 1955. A self-taught pianist, saxophonist, guitarist, composer and arranger, he was born to a musician father…
BiographyBen Turok
Leading member of the South African Congress of Democrats (CoD). He was born in Latvia in 1927 and came with his family to South Africa in 1934. After…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
People banned under ApartheidNameAct/Section/Issued up to: (delivery date)Date on which notice expires:Other: (address, occupation etc.)Aba, LickardAct No. 44…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan is born
… to the Department of African Languages at Fort Hare. In 1946 he accepted a post as lecturer in the School of African …
BiographyRaymond Hoffenberg
Professor Sir Raymond (Bill) Hoffenberg was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) on 16 March 1923. He went to school in Port Elizabeth…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
… place a year after the great African miner`s strike of 1946 and the Indian passive resistance of the same year. … between the African and Indian communities…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… Council and, until that body dissolved itself in 1946, resisted all calls by the AAC assembly to resign his … Indian delegates might arrive. The WIL…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… Josiah Gumede, 1867-1946: An Historical Assessment "Gumede and John Dube are the … years have passed since Josiah Gumede's death in November 1946. Who was…
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… activist and black consciousness leader Steve Biko's (1946-1977) and the governments reaction to the Soweto …
BiographyRobert Mokwena (George Sello)
Robert Mokwena, also known by his guerrilla name as George Sello, was born on 4 April 1952 in White City Jabavu, Soweto in the Transvaal (now known as Gauteng…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
Teboho MacDonald "Tsietsi" Mashinini was born on 27 January 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher…