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James Manuel Blanckenberg, SA cricket player in eighteen tests (1913-1924), is born in Claremont, Cape Town.
… in eighteen tests (1913-1924), is born in Claremont, Cape Town. …
BiographyRobert Moffat
… His parents were not wealthy. He was father-in-law to the missionary-explorer, David Livingstone and father to John … being commissioned as a missionary, he…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, … at Sharpeville…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… Adrian Leftwich grew up in Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), in 1940 in a liberal Jewish family. His father was a … works. Leftwich obtained…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING Soweto, 20 February 1997
… But our most valued treasure is our people, especially the youth. It is our human resources that enable us to reap … created a single national department…
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… Introduction The institution of traditional leadership represents an early form of societal organisation. It embodies the protection of culture, traditions,…
BiographyMoses Kottler
… was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth – some give it as 1892, others as 1896. … In 1915 he settled in South Africa…
BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
… Meer was born in Grey Street, Durban on 12 August 1928, the daughter of Moosa Meer and Rachel Farrel and the second born of their nine children. Her mother,…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in … rights and a minimum wage of one pound a day. At the Cape…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… essential supports for Afrikaner nationalism, and from the 1870s onwards they were used to mobilise Afrikaners, and … the movement to abolish slavery. A…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the … A national organization of the Coloured people was soon to join the ANC and SAIC in…
ArchiveTelex from Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, to His Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cape Town
… Translation of a telex sent from the Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Africa, with regard to the alleged…
BiographyWinston Monwabisi Ngozi
… Mankunku Ngozi was born on 21 June 1943, in Retreat, Cape Town. He was the first-born in a musical family. In the 1960’s the … that he was once performed…
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… The history of the AVA Gallery echoes the social, political … as the South African Association of Arts in the Western Cape, the AVA Gallery was rooted in the…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's … at Sharpeville near…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… Introduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to the … the NRB recognised only one wife who was allowed to join the…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut (AHI – in English the … the country. The AHI was also beset by a predominance of Cape figures, which proved to be a great…
BiographyAnne-Marie Wolpe
… , Transvaal (now Gauteng ), South Africa. She was the daughter of Abraham and Pauline (Braude) Kantor. Wolpe … the Education Policy Unit at the University of…
BiographyCedric Nunn
… Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) on 22 December 1957. He attended the Little Flower School in Ixopo, Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) and … Museum in Kimberley. 2003. Youth on…
’UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!’
… 'UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED … students and youth. They come from the universities, high…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… Protestant Sunday school teacher and probably influenced the young David to grew up with an aspiration to become a … to Africa as a medical missionary in…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… Contents Nelspruit the Segregated city Homelands as Labour reserves Kanyamazane … in South Africa in the ensuing 150 years ”. In 1874, the Cape government…
EventThe First Anglo-Boer War: Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Majuba
… The poverty and vulnerability of the South African Republic (Transvaal) prompted Disraeli's … independence of Afrikaners in the Transvaal. An Afrikaner…
BiographyIsaiah Stein
… Stein was born to a Coloured family in Durban in 1931, the son of a pastor and property developer. After both his … parents died, during his teens, he moved…
BiographyEric Miller
… Eric Miller was born 19th of May 1955 in Cape Town. He grew up in Johannesburg. After graduating with … a BA (Hons) in psychology from UNISA in 1981 he…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… The esteemed teacher and journalist, Samuel E.K. Mqhayi … grew up to become a prominent African elite in the Eastern Cape. [3] Today he is most known for his…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 2: The Nuclear Age and the Cold War
… Starting with major scientific breakthroughs during the 1930’s, countries have developed weapons that are based on nuclear energy. The use of nuclear weapons…
ArticleInfecting the City Public Arts Festival
… Infecting the City is an annual arts festival that takes place in communal areas of Cape Town and Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The … to discover the…
Chapter Two - The year with the ICU: 1921 - 1926
… From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A … Biography by Doreen Musson In the more liberal climate of Cape Town Johnny Gomas seemed to have…