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BiographySydney Derrick Sipho Mdanda
He was born in Durban. He attended Mzuvele High School and matriculated in 1979. He studied at Fort Hare University from 1980-1985 and obtained a BA(FA) Degree…
BiographyRonnie Levitan
Levitan was born in Johannesburg where he graduated as an architect in the 1950s. He moved to Cape Town in the late 1970s where he worked as an architect in…
BiographyHein du Plessis
Born on the 13th February 1967, Hein matriculated at Sentraal High School, Bloemfontein. He studied for a National Diploma in Photography at the Vaal Triangle…
BiographyCecil Sols
Cecil Sols worked as a freelance photographer with a collective of social documentary photographers in the 1980s to early 1990s, helping to expose the…
ArticleReferencing Resources for Historical Research
An example of a reference entry in APA style, highlighting key elements (Author, Date, Title, Source, URL). Mastering such referencing formats is essential for…
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between invading Italian forces and a strong…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
The shards of South Africa’s fragmented history share a common thread throughout; at the core is a struggle for equality and visibility. Over the course of the…
BiographyVukile Ntuli
Ntuli was born in the uBombo district, northern Zululand. He received his primary school education at the Ndaleni Practising School, Richmond, at the Ndaleni…
BiographyPansy Tlakula
Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula grew up in the township of Everton in the Vaal area. She obtained her undergraduate degree in law at the Turfloop University (now…
BiographyWelcome Mandla Koboka
Welcome Mandla Koboka was born in Johannesburg in 1941. At age twenty he studied art under Cecil Skotnes and Ephraim Ngatane at the Polly Street Art Centre. He…
David Anderson
David ‘Andy’ Anderson was born in Kwazulu-Natal. He began his editorial cartooning career in 1977, submitting work for the Natal Witness. He went on to do work…
BiographyBen Khoapa
Ben Khoapa first became interested in politics while a student at a boarding school in Lesotho. This continued when he later went to study at Adams College…
Mission Stations - T-Z
Mission Stations - T TABA MOSEGU, Transvaal: Bn 1880 TABASE, Umtata, Cape: Mor 1873; MorG 1914 TABLE MOUNTAIN, Pietermaritzburg, Natal: ABCFM c1851 …
BiographyAlexander Leor Fattal
Alex Fattal was born in Austin, Texas. He is the first of two children of Laura and Yacov Fattal. Alex moved to Boston Massachusetts where his younger brother…
Article#Am I Next? A Global Question
During September 2019 protests against Gender Based Violence (GBV) peaked after Uyinene Mrwetyana, a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), was brutally…
PlaceBotlierskop, Private Game Reserve
Set on the foothills of the magnificent Outeniqua Mountains near Mossel Bay and George in a Malaria Free area in South Africa's Garden Route, Botlierskop…
BiographyJulian Raymond Cobbing
Julian Cobbing was born in 1944 in London. He studied at the University of London where he gained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and later obtained his PHD…
PlaceGariep River Mouth, Namibia
The Orange River, Southern Africa’s longest waterway, rises high in the Drakensberg Mountains of Lesotho, only 195 km from the Indian Ocean. Flowing 2 300 km,…
BiographyMuziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba
Trevor Makhoba was born in Umkhumbane, Durban in 1956. His art is uniquely grounded in his experience of life and contemporary events in KwaZulu-Natal. He…
BiographyLeoni Marinovich
A documentary and fine art photographer, Leonie's (nee Swanepoel) work is represented in galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Johannesburg. Leoni has co-…
PlaceuMgungundlovu, Dingane's Royal Kraal
The uMgungundlovu was formerly known as Dingane's Kraal and royal Capital. He took power, after assassinating Shaka, his half-brother. Its name is derived…
PlaceGreater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
"As we celebrate the launch of the Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route, we urge citizens of Limpopo Province and beyond to explore the cultural landscape and…
BiographyDavid Lurie
Born in Cape Town, Lurie studied (Philosophy, Economics) and taught (Philosophy) at UCT before going to the London School of Economics where he did research…
BiographyYazeed Kamaldien
Yazeed Kamaldien is a freelance journalist and photographer living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1998 he embarked on a four-year journalism BTech…
BiographyThys Dullaart
Dullaart completed his National Diploma in Journalism at Pretoria Technikon and did two years of a fine arts degree at UNISA and two years of his National…
BiographyPaul Konings
Paul Konings was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand in 1958. Konings came to South Africa in 1975 to study at the Michaelis School of Fine Arts at the University of…
PlaceBreederivier/Breede River, Western Cape
The Breede River enters the sea at Witsand in the Indian Ocean, forming a large estuary in the Western Cape of South Africa. The mouth is located in San…
PlaceGoukamma Nature Reserve, Sedgefield
In the heart of the scenic Garden Route on the Cape south coast, near the mouth of the Goukamma River, lies a secret hide-away: the Goukamma Nature Reserve…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
1930 October 5, The Asiatics Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill imposes segregation on Indians in the Transvaal. The South African Indian Congress meets at an…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
In the late afternoon of Wednesday, 21 September 1966, I took part in a small political demonstration on the campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT). It…