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BiographyTracy Payne
Tracy Payne’s hyper real paintings evoke a sense of sublime sexuality in the art of constraint, even if she is painting a flower. She was born in 1965 in…
BiographyRobert John McBride
Robert John McBride was born on 6 July 1963 at the segregated Addington Hospital in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in the section set aside for Coloured…
BiographyJoel Joffe
Joffe was born to a Jewish family on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Abraham Joffe, a businessman, had come from Latvia and…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana (nèe Mbanjwa) was born in Melmoth, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM…
BiographyJohnson Phillip Mlambo
Johnson Mlambo was born in Johannesburg on 22 February 1940. He did his secondary school education at Kilnerton. After completing his studies, he worked at…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida References: 1. Mayson, J S, The Malays of Cape Town, Manchester, UK, Cave and…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
Teachers and learners should note that there are many links on this site which deal with the depth and breadth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South…
PlacePort Shepstone, South Coast of KZN
… 1895. The present cast iron Lighthouse was erected during 1906 and today you can still explore this unique Lighthouse. …
EventChief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed
… to Natal to continue his campaign of resistance. In April 1906 he ambushed a police force near Greytown and killed four …
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
… was established as the result of a commission appointed in 1906 by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, His …
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
The Day Our Kids Lost Faith. 1976. © Bailey's African History Archives During the 1970s, and particularly in the late 1970s after the Soweto uprising of 1976,…
PlaceTranskei
An early history of the Transkei area Originally the Transkei included the territories of Idutywa Reserve, Fingoland (Mfenguland) and Galekaland …
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
1918 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is born at Mvezo in the Transkei 1939 He enrols at the University College of Fort Hare. 1940 He is expelled…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… grown worse than it was during the Republic-regime. In 1906 it culminated in the Bill of that year, which not only … my countrymen solemnly decided in the…
31. Cape traders protest against the Hawkers’ Licences Act
… edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Act 35 of 1906, which dealt with hawkers' licences, operated in the … persons and not to others. Section 3 of…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
… in Berlandina Street. The Municipal Offices were built in 1906, for the use of the Roodepoort-Maraisburg Municipality …
PlaceElgin
Originally called Koffee Kraal, the village of Elgin is a lush land circled with mountains, in the Overberg region. This broad upland valley, lies about 70km…
Author uncovers Gandhi’s links with early ANC leaders by Anelisa Kubheka (Daily News), 02 March 2012, Durban
… wrote about John Langalibalele Dube in his journal in 1906 praising him on his manifesto that he had written. “He …
PlaceChad
Chad is the fifth largest country in Africa[i]. Chad is estimated to be one of the areas for where the human species originated[ii]. The area which is now…
PlacePiketberg
… new markets and opportunities for Piquetberg and in 1906 the town was handed over from the church to the …
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
The emergence of the Black Consciousness movement that swept across the country in the 1970s can best be explained in the context of the events from 1960…
BiographyTimothy Peter Jenkin
Timothy Peter Jenkin was born in 1948, in Cape Town and educated at Rondebosch Boys' Prep and Boys' High School,[1][2] matriculating at the age of 17.[3] …
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… a number of newspapers such as Koranta ea Becoana (1901-1906). These newspapers published articles in English and …
Hundred years of resistance, E.S. Reddy, 29 January 2012
… become a non-violent revolutionary and a mass leader in 1906 when he realised the futility of mere petitions and …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… include the poisoning of water wells in the Namib Desert. 1906 Isaak Witbooi and Cornelius Fredericks surrender to the …
BiographyNomadhlangala Cosy Europa Ndabezitha
Nomadhlangala Cosy Europa Ndabezitha was born on 22 September 1953 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) to Madhlangala Dukuza Ndabezitha and Ntombinkulu Bhengu…
BiographyRaymond Arthur Dart
Raymond Dart was born on 4 February 1893 in Toowong, Brisbane, Australia. He attended university in Queensland and Sydney. In 1920, Dart pursued further study…
BiographySolly Mokoetle
Solly Mokoetle was also known as Solly Mpoli in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) circles, Solly Mokoetle left the country during the first half of 1976. As the influx…
BiographyJoseph Mathunjwa
Joseph Mathunjwa was born in Amatikulu in Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 26 May 1965. He is the son of David Mathunjwa, who was a Christian preacher. He…