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BiographyMaphuti Molatela Seopa
In terms of a banishment order dated 21 July 1953, Maphuti Molatela Seopa and her two children were banished in October 1953 from Matlala's Location,…
BiographyClarence Mlokoti
Clarance Mlokoto, nicknamed “Oom Locks”, was born in 1930 in Tsomo, Eastern Cape.
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
Patrick Chamusso will be remembered for his role in the bombing of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in the 1980s as a protest against the apartheid regime. But his…
BiographyRuth First
Journalist, academic and political activist, Ruth Heloise First was born on 4 May 1925. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants Julius and Matilda (neé…
BiographyJohn David Rheinallt Jones
John David Rheinallt Jones was born in 1884 in Carnarvonshire, Wales, the son of a minister, and immigrated to South Africa in 1905, imbued with his family's…
BiographyEthel Edwards
On 2 January 1907 The Cape Argus Weekly Edition published a photograph of Ethel Edwards in its supplement on "Famous South African Artists". In it she stands…
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
Derek Andre Hanekom was born on 13th January 1953 in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van Riebeeck in 1970 before…
BiographyHelen Joseph
Helen Beatrice May Fennell was born in Easebourne, United Kingdom, in 1905. She grew up in London, with her parents and brother, Frank. She graduated with a…
BiographyOliver Tambo
Early years Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (more popularly known as Oliver Tambo or OR) was born in the village of Kantilla, Bizana, in the Mpondoland …
BiographyHezekiel Sepeng
Hezekiel Sepeng was born on 30 June 1974 in Potchestroom, Western Transvaal. At primary school he began to show the natural talent of a good marathon runner. …
BiographyAshlatha Rambally
Ashlatha Moodley (nèe Rambally) was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1946 and grew up in the small town of Colenso. After completing her…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now…
BiographyVicky Sampson
Vicky Sampson was born in 1969, to Faye and Victor Sampson. Her father, Victor, was a member of the Golden City Dixies, a travelling vaudeville group. When…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
Solomzi Ashby Peter Mda was born on 6th April 1916, in Herschel district, bordering Lesotho. He was the first son of Mildred Mei, a school teacher and…
BiographyIsmail Mahomed
Ismail Mahomed was born in Prinsloo Street Pretoria on 25 July 1931, a second generation South African of Indian descent and first born child of devoutly…
BiographyRandolph Hartzenberg
Randolph Hartzenberg is a Cape Town-based artist who works with painting, printmaking, installation, video and performance. Through his paintings,…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s ‘Mother of the Nation’ who was never First Lady by Mashupye Herbert Maserumule (TheConversation.com), 3 April 2018
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – doyen of South Africa’s liberation struggle and the matriarch who was dubbed ‘the mother of the nation’ – took the apartheid system…
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
Johannesburg – In the heart of Pageview in Johannesburg lies a small, but almost forgotten museum, rich with the city’s history. Located between the Brixton…
Shantytown women strip to the waist and confront bulldozers sent to demolish their Dobsonville, Soweto, homes. However, the wom
Zimbabwe foils a South African commando attempt to rescue five alleged South African agents awaiting trial for bomb attacks aga
A bomb explodes at a synagogue in central Johannesburg four hours before State President Viljoen is due to attend a ceremony th
The report of the Commission, under chairmanship of Professor Erika Theron, to investigate matters relating to the Coloured com
President P.W. Botha suspends Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the House of Delegates, from the Cabinet and appoints a judicial com
President P.W. Botha suspends Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the House of Delegates, from the Cabinet and appoints a judicial commission of inquiry to…