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BiographySadie Forman
… and prolific writer, who was extremely active in the anti-apartheid and communist movements. Four years later, … her late husband had bought years earlier in…
BiographyAnele Mdizeni
… Anele Mdizeni (29) was from Elliotdale in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2005. On … August 2012 he was killed at scene 2 after being shot…
BiographySam P. Sesedi
… 1916. He later obtained a B.A. degree by private study at the age of 50. After teaching for many years, he went into … as a butcher in Kimberley. An…
Message from the President, South African Society of Artists
… The South African Society of Artists celebrated its centenary … we mark the centenary of its first exhibition held at Cape Town's Drill Hall. The highlight…
BiographyBabalo Mtshazi
… Babalo Mtshazi (26) was from Lebode in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2006. On 16 August 2012 Babalo was killed at scene 1. He was in the…
Police in Pabelello (northern Cape) fire teargas to break up a meeting to protest against municipal rent increases. A crowd lat
… Police in Pabelello (northern Cape) fire teargas to break up a meeting to protest against …
Col. David Harris, nephew of Barney Barnato, partner of Cecil John Rhodes and Cape parliamentarian, is born in London.
… nephew of Barney Barnato, partner of Cecil John Rhodes and Cape parliamentarian, is born in London. …
Speech by President Mandela to Toast an Official Banquet in Honour of President Flavio Cotti Cape Town, 3 August 1998
… an Official Banquet in Honour of President Flavio Cotti Cape Town, 3 August 1998 …
Speech by President Mandela to Toast an Official Banquet in Honour of President Flavio Cotti Cape Town, 3 August 1998
… an Official Banquet in Honour of President Flavio Cotti Cape Town, 3 August 1998 …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Masire of Botswana Cape Town, 23 April 1996
… at a banquet in honour of President Masire of Botswana Cape Town, 23 April 1996 …
Dorothea (Anne) Fairbridge, author of books on SA history, including on Lady Anne Barnard, is born in Cape Town.
… on SA history, including on Lady Anne Barnard, is born in Cape Town. …
Notes Following Joint Press Conference between Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Omar El-Bashir Tuynhuys, Cape Town Wednesday 7 November 2007
… Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Omar El-Bashir Tuynhuys, Cape Town Wednesday 7 November 2007 …
Student protest erupts into violence outside St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. Force is used to dispel demonstrators. Kalle
… erupts into violence outside St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. Force is used to dispel demonstrators. Kalle …
Nqwiliso (also Nowiliso), tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signs a treaty with Cape Governor H.G. E
… D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p. 661 | … Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase,…
Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town.
… herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town. …
Swedish Foreign Minister, on a visit to Cape Town, reveals that her government gave about $400m in humanitarian assistance to o
… Swedish Foreign Minister, on a visit to Cape Town, reveals that her government gave about $400m in …
Andrew Geddes Bain, a pioneer SA geologist, road engineer, explorer and writer, dies in Cape Town. He constructed Bain’s Kloof
… (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 6 … SA geologist, road engineer, explorer and writer, dies in Cape Town…
Nelson Mandela is discharged from Cape Town’s Tygerberg hospital where he was treated for tuberculosis and transferred to a pri
… Nelson Mandela is discharged from Cape Town’s Tygerberg hospital where he was treated for …
Johann Rupert, chairperson of Richemont and Remgro and prominent business leader, lashes out at a meeting in Cape Town against
… and prominent business leader, lashes out at a meeting in Cape Town against …
Dr Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (48), philologist and pioneer in Bushman (San) and Bantu research, dies in Cape Town.
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 359 … and pioneer in Bushman (San) and Bantu research, dies in Cape Town. …
Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat Training College
… Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat …
Magdalena Gertruide (Magda) Sauer, first woman in SA to practise as a qualified architect, is born in Kenilworth, Cape Town.
… practise as a qualified architect, is born in Kenilworth, Cape Town. …
Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat Training College
… Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art … Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a…
Adam Ismail Ebrahim, economist and managing director and portfolio manager of Oasis Asset Management, is born in Cape Town.
… portfolio manager of Oasis Asset Management, is born in Cape Town. …
Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.
… wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape. …
Following a twelve-hour meeting in Cape Town between President de Klerk and ANC Deputy-President Nelson Mandela, they announce
… Following a twelve-hour meeting in Cape Town between President de Klerk and ANC Deputy-President …
William Hare (Gobo) Ashley, SA cricket player in a test against England (1888-1889), is born in Mowbray, Cape Town.
… in a test against England (1888-1889), is born in Mowbray, Cape Town. …
BiographySelbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
… and prosperous farmers. Selby’s father was a graduate of the prestigious Fort Hare University and graduated in 1935 … in Ixopo, Natal. The Mvusi family moved…
BiographyIndres Naidoo
… Elatchininathan Naidoo worked as a clerk and became the main support of the family after the death of his father … after the event. An enterprising…
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… per shift. On 10 January 1922 White mine workers on the Rand gold mines followed their example, because they rejected a proposal that a regulation concerning…