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BiographyFezile David Saphendu
… Fezile David Saphendu (24) was from Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009, when … was killed at scene 2 after being shot in his…
BiographyJo Ractliffe
… Jo Ractliffe is a documentary photographer who captures the traces of violence, displacement and struggle in a … techniques. BIOGRAPHY Ractliffe was born in…
BiographyHezekiel Sepeng
… Western Transvaal. At primary school he began to show the natural talent of a good marathon runner. Sepeng’s … spotted in one of J.P. van der Merwe’s…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… The history of the struggle against racial oppression and exclusion in South Africa is inextricably intertwined with the struggle of workers against…
BiographyMary Sibande
… in Johannesburg - is interested primarily in questions of the body and how to reclaim the black female body in … traditional maid attire, restitching the hem…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid … means that fought for those who were disadvantaged by…
BiographyMafolisi Mabiya
… Mafolisi Mabiya (28) was from Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2007. On … 2012 Mafolisi was killed at scene 2 after being shot in…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… The Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, … action was vigorously supported by the Archbishop of Cape Town, Joost de Blank. The Anglican…
BiographyBongani Mdze
… Bongani Mdze (28) was from Jabavu, Mataliele in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2005. He was the first person in his family to work at the…
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
… The WEAU and votes for white women Until 1930 there were no women in South Africa who had the right to vote. It was felt that a women's place was in … the…
Chapter Four - The Years with the CPSA: 1925 - 1935
… and sectarian leadership. At a meeting held in Cape Town in June 1930, a resolution was moved to bar CPSA … of colour, admission of all non-whites to all…
BiographyAndries Hendrik Potgieter
… Andries Hendrik Potgieter was born in the Graaff Reinet district in the Cape Colony on the 19th of December 1792. He was the second … sheep farmer when,…
BiographyThembinkosi Gwelani
… Thembinkosi Gwelani (27) was from Makhwaleni, Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. On 16 August he was not employed at Lonmin but had gone to the Koppie to take…
Say It out Loud - The Education Bill, 1906
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The Education … was delivered in Clifton Hill School, in District 6, Cape Town. To the audience as…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… Sachs , had arrived in South Africa from Lithuania at the age of six, on the eve of the First World War, and his … a 17 year old second year law student at…
BiographySaleem Badat
… Dr Saleem Badat holds Bachelors and Honours degrees in the Social Sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a … in 1983. Following this, Dr Badat then…
Bonginkosi Yona
… Bonginkosi Yona (32) was from MaQhashu, Ladyfere in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2010. On 16 August 2012 … was killed at scene 1 after…
BiographyFrederik Willem de Klerk
… His father, Jan de Klerk, was a Cabinet Minister and the President of the South African Senate. His brother is Dr Willem (Wimpie) … de Klerk passed away on…
BiographyThobile Mpumza
… Thobile Mpumza (26) was from Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009.He was … unprotected strike and was volunteering at Lonmin…
BiographyBasil Paul Petersen February
… Basil February was born in District Six in 1944.The son of clerk and a midwife. His family moved around … he had no option but to enrol at the University of…
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
… Madam Speaker Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Deputy Speaker Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP Mister President Deputy President Members of the…
BiographyJonty Driver
… Jonty (C.J) Driver was born in Cape Townin 1939 and grew up with his mother and younger … His father spent time fighting in North Africa during the Second…
BiographyMphangeli Tukuza
… Mphangeli Tukuza (41) was from Ngqeleni in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2000. On 16 … was killed at scene 1 after being shot four times…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… The indigenous inhabitants of Australia The continent of Australia was settled about 60,000 years … believed that white, Christian families and boarding…
BiographySibusiso Robert Duma
… is a young artist who is presently making his mark within the Durban art scene. His talent was noticed and nourished by … Durban 2007: African Art Centre,…
BiographyDenise Darvall
… achieved renown when on 3 December 1967, she became the donor in the world’s first successful human heart transplant, … very seriously injured in a car…
EventJan van Riebeeck's statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The statue stands on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town…
ArticleGrade 12 - The impact of the Cold War in forming the world as it was in the 1960s
… The Cold War was the period of conflict and competition between the capitalist United States and the communist Soviet Union, and their respective allies…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… this pidgin as either Fanagalo or Fanakalo. Fanakalo is ‘the correct spelling in Zulu or Xhosa orthography’]. [1] In … in the early nineteenth century:…
BiographyPiet Makgofe
… Born in 1914 Makgofe was a labourer. He joined the African National Congress in 1938 and was active in the 1946 African miners' strike. … Member of the ANC …