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BiographyHermione Stephanie Lombard Faure
… theatrical figure Muriel Alexander, in Johannesburg. From December 1921 to August 1923, Faure was in Antwerp where … Reviews complimented her “beautiful,…
BiographyKenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
… the government’s goal of preventing the state of Biafra from seceding. He gained an appointment as the commissioner … and retail. In the 1980s, though, he…
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
… of the biggest hits of the 1980s. The band crossed over from rock to Afro-pop in 1983 which expanded their audience … apartheid government and as a result,…
BiographyJabulani Sam Nhlengethwa
… by his schoolmates. In his own art, he drew inspiration from the townships where he grew up. Time spent talking with … to building his art collection, he…
BiographyLeonard (Len) Lee-Warden
… 1913. A linotype operator, he came to South Africa in 1936 from England after serving a five year apprenticeship in … Parliament was established in 1936) In…
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… by the security branch on the infamous tenth floor of John Vorster Square police station. … SAHO, ‘Stephen Bantu Biko’ , from South African History…
PlaceVictorian Manor-house, 59 Musgrave Road, Durban
… as the "Brown House" Recently (1988) acquired by Stauch Vorster. A significant Berea Villa of the Victorian period …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… an estimated group of between 30 000 and 50 000 Africans from surrounding African townships march into the centre of … report records the arrival of Oliver…
BiographyMaritz Barrymore
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He trained as a painter from 1950-1953 at the University of Rhodes, Eastern Cape, … a BA(FA). In 1954 he gained a Higher Diploma…
BiographyFiona Kirkwood
… She was born in Scotland. She obtained a BA(FA) (1971) from the Glasgow School of Art and a MA(FA) from UN. She has lectured in 3D Design, Fashion, Fibre Art…
BiographyGert Petrus Swart
… Swart was born in Durban in 1952. After matriculating from Queensborough High School in 1969, he enrolled at the … and has carried out various sculpture…
BiographyObie Oberholzer
… Munich, and in 1979 a Masters Diploma in Photography from the same Institute. Oberholzer lectured in photography at the Technikon Natal from 1975 to 1983; he…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… of subservience, he plotted to free himself and his people from Shaka's influence. In June 1822, Shaka sent Mzilikazi's … ‘maTebele', a name they used for…
BiographyPeter Clarke
… to a two bedroomed cottage in Wesley Street and it was from here that Peter would walk to the Boys Mission School … the very beautiful watercolour: “Towards…
BiographyDerrick Vusimusi Nxumalo
… Art Centre, Durban in 1985 where he received encouragement from Jo Thorpe for his felttip pen drawings on paper. In … UZ (African Arts Festival). NSA,…
BiographyBongani Mdze
… Bongani Mdze (28) was from Jabavu, Mataliele in the Eastern Cape. He began working … killed at scene 2. He died after he the police shot him from behind 3…
BiographyMzukisi Sompeta
… Mzukisi Sompeta (37) was from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. He began working for … “Every month we received money for groceries and clothes from him. He…
Professor Sir Raymond Hoffenberg
… and lost. In 1965, shortly after the family returned from a European holiday, his South African passport was … districts. As a result, the restrictions…
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… Hendrik Pierneef was born on 13 August 1886 in Pretoria from Dutch parents. Pierneef started his high school career … to the young aspiring artist to hear…
BiographyBilly Nair
… as a shop assistant in a hardware store (A.Baker Bros) from 1946-48, and later as a bookkeeper for an accounting … and by the impact of the passive…
BiographyElizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams
… to Abrahams being elected as the acting general secretary from 1956 to 1964. After the Annual Congress of the Union, … around they detained her for months…
BiographyMaxwell Mduduzi Malinga
… to win the WBC super-middleweight belt, which he annexed from British star Nigel Benn. Unable to stay away from boxing, he also trained fighters and promoted…
BiographyRomeo Zamani Makhanya
… He went on to teach art at Ntuzuma College of Education from 1986 to 1999. Makhanya found inspiration in images from newspapers and magazines and expressed…
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… first congregation was at Bensonvale near Herschel. From there he was transferred to Cape Town where he quickly … of his successor as ANC president-general, …
Joel Joffe
… His father, Abraham Joffe, a businessman, had come from Latvia and his mother, Dena (nee Idelson), from Palestine. After a Catholic boarding school, the…
BiographyFreda Levson
… physician in Johannesburg . She was educated in England from the age of 13, and studied geography at St Hugh's … Freda ran her husband's photographic…
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… Indochina (today known as Vietnam). He was dismissed from the post, when he was found to be conducting trade in … ships with fresh goods and water. van…
Testimony of the Delegation of the South African Native National Congress, Ermelo, before the Eastern Transvaal Land Committee,January 8, 1918
… the following representative natives were heard: Solomon Tutu. I am a representative of the South African Native … It is repugnant to us that we should be…
EventSA Prime Minister completes a tour of homelands in the Northern Transvaal
… South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster completed a tour of self governing territories in the … O’Malley P. ‘1971’, from O’Malley: The Heart of Hope, …
EventMalawian President Hastings Banda visits SA
… Following a visit by South Africa's Prime Minister B.J. Vorster to Malawi in May 1970, President Hastings Banda of … Eye on Africa, " Malawi History and…