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The first ‘Burgerspond’, named after Pres. T.F. Burgers and made of gold from Pilgrim’s Rest, is handed in London to J.J. Pratt
… The first ‘Burgerspond’, named after Pres. T.F. Burgers and made of gold from Pilgrim’s Rest, is handed in London to J.J. Pratt …
News 24 reports that the all-girls choir of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place and gold in the folklore w
… of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place and gold in the folklore w …
Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling win the first gold medal for SA for the 4 x 100m relay at the
… Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling win the first gold medal for SA for the 4 x 100m relay at the …
Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling win the first gold medal for SA for the 4 x 100m relay at the
… Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling win the first gold medal for SA for the 4 x 100m relay at the …
BiographyA. B. Nogaya
… Born 1925. Factory worker. Joined African National Congress in 1949 and during the Defiance Campaign led a batch of 40 …
BiographyFrances Baard
… the fifth of seven children of a Bechuuanaland-born mine worker. She worked as a domestic servant almost 15 years and then as a teacher but became militant…
BiographyFrans “Ting Ting” Masango
… grew up in Mamelodi, Tswane. His mother was a domestic worker and his father was an employee at a construction company. …
Document 110 - “All-African Convention Forthcoming Conference,” South African Worker, 13 November 1937
… Convention Forthcoming Conference,” South African Worker, 13 November 1937 …
ArchiveRavan Worker Series: The Sun Shall Rise for the Workers (Ilanga Lizophumelo Abasebenzi).
… Ravan Worker Series: The Sun Shall Rise for the Workers (Ilanga …
BiographyHester Elizabeth Cornelius
… Her family was very nationalistic, with both her father and grandfather fighting in the Anglo Boer War . In addition … her mother was held in a concentration…
ArchiveIR Workers Organisations General Workers Union 1987 - 1993 A
ArchiveIR Workers Organisations General Workers Union 1987 - 1993
BiographyTielman Johannes de Villiers Roos
… of 1912 Botha dismissed J B M Hertzog from his cabinet and Roos protested by demonstrating at the statue of Paul … the Appeal Court bench. When Britain…
Lionel Ronald Louw, social worker and ordained minister of the Community of Faith is born in Worcester. He was delegate to seve
… Lionel Ronald Louw, social worker and ordained minister of the Community of Faith is …
An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi
… measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi …
BiographyJohn Thomas Baines
… to as Thomas Baines). His father was a master mariner and Baines was educated at Horatio Nelson’s Classical and … Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society…
BiographyConnie September
… September was born 26 June 1959 in the Western Cape and grew up on the West Coast where her mother would send her … September began her political activism in…
BiographyLucky Philip Dube
… as she had separated from her husband before Lucky’s birth and was forced to leave Lucky and her other two children, Thandi and Patrick, in the care … She…
BiographyLawrence Nkosi
… Lawrence Nkosi was born in 1910. He was a factory worker and active trade unionist by the 1950s. In 1955 the Congress of the People and the drawing up of the…
Industrial and Commercial Workers Union
… The birth of the Industrial and Commercial Union of South Africa (ICU) came about after … delegates from the ICU, the Cape Town branch of the IWA and worker…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… brokerage in London. His efforts impressed his employer and in 1902, at the age of 22, he was sent to South Africa to … or Zambia today. To access a social…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… Our success educationally, industrially and politically is based upon the protection of a nation … The continent’s two most profitable mineral resources are…
The Voice and Gesture in South Africa’s Revolution : A Study of Worker Gatherings and Performance-Genres in Natal by Ari Sitas, 6 - 10 February 1990, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… The Voice and Gesture in South Africa’s Revolution : A Study of Worker Gatherings and Performance-Genres in Natal by Ari Sitas, 6 - 10 February …
ArticleMaritime history and heritage: shipwrecks
… allure. The promise of hidden treasure, the unexplored and underwater adventure is so seductive that a healthy, … shipwrecks. Although most people associate…
ArchiveSehopodiso sa lefu la basebetsi ba bolailweng ke gold fields (article written in Sotho language)
… Sehopodiso sa lefu la basebetsi ba bolailweng ke gold fields (article written in Sotho language) …
SA experiences a monetary crisis as a result of the heavy drain of gold from the country.
… a monetary crisis as a result of the heavy drain of gold from the country. …
BiographyMokgadi Caster Semenya
… Semenya was born on 7 January 1991 to her parents Dorus and Jacob Semenya. She was born in Ga-Masehlong, a village … of the same year, when Semenya was 18…
Kwame Nkrumah, first premier and later president of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) is born. He is seen by many as the father of Pa
… Kwame Nkrumah, first premier and later president of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) is born. He is seen by many as the father of Pa …
BiographyLauretta Ngcobo
… Lauretta* (1) Ngcobo was born and brought up in a rural area of Kwazulu Natal called Ixopo. … but it was not until 1981 that her first book, Cross of Gold,…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… Province). Her politics would be influenced by where and how she grew up. Johannesburg was a growing city in the 1930s. The discovery of gold on the…