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ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… The 1970s period was a watershed for youth politics in South Africa. The South African Student Organisation … of preparing young scholars for leadership in…
Journal of Black Theology
… The Journal of Black Theology in South Africa published by the Black Theology Project in Pretoria is a scholarly publication … Journal of Black Theology …
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held in Johannesburg
… Minutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held in Johannesburg from 22 to 24 October 1963, discussing: … Minutes of the Black Sash Annual National…
EventSA pledges support for a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia
… (USA) efforts to bring about a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Vorster realised that Rhodesia … aimed at improving South African foreign…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… withdrew its plan to place a limit on the number of black students admitted to white universities, but remained … character. The history of institutional…
BiographyNell Kaye
… Nell Kaye was born in Johannesburg, 1912. Nell Kaye's reputation rests on her … and limitations - the bronze portrait bust. She trained in sculpture at Wits…
ArchiveBlack Theology
… Black Theology …
BiographyThomas Madikwe Manthata
… Thomas Madikwe Manthata was born November 29,1939 in Soekmekaar in the Northern Transvaal.His parents had no … he facilitated contact between Soweto students…
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… Kabelo Sello Duiker was born in Orlando West, Soweto , Johannesburg. Duiker was the eldest … to the elite Redhill School, where he was one of only two Black…
EventZamokwakhe (Samuel) Gumede, SA sculptor, is born in Langkloof, Bergville, Natal.
… Zamokwakhe (Samuel) Gumede, SA sculptor, is born in Langkloof, Bergville, Natal. … Zamokwakhe (Samuel) Gumede, SA sculptor, is born in Langkloof, Bergville,…
BiographySaul Msane
… Msane was born in Natal, but very little is known about his early life. He … manager for a gold mine in Johannesburg. He later became a black labour…
BiographyThenjiwe Mtintso
… Thenjiwe Mtintso, was born on 7 November 1950 in Soweto , Johannesburg where she also grew up. Her mother … in the South African Student Organisation (SASO)…
EventBlack empowerment makes headway
… In South Africa's largest Black economic empowerment deal, … agreement for Anglo to sell almost 48 percent shareholding in Johnnic (an investment holding…
BiographyPaul Alberts
… leading social documentary photographers, was born in 1946 in Pretoria . He spent his youth in Botswana and the … David Bunn and Jane Taylor). Meditation: a…
BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
… Jacob Koti Dikobo was born on 22 April 1962 in the village of Bataung (Makgophong) in Zebediela, Limpopo, … was at university, Dikobo became an active member…
EventThe SA Agricultural Union changes its name to Agri SA
… The SA Agricultural Union restructured and changed its name on the union's annual meeting in Rustenburg to Agri South Africa. The restructuring occurred in…
BiographyLeleti Khumalo
… Leleti Khumalo was born on 30 March 1970 in Kwa Mashu Township , the North of Durban . Growing up a … Actress. Khumalo was a force to be reckoned with as a…
EventEsther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zurich
… physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, was born in Zurich, Switzerland. Her parents emigrated from Russia via … physician and first…
ArchiveThe history of the Black mans struggle for l
… prepared for the inaugral conference of the Institute of Black Studies, Wilgespruit, 13-18 July 1976, traces the … African Native National Congress …
BiographyOscar Hollander
… Oscar Hollander was born in Cologne, Germany, 1864. He lived in SA from 1889; date and place of death not known. …
EventPretoria’s first Black mayor
… Johannes Lebone Slo Ramokhoase was born in 1951 in Eesterus before the residents were moved to Mamelodi. He … (SADTU). On 24 November 1995, Ramokhoase…
ArchiveBlack and white poster
… Black and white artwork of people going under an arch with two tall towers in the background. Crowds of people watching the procession. Number 4 -…
Willie Liebenberg, SA all-in wrestler, dies in Johannesburg.
… Willie Liebenberg, SA all-in wrestler, dies in Johannesburg. …
BiographyDr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh
… Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh was born in Durban , Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 12 June 1917. She … Indians move in concert, and sometimes in collision, with…
ArchiveRed and black head
… Red and black head in foreground with yellow and red rays behind. … Red and black head …
BiographyTiyani Lybon Mabasa
… Tiyani Lybon Mabasa was born in Johannesburg on 17 June 1952. The second of eight … High School. It was around this time, that he joined the Black People’s…
ArchiveThe Black Peoples Convention
… of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and The Black Peoples Convention and their contribution to the political struggle in South Africa. … The…
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
… Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa was born in Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 17 November … 6 of the Terrorism Act. On his release he joined the Black…
Black Student Politics
… struggles during the 1970s and 1980s played a pivotal role in eroding apartheid and creating the conditions for the transition to democracy in South Africa…
EventAZAPO’s first contest in SA democratic elections
… The Azanian People Organisation (AZAPO) performed abysmally in the 1999 elections, managing to secure only 0,2 % of the vote which gave them one seat in the…