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BiographySimon Tyeku
… Chairman of the Sophiatown African National Congress in the mid-1950s and a … Chairman of the Sophiatown African National Congress, accused in the Treason…
Reverend Cedric Radcliffe Mayson
… Africa as a Methodist minister in 1953 and became a South African citizen.For 20 years he ministered to congregations …
BiographyNarainsamy Thumbi Naicker
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Attorney prominent in the South African Indian Congress . He was active in Natal politics as … Secretary of the Natal Indian…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… the theft of the land, Isaac grew up to become a prominent African elite in the Eastern Cape. [3] Today he is most known … However, Isaac’s life prior to his…
BiographyStephen William Black
… on which he then wrote articles in British and South African newspapers. Black was discredited when he presented … world and spent 1917 touring the country…
BiographyKay Hassan
… Bester in the Spring/Summer 1999 Journal of Contemporary African Art quoted Hassan saying, ‘People spend a lot of time … the first recipient of the…
BiographyColin Wells Eglin
… Egypt and transferred to Italy. He took part in the South African assault on Monte Sole, after which the Allies broke … in Africa, Europe, America and China…
BiographyBishop Samuel Adjai Crowther
… lands had been consecrated, but was the first time that an African was to be made bishop in Canterbury. Can the reader … consecrated for his work. After this…
BiographySamuel Alfred (Taffy) Long
… operator. Apart from being a paid-up member of the South African Mine Workers' Union and attending the mine soccer … Trade Unions, they marched under the…
BiographyBishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu
… in Theology. Later on Zulu joined the interdenominational African Ministers' Association of South Africa (IDMASA), … for financial aid from his overseas…
BiographyFrantz Fanon
… to the middle class. His family were descendants of African slaves who had been brought to the Caribbean to work … amongst the locals. He became a mouthpiece…
BiographyWinston Monwabisi Ngozi
… of Port Elizabeth called The Soul Men. Many of the South African artists went to the United States and Europe to … launched Ngozi's popularity in the…
BiographySimon Nkabinde
… responsible for delivering milk. Nkabinde became a South African Mbaqanga singer; known as the “Lion of Soweto”. … prominent of the basso-profundo …
BiographyAnne-Marie Wolpe
… arrested in July 1963 alongside Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress (ANC) members, who would eventually … in the Rivonia trial. She was a…
BiographyMmusi Aloysias Maimane
… in Johannesburg – the mayoral seat was won by the African National Congress (ANC). However, not all was lost; … as leader of the party and became the first…
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… to meet with social and political leaders such as African National Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert … affairs of the ANC Women's League . She served the…
EventSwaziland welcomes SA’s offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu
… over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claims the territory is historically and culturally part of … A.K., Shoeman,E., Andor, L.E.etal, …
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… son of the second Secretary General (SG) of the African National Congress (ANC), Isiah Budlwana Mbele . … and the rising Black Consciousness Movement …
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… Walker died on 18 September 1924 in Krugersdorp. With his claims disputed, he was never recognized as the co-founder of …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
… Afrikaans word for “farmer”. In the context of the South African War and Union, “Boer” refers to the descendants of the Dutch/Afrikaans-speaking settlers in…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… John Dube , founding member and first president of the African National Congress (ANC), founded this school in 1900. … protesters were killed and many more…
BiographyJeremiah Baden Leeuw
… Baden Leeuw was born in 1932. Originally a member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), Leeuw was one …
BiographyAlson Ntshangase
… of group exhibtions between 1984 and 1992, including the African Arts Festivals organised by the University of …
Victor M Mgadi
… Victor M Mgadi was a political activist with the African National Congress(ANC) during the uprising agaisnt …
EventHundreds of White-owned farms are seized by homeless people and pro-Mugabe war veterans in a violent campaign in Zimbabwe
… economical consequences for Zimbabwe. There have also been claims that the programme has only benefited Zimbabwe's elite …
BiographyYvonne Bryceland
… Arts Award. Described as the first lady of South African theatre, Yvonne Bryceland was an actress who exuded a … works of Athol Fugard. She was a committed…
BiographySathima Bea Benjamin
… measure themselves. Benjamin is married to the great South African composer and pianist, Abdullah Ibrahim, with whom she … occasionally performing on other…
BiographyTheo Mthembu
… boxing - is a legend who became the first South African to win three world titles. Mthembu, an excellent … (2003) by the Gauteng Provincial Government. The…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… Wauchope was born in South Africa. He joined the South African Student Organisation (SASO) while studying at the … the “gun incident”. Mosibudi Mangena ,…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… all over the country. Podbrey became secretary of the African Commercial Distributive Worker’s Union. In the 1940s, … to return to South Africa after the…