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Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje
Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje was born in 1917, in the northern Transvaal, the son of semiliterate Bapedi parents. Studious and able, he made his way to Fort Hare,…
BiographyMax Yergan
Max Yergan was born about 1893 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the grandson of a slave, he studied at Shaw University and Springfield College. From about 1920 to…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria, South Africa constitutes an especially noteworthy moment in women’s history. On 9 August 1956, thousands of South Africa…
BiographyRuth Naomi Leon
The youngest of nine children, Ruth Naomi Leon (who later started calling herself Tania) was born in a small town called Wellington in the Cape Province (now…
Document 136 - “Report on the Relationship of the Party to other Workers’ Organisations in South Africa”, Freedom 5, 4 August 1946
… Organisations in South Africa”, Freedom 5, 4 August 1946 …
BiographySokhaya Charles Nkosi
Sokhaya Charles Nkosi was born on 27 January 1949 in Durban.From 1974 to 1976 Nkosi studied painting, graphics, sculpture, weaving and ceramics at Rorke's…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… the examinations when back in South Africa in 1945. In 1946 (graduation in 1947), he was awarded a BA, with …
BiographyHaile Selassie I
Early years The 225th and last Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie was born in Ethiopia in a region called Ejersa Gora on 23 July 1892. His birth name given…
BiographyJames Matthews
… to his being, and his first writings were published in 1946 at the age of 17. Soon he found himself working as a …
BiographyVuminkosi Zulu
Vuminkosi Zulu was born on 24 November 1948 in Mapumulo, KwaZulu-Natal. From the age of thirteen Zulu attended school in Kranskop for six years and completed…
Document 11 - Peter Meissenheimer, “Smuts’ Anti-Indian Bill: Economic Sanctions or Non-European Unity?” Workers’ Voice, April 1946
… Sanctions or Non-European Unity?” Workers’ Voice, April 1946 …
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
1943 23 February, Abu Baker Asvat is born in Vrededorp, Gauteng. 1961 Asvat graduates from Johannesburg Indian High School and moves to Pakistan to…
BiographyPhindile Mfeti
… Mbeki and nephew of Govin Mbeki was born on 15 December 1946, at Nqamakwe, Eastern Cape. He was the second of three …
BiographyLucas Seage
Lucas Seage was born on 02 November 1956 in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in…
BiographyMohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal
Mohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal was born in 1923 in Piet Retief. He was accused in the Treason Trial, and the trial that was run parallel to this, namely the 1955…
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
… 1960. He was appointed director of the Transvaal Museum in 1946, a position he held with great distinction for twenty …
BiographyHenry Daniel Tyamzashe
… became a member of the location advisory board. In 1946 he gave evidence before the Natives Law Commission of …
BiographyAlfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo
Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo was born on 4 January 1879 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. At the age of four his parents moved to Amajuba in the southeast of…
Sir Shafa’at Ahmad Khan
Born in Moradabad, Khan was, like Raza Ali, an unofficial Muslim appointment from U.P. After attending the Government High School in Moradabad, he studied at…
BiographyThomas Selema Masekela
Thomas Selema Masekela was born on 16 December 1908 in Madibeng farm near Dikgale near Pietersburg, Transvaal. Seeking education for their children, Masekela\…
BiographyPeter Hain
Peter Gerald Hain was born on 16 February in 1950 in Nairobi Kenya but he grew up in Pretoria after his south african born parents returned home in 1951.His…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own…
ArchiveA Digest of the Fagan Report by Mr Justice Fagan, 13 July 1946
… A Digest of the Fagan Report by Mr Justice Fagan, 13 July 1946 …
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
How did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to understand that the focus of THIS section…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
In 1948 the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election, and began to introduce the policy of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) reacted immediately to…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian…
BiographyMargaret Roach Killie Campbell
Margaret Roach Campbell (Killie Campbell) was born at Mount Edgecombe on 9 September 1881, the second of four children of the Natal senator and sugar magnate,…
BiographyRoelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha
Pik Botha was born on 27 April 1932 in Rustenburg, Transvaal.His father was a school principal. Pik as he is affectionately known attended the Hoer Volkskool,…
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
 1947 "Joint Declaration of Cooperation" Signed by Dr A.B. Xuma, President of the African National Congress, Dr G.M. Naicker, President of the Natal…