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BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… and the amalgamation of the two bodies at a mass meeting on 8 October 1939 at Curries Fountain resulted in a new … interests of the Indian community but…
BiographyPetros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize (Mkize)
… carry documentation that controlled every aspect of their lives. These books determined where a person could live, … Failure to do so resulted in immediate…
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
… Derek Andre Hanekom was born on 13th January 1953 in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van Riebeeck in 1970 before…
BiographyDr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker
… year he founded a Hindu Youth Movement, which concentrated on the social and sporting activities of the youth. His … sentence for occupying land reserved for…
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 13 July 2017
… Back in 2000, musicians interviewed for my book on music and politics in South Africa, Soweto Blues, … Mekoa was 72; guitarist Ray Chikapa Phiri, 70…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… of the black reaction to apartheid during the period 1948-1973 is topical and should help us to understand what is … to apartheid; it is to the whole social…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… Miriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts Abstract: Miriam Makeba is a Gramy … Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 March 1932. She was the…
Abraham Faure, clergyman and author moving spirit behind the convocation of the first DRC synod in 1824, is born in Stellenbosc
… Abraham Faure, clergyman and author moving spirit behind the convocation of the first DRC synod in 1824, …
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba
… Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba …
Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet who lives since 1966 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is born in Klerksdorp, western Transva
… Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet who lives since 1966 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is born in …
ArchiveJosie Mpama and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1930-1948 by Robert Edgar
… Josie Mpama and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1930-1948 by Robert Edgar …
BiographyGeorge Mokate Ramafoku
… George Mokate Ramafoku is the only person, banished post-1948, who was also banished prior to 1948. His banishment order, of 8 May 1935, notes that … at…
Establishment of the Cape and its impact on Khoikhoi and Dutch
… Dutch dominance of the in the maritime trade. Acting on behalf of the Dutch government, the company expanded Dutch … Dutch East Indies. In 1651 the VOC…
BiographyIsaac Osier Horvitch
… with sedition, arising from the 1946 miner's strike. In 1948 he became an active opponent of the policies of the … a multi-racial political discussion club…
EventJan van Riebeeck's statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The statue stands on … Cape of Good Hope in 1487, and…
BiographySonja Schlesin
… Sonja Schlesin was born in Moscow on 6 June 1888 to Isidor Schlesin and his wife Helena Dorothy … the United Party Government , led by previous antagonist…
BiographyRosa Hope
… Rosa Hope's The Old Miii was shown on the SASA 35th Annual Exhibition in 1937, and acquired by … Feb.1939. 1940: SASA 37th Annual Exh., AG, Burg St., 29 Jan…
BiographyBrigitte Sylvia Mabandla
… Brigitte Mabandla was born on the 23rd of November 1948. In the mid-1970s, she worked as …
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… crackdown in March 1973 which drastically affected the lives of the restricted, but also the general course of … proposed. Its function would be to represent…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… this factor. Smuts could not have obtained a majority on 4 September 1939, not even with the help of the three … 57 supporters. In the next five years he not…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… His supporters paid tribute to him by working for a time on his fields without pay or by giving him grain from the … to use this grain, as well as cattle…
BiographyMax Yergan
… He had a reputation as a forceful and persuasive speaker. On his return to the United States he was appointed to the … New York and joined Paul Robeson in…
BiographyGeorge Msimang
… George Msimang was born on 26 October 1948 in Durban. Msimang's interest in art began …
BiographyMarion Gill
… School of Art, London, and at the Art School in Newcastle-on-Tyne, where she experimented with sculpture and craftwork. … died in 1959, United Kingdom…
BiographyLionel Mxolisi Majombozi
… established a medical practice in King William's Town in 1948 but was killed a year later in an automobile accident. …
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, is born in Khojane, Basu
… Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, is born in Khojane, Basu …
Johannes Henricus (Jan) Brand is elected President of the Orange Free State.
… Johannes Henricus (Jan) Brand is elected President of the Orange Free State. …
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk, landscape painter, is born near Riversdale, Western Cape.
… Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk, landscape painter, is born near …
Jan Volsckenk (89), well-known South African painter, dies in Riversdal, CP.
… Jan Volsckenk (89), well-known South African painter, dies in …
BiographyDawood Seedat
… campaign at Cartwright’s Flats in Albert Street, Durban on 16 December 1930. Seedat witnessed four people being shot … of this country are called upon to…