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BiographyEdward Clark Churchill Mace
… showed 15 new works, and was making a modest living from his art while living in Gorleston Road, Sea Point. His exhibition record seems erratic, even though…
BiographyBen Baartman
… the large textile industry in Worcester he resigned from his job at the tyre factory, found work at a textile mill … with four children (aged between 19…
BiographyGqeba Mzwandile
… Gqeba Mzwandile, born on 6 June 1965, left his schooling at Standard 5 due to financial constraints. … Thereafter he had some casual jobs; he helped run his…
BiographyEdgar Dumile Ngoyi
… their release from Robben Island. Through PEBCO Ngoyi and his comrades took up campaigns on community issues of rent … who were guarding Ngoyi’s house guilty…
Luke Mazwembe
… September 1976. He was reported to have been found dead in his cell at Caledon Square police station,Cape Town,the same … visited nor interrogated. An…
BiographyMoses Jongizizwe Mayekiso
… Dissatisfied with the working conditions, he left before his contract expired, for Alexandra, in Johannesburg, where … General of Mawu in May 1986 and, two…
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… - a proud one. Bram initially was a vocal Nationalist. His schooling was at Grey College, Bloemfontein; from there he went to Grey University College in his…
BiographyCecil Williams
… a blacksmith left Cornwall for Johannesburg in 1928. After his arrival, he worked as an English school teacher before … particularly in Johannesburg where he…
BiographyChris Hani
… him as a nom de guerre, and was in fact the real name of his brother. Chris grew up a devout Christian. Hani was … to the politics of inequality early in…
BiographyJudge Jan Hendrik Steyn
… Steyn was born in Cape Town, Western Cape on 4 March 1928. His mother, Zerilda Steyn, was a pioneer of social welfare in South Africa, founding the Urban…
BiographyJob Patja Kekana
… lay preacher who died when Patja was young. Kekana made his first carvings when he was working as a herd boy. His pieces included walking sticks for the…
EventNelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
… Nelson Mandela first married in 1944. He and his wife Evelyn had 2 children and divorced in 1957. A year … Winnie Madikizela-Mandela . Their marriage…
BiographyFezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo (Khwezi)
… Congress (ANC) in Zimbabwe . He died on 1 May 1985 when his car overturned while driving to Lusaka. Fezekile claimed … Tanzania and then returned to South…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
… child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His father was a shopkeeper and a deeply religious man who decided to move to South Africa in 1903…
Nicodemus Kgoathe
… in Pretoria,where he died on 4th of February.During his stay in hospital,he was treated for lung and kidney infections. A post-mortem gave the cause of death…
BiographyWinston Churchill Masakeng Saoli
… he attended the Arthurseat Lower Primary School, where his father was headmaster. When his family moved to Soweto in 1963, Saoli enrolled at the … qualities…
BiographyAllister Sparks
… Cape. This made him a fifth generation settler, with his forbearers having arrived as part of the famous 1820 contingent. Despite his white parents, his…
Tristam Burrell, one of the SA’s most-experienced paragliders, is electrocuted when his powered trike hits powerlines. His pass
… SA’s most-experienced paragliders, is electrocuted when his powered trike hits powerlines. His pass …
Teboho Mokgalagadi, with his hair dyed golden, wins a Paralympic world record gold medal 100m sprints in his first internationa
… Teboho Mokgalagadi, with his hair dyed golden, wins a Paralympic world record gold medal 100m sprints in his first internationa …
BiographyAlan Stewart Paton
… in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal on 11 January 1903. His father, James Paton, a Scottish immigrant and civil servant, came to South Africa in 1895 and…
BiographyEphraim Nkwe
… the ANC in exile. He was also the Political Commissar of his underground uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) unit. In 1989, as … Ephraim Nkwe passed away on 5 May 2013…
BiographyLulu Dube
… in establishing the Ohlange school , which all of his children attended. The school started from first year … and Manasseh Tebatso Moerane who was a…
Bantu Holimisa shares his memories of Ahmed Kathrada
… Bantu Holimisa shares his memories of Ahmed Kathrada …
ArchiveGordhan responds to EFF allegations about his daughter
… Gordhan responds to EFF allegations about his daughter …
ArchiveRelease Mandela: Chief M G Buthelezi spells out his terms
… Release Mandela: Chief M G Buthelezi spells out his terms …
ArchiveHarry Gwala honoured for his life of struggle
… Harry Gwala honoured for his life of struggle …
ArchiveArchbishop Desmond Tutu: his personal support for sanctions
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu: his personal support for sanctions …
ArchiveZulu king speaks his mind to SA leaders
… Zulu king speaks his mind to SA leaders …
ArchiveI call on Mr Heunis to reconsider his words ...
… I call on Mr Heunis to reconsider his words ... …
Napoleon Bonaparte enters Cairo with his French troops.
… Napoleon Bonaparte enters Cairo with his French troops. …