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BiographyPierre Jacy Fourie
… Pierre Jacy Fourie was born on 26 June 1943 in Malvern, Johannesburg. He was the first recorded White boxer to fight against a Black opponent in South Africa…
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… Humphrey Phakade ‘Pax’ Magwaza was born on 4 April 1962, in Lamontville, one of the oldest Durban townships, Natal … the city’s periphery. Lamontville thus…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… and Bridglal Pachai A provisional settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M. … in the Bill of that year,…
BiographyIrma Stern
… Irma Stern was born in 1894 in Schweizer-Reneke , Transvaal. She studied in … and eventually acclaim. Her strong interest in portraying black people was also…
Louis Charles George 'Loet' Douwes-Dekker
… Louis Charles George Douwes-Dekker was born on 22 October in 1936,Indonesia Asia.His parents were scientists,he spent … became the Chair of the Urban…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a … a professor of music) Khabi Mngoma. A total of seven Art SA Today exhibitions took place biennially,…
The first grant of land in Table Valley is registered in the surveyor’s office in Table Bay in the name and favour of Hieronymo
… The first grant of land in Table Valley is registered in the surveyor’s office in Table Bay in the name and favour of Hieronymo …
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… the Azanian Student Organisation (AZASO) was established in 1979 by students from five black universities and one college of education. AZASO, which … ANC…
ArchiveCHAPTER EIGHT: Indian Resistance Politics In Transition, 1990-1996 by Kumi Naidoo
… CHAPTER EIGHT: Indian Resistance Politics In Transition, 1990-1996 by Kumi Naidoo …
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… very comprehensive Report on Mortality and Causes of Death in South Africa. In this context it is necessary to keep in … says: “The first leading underlying…
BiographyEmil Sachs
… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs was born on 11 November 1900, in Kamaai, Lithuania. He was the fourth of the five children … and began working as an assistant in…
BiographyGünther Komnick
… Günther Komnick was born in Insterburg in the former German province of East Prussia … he made his way with a friend to Donauesching in the Black Forest in…
BiographyDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
… Mamphela Ramphele was born on 28 December 1947 in Bochum District, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo ). Her … Medical School, then the only institution that…
BiographyStanley Bongani Nkosi
… Stanley Bongani Nkosi was born on 25 November 1945 in Newcastle, Natal. When Nkosi was three years old his … Angeles, USA (group). University of Nebraska,…
BiographyDr Silas Modiri Molema
… Dr. Silas Modiri Molema (Silas Modiri) was born in 1891 in Mafikeng, South Africa. His father was a member of … title Bantu-Past and Present.Though the book…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… Before embarking on the nature and character of vigilantes in KwaZulu-Natal, it is important to clarify certain aspects … By August 1985, political violence…
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… Abdurahman, who was born in Wellington (Cape Town ) on 18 December 1872 and graduated … entered public life in 1904 when he became the first black person to…
BiographyEllen Phyllis Hellman
… Ellen Hellmann was born in Johannesburg , South Africa on August 25, 1908. She was … Wulf Sachs, a doctor and psychoanalyst and the author of Black Hamlet,…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
… ago, on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the African, Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape … an educational system that prepared…
BiographyWilliam “Bloke” Modisane
… 'Bloke' Modisane was born on 28 August 1923. He grew up in Sophiatown, a multiracial suburb in Johannesburg. His … by Drum in 1951. 'The Situation' , which…
ArchiveA womans place is in the struggle: Women of
… Black and white poster. Title in yellow letters. Notice of International Women's Day on … banner with title on it. Name Shelley Sacks and date 1990 in bottom…
BiographyJudge Jan Hendrik Steyn
… Jan Hendrik Steyn was born in Cape Town, Western Cape on 4 March 1928. His mother, … response. He was instrumental in organising a summit of Black urban…
BiographySydney Kumalo
… praise singer, commissioned for the NAPAC Opera House in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Installed in 1987, the sculpture is … a large provincial theatre in 1980s…
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
… non-racial, non-sexist, just and democratic South Africa. In the 1940s he was jailed for participating in the Defiance Campaign as a member of the ANC Youth…
ArchiveMarch for freedom in Namibia and South Africa!
… Black, red and white poster. Notice of a march in London, Saturday, June 28th. Anti-Apartheid Movement, … March for freedom in Namibia and South Africa! …
ArchiveBritain must not avoid her responsibilty in Palestine
… Black, red and white poster. Short history of British involvement in Palestine. Issued by the London Office of the Palestine … Britain must not avoid her…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… Francis Nwia Kofi Nkrumah on 21 September 1909, was raised in a rural village, Nkoful, in the then Gold Coast, Nzema … resistance movements and ideologies,…
ArchiveIn the factories: May Day is ours!
… Black and white poster. Artwork of factory workers handing … In the factories: May Day is ours! …
ArchiveUnited in action: the workers footsteps will
… Black, red and grey poster. Images of people protesting. … United in action: the workers footsteps will …
BiographySandile Ngcobo
… Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo was born on 1 March 1953 in Durban, South Africa. Ngcobo was the beneficiary of a … ejection of tenants from townships; the…