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EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he completed his Senior Certificate. After his release from Robben Island he was restricted under a … by…
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… art training for fear that it would spoil and corrupt his 'natural' gift. As a Christian, he was a virtual outcast in terms of his own culture, but at the…
EventJoost Van Der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby scrum-half and captain, is born
… 20 February 1971. Van Der Westhuizen was at the height of his career during the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s. He played … for the most capped springbok of…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… African under-20 rugby team. At the age of 22 he played his first international rugby match against South America, marking the start of his 12 year…
The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga by Ingrid Jonker
… The child is not dead the child raises his fists against his mother who screams Africa screams the smell of freedom … the locations of the heart under siege …
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
… legend was born in Diepkloof, Soweto. At the age of 15 his parents sent him to live in Bophuthatswana so could be … the political violence of the 1980’s…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
… Scotland on 5 January 1789. Pringle sustained an injury to his hip as a result of being accidentally dropped by his nanny when he was three months old…
Reclaim the humanism of Socialism, The 2017 Strini Moodley Memorial Lecture, UKZN, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, by Mphutlane Wa Bofelo, Pambazuka News, 19 July 2017
… us on Freirian pedagogy. I remember specifically his statement that has lived with me for all my life and that … quality and safe public transport, shouting…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… prospect of negotiating a land deal that would have led to his group being allowed to settle Natal. Following talks … Dingane appeared ready to grant land to…
EventKing Mswati III buys another luxury car
… himself a luxury Maybach 62 sedan worth $500,000 despite his country's economic problems, the dire poverty of the … population and the HIV pandemic affecting…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… golfer who turned professional in 1981. In 1983, he had his first professional win. He has won several tournaments throughout his career, including the …
Address by I. B. Tabata, AAC Conference, December 16,1941
… even the least small avenue for advancement, for voicing his grievances and aspirations, and for acquiring his full and rightful place in civilisation. And…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… are indebted to Maulana Mahomed Moosa Mia Saheb and his brothers is the publication in English for free … Muslim community is indebted to him (M A Motala]…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… - 2002) was born in Springs on 12 November. He spent his childhood in the village of Peelton, and later in King William's Town and East London. His parents…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… sparking the diamond rush in which Rhodes first made his fortune. Or I could start it a century later, when my … it, this was a racial logic I readily…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… athlete knows that it is by competition with others in his class that he can record better times. As if this system … the Indian golfer, Sewsunker (Papwa)…
ArchiveThe Mandela I knew by Saths Cooper, 6 December 2013
… Mokoape, the Late Strini Moodley and I were moved to his B-Section single-cell block from the C-Section isolation … that was given to black African prisoners…
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… University. A year later he began to write fiction, with his first book, Dusklands, being published in 1974. Following … 1999, Coetzee won the Booker Prize a…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… girl. Sobukwe was exposed to literature at an early age by his oldest brother. His earliest education was at a mission school in Graaf … of the PAC’s anti…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for his autocratic tendencies. He was responsible for annexing the whole of British Kaffraria on his…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… Bishop of Johannesburg, returned to South Africa from his long leave spent in England. Reeves was not welcomed back … struggle against oppression and…
EventKing Mswati III is born
… in Masundini Swaziland to King Sobhuza III and one of his younger wives Ntombi Tfwala. Mswati was Tfwala’s only child. When his father,King Sobhuza, died…
EventLéopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.
… in Paris where he got acquainted with Aimé Césaire. After his studies, Senghor remained in Paris and earned his citizenship. He later joined the French army…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1946
… which is to bring peace to the world, to be true to his principles. We are asking for a definite procedure of … is meted out to South African Indians,…
EventDr Robert Broom is born
… he was fascinated by the origin of mammals and used his medical profession to support his travels around the world. In 1897, Broom settled in South … College…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… presented to him at a ceremony in April 2012. In his email, Goldblatt writes: “I profoundly regret to inform … conscience. Possibly most famously, John…
Article1970’s: Poetry Timeline
… Sing for Our Execution, is published,illustrated with his own woodcuts. 1974 The Writer’s and Artist’s Guild …
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
… When JBM Hertzog took over 3 years later, and set up his Pact government in 1924, he used the granting of votes to …
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… traditional and is not considered to be the actual date of his birth. The story of Christ's birth has been handed down …
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
… was elected as chairman of the WCCA in recognition for his role in struggle and seemingly progressive political …