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Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
… a complex man whose work is little known, especially in his own country, but who deserves recognition as a major … of situations.The main focus of Cole’s…
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
… (1994-1999); is born in Stanger, Natal (now Kwa-Dukuza). His resistance against apartheid began in 1952 when he organized a school boycott in his area. This…
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… and re-observed the many double stars discovered during his father's survey of the northern sky from 1783-1803. With his father he cast, ground and polished…
EventChief Kausobson Kausob is killed
… on the Vaal River. According to the anthropologist Stow, his headquarters were beyond the Koedoesberg along the Riet … although Kausob himself cited the farm…
EventTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini dies in West Africa
… sustained following an attack – he died a few days after his admission into hospital. According to reports, Mashinini's left eye had fallen in, his left ear…
EventSelassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup
… Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returned immediately to his country after a short successful coup launched on 13 … Brazil on a diplomatic mission. The coup…
EventBram Fischer dies
… Communist Party (SACP) Bram Fischer died of cancer at his brother Dr Paul Fischer's house in Bloemfontein. After news of his illness became known, liberal…
Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for the music of today, not yesterday, 29 October 2017
… composer and activist Hugh Ramapolo Masekela cancelled his appearance at the recent Johannesburg Joy of Jazz Festival and his remaining October shows, taking…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… by closing down Ndebele-medium schools and by ordering his police to raid the homes of political opponents. The … as the Tswana state, Phatudi was much more…
ANC hits back at Jimi Matthews
… has hit back at former SABC Acting CEO Jimi Matthews after his resignation on Monday, saying they expected better conduct from him. Matthews says his exit…
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… resulted in the shutdown of the Kimberley mines. During his lifetime Oppenheimer, who was also a politician and … out research in the field of science. It…
EventDavid Kitson released
… Kitson, was released, seven months short of completing his twenty-year sentence for sabotage. Kitson, an engineer by profession, was sentenced in December…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… in Johannesburg on 11 November 1965. On 23 March 1966 his trial began in Pretoria. Fischer was convicted of … On 9 May 1966 he was sentenced to life…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… F.W. de Klerk, former South African president announced his retirement as the leader of the National Party (NP) and from public life. It was under his…
The purpose of the Archie Mafeje Annual Memorial Lecture by Sehlare Makgetlaneng (Pambazuka News), 31 March, 2016
… a means to solve Africa’s problems. The annual lecture in his honour immortalizes his perspectives. The Programme Director, Africa Institute of … Archie…
Pan-Africanism was Peter Abrahams’ Country by Tyler Flemming (Africa is a Country), 13 February 2017
… and often forgotten, especially in the country of his birth. The son of a miner (who died when Abrahams was a … Abrahams’ life could have easily been…
ArchiveChanging focus: The art and activism of Omar by Bongani Kona (Mail and Guardian), 4 June 2015
… Saturday afternoon to meet the photographer Omar Badsha at his house in Woodstock. I sit in the half-empty carriage and page through one of his first…
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… was born on 1 April 1875 in Greenwich, England. Both his parents were actors. He started his career at the age of eleven working on Fleet Street … and served…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… was born in Idutywa in Transkei on June 18 1942. Both his parents were activists. His father, Govan Mbeki, was a prominent member of the … the age of 14 and…
EventNelson Mandela is born
… Fort Hare University after he met Oliver Tambo, who became his life-long friend. In 2009, the United Nations, declared … president of South Africa in 1994…
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… on 16 March 1959, in Tzaneen Limpopo. After completing his high school studies, he registered for a Bachelor of … into exile in Lesotho in 1980, before he…
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was marked by a call for his release by China. This was publicized in the Communist … a small town near Howick, KwaZulu-Natal,…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… was born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. His father encouraged him to paint as a child and he received rudimentary training from his brother…
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… industry. Uys writes, directs, performs and produces his own work. A creative writer, he has written in many genres. One his books, Trekking to Teema, became…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence about his mental condition. The case was heard at the Supreme Court … mark the anniversary of the Union of…
Address by Nelson Mandela to the closing session of the 50th National Conference of the ANC Mafikeng, 20 December 1997
… about to dictate to us that we should walk the valley of death again and again before we reached the mountain-tops of … with the people. During that period,…
PlaceBotswana
… Khama was elected the first president and served until his death in 1980. Democracy in Botswana married Tswana …
David Goldblatt by Jean Dykstra, 11 September 2011
… interview with David Goldblatt that is included in his current exhibition at the Jewish Museum, the South … rather than violent clashes and dramatic…
EventPresident Barack Obama visits South Africa
… On 29 June 2013 President Barack Obama, accompanied by his family, made his first visit to South Africa since he was elected President of the United States…
Mafika Gwala speaks to Andrea Meeson about not living in the shadows
… a coherent explanation for the patronising reference to his inclusion on this year’s Poetry Africa bill. I suggest … only now am I being asked to participate…