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EventCelebrated South African photographer, David Goldblatt, receives Hasselblad honours
… African photographer, David Goldblatt was honoured for his portrayal of social and political life in the country of his birth. David Goldblatt received the…
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… council of war, tried Chief Malebogo for refusing to allow his people to pay hut taxes and waging war against the Transvaal Boers in defence of his autonomy…
EventChief Mqikela dies
… near Palmerton, Pondoland. Chief Mqikela took over from his father as paramount chief of the Pondos in 1868, but … in their revolt against the Cape…
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… Rapport. He was later fired from the newspaper because of his political activism. Kerkorrel’s music was overtly … critical of the apartheid government and,…
EventJustice Sfiso Ka-Mkame, SA artist, is born in Durban
… art in the 80’s and gained fame in 1988 when he sold his ‘Letters to God’ series of drawings to the South African National Gallery in cape Town. In 1996 he…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… of the Orange Free State (OFS) on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a concentration camp during the … he was also involved in the 1914…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… phoenix-like, to lead us to undreamed heights. During his twenty-one years in South Africa, Gandhi was sentenced to … negotiation. On all four occasions,…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - “Defender of the Hottentots”
… allies, the Dutch and the British, chiefly because of his liberal attitude towards the Non-Whites. They aver that … the Mission headquarters in London. At a…
ArchivePhotographer Ernest Cole: Of bondage and freedom – Discovery of trove of negatives a game changer by Ivor Powell (Daily Maverick), 30 November 2017
… York, just less than 25 years later he was homeless and his entire archive was believed lost forever - including the negatives for the photo-essays collected…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… and novitiated to become a priest, but was released from his vows. He returned to Bloemfontein where he obtained an … and highly-regarded authors. He is…
EventSouth African artist, Gerard Sekoto, dies
… art and social realism, Sekoto studied to be a teacher and his art career only began in earnest when he moved to … Johannesburg in 1939. Life in Sophiatown…
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Documenting Ordinary Scenes Of South Africa Then and Now by Michael Kimmelman (The New York Times), 24 August 2001
… have borne witness since the late 1940's to life in his native South Africa. More than 150 of his pictures are in a retrospective of the years 1948 to 1999 ……
How Zuma, the smiling spy, controls South Africa by Joe Brock and Ed Cropley (World News), 04 May 2016, Johannesburg
… perceived traitors and sidelined opponents to shore up his position, people who worked with him say. Decades later, as South Africa's President, he hasn't…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki leads a government delegation to the funeral of former state president, P.W. Botha
… He is commonly referred to as "Die Groot Krokodil" for his strong advocacy of the apartheid system. Botha's … Israel, resulting in the creation of six…
David Goldblatt: In the time of AIDS by Galeria Elba Benitez, 31 March 2009, Madrid
… exhibition at the galería elba benítez the artist presents his “In the time of AIDS” suite, which features medium sized … photographer’s oeuvre, which is…
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
… own a reference book. Subsequently Sisuslu was confined to his house for 5 years. Before his banishment in June 1961 Sisulu, Joe Slovo, Nelson Mandela … high…
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
… in Cedara, a small town near Howick, Natal, shortly after his return to South Africa on completing six months’ military … with illegally leaving the country…
EventFormer National Public Prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka is born
… first National Director of Public Prosecutions. After his appointment he resigned from all political posts to avoid … of political bias and to distance the…
EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
… Botha suffers a mild stroke and, on this day he announces his intention to resign the National Party presidency while remaining State President. His…
EventVoortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies
… statesman, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus Pretorius, died on his farm in the Magaliesberg area. In 1838, Pretorius led a … Zulu warriors in the battle of Blood…
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
… arm music),a dance music without vocals. He was famous for his hit song "Give me hope, Joanna". Though Hendricks could not read or write music, he started…
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
… born on 8 January 1962 in Soweto, Johannesburg. He began his professional boxing career in 1980. Matlala’s first crack … home ground in Glasgow, Matala…
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… he encountered while ascending the throne, would haunt his reign for the rest of his life. This would eventually play a substantial role in his overthrow by…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… of six murders of Black anti-apartheid activists during his service as commander of a police unit, C10 based at … former Vlakplaas colleague and Askari,…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… from an Indian law firm work in Natal, South Africa. His time in South Africa was a turning point in his career and changed him dramatically. Gandhi extended…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
… often get in trouble in school for not paying attention to his studies. . His father withdrew him from school so he could look after … Reverend Hale of The…
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
… is on the site of one of Sir Robert Stanford's Farms. His story is both sad and interesting. Sir Robert was a … innovative as a farmer. Indeed, instead of…
Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
… David Goldblatt has been trained on the same country, his self-lacerating homeland. Sports events go for cheers and … goes for hard South African facts. A…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… Africa, PW Botha, speaking in parliament, offered Mandela his freedom on condition that he 'unconditionally rejected … been made to Mandela. Previous offers…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter XI - Completion of military conquest
… to lie north of the Limpopo, where Mzilikazi had set up his kingdom. These discoveries were to have far-reaching … while M. W. Pretorius, President of the…