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BiographyMoses Mauane Kotane
… Party. In 1929 Kotane joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) , and soon became both the vice-chairman of the … under 24-hour house arrest.In…
BiographyBaden Powell
… become the bases of Scouting In 1887 he was sent to South Africa where he took part in a campaign against an African … Dinzulu In 1899 Colonel Baden Powell…
BiographyFrederik Bester Laubscher
… He studied in London and Paris and returned to South Africa in 1951 with a strong formalist grounding. Laubscher’s … illustrious career spanning 60 years, he…
EventOliver Kraas, the South African cross country skier is born
… hosted by Germany in 2006.[vii] Oliver represented South Africa at the 2005 and 2007 Rollski World … World Cup hosted in Leipzig, Germany.[x] Oliver was…
ArchiveSouth African Students Movements History
In 1971 some high school and secondary school students came together and formed the African Student Movement (ASM), later becoming the South African Students…
BiographyEric Mbatha
… and Cyprian Shilakoe . Exhibitions: 1976: Black South Africa: Contemporary Graphics, Brooklyn Museum, New York. …
BiographyHerschelle Herman Gibbs
… held in Australia in 1999 and the other in 2003 in South Africa. He has won man of the match award 14 times. Outside …
BiographyRichard Ernest van der Ross
… became the first president of the Labour Party of South Africa, which has contested elections for membership of the … movement, first president of the Labour…
George John Golding
… the government,unlike the rival Teachers' League of South Africa with its roots in the leftist Non-European Unity …
BiographyMichael Barry
… Barry’s photographic essay published in South Africa: The Cordoned Heart in 1986 includes some of the work … Badsha, O. (ed). (1986) South Africa: The…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… through the study of law. Upon his return to South Africa, he worked as an advocate in Pretoria. By 1895, he had … (1926), which was one of the first steps…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… a dependable middle-order batsman. He captained South Africa in eight test matches and was the first Afrikaner …
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… That is certainly true for 1914, for in that year southern Africa was mired in warfare, rebellion, protest and unrest. … of several significant ‘wars’ in the…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… Six months later in April 1893, Gandhi left for South Africa. Dada Abdullah, a Muslim merchant from Porbandar whose trading firm flourished in South Africa,…
EventAll African People Conference is held in Accra, Ghana
… conference. The slogan for the conference was "Hands off Africa". The A. A. P Conference met to chart a way forward on … France. The African National…
BiographySara “Saartjie” Baartman
… from her exhibitions and be allowed to return to South Africa after five years. Two reasons make her ‘signing’ … March 2002, Sara Baartman was brought back…
BiographySadie Forman
… Yiddish poet and writer, emigrated from Lithuania to South Africa in 1913. In 1952, Forman married Lionel Forman , a … she would not get another permit. Thus…
Virgile Joseph Bonhomme
… politics.An affiliate of the Trades Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA). In 1972 he mobilised workers at all furniture … against the American singer Eartha…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… of the opposition. Conscription was instituted in South Africa in the form of 9 months of service for all white males … in 1982 to 720 days in total. A…
BiographyAnton Edward Rupert
… Rupert played a pivotal role in the development of South Africa's industrial and commercial sectors. Not only did he … and initiating significant…
BiographyMmapula Mmakgoba “Helen” Sebidi
… techniques. In the celebrated collage pieces Tear of Africa and Where is My Home? The artist renders her subject … professionally, has become a recognized…
Vusi Mahlasela
… 1981, Mahlasela joined the poetry group, ‘The Ancestors of Africa’. He became a sought after performer at political … echoed then President Mandela’s…
BiographyFrederick John Harris
… for a combination of financial and persona reasons,South Africa was on the boil and he wanted to be part of the …
ArchiveSALS: Southern African Literature Society: now available
… Red and white poster. Artwork of outline of map of Southern Africa. Botswana Orientation Centre. …
BiographyJohn Gomas
… of the Cape Town branch of the Communist Party of South Africa (CP) in the late 1920s and was elected to the CPSA …
BiographyPatrick Mosell Molaoa
… himself as a volunteer for military training, left South Africa, and was killed in action in 1968 while serving with a …
ArchiveNew ball-game in South African politics
… Cape Town marked the beginning of a new ball-game in South Africa. …
WWII: South African armoured cars take part in the pursuit of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps as it retreats towards
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… Indians from Natal entering other provinces of South Africa , and prohibited them from visiting other provinces … Steps. In opposition, the Anti-Fascist…
ArchiveSouth Africas racist state and the national
… Examines the history of political systems in South Africa, looks at the Constitution, racial segregation, white …