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Following his victory at the general elections in which his party, the Transkei National Independent Party (TNIP) won twenty-ei
… Following his victory at the general elections in which his party, the Transkei National Independent Party (TNIP) won …
BBC reports that Mangosuthu Buthelezi has lost his job as home affairs minister after his Inkatha Freedom Party fought a bitter
… BBC reports that Mangosuthu Buthelezi has lost his job as home affairs minister after his Inkatha Freedom Party fought a bitter …
In his first major speech since his election as Transvaal leader Dr A.P. Treurnicht revives the concept of a ‘Colouredstan’ to
… In his first major speech since his election as Transvaal leader Dr A.P. Treurnicht revives …
Nelson Mandela requests that his wife, Winnie, visit him at Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, to discuss arrangements for his relea
… Nelson Mandela requests that his wife, Winnie, visit him at Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, to discuss arrangements for his relea …
BiographyHector Pieterson
… Afrikaans language in schools. He was 12 at the time of his death. A postmortem revealed that Pieterson was killed by a …
BiographyDawid Kruiper
… of the //Sa! Makai in 1987. Kruiper was well known for his acting role as a tracker in the 1989 movie, The Gods Must … knowledge will made commercial anti…
BiographyGeorge Naicker
… in 1941 and became an executive member in 1956 until his arrest on 1 September 1963. At that time Naicker was … to 14 years’ imprisonment on 29 February…
BiographyJoe Nzingo Gqabi
… called the New Age as both photographer and reporter. His job of exposing the hidden crimes of Apartheid proved a … for leaving the country illegally. Upon…
BiographyAdvocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels
… in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. His father, Henry Maisels, had come to South Africa with his siblings and parents in the 1890s from…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … from distant parts of the country who came to enjoy his hospitality…
BiographyJohannes Willem (Jan) Viljoen
… Vaal River. He settled near present-day Zeerust and called his farm Ver Genoeg. His wife was Maria Catherina Messer, daughter of the German … chief Sekomi …
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… one of international cricket's most unusual members, made his Test debut - for South Africa vs Australia at Durban in … Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) at…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 8
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … Theatre was the first cinema established by Kajee and his partner Mr…
BiographyWilliam H. "Bill" Andrews
… This put him into conflict with Sidney Bunting and led to his partial withdrawal from party politics about 1925.During … remained on the Central Committee…
BiographyHelen Kies
… husband was dismissed from teaching for life because of his involvement in the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA) and other political activities. His…
BiographyEsdras Lusiba Ntloko
… He was tried together with 12 co-accused, one of whom was his brother, Phambili Nehemiah Ntloko. The accused were each … which Ntloko served on Robben Island…
BiographyEzrom Legae
… Drama Association Art Project. From the mid-1970s until his death in January 1999, Legae lived in Soweto, Johannesburg, with his family and worked full time…
BiographyGoolam H. Gool
… was the son of Yusuf Gool, born in India, in 1864. He made his way to Cape Town in 1885 and married a local Malay woman, … (NEUM). Goolam H. Gool remained a…
BiographyJohannes Nkosi
… after 1953), was the son of Jacobina Nkosi (no details of his father could be traced). Nkosi spent his early years on the farm of Pixley Seme near…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
… of the British Empire and the Boer republics. Despite his misgivings about war with Britain, De la Rey did his duty. Kruger sent his ultimatum, and when war…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 2
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … assent to it. It was in this atmosphere that Kajee began his…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 6
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … owned by him had already been made over to the woman in his will…
BiographyMeshach Pelem
… the interests of African voters in the eastern Cape. Until his death in 1936 Pelem remained a representative of essentially …
PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
… be found. Qunu is the Village where Nelson Mandela spent his childhood and it is close to Mthatha, where the Nelson … Mandela herded cattle and sheep and…
BiographyBilly Paddock
… and completed the famous long-distance Comrades Marathon. His political consciousness was awakened at the University of … change. Paddock rose to national…
BiographyDenis Mayer
… was born in Parkwood, Johannesburg, on 8 September 1923. His father, Harold, was the Recruitment Manager for the … had come to South Africa from England in…
BiographySamuel Alfred (Taffy) Long
… spent 1918 recuperating in hospital in England. Because of his injuries he was discharged from the army on 13 September … Long did not appear to play a…
BiographyJustice Sfiso Mkame
… and screenprint media. He is largely self-taught but his career was promoted by participation in Community Arts … Ka-Mkame speaks of them as 'milestones'…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 3
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. … Ali, the Agent-General for India in the Union, made public his…
An amendment to the Inquest Act prevents any reporting on a suspicious death before an inquest.
… to the Inquest Act prevents any reporting on a suspicious death before an inquest. …