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BiographySara “Saartjie” Baartman
Sara ‘Saartjie’ Baartman was born in 1789* at the Gamtoos river in what is now known as the Eastern Cape. She belonged to the cattle-herding Gonaquasub group…
BiographyKing Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Mpande was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. He was a half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, who both preceded…
BiographyZainab Ebrahim Asvat
Zainab Ebrahim Asvat was born 1920 in Johannesburg, daughter of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied him to…
BiographyPenny Siopis
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob Modus Operandi Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video…
BiographyDavid Dabede Mabuza
David Dabede Mabuza was born 25 August, 1960 in Brondal, Mpumalanga. He matriculated from Khumbula High School. He obtained a National Teacher’s Certificate…
BiographyTodd Tozama Matshikiza
Todd Tozama Matshikiza was the son of Samuel Bokwe Matshikiza and Grace Ngqoyi Matshikiza. They were a family of renowned musicians; his mother was a noted…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
Wilfrid Edward Cooper was born on 22 May 1926 in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province) and lived in Mowbray until he…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Okiep, in Namaqualand, starts
… and in preparation thereof had issued a number of siege notes. This being a form of government guaranteed credit note … Sandrock.J.E( date unknown), Siege…
ArticleSilverton Siege
… with the Trio. Later two hostages are released carrying notes outlining the Trio’s demands. The Trio sing freedom …
BiographyBartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias, also spelt: Bartholomew Diaz. He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a…
BiographyRoelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha
Pik Botha was born on 27 April 1932 in Rustenburg, Transvaal.His father was a school principal. Pik as he is affectionately known attended the Hoer Volkskool,…
BiographyHotep Idris Galeta
‘Cecil Galeta’ was born on 7 June 1941 and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. However, he was more commonly known as Cecil Barnard; Barnard was his father's…
BiographyNokuthula Orela Simelane
Nokuthula Orela Simelane was born in 1960 in Mzinoni Township near Bethal in Mpumalanga. She was the first of two daughters (Nokuthula and Thembisile) of…
BiographyBishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu
Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu was the only son of Johannes and Miriam Kolo Zulu (nee Hlabisa). His father was a policeman and a farmer. His father died when he was a…
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
… also has the largest exhibition of Ndebele art. [xii] End Notes [i] “State Theatre”, The Encyclopaedia of South African …
ArchiveUnbanning of ANC: some strategic considerations
… Notes on strategy after the unbanning of the African National …
South African Students Organisation estimate
… Report includes a financial statement and supplementary notes to the 1970-1971 SASO budget …
ArchiveCloete
… Handwritten notes about the forced removals of the Mfengu people from …
ArchiveThe SACP Johannesburg district night school pilot project
… Short notes on the establishment of the SACP Johannesburg district …
Valli Moosa mini pocket diary number 1
… by Valli Moosa which has minutes, appointments and rough notes …
ArchiveSouth Africa/Angola/Cuba: For meeting with Neil van Heerden, Monday, October 17, 1988, Pretoria
… Notes for a meeting to discuss negotiation strategy for the …
ArchiveValli Moosa mini pocket diary number 3
… by Valli Moosa which has minutes, appointments and rough notes …
ArchiveDetention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract)
… An extract from Michael Hathorn’s prison diary and notes from his 3 month detention in Durban in 1960 …
BiographyBisho Jarsa
Article by Sandra Rowoldt Shell, University of Cape Town. When Neville Alexander used to visit his maternal grandmother Bisho Jarsa as a boy, he never…
BiographyGerald Patrick Kearney
Gerald Patrick ‘Paddy’ Kearney was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 28 August 1942. He was educated at Catholic schools and for some…
BiographyMolly Fischer
Susanna Johanna Fischer (nee Krige) was born on the 23rd of February, 1908 on the family’s smallholding in Silverton, near Pretoria. Her father, P.S. ‘Tottie’…
ArchiveComments on constitutional proposals
… Annotated notes by Jack Simons commenting on the proposals for the …
ArchiveEmergent themes in South African propoganda
… Briefing notes to the Commonwealth Committee on South African …
BiographyJo Ractliffe
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob MODUS OPERANDI Jo Ractliffe is a documentary photographer who captures the traces of…
ArchiveThe Fingos have been described as the first Xhosa settlers in the Eastern Cape
… Annotated and edited notes on the history of the Fingo people in the Eastern Cape …