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BiographySiyamthanda Kolisi
Siyamthanda “Siya” Kolisi was born on 16 June 1991 in Zwide Township in Port Elizabeth (PE), Eastern Cape. He was born exactly 15 years after the Soweto Youth…
ArticleSilverton Siege
… crowd of onlookers is ordered to move further away. 7.05: The first burst of gunfire is heard. It is unclear if MK …
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
… industry . The first wine was produced on February 2, 1659 and Van Riebeeck wrote joyously in his diary: "Today, …
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… Tumelo Mosaka, which in an inversed nationalism featured 19 South African artists alongside only 4 Spanish artists; … Ivor Powell, ‘Africus Another Planet’,…
BiographyBheki Cele
… lease that was worth less than one third of that amount.” [19] Cele’s involvement in these deals was argued to be … [9 September, 2022]. [19] Ibid. [20] Ibid…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… by a student from Fort Hare, and Goniwe was arrested on 19 July, 1976. Five men (including the Ntsebeza brothers, … by throwing stones which was suppressed…
BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… by Barney Desai President, SA CPC, 18/ 2/ 1965; FAL /19/1965 account of a meeting of London CPC 9/10/1965; FAL …
BiographyNadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng), an East Rand mining town outside Johannesburg in 1923. Her father, Isidore Gordimer, was a Jewish…
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
… key expert witness for the state (he had given evidence at 19 previous trials). Charges against the remaining four …
BiographyMary Dorothy Benson
… years of apartheid. Dorothy Mary Benson died on 19 June 2000 in London at the age of 80. She never married …
PlaceSoweto Theatre
… and Guardian, 24 May 2012, https://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-the-soweto-theatre-making-theatre-matter-again . ↵ [ii] … and Guardian, 24 May 2012, https:/…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… David Livingstone was born on 19 March, 1813 in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. His …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. Released on 19 August, he was deported to the Volksrust border after a …
BiographyReggie Williams
… anti-apartheid struggle. Reggie Williams was born on 19 September 1954 in Flint, Michigan (USA). During his …
EventJuan de Jongh, the South African rugby player is born
… the Stormers, https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2017-05-30-juan-de-jongh-quits-the-stormers/ (30 May 2017). ↵ [ix] … the Stormers, https://www…
Early struggles, contact and conflict in the Cape Colony
… at the fort before being transferred to Robben Island. In 1659 Autshumato successfully escaped from Robben Island on a …
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… to regain their territory by again attacking the Dutch in 1659 and 1673, but lost many men in the conflicts. The Cape …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… at: http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sowetan/archive/2007/10/05/lefifi-tladi-poet-extraordinaire-an-inspiration. [Accessed … href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za…
ArchiveWar is not compulsory: Lets choose a just pe
… Conscription Campaign, Rhodes University. Expiry Date 1987-05-31. …
EventJacob Zuma found not guilty of rape
… [1] Zuma found not guilty, https://mg.co.za/article/2006-05-08-zuma-found-not-guilty (8 April 2017). ↵ … Zuma found not guilty, https://mg.co.za/article/2006…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 73 Musgrave Road, Berea, Durban
… House designed by Architect P Piekes. Erected in 1904-05, it is an excellent example of the Natal Verandah House, …
BiographyHenry Burton
… and various officials. In a letter to Burton, dated 19 September 1898, Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Onze Jan), the leader …
BiographyShanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo
… had never been convicted even by an Apartheid court. On 19 June 1969, Shanthie was detained under the Terrorism Act …
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
… house designed by architect P Piekes. Erected in 1904-05, it is an excellent example of the Natal verandah house …
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
Legendary stage, film, and television actress, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, was born on 7 May 1955 in Upington, Cape Province (now Northern Cape). She attended…
BiographyJackson Mphikwa Mthembu
… Mphikwa Mthembu died on 21 January 2021 following COVID-19 related complications at the age of 62. He is survived by … L. (2021). Minister Jackson Mthembu…
PlaceCamp’s Bay, Cape Town
… taken from Benin. Her father was given his freedom in 1659; the first male slave to be freed . He bought her and …
EventSouth Africa is said to resume its membership of the Commonwealth
… , [Last accessed: 05 May 2011] O'Malley, P.(1994), ‘1994,’ from Nelson Mandela …
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant Rademacher, that…
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BiographyMatsie Angelina Motshekga [Angie Motshekga]
… Motshekga (popularly known as Angie Motshekga) was born on 19 June 1955 in Soweto, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng …