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BiographySibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu
… an the honors degree in history at the University of South Africa in 1966. He was later appointed Vice–Chancellor of … and persecution by Inkatha members.In…
BiographyHyman Meir Basner
… M Basner was born in Russia in 1905, and moved to South Africa at an early age. Basner and his mother joined other family members in South Africa in 1912…
BiographyZubeida Jaffer
… a member of the Independent Media Commission for South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. After this, she … She has worked as the group…
BiographyZwelakhe Sisulu
… accused in the Rivonia trial in 1963. He returned to South Africa in 1968 and a year later was detained for his … of the media union, Media Workers…
BiographyNokutela (nee Mdima) Dube
… that we know today as the John Dube legacy in South Africa. Together, they tirelessly raised funds in the United … from the very first day of its existence…
BiographyTheophilus Tshangela
… had managed to rear, a new home and complete freedom from all restrictions) were met by the Minister. He observed that: … I leave here, I am going to start…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
… internal resistance that led to the liberation of South Africa, and then co-founded and built up the black empowerment company New Africa Investments (Nail),…
BiographyGideon Mendel
… where he documented life in an AIDS ward and expanded to Africa where he has worked with organisations such as … 2001 A Broken Landscape and Facing…
BiographyJohn Thomas Baines
… the painter William Carr. Baines left England for South Africa and arrived in Cape Town on 23 November 1842. He … to reach the Okavango Swamps (1850). He…
BiographyBen Turok
… born in Latvia in 1927 and came with his family to South Africa in 1934. After graduating from the University of Cape … at a London Polytechnic Institute…
BiographyMyron Peter
… studied through correspondence via the University of South Africa (UNISA). He became actively involved in the … a Film and Allied Workers Organisation (FAWO)…
BiographyThelma Gutsche
… and Social Significance of Motion Pictures in South Africa 1895 - 1940 was completed in 1946 and reflected her … and Social Significance of Motion Pictures…
BiographySipo Elijah Mzimela
… priest. He obtained a degree from the University of South Africa that enabled him to teach. He joined the African … in political protest against Apartheid…
BiographySteve Hilton-Barber
… her Bushveld", Month of Photography, Cape Town, South Africa. 2001: Johannesburg, South Africa Fuji Press Photographer Awards for People in the News and…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… in accordance with the provisions of the Union of South Africa Act of 1909 , set the scene for a political system … election of 1910, led by the South…
BiographyJimi Matthews
… Film School, where he stayed until returning to South Africa in 1982. During the 1980s, Matthews worked as a … which sought to illustrate black resistance in…
Message from the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Start of the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, 25 November 2003
… Message from the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Start of the 16 Days of No …
BiographyFrancis Wilson
… position and subsequently took the family back to South Africa. They settled in rural Hogsback in the Eastern Cape , … Organisation (SHWCO). Wilson’s quest…
BiographyKenneth Kaunda
… Kaunda broke from the organisation and formed the Zambian Africa National Congress (ZANC). In 1959, Kaunda broke away … Freedom movement for East, Central…
Summary Minutes of a meeting between a delegation from the Republic of South Africa, an Angolan/Cuban delegation, and a delegation from the United States of America as mediator on the question of SWA/Namibia and Angola: Cairo, 24-25 June 1988
… Minutes of a meeting between delegates from South Africa, Angola and Cuba, with delegates from the United … a meeting between a delegation from the Republic…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… concludes a peace treaty. 1859 Gereformeerde Kerk in South Africa is formed and Paul Kruger becomes one of the first … career, the republic is reinsated…
BiographyBasil Lewis (Dolly) D’Oliveira
… Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage. According to South Africa’s racial laws, he was classifiedas a ‘Cape Coloured’. … that he had no future as a Black…
BiographyBilly Modise
… behalf of the ANC. He was a founder member of the South Africa Committee in Lund alongside Lars-Erik Johansson and … Modise met students from other…
BiographyEric Hendrik Louw
… politician and a diplomat. During the 1930s, he was South Africa’s first ambassador to the United States and the League … of Foreign Affairs two years later…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A convention was held in Johannesburg on 28-30 December 1928, … me to preside over the unique gathering…
Military training and camps of the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa, 1961–1981 by Gregory Houston, Thami ka Plaatjie and Thozama April, (Historia ,60,2), November 2015
… training and camps of the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa, 1961–1981 by Gregory Houston, Thami ka Plaatjie and …
BiographyPeter Hans Paul Gastrow
… shaped by the liberal politics of 1960s and 1970s South Africa. In 1971, his political views were strengthened by the … that parliament and parliamentary…
BiographyMichael Davis
… magazine and to various group exhibitions in South Africa including the Staffrider exhibition in 1985, the … by Joseph Alfers, Davis’ images included in…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… been made: ”The term ‘employee’ was redefined to include all persons working for an employer. ”Racially mixed unions … 1983 Repealed by the Constitution of…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… of Fort Hare and joins fellow students from South Africa and other countries, eg Joe Mathews, Ntsu Mokhehle … by one of his lecturers, Cecil Ntloko, a…