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Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… ‘slaves’. The abolition of slavery by Britain in 1808 was, on the face of things, a good and noble deed. However, while … stated: If Mr Blair had been…
Say It out Loud - The 1935 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1935
… pronouncement, that the Coloured people should be placed on a footing of equality with Europeans educationally, … and Coloured education will languish and…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… a purpose of giving exposure as well as having a lively spirit. Bill Ainslie was a key person in the founding of art …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… Diana was loved all over the world for her charitable spirit and her philanthropic work. She was involved in causes … [online ] Available at: www.biography…
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… Jeff” by many others, was born at Bon Accord near Pretoria on 12 December 1931. He lost both his parents at an early age … first teaching post was in…
BiographyPierre Jacy Fourie
… Pierre Jacy Fourie was born on 26 June 1943 in Malvern, Johannesburg. He was the first … of amateur fights joined the professional boxing ranks on 2 May 1966…
EventA coalmine explosion in Rhodesia kills over four hundred workers
… Over four hundred mine workers lost their lives in Rhodesia’s (now Zimbabwe) worst mine disaster ever. … by a cold- dust explosion. A monument has been…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… or Boer War), the British began focussing their attention on rebuilding the country, in particular the mining industry. … to their country in 1907) were…
BiographyHerbert Henry Curson
… Curson, the eldest son of Henry Charles Curson, was born on 22 September 1892 in Upper Umzimkulu, KwaZulu Natal. His … Department of the Western Cape,…
BiographyVuyani “The Beast” Bungu
… Vuyani Bungu was born on 26 February 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa. … 108 fights and suffered 20 losses. He turned professional on 26 April…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… a small village-like settlement, Phoenix Settlement, on the northwestern outskirts of Inanda. Boasting residences, … can be visited Mondays through Saturdays…
Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
… Charlotte Madlala-Routledge was born in KwaZulu-Natal on 29 June 1952. She attended Magog and Fairview Schools. … of KwaZulu-Natal). While at CSDS, she…
EventWorld Heart Day is first celebrated
… Close to 20 million lives a year are lost to cardiovascular diseases world wide. … organizes awareness events in over 100 countries worldwide on this day…
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
… attempt by a South African artist at the time to comment on the Sharpeville massacre. The works are striking for their … dark and oppressive photographs of…
Janet Burnside Soga
… Janet Burnside Soga was born on 18 March 1827 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow. She was the … were married by Revd John Kerr at Ibroxholme, Glasgow on 27 February…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… of every country between India and Europe charged a tax on the spice shipments as the goods passed through their … sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The…
Document 17 - The Groote Schuur Minute
… and so much love of our country. To impose your world on us, you killed, maimed, tortured, kidnapped, bombed, … and the killing is still with us today. I…
BiographyGeorg Schmidt
… Georg Schmidt was born in Kunewalde on 30 September 1709 as the son of a peasant family. He was … to Christianity at the age of 16. In 1726, Schmidt set off…
Names of Slaves and Free Blacks
… Coromandel Michiel of Paleacatte (1675) - i.e. Pulicat Jan of Tuticorin (1675) Jacob of the Coast of Coromandel …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.1 1992
… Time by Helen Sibidi, Ivory Towers by Jonathan Comerford, Jan with Crosse by Carel-Brink Steenkamp, Traitors by Lauryn …
BiographyElmon Malele
… and banned from attending any gatherings or meetings.On 5 December 1956, Malele was charged with treason and detained at the Fort, and released on £50 bail…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… Natvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia was born on 28 March 1924 at Coedmore Road, Bellair, Durban, Natal … the newspaper with Riot Mkwanazi who was later…
BiographyFred Carneson
… Fred Carneson was born on 13th January 1920 in Goodwood, Cape Town to Anthony and … duty in East Africa and Abyssinia (Ethiopia). While he was on leave, he…
Open Talk with Grada Kilomba
… origins in São Tomé e Príncipe and Angola. Her work draws on memory, trauma, race, and gender, and has been translated … wants to take time to reflect and…
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
… which raged from 15 to 20 July 1916. Thousands lost their lives in a fierce battle in the woods, dubbed by South … coat of arms was unveiled at the South…
BiographyAndries Raditsela
… this period he was working for a Dunlop factory in Benoni on the eastern Witwatersrand. In 1983, he was elected to the position of a shop steward based on…
EventThe Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies.
… and has been highly praised for her work in uplifting the lives of Basotho women. The Queen Mother Mamohato Bereng Seeiso died on 6 September 2003. … [online…
EventSouth African athlete and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston, Transvaal
… Cloete was born in Germiston, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 26 August 1978. She began high jumping at the age of 13 … after the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics…
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
… process more difficult and may lead to the loss of further lives. Annexures A-F contain observations relevant to issues raised in your memorandum and…
PlaceGranger Bay
… was a fort made from the ship's salvage. Granger Bay lies on the Atlantic Ocean with some of the most stunning views of … the Haarlem castaways included a…