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BiographySamir Amin
… was a prominent Egyptian-French Marxist thinker. His work on capitalism, colonialism and (under)development was one of … politically. He joined the French…
In memory of Archbishop Dennis Hurley by Phyllis Naidoo, 16 September 2009, Durban
… at the freedom march in 1989 with other religious leaders. On the morning of the 17 August 2009, my copy of The Witness … was long before The Nationalist…
PlaceBerg River
… vessels . As a result a number of trading stores sprang up on either side of its banks. The Berg River rises in the … Bailiff Abraham Gabbema in 1657. He was…
BiographyMartha Helena Cillie
… Martha Helena Cillié was born on 22 April 1866 in Wellington (SA). She was the daughter of … of fruit cultivation in South Africa. Cillié grew up on the farm…
BiographyJean Powell
… UN(D) and at the Technikon Natal. She has given workshops on art in Mozambique and in KZN. From 1972 she worked in … enamel and in stained glass and acid…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… people May 31, The Union of South Africa is formed on the 31st May 1910. Joseph Royeppen , a Cambridge … main points of negotiation of the Agreement is…
BiographyAndries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
… Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was born on 27 November 1798 near Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Colony. … interested in the planning of the Great Trek and…
BiographyMizream Maseko
… (also documented as Mizraim, Mizriam, Mizram) was born on 10 June 1927. Maseko began his career as a house painter … he painted and took up painting designs…
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Asvat
… (BIA) and Secretary of its Johannesburg branch. On 1 February 1909, he was elected Acting Chairman of BIA … in November 1908 for hawking without licence;…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Conclusion - By Riashnee Pather
… of the conservative wing turned down requests to serve on it. However in 1968 when the Council was given statutory … of public relations officers in the NIC…
BiographyRobert Cedric Wilcox
… Africa), political prisoner, incarcerated for terrorism on Robben Island for six years. After his release from Robben … He was also actively involved in the…
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… photographs fulfill both of these expectations. On the one hand, they speak of individual and collective … which people had to adjust in order to make sense…
BiographyMokgadi Caster Semenya
… Mokgadi Caster Semenya was born on 7 January 1991 to her parents Dorus and Jacob Semenya. She … Semenya attended Nthema Secondary School and later went on to…
BiographyJoseph Masobila Mdluli
… in the Natal midlands. After obtaining information on the Durban network they added Mdluli as a co-conspirator moved to arrest him. On 18 March 1976, members…
BiographyElijah Barayi
… Barayi was born in Lingelihle, (Cradock ) Eastern Cape, on 15th of June in 1930. He was one of eight children of … Carltonville and in 1976 he became a…
BiographyKing Mpande kaSenzangakhona
… Voortrekkers sought revenge. In the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838 , 470 Voortrekkers, led by Andries … Pretorius , defeated an estimated 10,000…
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
… King Mabusabesala II, and Queen Johanna Selepi, was born on 3rd February 1953 in eMthambothini (Weltevrede), … and a younger sister. From the age of 16, he…
EventDay of the African Child
… Day of the African Child. This commemoration was adopted on 16 June 1991 to honour those who had laid down their lives for the cause of freedom in South…
BiographySunny Girja Singh
… police informer. He, together with 18 others, was arrested on 7 August 1963 in Durban and detained at a police station … end of February 1964, and he was…
BiographyDr. Hans Merensky
… Dr Hans Merensky was born on 16 March 1871 in Botshabelo. His father was the famous … in East Prussia. In 1904 Dr Merensky came to South Africa on leave from…
BiographySaleem Badat
… developing into activism during his student days – serving on the student wages commission , joining the Release Mandela … first Chief Executive Officer of…
Answers to questions by Drum: Albert Luthuli, 6 May 1961
… to us. We feel that white South Africa should not go on making changes in our lives without consulting us. …
Hangula Shonyeka
… police said that Mr Hangula Shonyela had committed suicide on 9th October 1966 at the Pretoria prison after being detained on 30 August 1966. He had been…
BiographyTrevor Andrew Manuel
… Cressy High School and matriculated in 1973. He moved on to work for a construction company for nearly 8 years. He … situation in the homeland . This had a…
BiographyVernon Celliers Berrange
… Advocate Vernon Celliers Berrangé was born on 25 November 1900 in the Transvaal (now Gauteng). His lived … as an ordinary member, except for a period when he…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa Durban, 17 July 1998
… the most terrible oppression was justified by some people on the basis of their Christian faith. Other living faiths … all have the freedom and opportunities…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… justice and security. I shall never forget what I saw on 9 August 1956 ”” thousands of women standing in silence … again. Yet not really empty, for I think…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the … been the first international country to appeal to the UN on the basis of how South…
Siva Pillay
… sabotage and participated in the first MK attack in Natal on 16 December 1961. However, due to one of their members … and subsequently charged under the 1962…
EventWorld Aids Day
… in order to prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of people living with the virus. The day was also a … against this disease and aimed to focus…