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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…
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…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… 1966, I took part in a small political demonstration on the campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT). It was … also provides an opportunity to reflect on…
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…
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…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… Author: Island In Chains By Prisoner 885/63. Ten Years on Robben Island Although banned and house arrested after his … to Indres, the committee … was set up…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… or the black taking his place alongside the white: first on the industrial field, to be followed by the vote and by … capitalists - THE ONLY REAL BLACK MEN?…
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…
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…
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…
III - Black Consciousness
… were sent to Robben Island for the rest of their natural lives. Trials in many different parts of the country … the ANC, but sought to generate among the…
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… 2,000 Coloured citizens held in the Cape Town City Hall on the night of April 27 1931, the following resolutions were … enfranchised citizens. JUDGING THE…
BiographyLaurent Kabila
… Laurent Desire Kabila was born on 27 November 1939 into the Luba tribe in the Katanga … Lumumba was subsequently deposed and killed by Mobutu on January 17…
BiographyJames Ford
… of their easels. There is a report of Ford's opinions on the Second SASA/SADC exhibitionexhibition at the Drill … as delighted with the number and excellence…
BiographyPaul Grendon
… and artist that used his art as a medium to shed light on the political struggles of the time. His work will go on to leave a deep and impressionable mark…
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…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Parliament to hand an Anti-Pass Petition. Acting Premier, Jan Hofmeyr, refuses to see them August, The radicals are … others not only speak about unity but…
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. …
BiographyJoseph (Joe) Mbuku Nhlanhla
… Joseph (Joe) Mbuku Nhlanhla was born on 4 December 1936 in Sophiatown. He was one of the five … during the 1960 state of emergency and was detained on 28…
BiographyLeleti Khumalo
… Leleti Khumalo was born on 30 March 1970 in Kwa Mashu Township , the North of Durban … her mentor. Leleti enchanted audiences in South Africa and on Broadway…
BiographySchalk Burger
… General Schalk Willem Burger was born on the 6 September 1852. At the age of 21 he worked as a … representing Lydenburg. During his term he served on various…
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…
BiographySuliman Moosa Esakjee
… Committee was the most active and organised. Serving on the committee were Esakjee, 'Mervie' Thandray, F Adams , … propaganda' and to discuss the campaign…
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…
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… systematically dispossessed of their traditional lands “on ordinance by the colonists”, who pressed them into service on farms. Thus, Stuurman found himself…
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…
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
… On10 May 1995, more than 100 miners lost their lives when a elevator plunged to the bottom of a mineshaft in … believed to have burst through a safety…