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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…
EventThe Native Affairs Commission went once more to Ntabelanga for negotiations
… and that Jehovah had instructed him to remain there. On 24 May 1921, close to 200 people lost their lives and 100 were left injured after a clash between…
EventZola Budd, former SA athlete and World Record holder, is born
… Zolla Budd was born to an Afrikaans family on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein. She was one of five children. … Newspaper advised Budd to apply for British…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… in the town of Awash which is located above a ravine on the Awash River. Seven of the train’s coaches plummeted … of the train was arrested for failing to…
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…
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…
PlaceKruger National Park
… The Kruger National Park was proclaimed on 31 May 1926 under the newly formed National Parks Board of … Albasini most probably inherited his adventurous…
Chapter 16. Coloured and Indian Members - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… employed in six factories-the largest being in Pretoria-on the manufacture of garments of the cheapest type. The … Coloured workers soon developed a true and…
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…
ArticleThe 1913 Women’s anti-pass campaign in the Orange Free State
… one requiring women to carry residential passes remained. On 2 October 1898, women were so frustrated by the carrying … domestic servants to carry a Service…
PlaceUniversity of Stellenbosch
… the establishment of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium in 1866. On 6 November 1886 the Victoria College, a new college … Victoria College became Stellenbosch…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
… Indian Organisation. To Members of the United Nations on the Treatment of Indians in South Africa. 10 October 1947 … Sources Books and Articles Bagwandeen. D…
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… systematically dispossessed of their traditional lands “on ordinance by the colonists”, who pressed them into service on farms. Thus, Stuurman found himself…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… Albertina and Walter Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: A South African Love Story This remarkable … married to the country. So began a…
BiographyBenjamin Ulenga
… who from age 16 or 17 had to leave Owamboland to work on various English, Dutch, Scottish and German-owned farms. … more about labour rights and gained a…
BiographyMichael Kitso Dingake
… Michael Kitso Dingake was born on 11 February 1928 in Bobonong Village, Bechuanaland … (ANC) in 1952 during the Defiance Campaign and went on to serve in…
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal, 23 November 1951
… current events I start with domestic events. I will touch on the main points only: In the last session of parliament … the cities. Therefore even in the…
Fenuel Mogatusi
… student,was detained in July 1976 and died in detention on 28 September 1976.The Act under which he was held was undisclosed but he was reportedly arrested…
BiographyLesley Hastings Ndlovu
… believed to be the first boy who was shot dead by police on that day, sustaining an injury to his head from which he … head, blood and brains spilling out of…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… the people of our country. From the two extreme locations on our respective continents, we meet here today, faced with … and countries, that were a constant…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was officially declared between Britain … conquered in the…
BiographyLewis Nkosi
… Natal in Durban. In 1956, he joined other African writers on the staff of Drum magazine , which was founded in 1951. In … to study at Harvard University, and…
Wellington Mlungisi Tshazibane
… of the De Beers-Lesotho Mining Company,was detained on 9th December 1976 at Rand Airport,Johannesburg.He was held under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act. On…
BiographyPeter Mokaba
… Peter Mokaba was born on 7 January 1959 in Polokwane, where he did both his primary … from school. He nevertheless managed to complete matric on his own in…
BiographyJohn Thomas Baines
… SA Painter John Thomas Baines was born on 27 November 1820 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (often … left England for South Africa and arrived in Cape Town…
BiographyTony Sithembiso Yengeni
… a result of government’s determined effort to crack down on anti-apartheid movements, Yengeni voluntarily went into … in 1991. The case, which involved 13 co…