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BiographyZulumathabo Zulu
Zulumathabo Zulu is a software engineer and published author of more than eight books and hundreds of articles including The Sesotho Dictionary of Mathematics,…
BiographyHarold Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard, born Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard in the remote village of Middleburg on 11 June 1932, grew up in Port Elizabeth. His father was Afrikaner and his…
Robert Mokxotho Matji
Robert Mokxotho Matji was born on 22 August 1922 in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He later moved to the Eastern Cape, settling in Port Elizabeth, where he…
Harold Sello Sefolo, business partner of Andrew Harold Makope who disappeared on 15 July, disappears after allegedly receiving
Algeria starts rebellion against French rule. Nationalist rioters led by Ahmed Ben Bella (based in Cairo) have wreaked destruct
South Africa: Slow-motion disintegration of COSATU likely to continue by Terry Bell, 6 April 2015, South Africa
Alexander John (Sandy) Bell (79), SA cricket player in sixteen tests (1929-1935), dies in Cape Town.
BiographyLeleti Khumalo
Leleti Khumalo was born on 30 March 1970 in Kwa Mashu Township, the North of Durban. Growing up a poverty-ridden township, she became a member a youth backyard…
BiographyElsie Nair
Elsie Nair (nee Goldstone) was born in Newcastle, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) in 1927. After completing her primary school education, she joined her mother who…
It is announced that Jacob Sello Selebi (Jackie) is appointed the new National Commissioner of the South African Police service
The Rev. W.A. Alheit and his youngest daughter, Bella, drown at Kleinmond when a freak wave washes them from the rocks.
The ticking time bomb of Swaziland by Terry Bell, (Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal), 19 April 2015
Alexander John (Sandy) Bell, SA cricket player in sixteen test matches (1929-1935), is born in East London.
Vusi Mahlasela
Vusimuzi Sidney Mahlasela ka Zwane was born in Mamelodi in 1965. His grandmother ran a shebeen from behind their home. He grew up listening to people singing…
EventPrime Circle released their album ‘Hello Crazy World- 10th Anniversary Special’
On 1 September 2013, Prime Circle released their album ‘Hello Crazy World- 10th Anniversary Special’ in celebration of the first album they released ‘Hello…
Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly.
BiographyLawrence Folley
Born in Benoni in 1928, Lawrence started voice training with Alan Webster and music theory with Gillian Davies who trained the Benoni Orpheus Choir. Lawrence…
BiographyBrenda Nokuzola Fassie
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born on 3rd of November 1964 in Langa, a township near Cape Town. She was named after the American country singer Brenda Lee. The…
President Ahmed Ben Bella, of the republic of Algeria, returns home after a 25-day diplomatic tour to the Soviet Union and East
William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music, known to his students as ‘Dadd
‘In the belly of the beast’, Speech at Conference of the International Committee against apartheid, racism and colonialism in Southern Africa (ICSA), Stockholm, 1 April 1980
BiographySolly Mokoetle
Solly Mokoetle was also known as Solly Mpoli in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) circles, Solly Mokoetle left the country during the first half of 1976. As the influx…
BiographyFiroz Cachalia
Professor Firoz Cachalia holds a BA degree, a BA (Hons) degree, an LLB and a Higher Diploma in Company Law from Witwatersrand University. Cachalia is currently…
BiographyTracy Payne
Tracy Payne’s hyper real paintings evoke a sense of sublime sexuality in the art of constraint, even if she is painting a flower. She was born in 1965 in…
In the Belly of the Beast - Speech at Conference of the International Committee against Apartheid, Racism and Colonialism in Southern Africa (ICSA) by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, April 1980
Comrade Chairman, Distinguished members of the Presidium, Comrades, Delegates and Friends, There is a special significance which attaches to this…
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
Affectionately known as ‘Magogo’ (meaning grandmother – a title bestowed to her for her motherly, nurturing character), Rebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)…
BiographyJane Alexander
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob Modus Operandi Jane Alexander is known for her figurative sculptures, often appearing…
BiographyNjabulo Simakahle Ndebele
Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele was born on 4 July 1948 in Johannesburg to Nimrod Njabulo Ndebele and Makhosazana Regina Tshabangu. Ndebele completed his matric at…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… during wartime. This convention, dealing with jus in bello, demands that prisoners of war be treated humanely …
BiographyJob Shimankana Tabane
Job Shimankana Tabane (largely known as Cassius Make, his alias name) was born in Maile village (Diepkuil) just outside Rustenburg on 6 December 1942. Tabane…