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BiographySumboornam Pillay
Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now…
BiographyAlfred Toto Metele
Alfred Toto Metele was born to farmworker parents,in the farming area of Qumhra, Eastern Cape. He attended school at Mooiplaas, outside East London, where he…
Bennie Bethuel Albert RaKhoapa Khoapa
Bennie Bethuel Albert RaKhoapa Khoapa was born in 1937,he grew up in Matatiela in the Transkei,He graduated from Adama College in 1956,and attended Jan Hofmeyr…
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…
SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma said he showered after sex with an HIV-positive woman, thinking this would reduce his risk of being infected. …
The Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Trusten Assuransie-Maatskappy Bpk (Santam)is registered.
Robert Elias Mokxotho Matji
Robert Elias Mokxotho Matji was born on 22 August 1922 in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He later moved to the Eastern Cape, settling in Port Elizabeth,…
BiographyDr Hersheela Narsee
Hersheela Narsee was born in Durban on the 23 of March 1956. Narsee grew up in a family of eight children. She attended the Gandhi Desai High School from 1967…
BiographyPatricia Jobodwana
Jobodwana was the first and youngest Black woman to graduate from a South African university. She enrolled at Fort Hare University at the age of 14 for a BSc…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
Black business pioneer, community leader, altruistic medical practitioner, involved in several education initiatives, former secretary-general of the ANC Youth…
BiographyJoyce Sikhakhane-Rankin
… forward. Ultimately the Black People's Convention (BPC) was formed in 1972. Through Steve Biko she met Rick …
Sir Redvers Henry Buller
For biographical and historical information on Buller browse the following links: http://48.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BU/BULLER_SIR_REDVERS_HENRY.htm http:/…
ArchiveLusaka Conference between MPC, Swapo and Administrator-General, 11-13 May 1984
A report from the Lusaka Conference where discussions took place among the leaders of South West Africa for a negotiated settlement in the territory
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… of Samora Machel) into power in Mozambique. Eighty SASO/BPC leaders are detained without trial for encouraging … campuses around the country. The Trail of…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… of Samora Machel) into power in Mozambique. Eighty SASO/BPC leaders are detained without trial for encouraging … campuses around the country. The Trail of…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana (nèe Mbanjwa) was born in Melmoth, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM…
BiographyAndimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo
Andimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo was born on 22 August 1924 in Omangundu near Ondangwa in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia. He attended the Ongwediva…
BiographyDundubela Aubrey Mokoena
Dundubela Aubrey Mokoena, was the former executive director of the Black Community Programmes (BCP). November 1978. Soweto. he was released from prison and…
EventThe British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announces that a mysterious epidemic (AIDS) is causing increasing concern in the United States
December is known worldwide as AIDS Day due to the epidemic's existence worldwide. Research into AIDS has dramatically improved the diagnosis and treatment of…
Voortrekkerpers Bpk and Afrikaanse Pers merge to form Perskor (Perskorporasie van Suid-Afrika).
BiographyNtwaesele “Fish” Keitseng
Ntwaesele "Fish" Keitseng was born in Kanye, Botswana in 1919, the son of a peasant,the oldest of six children. At the age of 23, he came to South Africa as a…
The Black Face of Apartheid
… leaders were banned in 1973, and publication of BPC material became difficult. However, by the end of the … orders were issued. Biko, Pityana and other SASO…
BiographyMary Agard Pocock
Pocock started her studies in botany at the University of London and obtained a BSc in 1908. In 1913 she returned to South Africa, and four years later…
BiographyHamilton Naki
Hamilton Naki was born in the small village of Ngcangane in the Eastern Cape in 1930. His family was poor and after completing primary school he left for Cape…
ArchiveMiliband's admiration for attack, BBC Radio 4, 2009
ArchiveCall for united front against PC proposals
France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena. (BBC history)
BiographyIlse Naude
Ilse Naude was born in 1913 and grew up on the Moravian mission in Genadendal near Caledon. After completing secondary education she received a bursary and…
BiographyMichael Hathorn
Michael Hathorn was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal in 1922. After schooling, he went to Wits University in Johannesburg, and qualified with a BSc in Mining…