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BiographyLucas Seage
Lucas Seage was born on 02 November 1956 in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in…
A pickup truck rigged with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and
A pickup truck rigged with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and
The IFP have issued a new Mission Statement calling for a ‘social market economy’ following a three-day National Council worksh
BiographyBonisile John Kani
Bonisile John Kani was born on 30 August 1943 in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth. He matriculated from Newell High School where he performed in numerous school…
BiographyT. J. Lemon
T. J. completed his "A" levels in 1977 at Mount Pleasant High School, Harare. In 1981 to 1985 he studied a Bachelor of Pharmacy II - IV but developed an…
The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Nafcoc) commits itself to the promotion of a free-market sys
After the bodies of thirteen Italian UN soldiers are "sold" in a Congo market, UN Secretary-General U Thant orders UN
Thirty-three people are killed when a military passenger plane crashes into market stalls at Boende, Democratic Republic of Con
An explosion occurs at the offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Market Street, Johannesburg, injuring seven people. It
A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death
Fighting breaks out as a riotous crowd on the Johannesburg market square is confronted by police and mounted soldiers during th
Fedics (Pty) Ltd, the largest Black-owned company in South Africa’s corporate catering market, takes over the bulk of Telkom’s
Fedics (Pty) Ltd, the largest Black-owned company in South Africa’s corporate catering market, takes over the bulk of Telkom’s
Dr Mark Erdman and his wife, Arnaz Mehta, discovers a coelacanth in a fish market in Manado on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesi
Black Thursday, the first day of the stock market crash, which began the world-wide Great Depression. This event aggravated the
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
Born in 1932, Irene Menell (nee Manderstam) spent her early life moving from one place to the next, completing her primary and secondary schooling in the…
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
… who in turn was replaced by Gordhan after the finance markets reacted negatively causing South Africa to lose …
BiographyRafique (Rafs) Mayet
Rafique (Rafs) Mayet was born in 1955 in Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal). Mayet matriculated in Durban and worked at various jobs since completing school,…
BiographySantu Mofokeng
Born in 1956, Mofokeng grew up in and around Soweto (Johannesburg), spending most of his childhood in Orlando East. Mofokeng’s initial experiences with…
BiographyCedric Nunn
Cedric Nunn was born in Nongoma, Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) on 22 December 1957. He attended the Little Flower School in Ixopo, Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) and continued…
Basetsana Julia, aka “Bassie” Kumalo
Basetsana Makgalemele, former Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa, was crowned Miss SA in 1994. The event is memorable as it coincided with the first…
BiographyJodi Bieber
Jodi Bieber has lived in Johannesburg for the past 35 years. She studied photography at the Market Theatre photographic workshop, a non-profit organisation…
BiographyDr. Phuthuma Seoka
Dr Phuthuma (also documented as Phutuma and Phatuma) Seoka was born in 1922 in Modjadji near Duiwelskloof, Lebowa. Seoka left school in Standard VI and spent…
BiographyPieter Dirk-Uys
Pieter Dirk Uys was born in Cape Town in 1945. He studied drama at UCT from 1965 to 1965 before going to study at the London Film School. During the 1970s and…
ArticleAfrikaans community, 1883-1899
… railways, roads and harbours were built, and new urban markets opened up for locally produced food and manufactured … of African migrants in search of work…
After the Conversion of Iscor Act was passed on 17 May 1989, Iscor shares are sold on the stock market, realising R3,7bn.
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
For many south africans, the name Fitzsimons will always be linked to snakes - to their diversity and the treatment of their venomous bites. Rightly so, as…
BiographyThomas Selema Masekela
Thomas Selema Masekela was born on 16 December 1908 in Madibeng farm near Dikgale near Pietersburg, Transvaal. Seeking education for their children, Masekela\…
Wendy Schwegmann
Wendy Schwegmann was born in 1954 in Zululand, where she spent her youth. She has a diploma in Interior Design from Natal Technical college and is a graduate…