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BiographyJames Matthews
… contributed to many national newspapers such as the Golden City Post , The Cape Times , Drum , and later to the …
BiographySheena Duncan
… in the Social Welfare Department of the Johannesburg City Council. Her mother, Jean Sinclair , was one of the …
BiographyMalcolm Payne
… School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, the city in which he now lives and works. Figure 1: Gorilla, …
BiographyElias Phakane Moretsele
… ANC) in 1917. He was the owner of an eating-house in the city, which in due course became a popular rendezvous for …
BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
… in 1990, while his son Letsie III was forced to take his place as king. Moshoeshoe went to exile again this time in … cliff on a mountain road on the way to…
BiographyPremanathan “Prema” Naidoo
… Security Prison in 1979. Prema was accused of finding a place for Stephen Lee at the request of their mutual friend, … numerous commendations and awards of…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… Johannesburg. In 1969, he began work in the Johannesburg City Council, supervising liquor outlets in Soweto. Stan … any matter. He valued the debates and…
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… five members testified at the amnesty hearings which took place during the 9 to the 19 November 1998 due to their … her grave was a dumping site should an…
BiographyPatrick Vuyo Matshikiza
… this intoxicating tune has since occupied pride of place in the great South African jazz songbook. It is one of … pianist for the eisteddfods in Queenstown –…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
… National Congress (ANC) when he was in South Africa inthe 1940's, came to the attention of colonial authorities …
BiographyBenedict Wallet Vilakazi
… " Sleep, beloved one, sleep and rest." Bury me in a place like this: Where those who scheme and give their …
BiographyVilla Baker
… When she was five years old, the 1922 miners strike took place. Her father participated in this strike. Her political … She was very proud and displayed the…
BiographyMahomed Dawood Barmania
… India with his family. The young Mahomed Barmania attended City College, Calcutta (now Kolkata), India and the … and the local school board. Upon his death…
BiographyGeorge Hallett
… he began a correspondence course in photography with the City and Guilds of London. He freelanced for the famous South … SANLAM Gallery, Cape Town, 1999 …
David Pratt
… Verwoerd inspected some prize cattle and then took his place next to his wife Betsie in the section of the podium … mystery as his expected appearance in…
BiographyLawrence Folley
… Lotter who was employed by the Johannesburg Municipal City Orchestra. Marie had recently returned from four years …
BiographyHenry Gordon ‘Squire’ Makgothi
… of South African Airways personnel. According to the City Press , even at the age of 83 one would find Makgothi … S, (2011). Squire ”“ revolutionary until…
BiographyIvan Toms
… government health services. Toms was appointed Director of City Health of Cape Town in 2002, a position he still holds …
BiographyJennifer Davis
… of entertainers to put pressure on South Africa. The Sun City album sold more than a million copies, educated tens of … to human rights.” A long-time…
ArchiveThe Doctor of District Six: Exploring the Private and Family History of Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman, City Councillor for District Six of Cape Town (1904-1940) by Eve Wong
… the Private and Family History of Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman, City Councillor for District Six of Cape Town (1904-1940) by …
BiographyRobert Mokwena (George Sello)
… name as George Sello, was born on 4 April 1952 in White City Jabavu, Soweto in the Transvaal (now known as Gauteng …
BiographyPiet Retief
… eventually became known as the Great Trek . He imagined a place where there would be "prospects for peace and happiness … decided to leave the Cape Colony in…
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… once the Uitlanders revolt started. But no revolt took place and, growing impatient, Jameson launched the infamous … in 1914. He died on 26 November 1917 at…
BiographySamir Amin
… contributions to the discussion over the Third Worlds place in the World economy. As a critical Marxist thinker, he …
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
… hiding, and it was her own father who revealed her hiding place to the police. She was arrested in October 1976 under …
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… by the local authorities in 1932 to the south of the city, and in line with a national urban influx control … urban areas by housing them in dormitory…
BiographyPaul De Groot
… the Dutch East Indies, during the Japanese occupation. The place of his death is not known. Sources differ on the date …
BiographyDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
… banished to Tzaneen, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), a place she was unfamiliar with. Alone in a strange place, she turned to the church for help. A…
BiographyEulalie Doreen Stott
… Sash and stood as an independent candidate for Cape Town’s City Council ward 14 in 1961, and was elected unopposed. She …
BiographyWilhelmina Louisa Freund
… seasons.) A midsummer night's dream was staged at the city hall with an orchestra conducted by Theo Wendt. Freund …