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BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… years. Dr Bensusan was a world-renowned authority on the history of photography and the founder of the Bensusan Museum … of books on photography, most…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… public knowledge of a key event in modern South African history. To gain some perspective, we compared findings on … manner in which Germany has approached…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… ↵ [3] Author Unknown, “Sheila Weinberg”, South African History Online, (Uploaded: 3 September 2019), (Accessed: 31 … ↵ [6] Author Unknown, “Sheila Weinberg”,…
BiographyPaul Grendon
… painting which depicts the entire sweep of South African History. It is in reference to the national anthem Die Stem, … muralists from the 20’s in the…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… to them, as well as a teacher. He was an authority on the history of the ANC and gave regular history lessons in prison. In 1983 Fazzie was released from … T…
BiographyHilary Mutch
… as French lecturer. She graduated in 1960 with a degree in history and politics. Claire became politically active in the … Our Pasts: Equality and Diversity…
BiographyBaruch Hirson
… several years and in 1986 he enrolled for a doctorate in history. His wife was working as pediatrician. Hirson never … managed to author excellent and…
BiographyMalusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
… of the ANCYL. Gigaba became the only president in the history of the ANCYL to be elected three consecutive terms in … Vol. 13, pp. 217-235. [1] End Notes [1]…
BiographyHelen Newton Thompson
… member of the Black Sash , has for the most part of history, been a fleeting footnote mentioned once or twice … protests. Helen Newton Thompson’s life is…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… In 2000, Badsha started work on establishing South African History Online, a popular online history project, which has grown into one of Africa's largest…
BiographyWilliam Wellington Gqoba
… in the conversion of the Xhosa to Christianity and in the history of Xhosa literature. During his final illness, Gqoba …
BiographyShaun Maclean Pollock
… South African to take 300 Test wickets and the 19th in the history of the game. Pollock has won the ‘man of the match’ …
BiographyHelen Suzman
… passes in both her major subjects, Economics and Economic History. Between 1941 and 1944, Suzman worked as a … Supplies Board. In 1944, she started lecturing…
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… [ii] However, beyond this significant event are layers of history that were pivotal to shaping the man through both … Politics, and Performances of Longing…
Wendy Schwegmann
… 1984 and 1985, and she exhibited at the Witwatersrand History Conference in 1984. Schwegmann contributed to the …
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Volume VII - Africa under Colonial Domination 1880-1935
… General History of Africa Volume VII - Africa under Colonial …
EventDr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies …
BiographyDan Sleigh
… in Rondebosch . In 1969 he completed a BA Degree in History and English at the University of South Africa … he had obtained an MA (cum laude) and in 1987 a…
BiographyMuziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba
… from gender issues and sexual taboos to HIV/AIDS, recent history and the spiralling crime rate in post-apartheid South …
BiographySushila Gandhi
… and in the Shadow of the Mahatma (SAHO and Durban Local History Museum, 2003). Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, 'Sushila …
How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
… to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed …
BiographyPaul Weinberg
… his undergraduate BA degree in political science, economic history and law from the University of Natal. In 1973 he was … essay on Mayfair, multiracial…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… left teaching because he opposed the way African history was presented. Mqhayi wrote seven stanzas to Nkosi …
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… in their letter that: “At present, South African history records Tsafendas as the insane killer of Dr Verwoerd … and this is borne out by the study. …
EventChristoffel Coetzee de Villiers (37), compiler of South African genealogical registers, dies
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers was born on 10 March 1850 in Swellendam, in the Cape Colony (now Western…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… in 1990. This strike was the first time in South Africa’s history that 11,000 workers, predominantly Coloured, … any ethnic division. He is keen to use…
BiographyProfessor Bernard Magubane
… a project organization set up to study the political history of South Africa since 1960. The Trust produced ten … of The Road to Democracy in South Africa ,…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… - the only book provided - to teach communism. He loved history, both local and international, and hardly ever answered any questions without referring to…
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
… from another prisoner, Mama Dorothy Nyembe , of the long history of women's resistance in South Africa. After her …
BiographyThemba Godi
… a B.A. (Paed) degree majoring in Education, Xitsonga and History in 1988. Godi returned to Bushbuckridge and obtained … High School in 1996. He worked there…