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BiographyThe Taung Child
… as Australopithecus africanus (man-ape of southern Africa). But the scientific establishment was very critical … found, proving Dart right: early humans did…
BiographyBen M. Skosana
… After serving the IFP in London, he returned to South Africa and became a committee member of the Reconstruction … government initiative to alleviate…
BiographyPeter Hain
… halted rugby and cricket matches between Britain and South Africa in 1969-1970.He successfully defended himself against … of bank robbery.In 1989 he returned…
Henry Eric Isaacs
… in July he was elected vice-president of the South Africa Students' Organisation (SASO) at it national … he completed a Bachelor of Law degree.Returning to…
Wendy Schwegmann
… in 1984. Schwegmann contributed to the book South Africa: The Cordoned Heart [Badsha, O (ed). 1986. Cape … Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in…
BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
… corners, where members of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) spoke about workers, and workers unity. The … that a Socialist Britain would facilitate…
BiographyIsmail "Tatamkhulu Afrika" Joubert
… mother on 7 December 1920. His parents relocated to South Africa in 1923 where they died from Asian flu leaving him … clerk and as a jazz drummer. He…
BiographyTony Sithembiso Yengeni
… (Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia and Angola) in Southern Africa. From Botswana Yengeni headed for Moscow in Russia to … an ANC member in Lusaka, Zambia. When he…
BiographyRashid Lombard
… also contributed to various group exhibitions in Southern Africa, including at the University of Zimbabwe in 1983 and … and 1985. Lombard’s images were also…
BiographyEsther Mahlangu
… for public venues in Johannesburg and elsewhere in South Africa, soon followed by locations in Europe and the United … Mahlangu’s work is featured in…
BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
… was focused on developing her as a future missionary in Africa. She graduated with a B.Sc degree from Wilberforce … 1896. They were engaged when they both…
BiographyAnne-Marie Wolpe
… 1930 in Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ), South Africa. She was the daughter of Abraham and Pauline (Braude) … break from Marshall Square has become…
BiographyDavid Goldblatt
… David Goldblatt, one of South Africa’s most famous documentary photographers, is … Eli Goldblatt and Olga Light, both of whom came to South Africa as…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… in Soweto, Johannesburg, the apartheid government banned all the organisations under the Black Consciousness Movement … uprising, these included among others…
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid … informed their clients that they should…
Statement by President Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the United Nations Security Council High-Level Debate on Peace and Security, United Nations, New York, 16 April 2008
… President Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the United Nations Security …
Toast Remarks of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: Tshwane, 17 March 2008.
… Toast Remarks of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the …
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable, Michaelle Jean, on the occasion of the State Banquet: Presidential Guesthouse, Tshwane, 5 December 2006
… Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Governor General of …
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of the State Banquet, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 5 September 2006
… Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, the …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… offices, military training bases and camps. In South Africa, the government passed a series of security laws which … of South Africa's honour and dignity"…
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
… the border between the Cape Colony and the rest of South Africa. The Boers declared the area the Orange Free State, a … as an independent territory under the…
BiographyAlfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo
… songs were widely acclaimed and are still regarded by all African choirs as among the best of the Zulu choral …
BiographyBrenda Nokuzola Fassie
… her, she slipped into a coma. For two weeks, fans all over the country held prayer services and supported her, …
BiographyAndrew Michael Boraine
… father was the President of the Methodist Church of South Africa and later a Member of Parliament for Pinelands. He … person chosen president of the National…
BiographyThomas Maclear
… the Royal Society of astronomers. Maclear arrived in South Africa on 5 January 1834 to assume his duties as Royal … friend and both had a keen interest in…
BiographyChristopher W. M. Gell
… He had published over 500 articles and letters in South Africa,United States and Europe,including regular columns in … race discrimination, contributing to …
BiographyChristopher Nceba Faku
… the Port Elizabeth Transitional Local Council. After South Africa’s first democratic local elections he was elected as … of Britain whilst she was on her…
BiographyKhotso Seatlholo
… exile. In 1981, during one of his secret visits to South Africa, the Security Police arrested Seatlholo and charged … in prison. Seatlholo was released in…
BiographySir Sydney Kentridge
… lawyers for the defence in political trials in South Africa such as the Treason Trial (1958 – 1961) and the … with the establishment than that of his time in…
BiographyJoe “Sdumo” Mafela
… by Peter Hunt, In 1974 Mafela co-starred in South Africa’s first Black feature film, “Udeliwe” with Cynthia … “I did not take note of that”. At that stage…