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BiographyPule Pheto
… and his brother were very interested in music and he went on to study towards a Bachelor of Music in Piano from … (2016) is a collaborative jazz project that…
BiographyConnie Mofokeng
… organise a funeral for Comrade Matsobane who had died on Robben Island. In 1984 Mofokeng decided to leave Soweto … later, violence broke out when a…
BiographyChief Malebogo
… to leave his mountain fortress, he prepared for war. On 27 April 1894 and again on 7th May, officials of the Transvaal Republic sent … put an end to the…
BiographyFlorence Louise Zerffi
… of Nita Spilhaus , she joined SASA and was represented on their 1917 exhibition in a variety of media. Several … of twilight outdoor scenes and indoor…
BiographyProfessor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel
… Gert Johannes “Jakes” Gerwel was born on 18 January 1946 in the town of Kommadagga in the district … Cape). He is the seventh of ten children of laborers on…
BiographyAndré Philippus Brink
… University of Cape Town. André Philippus Brink was born on 29 May 1935, in Vrede one of the small towns in Orange … 1964 he began to write in English as…
BiographyZwelakhe Sisulu
… Zwelakhe Sisulu was born in Soweto on 17 December 1950, to liberation struggle icons Walter and … In 1970, he matriculated as a private candidate and went on…
BiographyJosiah Khiphusizi Jele
… Josiah Khiphusizi Jele was born on 1 May 1930, in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He was a son to … corner of the Republic South Africa. Prior embarking on their…
BiographyVicky Sampson
… was battling mental health issues. This put huge strain on her parent’s marriage, and when she was 12, they divorced. … She placed 2nd, which was enough to…
Yunus Ismail Mahomed
… Mahomed was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 30 December in 1950 to Amina and Ismail Mahomed.Mahomed … Johannesburg and Orchids Products in…
BiographyWilliam Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr
… popularly known as Advocate Willie Hofmeyr, was born on 22 November 1954 in Cape Town, South Africa [i] . After … in informal settlements [v] . After this,…
PlaceSada
… the entire Family comes up and smack wet lipped kisses on my mouth and forehead. My aunts and Grand-Mother are the … bred in Cape Town but the beauty and…
ArchiveThe exilic geographies of the South by Benjamin N. Lawrance and Vusumuzi R. Kumalo
… Africa and entered Bechuanaland (present day Botswana) on foot. He was part of a flow of “discontented young men” … London 1959. The formidable list of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… Cape Town;Friends and Compatriots. When we gathered here on the Grand Parade in February 1990, we knew that our march … and inequalities of our past and in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… Cape Town;Friends and Compatriots. When we gathered here on the Grand Parade in February 1990, we knew that our march … and inequalities of our past and in…
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
… born in Durban , Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa on 12 April 1949. He matriculated from Sastri College, … 1. In 1993, he was appointed to the Panel…
Article by Oliver Tambo in World Marxist Review, 06 March 1980
… than their total investment in similar enterprises on the entire African continent. Nowhere is the political … have often spearheaded this militancy, have…
Racism in Isolation by O. R. Tambo, World Marxist Review, March 1980
… than their total investment in similar enterprises on the entire African continent. Nowhere is the political … have often spearheaded this militancy, have…
BiographyHamilton Naki
… the University of Cape Town to maintain the tennis courts on the university grounds, at this stage Naki had his … that Chris Barnard performed the first…
Basetsana Julia, aka “Bassie” Kumalo
… a presenter of Top Billing , a TV magazine programme on SABC 3. During her time with Top Billing , she formed a … merged with Union Alliance Media (UIM) and…
BiographyMurphy Morobe
… Morobe was born on 2 October 1956 in Soweto. When he was young he spent a lot … in Soweto. He completed Primary School in Soweto and went on to Orlando North…
BiographySedick Isaacs
… he was found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to 12 years on Robben Island. Upon arrival on the Island, he was placed in Category D (a prison ranking … to…
BiographyGerald Patrick Kearney
… was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 28 August 1942. He was educated at Catholic schools and … in the United States of America (USA)…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… Tutu (known fondly as the "Arch”) was born in Klerksdorp on 7 October 1931. His father, Zachariah, who was educated at … at school, owing to his illness, his…
BiographyAdam Glasser
… Adam Glasser was born on the 20th September, 1955 in Cambridge, England, then later … Dudu Pukwane and his composition “August One” featured on his album …
Thomas G. Karis
… foreign service officer who was a critic of U. S. policy on South Africa and who became a leading historian of the … South African liberation movement, died…
BiographyAdriaan Vlok
… Adriaan Vlok was born on 11 December 1937 in Sutherland, Cape Province to Betty Oliver and Nicolaas Vlok. He grew up on a smallholding close to the Orange…
BiographyHeidi Holland
… Heidi Holland was born on 6 October 1947 in Johannesburg , South Africa, the … she attended Ellis Robins School in Salisbury. She grew up on a tobacco farm…
BiographyDr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang
… Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was born in Durban , KwaZulu-Natal on 9 October 1940. She attended Inanda Seminary Secondary … in 1959, at the age of 19. Tshabalala…
The Battle of Square Hill
… Army Council via the Union Government. This was adopted on 20 September 1915, at a time when it is argued there was a … treated; as Smuts was apparently …