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BiographyJohn Ronald Tolkien
… Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State on 3 January 1892. After his father died, Tolkien and his mother went to England settling in…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… major attack. In 1978-1979 they launched surprise attacks on the South African Defence Force. The warfare escalated … place in 1981. An estimated 10,000…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… into Xhosa - an event that had an important influence on subsequent writers whether they wrote in English or Xhosa. … cause in France during World War I,…
BiographyThomas Trevor (Tommy) Motswai
… Tommy Motswai was born on 27 May 1963 in Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf he … and successful artist portraying the world around him on paper with…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
… of a set of conflicting living conditions and outlooks on life which seriously hamper South Africa's progress to … individuals in it are but tiny organisms…
Chapter 3
… false than this ridiculous picture of heroic resistance on the part of the English to the irresistible tide of … and suggestions provided they are made in…
BiographyAhmed Timol
… Ahmed Timol was born in Breyton, Transvaal on 3 November 1941 to Haji Yusuf Ahmed Timol and Hawa Ismail … paper, but Timol refused to cooperate with the…
BiographyJohannes Jane Tane Kekana
… the area of the present-day Potgietersrus. Sources differ on the reasons for this move. According to … moved southward from Moletlane and settled at…
BiographyBasil Lewis (Dolly) D’Oliveira
… Basil D’Oliveira (Dolly) was born on 4 October 1931, in Signal Hill, Cape Town of … he played cricket for his father’s club, St Augustine’s on an open field…
BiographyJohn Kgwana Nkadimeng
… (SACTU), which was formed in March 1955. Nkadimeng served on SACTU's 19-person executive committee and in October was … their family and lived in very…
Communique of the Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC, presented by O. R. Tambo at a Press Conference, Lusaka 25 June, 1985
… Conference of the ANC has taken place. It opened on June 16th, the ninth anniversary of the Soweto uprising of … to a scale unknown in our experience. It is…
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… Sterkspruit in the former Transkei (now Eastern Province) on 2 September 1947. He studied at the University of the … activists, Mapetla was again detained…
BiographyJohanna Catharina Cornelius
… Johanna was born in Licthtenburg on 27 February 1912 to an Afrikaner family where she grew up. … in the Union and was arrested in 1932 during a strike. On…
Samuel Malinga
… care unit of the Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzberg on 22 February 1977.He had been detained at his home in Soweto on 31 January 1977 and taken to…
Elias Monare
… Town, Benoni’ in the Transvaal [now Gauteng], was banished on 25 April 1955 at the age of 31 to ‘Glen Red [Glen Road]’ … an association, ‘Leihlo la Motse’ …
BiographyNorman Catherine
… 1969. This exhibition consisted of oil paintings on wood, bone, wire and an assortment of found objects. The … in 1969, Catherine began collaborating with…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… burden of disabilities. They are discriminated against on the grounds of both sex and race. The two kinds of … who had once tended to their farms and lived…
Edward Mzolo
… Mr Edward Mzolo,aged 40, who died on 9th October 1976,was the third person to die at the Johannesburg Fort in 2 weeks. No details are available on the date…
BiographyJean van der Poel
… Jean van der Poel was born in Cape Town in 1904, and went on to become a prominent historian. Her studies began at the … by the Donald Currie Memorial…
BiographyCharles Makhohliso
… the official leader when they sung Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. On 5 December 1956, Makhohliso was arrested on charges of treason and flown in a military aircraft…
PlaceSimon's Town, Cape Peninsula
… place in an Annexure of the Naval Museum in Simon’s Town on Saturday 20 July. Naval Base- Simon’s Town is also South … Town. Simon’s Town blaze:…
Archive2015 - President Zuma, Response to the State of the Nation Address, 19 February 2015
… Delivered by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday in response to the State of the Nation Address … system of colonialism and apartheid. They devoted their lives…
EventP.W. Botha becomes Prime Minister
… been an article of faith for the National Party (NP) since 1948. The new prime minister told his fellow Whites that they …
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,…
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…
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…
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…