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BiographyGerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen
Gerrit Viljoen was born in Cape Town on 11 September 1926 to Helena and Hendrik Geldenhuys Viljoen. At the time of his birth his father was the editor of…
BiographyJo Thorpe
Jo Thorpe was born in 1921, in Fishoek in Cape Town. She grew up in Mooi River and completed her high school education at Pietermaritzburg Girls High School…
BiographyThozamile Richard (Thozi) Gqweta
Thozamile Richard (Thozi) Gqweta was born in Peelton near King Williamstown 1952.The son of a railway worker.He obtained his matric at Mzomhle High School in…
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
Derek Andre Hanekom was born on 13th January 1953 in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van Riebeeck in 1970 before…
BiographyReverend Walker Stanley Gawe
Walker Stanley Gawe was born in 1899 on 30 November in the Herschel district of the Cape, where both his parents were teachers. He attended St. Matthew's…
BiographyRahima Moosa
Rahima Moosa was born in the Strand, Cape Town on 14 October 1922. She attended Trafalgar High School in Cape Town. As a teenager, Rahima and her identical…
BiographyWilliam Stewart Ainslie
William Stewart (Bill) Ainslie was born on 10 April 1934 in Bedford (Eastern Cape). Studied at the university of Natal, Pietermartizburg (BA) 1952-1955 and (BA…
BiographyDr Hersheela Narsee
Hersheela Narsee was born in Durban on the 23 of March 1956. Narsee grew up in a family of eight children. She attended the Gandhi Desai High School from 1967…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… South Africa Act. 2. The repeal of the Native Lands Act of 1913. 3. The self-determination of the Bantu and other …
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… his wife towards and passes his London matric examination. 1913 Moroka attends medical school in Edinburgh. 1918 He …
ArchiveHamba kahle qhawe: Beyers Naude 1915-2004
Gold, brown, blue and cream poster. Photograph of Beyers Naude 1915 - 2004.
ArchiveSecond Definitive Series 1993-10-01: butterflies
White background with artwork of outlines of butterflies on it. Coloured replicas of postage stamps of butterflies, issued in 1993. Windhoek, Namibia.
ArchiveRecent developments in South Africa: 1981-1983
Compilation of press reports on South Africa for the period 1981 to 1983 compiled by the African National Congress Departments of International Affairs and the…
ArchiveFood And Canning Workers Union 1983 Calendar
A1 red and black on white, litho; graphics of Elizabeth Mofokeng, Neil Aggett, Oscar Mpetha, Ray Alexander; Text: Food and Canning Workers Union; African Food…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… passivity. He condemned discriminatory laws, including the 1913 Land Act, and called for African unity, through the …
Bantu Women’s League
… for the repeal of the pass laws. There was no response. In 1913 a group of women led by Charlotte Maxeke burned their …
BiographySamuel Makama Martin Masabalala
Samuel Makama Martin Masabalala was born in 6th December 1877, in Uniondale in the Cape and was educated in Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth. He worked for some…
BiographyMargaret Roach Killie Campbell
Margaret Roach Campbell (Killie Campbell) was born at Mount Edgecombe on 9 September 1881, the second of four children of the Natal senator and sugar magnate,…
BiographyRev. Theo Kotze
The Reverend Theo Kotze was born at the Heads in Knysna, Cape Province (now Western Cape) on 19 May 1920.Kotze came from Afrikaaner stock. His father, a lawyer…
BiographyMolly Fischer
Susanna Johanna Fischer (nee Krige) was born on the 23rd of February, 1908 on the family’s smallholding in Silverton, near Pretoria. Her father, P.S. ‘Tottie’…
BiographyAbram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
Abram Onkgopotse Ramothibi Tiro was born on 9 November 1947 in Dinokana, a small village near Zeerust North West Province, South Africa. His parents, now late,…
BiographyMarion Gill
Marion Gill was born in 1879, United Kingdom. She lived in SA from 1924 to 1957. She first studied at the Slade School of Art, London, and at the Art School in…
BiographyGertrud Theiler
Gertrud Theiler was the youngest daughter of sir Arnold Theiler KCMG, founder and first director of the Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, and his wife, Emma…
Louis Charles George 'Loet' Douwes-Dekker
Louis Charles George Douwes-Dekker was born on 22 October in 1936,Indonesia Asia.His parents were scientists,he spent four years in a Japanese concentration…
BiographyDr Mathume Joseph “Joe” Phaahla
Mathume Joseph Phaahla was born on 11 July 1957 in Ga-Phaahla, Limpopo. Phaahla studied for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… of increased rural impoverishment as a result of the 1913 Land Act , the war led to rapid urbanisation and the …
ArticleThe Influenza epidemic
… For Africans the epidemic came after the hardships of the 1913 Land Act, war-time inflation, the droughts of 1914-1916, …
Collection of flyers, posters and buttons that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
A collection of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
A collection of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial
BiographyNgugi wa Thiong’o
The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He was born James wa Thiong’o Ngugi in Limuru, Kenya on…