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BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
Kgosi[Chief] Abram Ramotshere Pogiso Moiloa, a key figure in the Bahurutshe resistance of the 1950s, took office in 1932 at the age of 22. He went up ‘to…
BiographyPitso John Mosimane
… Pitso John Mosimane was born on 26 July 1964 in Kagiso Township in the Krugersdorp area, west …
BiographyEric Miller
… human rights and social development. He has worked in over 26 African countries, plus many others further afield, …
BiographyJoseph Sallie Molefi
Joseph Sallie Poonyane Molefi ‘was born in 1930 at Winburg in the Orange Free State and attended St. Peter’s School in Johannesburg, matriculating in 1948.’ He…
BiographyHarold Strachan
Robert Harold Lundie "Jock" Strachan was born in 1925 in Pretoria. He obtained a BA (FA) from the University of Pretoria, and won an Emma Smith Scholarship to…
BiographyJonas Dinous Matlou
Jonas Dinous Matlou was born 2 June 1920 in Diepsloot north of Johannesburg. He became an early member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)…
BiographyOscar Hollander
… Exhibitor on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898 - 1950: 1917: SASA Art Exh., MH, City Hall, Darling St., 7 Feb. …
BiographyJacob Dumdum Nyaose
Jacob Dumdum Nyaose was born about 1920 at Port Shepstone in Natal, the son of a Zulu seaman who belonged to the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union…
George John Golding
George John Golding was born in 1906 in Ladismith in the Cape, he attended Zonnebloem College and became a teacher and school principal in Oudtshoon,Heidelberg…
ArchiveVisit of His Excellency Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to South West Africa/Namibia: 25-26 August 1983
… of the United Nations, to South West Africa/Namibia: 25-26 August 1983 …
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT OF UGANDA Kampala, 26 January 1998
… OF THE NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT OF UGANDA Kampala, 26 January 1998 …
The SA rugby team beats the British 26-12 in the first test of the series. S.C. Louw scores SA’s 100th try.
… The SA rugby team beats the British 26-12 in the first test of the series. S.C. Louw scores SA’s …
The NP serves legal papers on the Commission giving notice of a High Court application to be heard on 26 August 1997. The appli
… giving notice of a High Court application to be heard on 26 August 1997. The appli …
The Springboks beat the All Blacks in the Vodacom Tri-Nations match 40-26 at a packed Ellis Park, perhaps inspired by the atten
… beat the All Blacks in the Vodacom Tri-Nations match 40-26 at a packed Ellis Park, perhaps inspired by the atten …
Message from the President of South Africa to the AAM Archives Committee Symposium held at South Africa House, London, 25-26 June 1999
… Committee Symposium held at South Africa House, London, 25-26 June 1999 …
Sir George Cathcart, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape (31 March 1852-26 May 1854), is defeated when he attack Moshes
… governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape (31 March 1852-26 May 1854), is defeated when he attack Moshes …
BiographyKesval “Kay” Moonsamy
Kesval “Kay” Moonsamy was born on 5 July 1926. He was active in the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) from the mid-1940s onward. In the early 1950s he served as…
BiographyPeter Nkutsoeu Raboroko
… this period he taught in Johannesburg, and between 1950 and 1952 he was the vice-president of the Transvaal …
BiographyHonorine Margaret Withers
… Cape, 1956. EAiMtor on SASA-reldted exhibitions c. 1898- 1950: 1921: SASA 20th Annual Exh. (venue not stated) Mar. (no …
BiographyPierre Jacy Fourie
… Pierre Jacy Fourie was born on 26 June 1943 in Malvern, Johannesburg. He was the first …
BiographyBlanche la Guma
… and could be relied upon to do a job of work.” In 1950 she took up nursing at St Monica’s Home, the first …
BiographyJürgen Schadeberg
… apprentice for the German Press Agency for two years. In 1950, at the age of 19, he moved to South Africa to join his …
BiographyLillian Diedericks
… Pretoria in opposition to the discriminatory pass laws of 1950, which stipulated that Black people (including women for …
BiographyAdams Farid Ahmed
Born in 30 November 1933, in India he came to South Africa with his family in June 1935. Adams joined South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the South…
BiographyZainunnisa “Cissie” Gool
… communist under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 . …
BiographySylvester Stein
Sylvester Stein was born on 25 December in 1920 in Cape Town, and was brought up in Durban. He studied engineering at Howard College in Natal before serving in…
BiographyTheophilus Dymond Field
… Vitae Exhibitor on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898 - 1950: 1917: SASA Art Exh., MH, City Had, Darling St., 7 …
Dan Tloome
Born in the Orange Free State, Tloome became involved in trade union work in the 1930s and joined the Communist Party. In 1941 he was chosen vice-president of…
BiographyJonas Mosa Gwangwa
… by Alto Saxophonist Kippie Moeketsi. He then joined the 1950’s band The Epistles as a trombonist. The band helped him …
BiographyZachius Botlhoko Molete
… parentage. His father was a teacher. He spent 1949 and 1950 at Kroonstad High School, where he was drawn into Youth …