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BiographyCijimpi Mnyandu
… other members of the community delegation but was the only one permitted entry. He was told, ‘This is the paper, and you … He allegedly also told his fellow…
BiographyEnver Hassim
… Enver Hassim was born in the Transvaal, where he was part of a large family, with two brothers and four sisters. … handwriting; it was as “methodical as his…
BiographyBerni Searle
… ‘feminist artist statement’ as such. Being a woman is only one aspect of who I am.” This aversion to being strictly … suggesting trauma, or damage. The…
BiographyHendrik Jacobus (Kobie) Coetsee
… State. His father, Johannes, was a printer, and had only one child with is wife, Josephine, nee van Zyl. He went to … 2 sons. While qualifying as an attorney…
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
… implements company. At the same time, he was a part-time sportswriter for the Graphic , earning ten … aspects of theatre. Govender had written a story, on…
BiographyJabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo
… arrested again and charged with public violence for his part in student and worker strikes. Mzala attended the … Nxumalo received military training in Angola…
BiographyLeo Rbc Francois
… they came to nothing. His death in 1938 marked the end of one era and the start of a new with the founding of the New … in the insurance business in East…
Oral history interview with I.B. Tabata and Jane Gool [Part 10 of 10]
… Oral history interview with I.B. Tabata and Jane Gool [Part 10 of 10] …
BiographyZainunnisa “Cissie” Gool
… Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool was born in Cape Town in 1897. One of South Africa's most popular and renowned female … Cape Town, then in 1962 a law degree which…
BiographyCheryl Carolus
… and was involved in the 1981 school boycotts, taking part in grassroots organisations. In 1981, she registered at … magisterial area of Wynberg and was not…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
… examination in Durban in 1939, at Sastri College, the one of only two high schools available for South Africans of … Indian community turned out in numbers…
BiographyFrederick Hutchinson Page
… is best-known for his eerie images which, according to one critic, have made him known as ‘a kind of Hitchcock among … in an orphanage in Dundee. As an adult…
BiographyGraeme Pollock
… apartheid policies as it referred to cricket. Pollock took part in the protest where all the players walked off after one ball and issued a joint statement: …
BiographyFrederik Willem de Klerk
… is Dr Willem (Wimpie) de Klerk, a political analyst and one of the founders of the Democratic Party . After … in Vereeniging. During this time, he played an…
BiographyBenjamin Ulenga
… international trade union movement as far as we could. ” Part of this work involved making international connections, … General of the MUN, which was founded…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… to becoming a member of the Technical committee of MK. One of their first successful attacks was the Victoria Street … harshest of sentences. Babenia was…
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… commander in the field. Subsequently, Hertzog became one of the signatories to the peace treaty of Vereeniging at … caused an uproar amongst teachers who…
BiographyKay Hassan
… His cousin, William Shibambo, worked as artist on a part-time basis. Painting and drawing images classified as … in theatre, music and poetry, as well as…
BiographyLeo Marquard
… Marquard became the organization’s founding president. One of Marquard students was Bram Fischer whom he recruited … organization’s magazine. During this…
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
… national executive committee member. In 1967 Erasmus was part of the delegation from TUCSA to meet with the Minister … was married to Magdalena Pelser and…
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… in Orlando West, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 1976 uprising against the … the rising tension among Soweto's school…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… Thus, the content of Dhlomo’s work was perceived as part of a “Black elite”. Couzens and Visser note: ‘In the … an accomplished musician, and sportsman…
One-day general strike takes place in Port Elizabeth to protest police attacks in Kimberley and East London which resulted in t
… One-day general strike takes place in Port Elizabeth to …
James Thompson Bain, Scottish engineer, labour leader and editor who was one of the most militant labour leaders during the 191
… Bain, Scottish engineer, labour leader and editor who was one of the most militant labour leaders during the 191 …
Forty-five African leaders (and one Indian) from South Africa meet in Lobatsi, Bechuanaland (27-28 October), to make plans to s
… Forty-five African leaders (and one Indian) from South Africa meet in Lobatsi, Bechuanaland …
Sixty-one White South Africans, mainly from the Afrikaans community, meet the ANC in Dakar (9-12 July), in search of a democrat
… Sixty-one White South Africans, mainly from the Afrikaans …
Dora Bloch, one of the elderly British hostages taken on hijacked Flight 139 (an Air France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens
… Dora Bloch, one of the elderly British hostages taken on hijacked Flight …
Johannes Jacobus Janse (Lang Hans) van Rensburg, leader of one of the early Voortrekker treks, is born at the Sundays River,
… Johannes Jacobus Janse (Lang Hans) van Rensburg, leader of one of the early Voortrekker treks, is born at the Sundays …
In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country’s history, women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to pres
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country’s …
Twelve Africans (eleven men and one woman) appear in court in Pretoria accused of setting up a transport route to smuggle recru
… Twelve Africans (eleven men and one woman) appear in court in Pretoria accused of setting up …