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BiographyRosamund Everard-Steenkamp
… spent in avantgarde circles in Paris. Her work was shown on the First Annual Exhibition of Contemporary National … could be called a picture" (The Cape, 18…
BiographyMike Terry
… British Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1975-1994. Terry died on 2 December 2008* after a heart attack in London. *Note: Some sources say he died on 2…
BiographyHermanus Lethebe
… As a result, huge demonstrations against the Act were held on Dingaan’s Day, 1929, (16 December – now Day of … in Johannesburg, Cape Town and in other…
BiographyRuben Xulu
… Ruben Xulu, born deaf on 10 May 1952 and attended school in Mgangatho from 1955 to … Bernard Gcwensa at Hiabisa mission station and embarked on a life-long…
BiographyPeter Hain
… Peter Gerald Hain was born on 16 February in 1950 in Nairobi Kenya but he grew up in … the South African Bureau of State Security framed him on a charge of…
Dr Aubrey Maitshwe Mokoape
… and sentenced in December 1976 to 6 years imprisonment, on Robben Island,in a trial (known as the Frelimo Trial) of … of Publications. He was banned and…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees … notorious anti-gay laws was introduced…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… years. No protection for those who had acquired interests on proclaimed (mining) land. Anti-Indian Legislation: The … African Teachers' Association. General…
ArchiveDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa: Memorial Service of Steve Mokone
… Steve Mokone, his love for football and his people. On the eve of his departure to Europe, he was approached by … in England, when he joined Coventry City in…
Down with Afrikaans - Oakes, D. (ed)(1988). Illustrated history of South Africa – The real story, Reader’s Digest story: Cape Town.
… Schuur Minute. 2. The final report of the Working Group on political offences dated 21 May 1990, as amended, was … governmental or otherwise, who committed…
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… who were recruited from throughout Southern Africa to work on the Mines and in Towns and Factories. They left their … Compound Manager who exercised total…
EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… On this day 1817, Cape Governor Lord Charles Somerset … unite and he and Ndlambe led about 6,000 men in an attack on Grahamstown in 1819, but the bullets did…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… Josiah Tshangana Gumede was born on 9th October 1867 in Healdtown Village, Fort Beaufort in … was the fouth president of the ANC in the late 1920s. On…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina Buenos Aires, 23 July 1998
… Houses of the Argentine Congress. It allows us to reflect on the aspirations our two peoples share, and on what we … rights in order to heal our nations;and…
BiographyActing Chief Moepadira Mphahlele
… Limpopo Province]to Msinga, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] on 19 February 1953. His order was withdrawn on 18 September 1962. … Contribution by Professor S. Badat…
BiographyChief Rabbi Israel Abrahams
… Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams was born on 12 March 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. He was the son of … Manchester (1933-37). He came to South Africa in 1937 and on…
BiographyGordon Mulholland
… Gordon Mulholland was born in Cape Town on 30 April 1921. His mother, Nell, a Cockney from the east … worked his way into the film industry through small…
BiographyMarlene van Niekerk
… Marlene van Niekerk was born in 1954, on a farm in Tygerhoek near Caledon. An outstanding … in Holland and obtained a Doctoral Degree with a thesis on the…
BiographyErrol T. Shanley
… ship of the Sugar Workers Union. Errol married Dorothy on 6 December 1941. In 1943 Errol failed in his bid to enter … Campaign , and the convening of…
BiographyNyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi
… Absolom Cindi was born in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg on 18th of August in 1950. Cindi began his primary education … labour for failing to show the…
BiographyJillian Edelstein
… in Perpignan in 1997, this award was for her work done on the Truth and Reconciliation commission in South Africa. … Museum, Johannesburg'. Since 2002 she…
BiographyMohammed Valli Moosa
… of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC). Moosa served on the executive committee of the congress. In 1983, with the … escape detention by working from…
BiographyDr Silas Modiri Molema
… the primary focus was the history of the Batswana. On his return to South Africa he commenced his practice in … Molema is the author of some useful pamphlets…
BiographyAmina Desai
… which they traced back to Desai. Following Timol’s arrest, on 23 October, 1971, at 3am, in the early hours of the … and the South African Communist Party …
BiographyChief Justice Arthur Chaskalson
… Justice Arthur Chaskalson was born in Johannesburg on 24 November 1931. In 1952 he graduated from the University … Assembly, was a member of the Technical…
BiographyStrinivasa “Strini” Moodley
… Strinivasa "Strini" Moodley was born on 29 October 1946 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He … (PAC) after the Sharpeville Massacre had an impact on…
BiographyBilly Modise
… Billy Modise was born on 8 December 1930 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now … of Fort Hare to study medicine. It was while he was on his way to Fort…
Alexander Macaulay Jabavu
… . After studying at Lovedale, he taught briefly, then on his father's death in 1921 took over Imvo Zabantsundu, … his brother, D. D. T. Jabavu , was…
BiographyMuntu Myeza
… Muntu Myeza was born on 3 December 1950 to Jacob and Julia Myeza in Natal where he … Police Jimmy Kruger reacted by imposing a nationwide ban on the rallies…
BiographyHermione Stephanie Lombard Faure
… Stephanie Faure was born on 9 September 1894 in Pretoria. She was the daughter of … Lauwerijs at the Royal Flemish Conservatoire of Music. On completion of…