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BiographyWinston Churchill Masakeng Saoli
… Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli was born on 3 January 1950 in the town of Acornhoek, Eastern … Legae at the art centre in July 1968, when they commented on…
BiographyKate O’Regan
… was also an advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) on land claims legislation, and to the National Manpower Commission on gender equality law. She…
BiographyMagnus Malan
… Magnus Malan was born in Pretoria on 30 January 1930. His father, Avril Ire de Merindol, was a … Anton Lubowski. Outside South Africa, he deployed troops on…
BiographyJohann Christiaan Kriegler
… was appointed a Justice of the Constitutional Court on its foundation in 1994, a position he held until 2002. He … and international judicial missions and…
BiographyJoyce Sikhakhane-Rankin
… at the University of the Witwatersrand who concentrated on writing; he also wrote a Zulu-English dictionary. Her … Joyce wrote to theWorld newspaper for a…
PlaceSouth African College High School
… Table Mountain and Devils peak. The school prides itself on the balanced education it provides, the world-class facilities on offer, the fact that SACS men…
BiographyGerard Moerdyk
… Monument in Pretoria, some churches and public buildings. On churches he replaced the traditional crucifix with an … and Cape Dutch gables. He is well known…
55. S.A.I.C. deputation sees the Minister of the Interior, 1925
… Congress met the Minister of the Interior in Pretoria on 16 November 1925. They opposed the Areas Reservation and … of the Interior, and begs to submit to…
BiographySir Sydney Kentridge
… African forces in World War II for four years and went on to attend Exeter College in Oxford on an ex-serviceman’s grant, receiving first-class honours in ……
BiographyJosephine Ethel (Josie) Wood
… Josephine Ethel (Josie) Wood was born on 22 January 1874 in Grahamstown . She was one of the six … for an extended tour of England and Europe in 1909. On her…
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
… found Abraham “guilty” of eighteen charges of misconduct.’ On 22 March 1957, the government issued Notice No. 421 … his women to present themselves at the…
BiographyDavid Sibeko
… David Maphgumzana Sibeko was born on 26 August 1938 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg . He received … was subsequently sent to the People's Republic of China on a…
BiographyNimrod Sekeramane Nathale
… Nimrod Sekeramane Sejake was born on 8 August 1920 in Evaton, south of Johannesburg, to Basotho … ANC proclaimed the Freedom Charter at Kliptown. Speaking on…
BiographyDr. Susan Vosloo
… first heart transplant when she was 33 years old, and went on to work at the Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, focusing on paediatric heart surgery. …
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… World War alerted many to the horrific consequences of war on the dignity and lives of people, including those not necessarily … for humanitarian conduct…
EventThe UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing
… On 21 December 1988, the Pan Am Flight 103 was flying its … when it was destroyed by a bomb. All passengers and crew on board were killed, as were eleven…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", … mixed feelings. The building’s name was officially changed on Wednesday as part of the…
BiographyPeter (Petrus) Nchabeleng
… was convicted of sabotage in 1962 and served eight years on Robben Island. He died in detention on 11 April 1986, a day after he was detained in Lebowa. He …
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… Ashley Kriel was born on the 17 October 1966 to Ivy and Melvin Kriel. He has two … up in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. Bonteheuwel is a township on the Cape Flats…
ArchiveThe Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… poster. Artwork and accounts of difficulties in the lives of these children. …
Archive1994 - President Mandela, State Of the Nation Address, 24 May 1994 (After National Elections)
… sun at Nyanga is everywhere the child grown to a man treks on through all Africa the child grown to a giant journeys … still make great demands on the…
BiographyParamount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo
… Paramount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo was born on 25 November 1928. His father died suddenly some five … court and forced the issue. He was duly circumcised, and…
BiographyBishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba
… Stanley Mmutlanyane Mogoba was born on 29 March 1933 outside Polokwane, Limpopo. He was the last … for a Teacher’s Diploma. At the college Mogoba served on…
BiographyElizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams
… Liz Adriana Abrahams (nee Joseph) was born on 19 September 1925 in Paarl , in the Western Cape . She was … at age 14 in 1940, after finishing standard 6. …
The Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… artwork by children and stories of difficulties in their lives. Calendar for 1990. …
ArchiveThe Open School childrens art calendar 1990
… 1990 Calendar. Artwork and accounts of problems in the lives of these children. …
Leonora van den Heever
… in 1926 but attended school in Bloemfontein . She went on to complete her MA in English at the University of … to the Bench in Kimberley . In 1979 she began…
BiographyJameson Gilbert Coka
… Jameson Gilbert Coka was born in 1910 on a white farm near Vryheid, Natal, the son of a … a local ICU leader in Vryheid. But Kadalie's star was on the wane…
Address by Nelson Mandela at the Funeral of Adelaide Tambo, 10 February 2007
… with our hearts heavy in mourning as we lay a wreath on the grave of one so special to that generation and to … has lost a stalwart, one who represented that…
ArchiveWelcome Home Comrade Oscar
… photo Oscar Mpetha; text: Welcome Home Comrade Oscar; ANC Lives …