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EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… the seat of the South African government and is situated in the capital city, Pretoria, now known as Tshwane. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker in 1908…
BiographyJanet Mary Cherry
… Janet Mary Cherry was born in 1961 in Cape Town , where she was raised. Janet comes from … the Wages Commission, doing support work for independent black…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… Omar Badsha was born in Durban, Natal (now known as KwaZulu-Natal) in June 1945. … the Bantu, Indian, Coloured Arts Group (BICA), the first black arts group…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… Oppressed people in South Africa have always associated the history of the … of such practices as apartheid in South Africa, where black men and women are…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1980 - 1989 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1980 Darul Quraan … as the main sources of religious experience; * establish…
The American ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th
… ship the Hercules is lost off the coast of Kaffraria in one of the worst storms in the history of navigation in th …
BiographyEnos Mabuza
… Emjindini secondary School and got his Junior Certificate in 1957. He went on to obtain a Primary Teacher’s Certificate at the Evangelical Teacher’s Training…
Conclusion: A Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… In all countries where market-assisted land reforms have been … has gone before. In the course of colonial expansion in SA, millions of people were uprooted…
BiographyAbdullah Ibrahim
… musician, Abdullah Ibrahim was born on the 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa. Born Adolph Johannes Brand, he … it’s happening’” which became an off…
BiographyErnest Cole
… was born on 21 March 1940 as Ernest Levi Tsoloane Kole, in Eersterust, Pretoria. He left school when Bantu Education … Sunday Express . Cole was therefore…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, became a British colony in 1890. A number of civil unrests occurred during this time. … (ZANU) and Zimbabwe African People's…
BiographyNimrod Sekeramane Nathale
… Nimrod Sekeramane Sejake was born on 8 August 1920 in Evaton, south of Johannesburg, to Basotho parents. He … Europe to speak at public meetings on the…
ArchiveEducation and race relations in South Africa: the interaction of educational policies and race relations in South Africa
… This is the eleventh address in Heornle Memorial Lecture series delivered by T.B. Davie, … and national policies have influenced higher education in South…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… and further away from Cape Town, eastwards and northwards, in search of land to live and farm on. As they moved, the … Trekboers or Boers, made contact with…
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…
BiographyMiriam Tlali
… Miriam Tlali was born in Doornfontein in Johannesburg , Transvaal ( Gauteng ). She grew up in … Arts, Culture, Science and Technology for being the first…
BiographyTaubie Kushlick
… Rarely in realms beyond the scope of politics does one encounter … disastrous was Taubie's only attempt to join the tide of black South African theatre…
BiographyLewis Nkosi
… Lewis Nkosi was born in Chesterville, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal and was educated at … schools before enrolling at M. L. Sultan Technical College in Durban…
BiographyPambani Jeremiah Mzimba
… Pambani Jeremiah Mzimba was born in the 1850s at Ngqakayi in the Eastern Cape. His father, Ntibane Mzimba, was educated … in 1875 was ordained as the first…
EventMore than 2,250 people are arrested in the township of Sebokeng
… Police arrested 2,300 people in the township of Sebokeng in the Vaal in what was believed to be the biggest raid against black people living in the townships…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… his father was the chief of a small agricultural village in Gatundu Division, Kiambu District ”” one of five … to be returned Improved educational…
ArchiveAn African woman: unite in a common ideal: the total liberation of Africa
… Cream, orange and black poster. Title in three languages. Artwork of women, holding guns, over a … An African woman: unite in a common ideal: the total…
EventRobert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years
… leader Robert Mugabe returned to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years. Mugabe had been trying to gather … Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic…
ArticleGrade 12 - Forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1970s
… important to note that South African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much … was like in the 1960s. This will help…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… The Role of the media The media played a significant role in highlighting the activities of vigilantes and political … African Government was held…
BiographyNoria Mabasa
… Noria Mabasa was born May 10, 1938 in Xigalo in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. She received formal … to venture into woodcarving. Her skill made her…
ArchiveChapter 2 Respect for all, Childhood in Cape Town, 1933 – 1949 by Denis Goldberg
… “Oh, then just say it,” she said, her hands deep in soapy washing-up water. “But, Mum, you’ve got to hold the … together with miners from England who brought…
ArchiveMinutes of meeting held to discuss the critical housing shortage in Grahamstown's townships
… Extract from Minutes of a meeting held by Black Sash to discuss housing problems in Grahamstown's Coloured and Black residential townships … of meeting held…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: ITS INTERNATIONAL IMPACT [1] All national … and White, courted imprisonment – the impact on the Black people in the United…
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
… who was successively jailed, banned and exiled to Britain in Pretoria in the early 1960s died peacefully on 8 … citadel of apartheid, fighting for civil…