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Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
… and the neighbourhood because this is one of the regions on our continent where we are faced with the major task of … we have an army of millions of…
BiographyDaniel Kunene
… On 27 May 2016, surrounded by his beloved family, Kunene died … old. [i] Daniel Kunene was born in Edenvale, South Africa on 13 April 1923 to Ephraim and…
BiographyPaul Ramotsoane Mosaka
… He was arrested and later released from prison. On 26 September, 1943 Mosaka, in conjunction with senator … strict African nationalist view, the ADP was…
BiographyEphraim Mojalefa Ngatane
… formed the focus of his work. Eventually, Ngatane went on to teach at the centre. Figure 1: Old Orlando, 1969 Oil on masonite. Source: Neglected tradition…
BiographyAndrew Murray
… Andrew Murray was born in Graaff-Reneit on 9 May 1828, the second child of Andrew Murray senior. He … rejected by the Cape Synod. Murray entered a plea…
BiographyBusisiwe Victoria Mhlongo
… Mhlongo, popularly known as Busi Mhlongo, was born on 28 October 1947 at Inanda, near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. … and composer whose music defies…
BiographyJob Patja Kekana
… Jon Patja Kekana was born on 1 January 1916. He grew up on a rural homestead outside of Potgietersrus, now known as … Sir John Cass College in London. At the…
BiographyNgoako David Thebehali
… David Thebehali was born on 3 June 1938 in Orlando East, Soweto . His parents were … he was a pupil at St. Mary’s school in Orlando and went on to attend St…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… arrived in South Africa from Lithuania at the age of six, on the eve of the First World War, and his mother, Ray, had … working as a law professor and legal…
BiographyAbdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat
… Docrat was born in the village of Kathor, India on 15 September 1915. His grandfather was a pioneering … became known as the Ginger Group. This group then…
BiographyViola Hashe
… Hashe became involved in the labour movement early on in her life. In the early 1950s she was elected Assistant … (ANC) in the early 1950s. In 1953 and 1954…
BiographyVictoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge
… marrying Griffiths Mxenge . Her husband was imprisoned on Robben Island not long after their marriage. She completed … When her husband was murdered in…
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… Bertha Gxowa was born on the 28th of November 1934, in Germiston Location where she … worker who had become the first Black person to work on the cutting…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… the seat of government of ZAR 1864 First Raadsaal erected on the corner of Market and Church streets. Pretorius elected … commissioned for use. Prior to this…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… and arts patron Vernon Shearer specified his perspective on the larger social implications of the show in his opening … class.’ (Francois 1971) East London…
BiographyCharles Nupen
… Charles Nupen was born on 19 June 1950 in Durban. After starting a medical degree at … that his lecturer Rick Turner “Had a huge influence on my thinking…
BiographyBongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
… Bongiwe Dhlomo was born on 25 June 1956 in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, and grew up in … at the FUBA Gallery until mid-1985. She then moved on to the Goodman…
BiographyCedric Nunn
… Cedric Nunn was born in Nongoma, Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) on 22 December 1957. He attended the Little Flower School in … Woman" exhibition in 1984. His work…
BiographyJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
… only way forward. At a Special Conference called by SACTU on job reservation, Gaetsewe spoke at length about having … to organise mineworkers at a time when…
BiographyNorman Stewart Middleton
… the country’s freedom in 1994. The South African Council on Sport (SACOS) was founded in 1973 when nine non-racial … mandate by the SASF and Sacos to inform…
BiographyMichael Alan Harmel
… Michael Alan Harmel was born on 7th of February in 1915 in Johannesburg ,to Irish … arrest and ultimately house arrest before going into exile on the orders…
BiographyZephania ‘Zeph’ Lekoane Mothopeng
… Zephania ‘Zeph’ Lekoane Mothopeng, was born on 10 September 1913, in the Orange Free State (now Free … acted as chairman at the inaugural conference of the…
2003 New Year Message, 30 December 2002
… peace and stability and bring prosperity into their lives. We must continue our work in assisting them to reach … of ordinary people trying to do good things…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… a skill which he learnt by helping them.His grandmother on his mother’s side lived in that area. When a section of … concerned with broader political issues…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… the mid-eighteenth century. Other leaders were Piet Rooi, Jan Kupido, Klaas Lukas and Pofadder. Klaas Lukas, who had … close made it easy for Korana 'raider'…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church Umtata, 18 September 1994
… their academic and moral teachings could not be trampled on. We who passed through them will not forget the excellent … that our transition achieves the…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… I am one among millions who have dedicated their lives to the service of mankind, who have given time, … Declaration of Human Rights which the UN had adopted…
Hendrik Verwoerd: 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web), 20 September 2016
… of National Party Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd on the floor of the House of Assembly in Parliament, Cape … was not able to put in practice) and then…
Chapter eight - Conclusion
… class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Gomas died on the morning of Wednesday 25 April 1979 two weeks after his … life". District six, where he spent…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 3 April 1994
… mouth, and taught them saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, 4.Blessed are … heartfelt greetings of the entire…