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ArchiveA Savage War of Peace
… July and September 1990 nearly 800 people lost their lives in clashes between resident, Inkatha and the security …
ArchiveReggie Vandeyar: Portrait of a Revolutionary by Ismail Vadi
… by Ismail Vadi is part of the South African History Online Lives of Courage Series …
Address at the National Youth Day Celebrations, 16 June 2002
… youth of South Africa marched in all parts of the country on a lonely journey for a better education, a transformed … day, we salute them, the children of…
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… impossible for officials to issue appropriate warnings. On 15 December 1998 storms in the Eastern Cape unleashed … hailstorms, rainsqualls and lightning,…
BiographyShanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo
… (Roy), was born in Pretoria , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) on 6 March 1935. She spent her childhood with her maternal … a job in Vanguard, a small bookshop…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… of South African Women (FEDSAW) . FEDSAW was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg. It was the brainchild of … 1990. In 1991, Nontsikelelo Albertina was…
BiographyVincent Baloyi
… Vincent Baloyi was born on 4 February 1954 in Newclare, Johannesburg. Baloyi first … him at the YWCA in Dube, Soweto. In 1974 Baloyi embarked on the two-year…
BiographyMthuthuzeli Tom
… Mthuthuzeli Tom was born on 7 September 1959, in the village of Mpongo outside East … Workers Union (NAWU), became involved as an organiser on the factory…
BiographyNyiko Floyd Shivambu
… Nyiko Floyd Shivambu was born on 1 January 1983 in Malamulele, Northern Transvaal (now … compensation. Shivambu is a member of the Joint Committee on Ethics…
BiographyRamnie Dinat
… Congress leaflets, she was knocked down and stepped on by a constable. She married Mohamed Ismail (“Issy”) Dinat who was detained on 9 December 1964 and held…
BiographyEsme Bodenstein
… Esme Bodenstein was born on 6 July 1929 in Johannesburg . She trained as a … conference. She married Professor Dr (hc) Denis Goldberg on 9 April 1954. In…
BiographyJames “Sofasonke” Mpanza
… into a cultlike organization for the contesting of seats on the Orlando advisory board. Jailed for murder in 1914, he … from the slums of Orlando, to set up…
BiographySefako Mapogo Makgatho
… undertaken. The last decade of the 19th century brought on new challenges. Whereas the 1880s were marked by attempts … subsequent penetration of colonial…
BiographyStephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
… Paul Kruger is believed to have been born on 10 October 1825 on his grandfather's farm, Bulhoek, in the Cradock district, … after this, he and his family…
ArchiveThe Way History is taught in South Africa is ahistorical, – and that’s a problem by Natasha Robinson (theconversation.com), 7 June 2018
… historian. The second is to develop identity, with a focus on pan-Africanism and nation building. The third is about … own social reality. One Xhosa-speaking…
PlaceSabie Sands Game Reserve
… animal of the 'Big 5' and NOT OFTEN SPOTTED, when going on a game drive in the reserve. Sabi Sands offers the … in the Area, a reliable source of water was…
BiographyMartin Plaut
… Plaut. His father was a furniture designer who had a shop on the Cape Town Foreshore [Plaut Interior Design] and his … from the University of the…
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… was continued by a series of 20 drawings based on the death of Biko. His works around this time give … a control that was hidden behind the benefits bestowed…
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… uprising in Johannesburg. He assembled a private army on the Pitsani Strip which was now under the control of the … superior Boer forces forced him and his…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
… (NGOs) in the 1980s, with her primary focus being on issues that affected Black communities and women in … of America (USA). Although her career has largely…
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
… Poomoney Moodley was born in Mooi River , Natal on 28 June 1926 to Ramsamy Dharamalingam Moodley and … at the Fosa in 1945 at the age of 19. She then went on…
BiographyTheophilus Doctorson Khumalo
… also known as “16 Valve” was born in Soweto, Johannesburg on 26 June 1967. His father Eliakim “Pro” Khumalo, was a … player was with Swallows Reserves in…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
… The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at requesting slaves for the settlement from the Heren XVII…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… form a new body. The Natal Indian Organisation was founded on 4 May 1947 Durban. Then, on 11 September 1948 a national body, the South African Indian…
BiographyRashid Lombard
… (now Gqeberha), Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) on 10 April 1951. In 1962, his family relocated to Cape Town … dedication to promoting jazz music, which…
BiographyDr Nomava Eslinah Shangase
… Nomava Eslinah Shangase was born in Pondoland on 9 May 1931. Shangase qualified as a nurse at King Edward … and the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO…
BiographyMichael Sedgwick
… Michael Sedgwick was born on the 20th February 1958 in Claremont in the Western Cape. He grew up in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats. His school career started…
BiographyJim Bailey
… James Richard Abe Bailey was born in London on 23 October 1919. Bailey was the son of Randlord Sir Abe Bailey and Lady Mary Bailey. He grew up on a country…
BiographyPhilemon Masinga
… known by thousands of soccer lovers was born on 28 June 1969 in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal (North-West … him for using the media for launching a personal…
BiographyManfred Zylla
… adding to his works. More than 200 people came and painted on the artworks while they danced to reggae and ate. Zylla … his queue from the media, and as a…