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BiographyGlenn Moss
… White students on resistance to Apartheid. As a result of his political activities, the Apartheid Government withdrew … vicious system of detention without…
BiographyDavid Sibeko
… 26 August 1938 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg . He received his schooling at the St Cyprian's Anglican School in … address the Security Council of the United…
BiographyMoses Mauane Kotane
… in Ferreirastown, Johannesburg, where he became known for his ability to master the most abstruse political … the party's political bureau. He was later…
Springbok rugby coach Jake White selects a record six players of colour in his starting line-up ¬ and nine in his squad of twe
… coach Jake White selects a record six players of colour in his starting line-up ¬ and nine in his squad of twe …
On his return from Paris, General Hendrik van den Bergh has his own passport impounded on orders from the minister of the inter
… On his return from Paris, General Hendrik van den Bergh has his own passport impounded on orders from the minister of the …
George VI, who became king when his brother abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, is born. He visited SA in 1947 with his family.
… George VI, who became king when his brother abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, is born. He visited SA in 1947 with his family. …
BiographySetswiki Matabata
… allegedly involved in a succession dispute following the death of a sub-Chief in Sekhukhuneland, with his campaign being championed by “leftist” supporters. …
David Brown exhibits his photographs of Harfield before forced removals.
… David Brown exhibits his photographs of Harfield before forced removals. …
ArchiveAvoiding intellectual fascism: the dream of Orwell and his contemporaries
… Avoiding intellectual fascism: the dream of Orwell and his contemporaries …
Captain Cook arrives with his ship Resolution in Cape Town.
… Captain Cook arrives with his ship Resolution in Cape Town. …
The cartoon character, Superman from outer space, makes his appearance.
… The cartoon character, Superman from outer space, makes his appearance. …
Zulu warriors ambush Piet Uys and his men at Italeni
… Zulu warriors ambush Piet Uys and his men at Italeni …
The first Turkish Consul-General in SA assumes his post.
… The first Turkish Consul-General in SA assumes his post. …
President Nelson Mandela delivers his last major address to parliament.
… President Nelson Mandela delivers his last major address to parliament. …
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… African National Congress (ANC) from December 1952 until his death in 1967. Chief Luthuli was the most widely known and respected African leader of his era…
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… He was imprisoned at Pretoria Central Prison where he met his old friend and political opponent Robert Sobukwe, the … Nelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island…
BiographyBishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu
… only son of Johannes and Miriam Kolo Zulu (nee Hlabisa). His father was a policeman and a farmer. His father died when he was a young boy and his mother died…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… on 27 August 1928 in the Mahlabathini District, KwaZulu. His mother was the daughter of King Dinizulu and granddaughter of King Cetshwayo . His paternal…
BiographyKing Faku ka Ngqungqushe
… was one of the many wives that the king had married during his life. Mamngcambe, the mother of King Faku was neither the … an upper hand over a neighbouring…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
… inherited the role of Chief of the Maphumulo tribe from his father. The territory which his chieftaincy encompasses contained 35, 000 people at the … was…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… of Edward Oppenheimer, a cigar merchant. Oppenheimer began his working life at 17, when he entered Dunkelsbuhler & Company, a diamond brokerage in London…
BiographyDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
… . [1] Hammarskjöld was one of the outstanding students of his day at Uppsala University where he earned his degree in linguistics, literature, and history in…
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
… Elizabeth Horak on 29 December 1918 in Johannesburg. His father was a businessman and farmer who also owned a … in the Transvaal Rugby Football Union. At the…
BiographyBarney Simon
… Theatre in Johannesburg from its founding in 1976 until his death. In 1976 Barney Simon co-founded Johannesburg ’s … play, The Suit (Le Costume) (1994)…
BiographyZondeni Veronica Sobukwe
… (ANCYL) to deliver a letter to Walter Sisulu to bring to his attention the plight of the nurses on strike. The bond … her bid to find the truth about the…
BiographyMadhlangala Dukuza Ndabezitha
… Colony of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Ndabezitha completed his primary education at the Sidumbini Mission Station in the Colony of Natal and his secondary…
BiographyJohn Matshikiza
… composer and journalist who shot to fame in 1958 with his musical King Kong, which had an all-black cast. King Kong … Todd Matshikiza went on tour to Britain…
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
… We meet here today to commemorate the death of an outstanding young South African patriot, Stephen … of the 19th Century US poet, Walt Whitman, expressed in…
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… son of Robert William Jameson and Christian Pringle. After his parents moved to London, he went to school at Goldolphin … University College Hospital. After…
BiographyDavid Joseph Webster
… up in the copper belt mines of Northern Rhodesia where his father was a miner. His family later immigrated to South Africa, where David … of a park, which…