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BiographyPatrice Émery Lumumba
… such, he attended both Protestant and Catholic schools run by white Belgian missionaries. Lumumba was intelligent and … attempted to leave for Stanleyville,…
Benjamin Johnson Langa
… a.k.a.'Ralph' a.k.a. 'Fear'), later came under suspicion by the ANC and was detained and interrogated. Under … an informer. Payi and Xulu were hanged on 9…
BiographyOlive Schreiner
… was expelled from the mission for supplementing his income by trading. Her mother was a stern, rigid woman in a society … seller in Europe and the United…
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… majority coming from Old Crossroads to escape the violence by the ‘Witdoeke’ (a notorious vigilante group) under the … built under the principle of racial…
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng's 2 years suspension
… Agency's (Wada's) side. Sepeng was reinstated on 15 May 2007 for all athletics competitions with immediate effect. …
BiographyAdam Glasser
… learn how to master the instrument. He was also influenced by Burt Bacharach, a musician who played the harmonica on a … stages as performers in 2004, which…
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… The local inspector, Mr Hamilton Makhanya impressed by his performance secured him a scholarship from Adams … a thesis entitled “ The Concept of God as…
BiographyArthur Maimane
… joined Drum magazine in the early 1950's. He was mentored by Henry Nxumalo who later became known as Mr Drum. His … rescued drum photographer Bob Gosani when…
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… the autocratic Pixley Seme replaced as president, first by Z.R. Mahabane in 1937, then by A.B. Xuma three years later. He was thereafter staunchly … chaired…
BiographyJohanna (Joey) Hendrina Scheepers
… militant and multiracial trade union, was fiercely opposed by white unions and Afrikaner Nationalist movements, who … at the steps of the Johannesburg City…
BiographyMoses Mauane Kotane
… of Non-European Trade Unions then being built up by the Communist Party. In 1929 Kotane joined the Communist … the type for Umsebenzi , the Communist paper…
BiographyEthel Walt
… activist, Saul Mkhize , who was shot and killed in 1983 by a policeman for his activism against the forced removals), … Walt playing a major role in its…
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
… one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness-not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one … world…
BiographyElizabeth Mbatha
… pottery workshop and was taught traditional coil pottery by women potters such as Dinah Molefe . Her work has been …
BiographyTheophilus Doctorson Khumalo
… When Khumalo began his soccer career, he was mentored by his father. His first team as a professional player was …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Celebration of National Day of Reconciliation, Freedom Park, Tshwane, 16 December 2005
… are what we are because of our fellow South Africans. The rich are rich also because of the toil and sweat of other South … the stereotypes that were…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… the Act making reference to the fact that it was “inspired by the noble ideals which guided the founding fathers. . .and … The AU Commission is the third…
BiographyLouis Luyt
… in the 1950s, he captained the Orange Free State province. By the end of the 1960s Luyt had become a millionaire. In … role in nation building allowed for a…
BiographyDavid Nthubu Koloane
… The use of artworks for public education by the National Roads Safety Organisation convinced Koloane … Studios. These promoted the development of young…
BiographyKenneth Hlaku Rachidi
… the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) inspired by the development of Black Consciousness in South Africa. In … active in the Black People’s…
BiographyRashid Lombard
… activities. Lombard’s photographs were used extensively by community organisations and the alternative press, such as … a book of his jazz photographs, was…
BiographyMarius Schoon
… Station. However, Schoon’s group had been infiltrated by a police agent who supplied the bomb. As a result the bomb … June 1984, a letter was delivered to…
BiographyLennox Sebe
… South African government. This independence was endorsed by the referendum on 4 December 1980. On 05 December Sebe … laws of the country. In 1983, Sebe’s…
BiographyBhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku
… organ for the band Spirits Rejoi ce. Feeling restricted by the apartheid system in South Africa, Mseleku left the … for a Mercury Music Prize and led to…
BiographyPatrick Baker Duncan
… Conference in Acca. In late 1960 contact survived efforts by the government to suppress it, but in early 1961 and he … relief organization. A Christian…
BiographyWilliam H. "Bill" Andrews
… Central Committee members but the charges were withdrew by National Party in 1948 election victory,he remained on the … He died in December 1950. His…
BiographyAnna Johanna Dorthea De Villiers
… and moral levels of a country was largely determined by its women. She died in 1979. …
Eric Anthony Abraham
… him under house arrest, where he was continuously harassed by unknown persons. The incidents included threatening phone …
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa's richest businessmen, is born
… after he qualified. He ventured into business, first by opening small grocery shops in Soweto with his wife. He … of the biggest in South Africa and was…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… sources People can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners … detective. People can be great sources of…