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BiographyMaggie Oewies-Shongwe
Maggie Oewies-Shongwe was born in 1940 in Namaqualand, Cape Province (now Northern Cape Province). As the youngest in the house, she often stayed at home with…
BiographyCharles Llewellyn
Charles Bennett (Buck) Llewellyn was born in Pietermaritzburg to an English father and black mother. Being of mixed–raced meant that Llewellyn was…
BiographyLot Kgagudi Maredi
Following widespread resistance, the Native Affairs Department (NAD) was forced to abolish the Bapedi tribal authority because of a lack of support. This led…
BiographyMaqashu Leonard Mdingi
Leonard Maqhatshu Mdingi was born on 2 February1926. He grew up at his family homesteads first near Bizana, and then in Amadiba Location towards the coast in…
EventUDF organises boycott of Coloured and Indian parliamentry elections
On 22 August 1984 the United Democratic Front, an internal coalition of anti-apartheid groups, organised highly successful boycotts of the Coloured and Indian…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in 1652, he had with…
ArticlePoqo
Poqo was formed as an armed wing to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during the 1960's and was known for its aggressively violent sabotage campaign. Unlike…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
Ernest Oppenheimer was born on 22 May 1880 in Friedberg, Germany. He was the son of Edward Oppenheimer, a cigar merchant. Oppenheimer began his working life at…
BiographyBasil Lewis (Dolly) D’Oliveira
Basil D’Oliveira (Dolly) was born on 4 October 1931, in Signal Hill, Cape Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage. According to South Africa’s racial laws, he was…
BiographyZainab Ebrahim Asvat
Zainab Ebrahim Asvat was born 1920 in Johannesburg, daughter of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied him to…
BiographyStrinivasa “Strini” Moodley
Strinivasa "Strini" Moodley was born on 29 October 1946 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He was the eldest child of Joyce Margaret and Narainsamy Moodley,…
BiographyPenny Siopis
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob Modus Operandi Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video…
BiographyDouglas Chadwick Thompson
Douglas Chadwick Thompson was born on 8 August 1905 to David Chadwick Thompson and Kitty Brettle in Manchester, England. In 1907 the family left Manchester and…
BiographyIsaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch
Isaac 'Ike' Osler Horvitch was born on 9 October 1920, in Cape Town, South Africa. Ike Horvitch's politics were fashioned out of his family's oppressed past…
ArchiveModernity and the future of democracy
… Turner Memorial Lecture delivered in Durban on 31 August 1989. …
PlaceMuritai House, 22 Sophia Street, Oranjezicht
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989. …
PlaceBird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989. …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela's bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… by his mother. At Seipei's funeral on 25 February 1989, at Tumahole Township in the Orange Free State, the …
Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation Of The Republic Of Mozambique And The Ministries Of Safety And Security And Of Foreign Affairs Of The Republic Of South Africa: Maputo 16 March 1998
ArchiveFive Freedoms Forum - ANC Conference, June 29 to June 2: Commission B3 Local Government
… Congress and Five Freedoms Forum Conference in July 1989 on local government …
ArchiveKeeper of the keys
… This is an interview with Desmond Tutu held in October 1989 about leadership and vision of peace. …
ArchiveSpeech by Comrade Walter Sisulu at the National Welcome Back Rally
… National Welcome Back Rally in Johannesburg, 29 October 1989. …
ArchiveWorkers unite for independence
… on red background. Multicoloured image of workers. May Day 1989. Solidarity with Namibia workers. …
EventUNISA former Vice-Chancellor passes away.
… Janse van Vuuren, Unisa’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor 1989–1993, passed away. …
ArchiveLetter from Emma Mashinini
… programme for Standing for the Truth Campaign, March 20, 1989. …
ArchiveMy role as a catholic nurse
… Diocese. Christ the King Cathedral on 9th December 1989. …
ArchivePosition paper on the cultural and academic boycott
… adopted by the National Executive Committee in May, 1989 in Lusaka, Zambia. …
Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa minutes
… of the Death Penalty in South Africa held on 28 June 1989 …
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa minutes
… of the Death Penalty in South Africa held on 28 February 1989 …
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
The Early Years Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in the small hamlet of Bishops Stortford, England. He was the fifth son of Francis William Rhodes…