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BiographyVeerammal Naidoo
… stay. Eventually, Thambi Naidoo took his family to live on the farm. Veerammal worked as a cook at Tolstoy Farm and … article published in the Harijan (a…
BiographyProfessor Harry Ranwedzi Nengwekhulu
… Turfloop). When students at University of Fort Hare went on strike to protest against the refusal by the rector to recognize the University Christian…
BiographySimon Petros (Peter) Matseke
… civic leader. Matseke represented Africans of Pretoria on the PLAB from December 1928 to June 1931, July 1933 to … from a provincial to national level and he…
BiographyHelen Zille
… growth, and create employment, in the Western Cape. On 6 May 2007, Zille was elected as the party leader for the … drugs and violence, and to improve service…
BiographyAlexander Lionel Boraine 'Alex'
… Practices Consultant for Anglo American, focusing on training Black workers and improving their work … Government conferred The Order of the Baobab in…
Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink
… nationalism, and in addition, the white working class drew on its sub-themes of courage and resistance. It remained … involved, it traced the ravages of the…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
… of their societies. The celebrations start with a ceremony on Thursday morning for a school that defied Apartheid … found that "the School Board Act has…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… for the families of more than 44 people who lost their lives in Marikana, Rustenburg. Yesterday we released the … and public forums with ordinary people in…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… 1983 On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of … on luxuries, as the “nation is mourning” the loss of many lives lost in the struggle…
BiographyWilliam Cock
… strong was the agitation that the Irish convict settlers “on board the Neptune were not allowed to land. The … somehow and rowed out to his vessel with them…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… from a wealthy family of Scottish descent. No information on her father exists other than that he was a black man who worked as a groom on the Emery estate…
Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung
… National Conference of the ANC. We conclude our business on a high note, satisfied that we have achieved the … we go forward we will be working with the…
BiographyHerschelle Herman Gibbs
… African cricketer, was born at Green Point in Cape Town on 23 February 1974. He completed his secondary education at … also allegedly caught smoking…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… at Lovedale, worked as a teacher and journalist, was on the editorial staff of Imvo Zabantsundu, and published … their recognised national anthem, sung…
BiographyAnton van Wouw
… Anton van Wouw was born in Driedergen, Netherlands on 20 November 1862. He is regarded as the father of South … in the Women’s Monument near Bloemfontein. He…
BiographyDavid Lurie
… in photography, Lurie began doing documentary projects on a part time basis in 1990, and full time in 1995 following … His work was the subject of two ten…
BiographyThys Dullaart
… their situation, resulting in a delicate work in progress on the life of pensioners in old age homes. He is … World Online Photo Gallery, Guardian (UK),…
BiographyMandla Langa
… In 1976, he was arrested and imprisoned for 101 days on charges of attempting to leave the country without a … his first novel. He published his second novel…
BiographyAbdul ‘Apamai’ Rahman Dawood
… body by the apartheid government to advise government on Indian affairs. The organisation was viewed as puppet of … the State of Emergency to harass them…
BiographyTodd Tozama Matshikiza
… jazz musician who led various touring bands. Meekly passed on his infectious passion for jazz to his youngest brother, … education in Queenstown and…
BiographyArnold Selby
… Arnold Selby was born on 14 November 1918 in South Africa. He joined the liberation … However, Selby, was undaunted. The Sharpeville Massacre , on 21 March…
BiographyMoses Mabhida
… Mabhida was born in Thornville near Pietermaritzburg on 14 October 1923, into a poor family which was later forced … to the NEC, his appointment to the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Millennium Debate of the Joint Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 19 November 1999
… Premiers; and Honourable Members We meet today on the premises of the National Assembly to join in what has … tongues that we too can claim to be as human as…
BiographyNjinga Ana de Sousa
… of Ndongo was established by the Mbundu people living on the Western coast of Central Africa. The ruler of Ndongo … be the colony of Angola. This outpost was…
Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 19 September 2003
… bitterness and pain and began to rebuild our country in a spirit of togetherness and co-operation. It is therefore not … respect for the views and positions…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
… influences that have induced him to do what he has done. On the contrary, we all owe him thanks for his endeavour and … to indigenous Africans by the…
ArchiveThe apartheid city and its labouring class: African workers and the independent trade union movement in Durban, 1959-1985
… of Durban's economy, which significantly changed the lives of Africans. It shows how, during an era of economic …
EventBoers defeat British in the battle of Ingogo (Anglo-Boer War 1)
… under the protection of darkness. The battle claimed the lives of 8 Boers and nearly 100 British soldiers. *Note: This …
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… with treason which led to him going into exile. He now lives in the UK where he is a sports commentator and a singer. … [online] Available at: www…
ArticleZulu
… was a Zulu story written in English titled "A Talk on my Native Land" . In 1903 he concentrated in editing the … bad luck and illness is considered to be…