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BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
Jacob Koti Dikobo was born on 22 April 1962 in the village of Bataung (Makgophong) in Zebediela, Limpopo, where he also grew up. He went to Khureng Primary…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
… at the Cape thus had very little in common with one another. Not only did they originate from vastly different … slaves working on a farm with a common…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… running. He also developed a great interest in African culture (under the influence of his teacher, Mr Newana). He … in their law firm, close comrades and…
BiographyKing Sekhukhune
… equipped force of 1,800 men under Colonel Rowlands made another attempt from August until October 1878, to reduce … saying that Mampuru was in his (Nyabela's…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
… was to transport organisers/ recruits from one place to another, covering hundreds of miles, almost always at night. … granted bail on a Friday, and that…
BiographyGeorge Sewpersadh
… day. After 14 days they were taken to Modderbee Prison for another 36 days and then released. " I was arrested again in …
BiographyNeville Wilson Curtis
… with breaking his banning orders, by communicating with another banned person and attending a social gathering. He …
BiographyMewa Ramgobin
… to Verulam, north of Durban. In 1975 he was banned for another five years. One of the first assignments Ramgobin …
BiographySheila Weinberg
… during this time the young Weinberg was looked after by another activist, Helen Joseph . In 1964, Weinberg was …
BiographyMarimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker
… different occupations. Journalism, for example, was simply another front on which to fight the enemy. When he was …
BiographySylvia Neame
… she was teaching in Cape Town at the time, she received another four-year sentence nonetheless. However, on appeal, …
BiographyGerald Patrick Kearney
… from Archbishop Denis Hurley that were read in his church. Another influence was when his eldest brother, a university …
BiographyMolly Fischer
… Ruth, was born and a few years later, on 16 June 1943, another daughter, Ilse was born and in August 1947 their son …
BiographyDavid Hemson
… A colleague of his also approached him in need of another job and Hemson began during research into wages at …
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Vol XII, pp 258-272. London. FRESCURA, Franco. 1982. Index of the Names of Mission Stations Established in the … EM and VAN WARMELO, NJ. 1972, 1974 and 1981…
EventFormer Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born
Robert Brian (Bobby) Skinstad, the youngest ever Springbok rugby captain, was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Skinstad captained the Springboks in…
EventHestrie Cloete, world champion high jumper, is born
… was famous for her mental focus ritual of spinning her index fingers around each other and leaning sideways before …
East Cape Update
… News Agencies in Grahamstown, aimed to provide a reliable index of in-depth information and analysis of the Eastern …
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… studying medicine in Bombay, India. It was quite a culture shock coming from South Africa. He had to enrol for …
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… about folk music traditions as well as the history and culture of the Zulu nation , which explains his compositions … to staff notation. In 2003, he was…
BiographyFranco Frescura
… Franco was able to develop many of his ideas on material culture and conservation, and while keeping up his forays … the post of Senior Research Associate in…
Iron Age Kingdoms of Southern Africa
… needed to be or was sufficiently more powerful to conquer another. Some scientists say this was helped by the abundance … south from North and Central Africa…
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
… Endnotes [i] C Barends (Charlie), http://julyhandicap.info/index.php?page=person&personid=1815 (6 April 2017). ↵ [ii] … 2005)|C Barends (Charlie), https:/…
EventCharles Taylor wins presidential election
Liberian rebel leader Charles Taylor ascended to presidential power in a peaceful election following a seven-year civil war, launched from neighbouring Cote d…
BiographySipho Samuel Hashe
… of the three deceased and for conspiring to murder them. Another security police officer, Gerhardus Cornelius …
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… and briefly after his release in 1970, banned again for another five years from 1971 to 1976. He also served a period …
BiographySiyamthanda Kolisi
… 15-year-old, he had to line-up against Solly Tyibilika, another cult hero from PE and the first black African to …
BiographyRobert Anthony Basil Waterwitch
… and Williams’ mission was compromised from the onset. Another version of the cause of their deaths, however, …
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis
… Chapter 6: A Kora-English Dictionary, with English-Kora index Kora - English English - Kora index The special list 1: Names of the Korana clans …
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… to Pietermaritzburg police cells where he was detained for another two weeks before being taken to Nkandla, where he was … and condemned him for not…