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BiographyWilliam Wellington Gqoba
… in the conversion of the Xhosa to Christianity and in the history of Xhosa literature. During his final illness, Gqoba …
BiographyShaun Maclean Pollock
… South African to take 300 Test wickets and the 19th in the history of the game. Pollock has won the ‘man of the match’ …
BiographyOmar Badsha
… In 2000, Badsha started work on establishing South African History Online, a popular online history project, which has grown into one of Africa's largest…
BiographyHelen Suzman
… passes in both her major subjects, Economics and Economic History. Between 1941 and 1944, Suzman worked as a … Supplies Board. In 1944, she started lecturing…
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… [ii] However, beyond this significant event are layers of history that were pivotal to shaping the man through both … Politics, and Performances of Longing…
Wendy Schwegmann
… 1984 and 1985, and she exhibited at the Witwatersrand History Conference in 1984. Schwegmann contributed to the …
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… Preparation and issues ANC constitutional Principles NP constitutional Principles IFP Constitutional Principles DP … African National Congress (ANC) and the…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… Britain was becoming strong. In 1923 the National Party (NP) and Labour Party (LP) formed a pact to win the general … Britain while others (who formed the…
BiographyMuziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba
… from gender issues and sexual taboos to HIV/AIDS, recent history and the spiralling crime rate in post-apartheid South …
BiographySushila Gandhi
… and in the Shadow of the Mahatma (SAHO and Durban Local History Museum, 2003). Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, 'Sushila …
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… 11 TOTAL 121 Source: http://www.southafrica.to/history/history.html 1929 Elections: The last “white males … white rule and keeping them away from the urban…
How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
… to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed …
BiographyPaul Weinberg
… his undergraduate BA degree in political science, economic history and law from the University of Natal. In 1973 he was … essay on Mayfair, multiracial…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… left teaching because he opposed the way African history was presented. Mqhayi wrote seven stanzas to Nkosi …
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… massacre of 1960. They capture a moment in the band’s history when they were still young – in their teens and … if on a loop, each time we engage with South…
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… in their letter that: “At present, South African history records Tsafendas as the insane killer of Dr Verwoerd … and this is borne out by the study. …
BiographyThemba Godi
… a B.A. (Paed) degree majoring in Education, Xitsonga and History in 1988. Godi returned to Bushbuckridge and obtained … High School in 1996. He worked there…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… in 1990. This strike was the first time in South Africa’s history that 11,000 workers, predominantly Coloured, … any ethnic division. He is keen to use…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… in April 1994. There is little doubt that coming from a history of a racially divided society, people voted for their … were only three main political…
BiographyProfessor Bernard Magubane
… a project organization set up to study the political history of South Africa since 1960. The Trust produced ten … of The Road to Democracy in South Africa ,…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… - the only book provided - to teach communism. He loved history, both local and international, and hardly ever answered any questions without referring to…
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
… from another prisoner, Mama Dorothy Nyembe , of the long history of women's resistance in South Africa. After her …
BiographyIrvin Jim
… the union. He was a true Marxist who believed that the history of all existing societies is the history of all class struggles. Jim's militancy and passion …
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… High. He was a passionate reader. This was spotted by his History and English teacher, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro , who … Through Tiro, Mashinini started…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… is widely documented, considered as the Nationalist Party (NP) government's model for its urban apartheid legislation … are still glaring gaps in critical…
BiographyJan Bouws
… Southern Africa. He also published many articles on music history and musicology in international journals from …
BiographySibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu
… and he earn a bachelor's degree an the honors degree in history at the University of South Africa in 1966. He was …
BiographyWalter Battiss
… imaginary people, plants and animals. He even created a history. Battiss published nine books, wrote many articles …
BiographyZubeida Jaffer
… Second World War: Some Lessons for South Africa, in 1995; History of the Struggle for A Bill of Rights in South Africa, …
BiographyGrace Naledi Mandisa Pandor
… Secondary School in Botswana. She obtained a BA in History and English at the University of Botswana in 1977 …