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BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
Nokukhanya Luthuli, maiden name Bhengu, (also known as MaBhengu) was the wife of Chief Albert John Luthuli. Although she never became as public a figure as her…
In the enduring spirit of President O.R. Tambo: Good luck to all matriculants, 22 October 2012
… best and make your country and province proud. The ANC places its hope in your capabilities to rise above all …
Bathandwa Ndondo
As a young child, Ndondo’s maternal grandmother raised himwhile his mother, Lulama Sidumo (nee Ndondo),worked. Following the death of his grandmother, his…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… were destroyed, and the only buildings left standing were places of worship. Over a period of 15 years, non-White …
BiographyRuth First
Journalist, academic and political activist, Ruth Heloise First was born on 4 May 1925. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants Julius and Matilda (neé…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… freeholds put aside where they could live in their own places. These places developed into rich and diverse Black communities … appropriate thing: “Shucks”’…
BiographyAbdool Kader Hassim
Abdool Kader Hassim was born in Dundee, Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 10th of November in 1934. Both his parents were born in India. He began schooling…
BiographyNdazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
Ndazana Nathaniel (Nat) Nakasa was born on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Nakasa was the second of three children of Joseph Nakasa and his wife,…
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
Kgosi[Chief] Abram Ramotshere Pogiso Moiloa, a key figure in the Bahurutshe resistance of the 1950s, took office in 1932 at the age of 22. He went up ‘to…
BiographyShirley Gunn
Gunn enrolled for a degree in social work in 1977 and after completion proceeded to study for her Honors degree. While studying for her Honors degree, she…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… which is also Home to many students, interesting Shops and Places to eat. The WAM Cafe is a fun place to meet friends …
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… luxury accommodation, vibrant cultural Heritage , numerous places of interest, wide choice of shopping facilities and …
ArchiveJazz Tour Contro Lapartheid
… Notice of jazz concerts from 21 - 24 March, in different places in Italy in support of the African National Congress. …
BiographyRichard Steele
Richard Steele was born to a Scottish father and a South African mother, in Pretoria, in 1956. His father emigrated to South Africa at the end of the Second…
BiographyPatrick Holo
Patrick Holo is the son of Jo Holo, a pianist in the Á¢Â€Â˜Folk QuartetÁ¢'. As a child Holo built toys made out of the resources he found, which included cars,…
BiographyDr. Jacob Mfaniselwa Nhlapo
Jacob Nhlapo was born in 1903 to Isaac Hulumeni and Catherina Maseko. He received primary schooling at his birthplace, Reitz, a town in North-East Orange Free…
BiographyStephen Vukile Tshwete
Tshwete was born in Springs, just outside Johannesburg, on 12 November 1938. He grew up in the village of Nkonkqweni, in King William's Town and in East London…
BiographyFeziwe Bookholane
Feziwe Bookholane was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape in October 1942. She was the first born of seven children. After completing her matric she joined a…
BiographyAnna De Koningh
Anna De Koningh was the daughter of Angela van Bengale. She arrived with Angela from Batavia, but who her father was is unknown. Like her mother, Anna de…
Potlako Leballo
He was born in 1924 near Mafeteng, Basutoland (now Lesotho), the son of an Anglican minister. In 1940, while a student at Lovedale, he concealed his age and…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
Abdool Karrim Essak was born in 1925 in India. He was the third child of Fathima and Ishaq Hashim. His father was an adventurer and left his family to seek…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom
… authority becomes also the discipline authority". This places intolerable burdens on him or her. Since "the facts" … in one place. As Ivan Illich has pointed…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… African Republic rejects a British Indian petition and places the Asiatic in the same category as the indigenous … and Natal) ("Pegging Act") is presented…
PlaceClermont, a Township of Durban
… future. It can be so much fun and it really takes you to places. We welcome every community member to come and learn …
ArchiveEducation, development and change in Africa
… The speech delivered by Murphree places emphasis on education and educating the people of …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 3 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… we were doing and us. In 1958 they banned the ANC in some places, like in Zeerust, where there had been a lot of … not allowed to be together with other…
BiographyDr. Neville Edward Alexander
Neville Edward Alexander was the first of six children of Dimbiti Bisho Alexander, a primary-school teacher, and David James Alexander, a carpenter. It was in…
BiographyLouis Botha
Louis Botha was born near Greytown in Natal in 1862. He was the son of Voortrekker parents and was brought up on a farm in the Free State, and was educated at…
A City within a city: Vestiges of the socio-spatial imprint of colonial and apartheid Durban, from the 1870s to 1980s by Leonard Glenn Rosenberg
… during the apartheid era, and the institutions and places that are of cultural, educational, religious, sports … and identifies the tapestry of facilities,…