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E.S.J. van Graan, his son and three friends scale the flat-topped sandstone hill on the farm Greefswald, Messina (now Musina) d
BiographyDiana Mary Mitchell
Diana Mitchell was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, or what was then known as Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, on 16 November 1932[i]. She was famous for many things,…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village…
An ancient African society - Egypt Activity
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EventIan Roberts was born on this day
The South African actor, playwright and singer was born on this day in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. It was his character of Boet in a series of…
BiographyDavid Patrick Russell
Born in the late 1930s, Bishop David Patrick Russell became involved in the struggle against apartheid from an early age. He did his first degree at the…
BiographyFrank Alexander Landman
Raised in the close knit community of Dowerville, Port Elizabeth (P.E.), Frank was the youngest of three sons and the third of the six surviving children of a…
BiographyMichael Madimetja Teffo
Michael Madimetja Teffo was born in 1957 in the Pretoria township of Lady Selborne. The Township of Lady Selborne was destroyed shortly after his birth. Teffo…
BiographyJoseph (Joe) Mbuku Nhlanhla
Joseph (Joe) Mbuku Nhlanhla was born on 4 December 1936 in Sophiatown. He was one of the five children of Christina Toli (born Buhali) and Samuel Nhlanhla…
BiographySchalk Burger
General Schalk Willem Burger was born on the 6 September 1852. At the age of 21 he worked as a clerk at Lydenburg in the office of the field coronet. During…
BiographyDr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh
Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh was born in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 12 June 1917. She was the eldest daughter of Latchmee and Chatrapul Singh. Her…
BiographyMolefe Pheto
Molefe Pheto grew up in Alexandra, Johannesburg. As a talented young boy who displayed many interests in the arts, he was sent to London to study music and…
BiographyPremanathan “Prema” Naidoo
Premanathan "Prema" Naidoo, the youngest son of Ama and Thambi Naidoo, was born in Doornfontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1945. He…
15. My son Gyapershad was decoyed
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gopinath Pandey, a headmaster of the village…
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by authorities. The 37-year-old White male was accused of…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
*Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born to a…
Dr. Hendrik J. van Eck (67), father of SA industry and chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation, dies.
Morné du Plessis, SA rugby captain and son of Springbok Felix du Plessis, is born in Vereeniging.
An explosion takes place at the SAP Soweto Branch Headquarters offices, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, injuring five policemen and t
President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on "cultural weapons" "excluding at this stage spears" in tow
Petrus van der Spuy, the first clergyman to be born in SA, is born in Cape Town.
General Jan Kemp, acting SA minister of defence, announces during the Voortrekkereeufees festivities that Robertshoogte in Pret
Die broederkring van predikante van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika
Pamphlet, in Afrikaans, discussing the press publicity after announcing their stance in rejecting apartheid as it cannot be reconciled with the Word of God
Claudie van Onselen (Van Straaten), Springbok athlete, is born in Pretoria.
ArticleRock Art
… in the same way that an eland dies, with legs crossed. The San believe that rain is caused by an animal that flies …
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and the Khoi (‘Hottentot’) peoples, who … entrenched. In the interior, after…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
A human leg was dropped from a South African Airways (SAA) aircraft as it was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner…
EventSun City officially opened
The entertainment centre was opened on this day, with a special performance by Frank Sinatra. [1] Endnotes [1]Sun City relaunches after R1b upgrade, http:/…