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BiographyNkosinathi Christopher ‘Nko’ Mbuyabo
… Christopher Mbuyabo was born at eCintas in East London on the 23 December 1967. Nko as he was popularly known was … that he reluctantly accepted, as he…
BiographyEschel Mostert Rhoodie
… to 12 years in prison. The sentence was later reversed on appeal and he left for the United States of America. Rhoodie died on 17 July 1993. Rhoodie was a…
BiographyMakhaya Ntini
… Makhaya Ntini was born on 6 July 1977. He grew up in a small village in the Eastern … control than had been evident previously. Ntini went on to became the…
Louis Charles George 'Loet' Douwes-Dekker
… Louis Charles George Douwes-Dekker was born on 22 October in 1936,Indonesia Asia.His parents were … Relations (SAIRR) convnced him there was work to be done…
Cornelius Petrus Mulder
… Cornelius ("Connie") Petrus Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and … Front for National Priorities. The party was…
BiographyJeevenundhan (Jeeva) Rajgopaul
… working as a freelance documentary photographer.He worked on a documentary project on Chatsworth, the largest Indian township in South Africa. …
BiographyAnderson Khumani Ganyile
… about his capture,months of silence might have ensued.On September 21, New Age ran a banner headline "SA Police … newspapers,andsoon the British press too-…
BiographyIsaac Bangani Tabata
… radical literature. The Awakening of a People, and served on the AAC executive. He was one of the founders of the … a pamphlet attacking the Bantu Education…
BiographyThenjiwe Mtintso
… Thenjiwe Mtintso, was born on 7 November 1950 in Soweto , Johannesburg where she also … by the security police in the 1970s. She was also banned on numerous…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… with UCT Film and Media department, of local films on gender issues. One of the directors was on hand to … (DHET), the Popular Education website was launched…
XII - Unanswered Questions
… nature of a trial. The revelations of 'admitted assaults' on Bite's dignity and of a 'callous disregard for his legal … notice f the fact that the lowering…
PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 October 1980. - As soon as Hazrath Soofie Saheb arrived in Durban in 1895 he bought a piece…
Media briefing statement by ANC National Chairperson, Comrade Baleka Mbete, following the occasion of the Republic of South Sudans 9th July Independence Day Celebrations
… John Garang, was sworn in as Sudans Vice-President on 9 July 2005. This was part of the negotiated North-South … of the CPA. We commend both North and South…
BiographyDaniel Gordon Gabashane
… at the Mofolo Art Centre, Soweto. He has exhibited on group exhibitions in SA and is represented in public and …
Michael Shivute
… Mr Michael Shivute was detained on 16th June 1969 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act and …
Sir Redvers Henry Buller
… For biographical and historical information on Buller browse the following links: …
Robert Sobukwe: What a sense of mission! By Sibonginkosi Mazibuko, 19 February 2015, South Africa
… during this month of February, we can do well to reflect on his developmental ideas. To this day, Sobukwe remains a … hear him talk. Sobukwe is known for his…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… against apartheid. Her autobiography is being published on her 81st birthday and is a worthy successor to her two … the famous and the almost forgotten who…
Chapter III - The world outside
… Umkhonto, it did not confine its violence to attacks on installations but also planned and carried out violent … at the beginning of 1965, but not before it…
BiographyVilla Baker
… Villa Baker was born on 12 March 1917, the year of the Russian Revolution, while … East Rand Transvaal (now Gauteng ). A month earlier, on 12 February, her…
BiographyCassim Saloojee
… they were educated. Dadoo remained an important influence on the Saloojee household, and Saloojee grew up believing … arrest and trial in the…
BiographyJustice Gizenga Mpanza
… Justice "Gizenga" Mpanza was born on 5 September 1937 at Groutville Mission Reserve. His father … liberation. After finding work he attended evening classes…
BiographyDora Taylor
… of NEUM. Her contribution in the unity movement was mainly on history and criticism. She gave a materialist perspective on culture and society in the…
BiographyEpainette Nomaka Mbeki
… conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa on MaMbeki. In 2006, the South African Government conferred the Order of the Baobab in Gold on MaMbeki…
BiographyDurant Basi Sihlali
… Durant Basi Sihlali was born on 5 March 1935 in an industrial area, Germiston, Transvaal, … Sihlali departed from the instructor’s approach of drawing on…
BiographyDr Ahmed Ismail Limbada
… a non-racial audience at the Millsite Theatre in Dundee on 23 November 1952, Limbada criticised the NIC for not … within Congress by using Congress platforms…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963, was the culmination of a number of diverse … far-reaching historical currents and…
BiographyLucky Sibiya
… early art career consisted of carving decorative motifs on the surfaces of gourds for lampshade bases. He was given …
BiographyMarthinus Wessel Pretorius
… South African Republic and founder of Pretoria. He died on the 19th of May , 1901, in Potchefstroom. …
ArchiveThe romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
… who ruled Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, died in 1975, but he lives on through the romantic lyrics of the late Jamaican reggae … Ethiopia is Zion and the…