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BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… to Carnarvon in 1855 without compensation for the loss of his wheat crop [i] . Her paternal grandmother (Ellen Joel … was a friend and Olive helped Eddie…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo address his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu
… January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo addressed 20 000 of his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu: "I am … of no less a person than Paul Kruger…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… of the Apartheid banning order that restricted him to his hometown of King Williamstown by traveling to Cape Town , … 1970s one English speaking white South…
BiographyJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
… in 1916 at Maruping village in Ga-Segonyana, Northern Cape.His father was a migrant mineworker. He left a mission-run … the unity and collective strength of…
BiographyCharles Nupen
… Science as a major in 1968/1969. Nupen states that his lecturer Rick Turner “Had a huge influence on my … the Statutory Wage Board. Around the same time…
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… meted out to Stuurman by Vermaak led him to abandon his role as a farm labourer. For instance, on one occasion, … and left in the sun for hours after a…
Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina
… Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina …
BiographyMagwaza Alfred Maphalala
… in Natal. He was an only son. Maphalala completed his schooling and matriculated in Bergville. He then moved to … Durban strikes. As a result he spent a…
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… Nelson Mandela was issued with his first South African passport on 19 February 1990, 8 days … he was released from prison. It was this passport (with his…
BiographyWessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje
… private boy’s school. Hansie graduated as the head of his class after completing his matriculation in 1987. An excellent all-round … for his role in a match…
BiographySipho Mutsi
… to Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein, where he died. His family called for an inquest, as they did not believe the … Spoor, announced a state autopsy showed…
BiographyChristiaan Neethling Barnard
… After he studied medicine at the University of Cape Town, his first practice was at Ceres, also in the Cape Province. … 5:52 a.m. on Sunday 3 December 1967,…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… create a closer bond with her father, who was known for his aloofness despite wielding a great love for his children. Colombus, to all intents and purposes,…
ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… and multiple honorary doctorates bestowed on him, his role as Ntate-moholo (grandfather) to young artists was … South African artist Louis Khehla Maqhubela,…
Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize
… driver, died when Bertha was about four years old. After his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first …
BiographyProfessor Emeritus Phillip Tobias
… in 1942. At the age of 15 even before he finished his schooling, he decided to study medicine after his sister, Val, who was 21, died of diabetes. He asked…
BiographyGünther Komnick
… events of World War II , digging anti-tank trenches in his youth, to spending the end of the war in a Russian labour camp, from the ages of 15 to 18,…
BiographyAbram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
… village near Zeerust North West Province, South Africa. His parents, now late, were Nkokwe Peter and Moleseng Anna Tiro. Tiro had two brothers and one…
ArchiveStatement by Moltino Mtantalala on his employment and subsequent resignation at Lyndhurst Farm
… by Moltino Mtantalala about circumstances surrounding his resignation and eviction from Lyndhurst Farm … Statement by Moltino Mtantalala on his employment…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… that she first met people such as Dr Kenneth Abrahams, his fiancée, Ottilia Shimming , Neville Alexander , Marcus … George offered September a position as a…
Appiah Saravanan (AS) Chetty
… was elected as shop steward. He was dismissed because of his trade union work. He subsequently joined a cigarette … the Northdale Branch and which he…
BiographyBoy Mvemve
… Boy Adolphus Mvemve died a very violent death in exile in Zambia in 1974. He was 43 years of age at … representative in Lusaka. On that fateful day, Mvemve…
Esmé Berman
… art historian Giorgio Vasari’s (1511-1574) approach in his book, translated as Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, … Los Angeles but returned to…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
… He was the third child of Fathima and Ishaq Hashim. His father was an adventurer and left his family to seek his fortune in South Africa in the 1920s. … the…
BiographyFred Khumalo
… of crime from an early age, which pushed him to focus on his education as a way to escape the violence and poverty … the American Dudes, which Khumalo later…
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… Swart's father was captured and the young boy with his mother and the other children on their farm were held in … Free State), obtaining the B.A. degree in…
EventWoolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to kidnap President Paul Kruger
… a plan to kill President Kruger. When Joel rejected his proposal, he was shot and killed. Von Veltheim was later … Woolf Joel is killed due to his refusal to…
BiographyThomas Patrick Murray
… of Patrick Murray, a boiler-maker and trade unionist, and his wife, Florence Mabel Essex. After completing his schooling at Malvern Primary School and the…
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… this opposition to the government as dangerous and warned his people not to get involved. Read more about the Defiance … Chief Cyprian Zulu warns his people…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo"Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo"Mavuso, 12 July 2012 …