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BiographyMagdalena Gertruide Sauer
… Court in Adderley Street into the South African Cultural History Museum in the early 1960s. …
BiographyJohn William Roome
… in 1975. Roome then became a lecturer in painting and history of art at Rhodes University. Currently he teaches …
BiographyPresident Seretse Khama
… Sir Seretse Khama Day. Below is Seretse Khama’s view on history, quoted from a speech at the University of Botswana, … were made to believe that we had no…
BiographyJohn Beaver "J.B" Marks
John Beaver (JB) Marks was born on 21 March 1903, Ventersdorp, Western Transvaal (now North West Province). His father was a railway worker and his mother, a…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… & society section of the site (Religion). South African History Online, in partnership with Franco Frescura, has … and conference papers, graphic work, South…
‘Between Two Fires’: Racial Populism, Indian Resistance and the Beginnings of Satyagraha in the Transvaal, 1902–06 by Jeremy Martens (The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 2016, Vol. 44, No. 4)
… Jeremy Martens (The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 2016, Vol. 44, No. 4) …
BiographyPhillmon Velangetshe Sangweni
… particularly concerned with the depiction of Zulu cultural history, of myths and folklore. He has participated in …
BiographyKiren Thathia
… Higher Diploma in Education from UDW. He was a lecturer in History of Art, specialising in Indian Art, at UDW, before …
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… public knowledge of a key event in modern South African history. To gain some perspective, we compared findings on … manner in which Germany has approached…
BiographyGraham Goddard
… Africa Exhibition: African Photography 1840 – 1998. 1998/9 History Dept, University Of The Western Cape, Practical photographic component of the Visual…
BiographyJan Willem Jordaan
… the University of Pretoria, obtaining a BA (FA). He taught history of art at Potchefstroom University then from 1975 he …
BiographyLord William Waldegrave Palmer Selborne
… the second Earl of Selborne was born in 1859. He studied history at the University of Oxford. He was Under-Secretary …
BiographyJames Gavin Younge
… between 1972 and 1976 he studied philosophy and art history at UNISA and gained a BA degree. In 1972 and 1973 he …
BiographyProfessor Raymond Suttner
… African Customary Law, sociology, gender studies, history, International Law and Politics. He has written …
BiographyPeter Moonsammy
Peter Moonsammy was born on 25 March 1928 in Market St, Johannesburg. Moonsamy was the elder brother of Paul and Dasu Joseph who were Transvaal Indian…
BiographyBoy Mvemve
Boy Adolphus Mvemve died a very violent death in exile in Zambia in 1974. He was 43 years of age at the time, operating under the nom de guerre John Dube (or…
BiographyMary Thipe
Mary Thipe was born in 1917* in Ramhlakoane, a village in the Matatiele district, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) near the Eastern Cape border. Later, as a young…
BiographyNongqawuse
… History is not kind to Nongqawuse. What we know of her is … of 1856-7 and her role and relations therein. She enters history either through colonial records…
BiographyHelen Newton Thompson
… member of the Black Sash , has for the most part of history, been a fleeting footnote mentioned once or twice … protests. Helen Newton Thompson’s life is…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… years. Dr Bensusan was a world-renowned authority on the history of photography and the founder of the Bensusan Museum … of books on photography, most…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… ↵ [3] Author Unknown, “Sheila Weinberg”, South African History Online, (Uploaded: 3 September 2019), (Accessed: 31 … ↵ [6] Author Unknown, “Sheila Weinberg”,…
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Volume VII - Africa under Colonial Domination 1880-1935
… General History of Africa Volume VII - Africa under Colonial …
EventDr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies …
BiographyPaul Grendon
… painting which depicts the entire sweep of South African History. It is in reference to the national anthem Die Stem, … muralists from the 20’s in the…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… to them, as well as a teacher. He was an authority on the history of the ANC and gave regular history lessons in prison. In 1983 Fazzie was released from … T…
BiographyHilary Mutch
… as French lecturer. She graduated in 1960 with a degree in history and politics. Claire became politically active in the … Our Pasts: Equality and Diversity…
BiographyMalusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
… of the ANCYL. Gigaba became the only president in the history of the ANCYL to be elected three consecutive terms in … Vol. 13, pp. 217-235. [1] End Notes [1]…
BiographyBaruch Hirson
… several years and in 1986 he enrolled for a doctorate in history. His wife was working as pediatrician. Hirson never … managed to author excellent and…
BiographyJohannes Nkosi
… 19 December 1930 • E. ROUX, Time longer than rope : a history of the black man\'s struggle for freedom in South … • South African communist speaks:…
BiographyMohammed Tikly
Mohammed Tikly became involved in the liberation struggle in South Africa when he was in secondary school, in the 1950s. He lived in Pietersburg, (now…