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BiographyManonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
… , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) on 30 November 1908. Her family was originally from the Thanjavur district in India … was elected to the executive of the…
The Minister of Finance, Senator Owen Horwood, announces the government is to spend an additional R250 m. on low-cost housing f
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political … government is to spend an additional R250 m…
The Citizen reports on details of Mr Justice Tom van Reenen’s report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contr
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, pp. 78, 79 & 143 ……
Joe Slovo (69), national chairman of the Communist Party in South Africa and Minister of Housing in the Government of National
… of the Communist Party in South Africa and Minister of Housing in the Government of National …
BiographyJames Madhlope Phillips
… James Philips was born in Sophiatown into a working class family on 11 December 1919. His father died while he was … of Non-European Trade Unions, which…
BiographyNarriman Gadija Bazier Samuels
… without basic services until 2001 and only received formal housing between 2007 and 2009. For many years, Samuels served … on, just like that." Her passing…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… South African History Online annually hosts “virtual internships” … South African History Online and Southern Methodist University …
Governor Sir Benjamin D’Urban issues a proclamation extending the boundary of the Cape Colony eastwards from the Keiskamma to t
… Governor Sir Benjamin D’Urban issues a proclamation extending the boundary of the …
EventSouth African artist, Gerard Sekoto, dies
… On 20 March 1993, South African artist and musician Gerard Sekoto (80) died in Paris. Often cited as the pioneer of urban black art and social realism,…
Communist Party calls on Location Residents to support AII-African Convention for Better Conditions", South African Worker, 26 September 1936
… Communist Party calls on Location Residents to support AII-African Convention for Better Conditions", South African Worker, 26 September 1936 …
BiographyHyman Meir Basner
… at an early age. Basner and his mother joined other family members in South Africa in 1912.In 1922 to 1927 he … he was a co-founder with Paul Ramotsoane…
Former President Nelson Mandela celebrates his 86th birthday with family and friends at his Qunu home, Eastern Cape Province.
… President Nelson Mandela celebrates his 86th birthday with family and friends at his Qunu home, Eastern Cape Province. …
WWI: King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. Saxe-Coburg becomes Windsor and
… WWI: King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames. …
George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, is born in London. He comes from a Huguenot family, origi
… of Durban, is born in London. He comes from a Huguenot family, origi …
British troops under Henry D. Warden arrive from Philippolis on the farm ‘Bloem Fontein’. Warden and his family take up res
… Philippolis on the farm ‘Bloem Fontein’. Warden and his family take up res …
During a week-long meeting in Vereeniging by branches of the family of Dutch Reformed Churches, members of the White Nederduits
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 295 … a week…
King Goodwill Zwelithini and the Zulu Royal Family severs all ties with Chief Buthelezi. This followed a stoning by Inkatha Fre
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political … King Goodwill Zwelithini and the Zulu…
A Zeerust family, Dr François Barnard, his wife and two sons are killed when their Piper Saratoga crashes during a storm near
… A Zeerust family, Dr François Barnard, his wife and two sons are killed …
George VI becomes King of England following the abdication of Edward VIII. The Royal family visited South Africa in 1947.
… England following the abdication of Edward VIII. The Royal family visited South Africa in 1947. …
Princess Margaret, 71, younger sister of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who visited SA with the royal family in 1947, dies.
… Queen Elizabeth II, who visited SA with the royal family in 1947, dies. …
Donald Woods, banned editor of the Daily Dispatch (East London) reaches Britain with his family, having fled South Africa via L
… the Daily Dispatch (East London) reaches Britain with his family, having fled South Africa via L …
ArchiveAfrican market
… Black and white poster. Detailed artwork of an African market. Small branch of yellow branch and purple … African market …
African shield
… White poster with red border. Artwork of a red and black African shield with a black spear and a yellow and black … African shield …
BiographyAnton Theodor August Wilfried Lubowski
… was the first boy in the fifth generation of the Lubowski family in Namibia. At the age of thirteen, Lubowski was sent … father, “he took his first steps…
Belonging - A History of Indian South Africans
… histories long obscured. It captures in haunting detail in family biographies, the rise of a merchant class, daring to … of everyday life. The 1960s bring…
BiographyJohn Liebenberg
… weekly, ‘The Namibian’. Following independence, he and his family moved to Johannesburg, from where he covered the … documenting Swapo’s War of Liberation…
Bathandwa Ndondo
… his grandmother, his mother took him to her elder sister’s family, the Ntsebeza’s, in Cala, Transkei (now Eastern Cape) … picked up at his home in Cala by a…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… born as Pauline Podbrez in Lithuania. She arrived with her family in Durban in 1933 at the age of eleven, although her … all over the country. Podbrey…
BiographyJohn David Rheinallt Jones
… and immigrated to South Africa in 1905, imbued with his family's ideals of liberal reform and social service. Working … wife,created the Wayfarers,a parallel…
Restructuring the Apartheid City - Cato Manor - A Prime Urban Reconstruction Opportunity
… Urban Forum … Cato Manor, in the city of Durban, was identified for urban reconstruction and development, with promising … Restructuring the Apartheid City -…