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BiographyJohn Koenakeefe Mohl
… was known to his peers as the ‘White Studio’. He was one of the first Black artists to be involved in art … mature style that stood out amongst his peers …
BiographyThandi Klaasen
… 2017) Thandi Klaasen, born Thandiwe Nelly Mpambani, was one of South Africa's most celebrated jazz musicians and a … routinely ignored by the police. The…
BiographyHugh Masekela
… Fuster and Dudu Pukwana. Masekela also formed an integral part of the orchestra for the South African Broadway-style … many new songs in New York; including…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… year law student at the University of Cape Town, he took part in the Defiance of Unjust Laws Campaign. Three years … security agents, blew up. He lost an arm…
BiographyGreg Marinovich
… Johannesburg Newspapers as a photographer and sub-editing part-time at the Financial Mail . South Africa was about to … complexities rather than simplifying…
BiographyFihla Christmas Tinto
… 1925 in the Mqanduli district of the former Transkei, now part of Eastern Cape Province. His involvement in political … a State of Emergency by the…
BiographyDaniel Moabi (Dan) Mohapi
… school education at Sekano Ntoane, Soweto, in 1976. He was part of a religious youth movement and from his experiences … elected as the COSATU Witwatersrand…
BiographyAlfred Temba Qabula
… would take turns to go to school on alternative days – one would go to school one day and the other would tend the cattle. Qabula was taken … at the factory,…
BiographyGisele Wulfsohn
… the photographs for a children's' counting book, entitled One Child, One Seed, set in rural KwaZulu Natal. This book is currently … Bongani's Day: From Dusk…
Jean and John Comaroff of Revelation and Revolution: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa. Volume One by Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff
… Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa. Volume One by Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff …
Two brothers are sentenced to death in Cairo, Egypt, after an attack on a bus in the city, killing nine Germans and one Egyptia
… an attack on a bus in the city, killing nine Germans and one Egyptia …
Anna Louisa (Annie) Visser, SA singer who was one of the first singers to record Afrikaans songs, is born on the farm Lokshoek,
… Anna Louisa (Annie) Visser, SA singer who was one of the first singers to record Afrikaans songs, is born …
A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which includes the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa
… the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa …
The SA cricket team loses the fourth test against England on Trent Bridge with 8 wickets. One test remains to be played and bot
… test against England on Trent Bridge with 8 wickets. One test remains to be played and bot …
Gen. Manie (Salomon Gerhardus) Maritz, member of the Danie Theron scout corps in the Anglo-Boer War 2 and one of the leaders of
… the Danie Theron scout corps in the Anglo-Boer War 2 and one of the leaders of …
A bomb explodes in the elevator of the building in the centre of Cape Town, which houses the President’s Council. One man is ki
… centre of Cape Town, which houses the President’s Council. One man is ki …
Allan Boesak appears in a Cape Town court to face nine charges of fraud and twenty-one charges of theft involving more than $80
… a Cape Town court to face nine charges of fraud and twenty-one charges of theft involving more than $80 …
A Durban magistrate rules that no one is to blame for the death of a young Indian dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in pol
… A Durban magistrate rules that no one is to blame for the death of a young Indian dentist, Dr. …
Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli
… Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, …
Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, en route from Cape Town to London on a solo fli
… Victor Smith makes one of the first successful forced landings in South Africa, …
Thirty-one SA pilots participates in the air-lift to provide food and fuel to West Berlin. The operation continued for seven mo
… Thirty-one SA pilots participates in the air-lift to provide food …
In one of the worst winter storms ever, eighteen ships are wrecked in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, and fifty-eight lives are lost
… In one of the worst winter storms ever, eighteen ships are …
The game between the Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Cote d’Ivoure ends in a tie with one goal scored on each side.
… SA soccer team, and Cote d’Ivoure ends in a tie with one goal scored on each side. …
South Africa beats the West Indies with 50 runs in the seventh one-day cricket match at Centurion Park, to clinch the series 6-
… Africa beats the West Indies with 50 runs in the seventh one-day cricket match at Centurion Park, to clinch the series …
Transkei police kill three men, one of who is Mr Zolile Sangoni, when they fire on the occupants of a car outside Umtata, while
… Transkei police kill three men, one of who is Mr Zolile Sangoni, when they fire on the …
Second heart transplant in South Africa is performed by Dr Chris Barnard on Dr Philip Blaiberg. He lived one year and seven mon
… by Dr Chris Barnard on Dr Philip Blaiberg. He lived one year and seven mon …
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… masters and it had a lasting impression on him. He studied part time at the Rotterdamse Kunsakademie. He was a changed … the day he painted in his studio. In…
BiographyChristiaan Rudolf De Wet
… in 1880. He fought with the Heidelberg Commando, taking part in the Battle of Laing's Nek, where he displayed courage … to the Transvaal Volksraad in 1885,…
BiographyThamsanqa “Thami” Mnyele
… Art Centre in Rorkes Drift, Natal, where he received only one year of formal art training. After that year, he had to … the grassroots level, which encourage…
BiographyVernon Celliers Berrange
… Legislation and Trade Union Work. He stopped taking part in the activities of the CPSA when it was dissolved, … was not for many years been, a communist and…