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BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He is the first…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… of Port Elizabeth removes what had been the washing places used by local laundry women. 1878 July, Bethelsdorp is … The growth of the town, coupled with…
PlaceSea Point
… the Jewish community. Today, Sea Point has at least three places of worship for Jewish community members. Sea Point is … in the 1990's and men no longer had…
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
… of tobacco advertising and prohibits smoking in public places, including workplaces. The passage of the anti-smoking …
PlaceBoom van Sameswering, Onze Rust, Bloemfontein
… is reputed to have been one of the president's favourite places of repose but, sadly, no conspiracy plots were ever …
Indian Community
… expansion. However, as late as the 1970’s Indians in places like Tin Town in Springfield still lived in shacks … and bronchial asthma manifested due to…
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN) on 2 August 1940. His grandparents had come to South Africa…
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas was the parliamentary messenger who assassinated Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd on 06 September 1966 by stabbing him four times with a…
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
A colossal figure amongst South African choral music composers and directors, Professor James Steven* Mzilikazi Khumalo was born on 20 June 1932 on the…
Turning Points Books 1-6
… by The Department of Education Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of …
ArticleSS Mendi
… dignity and calm that several of the crew gave up their places on the few lifeboats to the Black volunteers. There …
BiographyFholisani Sydney Mufamadi
Sydney Mufamadi was born on 28 February 1959 in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg. Mufamadi is the eldest of the four children of Masindi and Reuben, who are…
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu, the second son of the king of the Ndebele, Ndzundza-Mabhoko King Mabusabesala II, and Queen Johanna Selepi, was born on…
BiographyDouglas Chadwick Thompson
Douglas Chadwick Thompson was born on 8 August 1905 to David Chadwick Thompson and Kitty Brettle in Manchester, England. In 1907 the family left Manchester and…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
Natvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia was born on 28 March 1924 at Coedmore Road, Bellair, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Natoo Babenia’s political activism…
BiographyIsaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch
Isaac 'Ike' Osler Horvitch was born on 9 October 1920, in Cape Town, South Africa. Ike Horvitch's politics were fashioned out of his family's oppressed past…
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
… to a semi-industrialised town, densely developed in places, the streets lined with trees, dominated …
EventNiel van der Watt, SA composer is born
… and arrangements have been performed internationally in places such as Russia, Hong Kong and Reunion. In 2011, a …
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
Zaccheus Richard Mahabane was born in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State (now Free Stae Province), on 15 August 1881. His parents were Christians and prosperous…
BiographyOupa Joshua Gqozo
Joshua Oupa Gqozo was born in Kroonstad on 10 March 1952. He is the son of Anna and Fikile Joel Gqozo. His father was a skilled labourer and religious minister…
Mme Makwena Matlala
The Native Affairs Department (NAD) report for 1949-50 noted that ‘in the Matlala Location [Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Transvaal (now Polokwane,…
BiographyHarriet Bolton
Harriet Bolton was born in 1927 in Makwassie in Southern Transvaal, the eldest of four children – a younger brother and two sisters. Her family moved around…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
Harry (Mphephethwa) Themba Gwala was born on 30 July in 1920 near Piettermarizburg.He was a politician and teacher, Gwala known as Munt'omdala or The Lion of…
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
Poomoney Moodley was born in Mooi River, Natal on 28 June 1926 to Ramsamy Dharamalingam Moodley and Kanniamah Moodley; who themselves were children of Indian…
BiographyBlanche la Guma
Blance la Guma (nee Blanche Herman) was born on 30 November 1927 in Athlone, Cape Town, Western Cape, the youngest of five children. Her parents were actively…
Prejudice, Politics and Patriarchy: The Social Decline and Changing Identity of David Lurie in J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace by Charley-Ann Pearson
… in South Africa lies at the core of his social value that places men above women, especially in a post-apartheid era, … identity changes, as he realises the…
13. Wife lays bigamy charge
… to India and searched for them at Pondichery and other places but could not find them. Then I started for Mauritius, …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Movement (BCM). Justice Minister, Jimmy Kruger places bans on all movements affiliated with the BCM. The …
Biko’s legacy lives on in our nation’s history and culture by Nkosinathi Biko, 12 September 2012, South Africa
… the message of black consciousness finds resonance in many places that are still struggling with the residue of racism – … which, when articulating the…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… to undergo military training in Angola, Zambia and other places. They were also accused of transporting weapons of …