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BiographyDan Sleigh
… in Rondebosch . In 1969 he completed a BA Degree in History and English at the University of South Africa … he had obtained an MA (cum laude) and in 1987 a…
BiographyWilliam Wellington Gqoba
… in the conversion of the Xhosa to Christianity and in the history of Xhosa literature. During his final illness, Gqoba …
BiographyShaun Maclean Pollock
… South African to take 300 Test wickets and the 19th in the history of the game. Pollock has won the ‘man of the match’ …
BiographyOmar Badsha
… In 2000, Badsha started work on establishing South African History Online, a popular online history project, which has grown into one of Africa's largest…
BiographyHelen Suzman
… passes in both her major subjects, Economics and Economic History. Between 1941 and 1944, Suzman worked as a … Supplies Board. In 1944, she started lecturing…
ArticleSouth Africa Cabinet Members 2014
… Education Angie Motshekga Enver Surty Telecommunications & postal services Siyabonga Cwele Hlengiwe Mkhize. Transport …
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… modern forms of communication from the development of a postal system right through to the cell phones that we use …
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… [ii] However, beyond this significant event are layers of history that were pivotal to shaping the man through both … Politics, and Performances of Longing…
BiographyLewis Baker
Lewis Baker was married to Villa Baker. He was a civil rights lawyer, and a member of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The couple continued their…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
Joseph Faniso Mati was born on a farm near Adelaide, Eastern Cape and grew up in Port Elizabeth. During high school, teachers encouraged students to attend…
Wendy Schwegmann
… 1984 and 1985, and she exhibited at the Witwatersrand History Conference in 1984. Schwegmann contributed to the …
BiographyMuziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba
… from gender issues and sexual taboos to HIV/AIDS, recent history and the spiralling crime rate in post-apartheid South …
BiographySushila Gandhi
… and in the Shadow of the Mahatma (SAHO and Durban Local History Museum, 2003). Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, 'Sushila …
How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
… to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed …
BiographyPaul Weinberg
… his undergraduate BA degree in political science, economic history and law from the University of Natal. In 1973 he was … essay on Mayfair, multiracial…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… left teaching because he opposed the way African history was presented. Mqhayi wrote seven stanzas to Nkosi …
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… While on Robben Island, Solomon completed a BA in History and Economics through the University of South Africa … for another five years, during which time he…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… Esau. Ferus also awakened Esau's interest in the political history of Worcester and surrounding towns. In 1974 … In 1980 Esau was elected Vice-Chairperson of…
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… massacre of 1960. They capture a moment in the band’s history when they were still young – in their teens and … if on a loop, each time we engage with South…
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… in their letter that: “At present, South African history records Tsafendas as the insane killer of Dr Verwoerd … and this is borne out by the study. …
BiographyThemba Godi
… a B.A. (Paed) degree majoring in Education, Xitsonga and History in 1988. Godi returned to Bushbuckridge and obtained … High School in 1996. He worked there…
Vella Pillay
… I can give is that this community derived from along history and over several generations of miscegenation between … from the trade union and student…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… in 1990. This strike was the first time in South Africa’s history that 11,000 workers, predominantly Coloured, … any ethnic division. He is keen to use…
BiographyProfessor Bernard Magubane
… a project organization set up to study the political history of South Africa since 1960. The Trust produced ten … of The Road to Democracy in South Africa ,…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… - the only book provided - to teach communism. He loved history, both local and international, and hardly ever answered any questions without referring to…
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… South Africa (CODESA). In the post-CODESA period when ANC branches were being formed Jerrry’s career took a different …
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
… from another prisoner, Mama Dorothy Nyembe , of the long history of women's resistance in South Africa. After her …
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… university. The university later merged with the PE Technikon and the Port Elizabeth campus of Vista University (Vista PE) to form the Nelson Mandela…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… over a meeting that resulted in the formation of two branches of the SANP in, one for Pietermaritzburg North and … of the Requirements for the Degree of…
BiographyStephanie Urdang
Stephanie Urdang was born in Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape), to a family staunchly opposed to apartheid. Her father, a lawyer, worked in the…