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BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… and Hendrina Prinsloo/de Wet (a widow with five children). His father, also named Pieter, fought as a commando against … British in the Second Boer War (1899…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo"Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo"Mavuso, 12 July 2012 …
BiographyWalter Ernest Stanford
… Mortimer Stanford was born on 2 August 1850 in Alice. His grandparents were part of the 1820 settlers. His father, William Stanford was born in 1820 shortly…
BiographyManilal Gandhi
… early 1897, when Gandhi's family joined him in Durban.As his father did not believe in formal education, Manilal's schooling took place at home. For his…
BiographyAnna Victoria Mangena
… She was a daughter of John Cobela Ntuli and his wife, and was born at Mapumulo Mission Station (between … took charge of the hospital services. After her…
Jeanette Eva Schoon (née Curtis)
… Schoon launched a lawsuit against Craig Williamson on the death of Jeanette and Kathryn. In 1998 Williamson and his accomplice, Jerry Raven, applied for…
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… 1979, the Minister of Information, Connie Mulder , resigns his seat in Parliament at the insistence of the Prime Minister P. W. Botha as a result of his…
BiographyDennis Brutus
… Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) on 28 November in 1924.His parents moved to Port Elizabeth where he grew up,at the … of Fort Hare with distinction in English…
BiographyPatrick Vuyo Matshikiza
… composer Pat Matshikiza, 76, who died on Monday night at his Queenstown, Eastern Cape home, will go down in the annals … country’s most recognisable township…
BiographySammy Marks
… 1843. He arrived on African shores in 1868 where he began his career by hawking cheap jewelry and cutlery in Cape Town. … he moved on to Kimberley where he…
BiographyGubuzela Ngubane
… In June 1953, fighting broke out and resulted in the death of a number of people, for which the Bomvu Chief … confirmed the culpability of Gubuzela Ngubane…
BiographyMargaret Roach Killie Campbell
… called 'Muckleneuk', was to be Killie's home until her death, sharing it first with her parents and later with her … home, Muckleneuck, where Killie lived…
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
… who had been trained as a carpenter by the Jesuits. His mother, Bona, belonged to the Shona ethnic group and … after using an insecticide container to drink…
BiographyElijah H. Mdolomba
… Seme . He was known as a conservative. Shortly before his death, he participated in the foundation meetings of the All …
BiographyMorris Ranoto
… and friends and “became a recluse” after Frans Ramaro’s death. His partner, Mngabo Ranoto, said that after he was asked to …
BiographyIsmail Mahomed
… do a BA at the University of Witwatersrand. On attaining his BA with Distinction in 1953, he completed a BA (Hon) in … to practise as an advocate he was…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… J William Shepstone, who became an 1820 settler, and his wife Elizabeth Brooks, a Quaker. Shepstone's father was … Wesleyan preacher. Shepstone's linguistic…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… J William Shepstone, who became an 1820 settler, and his wife Elizabeth Brooks, a Quaker. Shepstone's father was … Wesleyan preacher. Shepstone's linguistic…
EventFather Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep
… South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep at a Bloemfontein hospital after being admitted … (87) continued to paint daily during the last…
Thoko Phillip Mamogobo
… were their staple meal. When Mamagobo was six years old his father died, leaving his mother to raise three sons on her own. As a result … Johanna Mamagobo,…
BiographyRev. Theo Kotze
… Cape) on 19 May 1920. Kotze came from Afrikaaner stock. His father, a lawyer, had been gaoled for supporting the … Afrikaner rebellion of 1914; but unlike…
BiographyRichard Granville Baloyi
… 1897 and lived in Alexandra north of Johannesburg in 1922. His first job was that of a taxi driver but in 1925 he became a taxi owner. In 1927 he purchased…
BiographyGcinisizwe Sylvester Khwezi Kondile
… University of Fort Hare in 1980, Kondile was detained with his childhood friend Vusi Pikoli for planning a memorial for … Steve Biko [4] . Soon after in…
EventPercy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste are arrested by the Special Branch police
… The editor of The World and Weekend World, Percy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste were arrested by the Special … Percy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey…
Thayanayagie (Thailema) Pillay
… of prisoners could stay. Eventually, Thambi Naidoo took his family to live on the farm. Veerammal worked as a cook at … Naidoo of the South African Indian…
BiographyGraça Simbine Machel
… a willing stepmother to her husband's five children by his first companion, Sorita, and his first wife, Josina, who had died of leukaemia in 1971, ……
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… It occasions a celebration of her exemplary short life HIS story (otherwise commonly known as history), continues to … African continent. THE INVISIBILITY OF…
BiographyMongane Wally Serote
… the National Party (NP) came to power in South Africa. His early education took place in the poverty-stricken … under the Terrorism Act . In 1972, he…
BiographyMzondeki Makhunga
… of Ntunja Mngomezulu in this area. In 1965, after the death of Chief Zombizwe, Ntunja Mngomezulu was appointed … Swaziland and had since then terrorized the…
BiographyJean Bernadt (nee Alkin)
… housed Nelson Mandela. It is here that Nelson Mandela and his delegation could discuss issues that surrounded the … She resided in Kenilworth , Cape Town…