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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…
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… High. He was a passionate reader. This was spotted by his History and English teacher, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro , who … Through Tiro, Mashinini started…
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…
EventThree cases of Buboinic plague are reported in Cape Town
… The disease spread to other towns such as Port Elizabeth (PE) by mid 1901. As consequence, white people in PE forced black people to reside in designated…
BiographyRuth Naomi Leon
The youngest of nine children, Ruth Naomi Leon (who later started calling herself Tania) was born in a small town called Wellington in the Cape Province (now…
BiographyDorothy Cleminshaw
… he served as treasurer of the Green Point and Sea Point branches. Cleminshaw was a strong advocate of human rights …
BiographyJan Bouws
… Southern Africa. He also published many articles on music history and musicology in international journals from …
BiographySibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu
… and he earn a bachelor's degree an the honors degree in history at the University of South Africa in 1966. He was …
BiographyWalter Battiss
… imaginary people, plants and animals. He even created a history. Battiss published nine books, wrote many articles …
BiographyZubeida Jaffer
… Second World War: Some Lessons for South Africa, in 1995; History of the Struggle for A Bill of Rights in South Africa, …
BiographyGrace Naledi Mandisa Pandor
… Secondary School in Botswana. She obtained a BA in History and English at the University of Botswana in 1977 …
BiographyIrvin Jim
… the union. He was a true Marxist who believed that the history of all existing societies is the history of all class struggles. Jim's militancy and passion …
BiographyDr Abdullah Abdurahman
… thousand members with a national network of over a hundred branches by 1910, making it the country's largest black …
BiographyBongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
… to do through art. I told them that I want to record our history the same way as a writer. I have seen my art … for writers and musicians. I feel that I am…
BiographyJanet Mary Cherry
… with distinction in 1979, Janet began a degree in Economic History and Industrial Sociology at UCT. She became … are human rights, democratic participation,…
BiographyRuth First
… receiving firsts in sociology, anthropology, economic history and native administration. Her fellow students … (who based her novel, Ties of Blood , on her…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… Soon after their formation, the organisation set up branches in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Transvaal, Orange … like. United Democratic Front logo…
BiographyPrincess Magogo
… and became an authority Zulu music and on traditions, history and folklore. So much so that she was often consulted … in South Africa and was an authority on…
BiographyMaggie Mikula
… and system of beliefs that held great respect for local history, culture and tradition. She held a vision of a …
BiographyJo Thorpe
… Studies at the University of Natal, writing its history. Jo Thorpe died on the 18 February 1995. …
ArchiveThe Trotskyist Groups in South Africa - A Retrospective View by Baruch Hirson (Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line: Revolutionary History: Volume 4, No. 4, 1993, South Africa)
… THE HISTORY of the South African Trotskyists during the 1930s and … their activities, because they did so very little. The history of the groups in…
BiographyBongani Mnguni
… and family portraits. His work was a reflection of the history of many South Africans, telling the stories of black … this never obstructed him from risking…
BiographyEla Gandhi
… ? “I read Gandhi's work on passive resistance, the history of the Congress Movement in India. Gandhi never threw … Kliptown experiences were an important…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… and the Southern Hemisphere. This special piece of World History is right here in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape … soprano), and many, many other famous…
BiographyVincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews
… Fort Hare and graduated in 1950 with a BA in English and History. During this time, he came into contact with Nelson … until his return in 1991. Matthews…
BiographyJo Ractliffe
… and struggle in a landscape. The images evoke memory and history and the untold stories of the aftermath of conflict. … African Archive, Walther Collection,…
BiographyMary Sibande
… largely after the artist herself, and she draws on the history of the women in Sibande’s family who worked as maids … communities on the margin as a whole…
BiographySue Williamson
… citizenry, senses of community or aspects of contemporary history as told from the perspectives of individuals. Her … Williamson notes the importance of…
ArchiveHistory of Migration and Contributions of Indian Women in Zambia: Comparison with South African Indian Women by Kamini Krishna
… History of Migration and Contributions of Indian Women in …
Subbiah Moodley - "Voices Of Resistance"- University Of Durban Westville, Documentation Centre, Oral History Project , 2002
… University Of Durban Westville, Documentation Centre, Oral History Project , 2002 …