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BiographyTheresa Solomon
Theresa Solomon was born in District Six, Cape Town, Western Cape, in 1945. Solomon lived in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, where she worked as a community…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… thousand members with a national network of over a hundred branches by 1910, making it the country's largest black …
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…
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…
BiographyDr Abdullah Abdurahman
… thousand members with a national network of over a hundred branches by 1910, making it the country's largest black …
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. …
BiographyPenny Heyns
… South Africa instead. She became the only women in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100m & 200m … having set 14 world records and became…
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 …
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…