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BiographyGeorge Edward Peake
George Edward Peake was a founding member and national Chairperson of the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO) in the 1960s. He was born in the…
BiographyBarbara Anne Hogan
Barbara Hogan was born on 28 February 1952 and grew up in Benoni. After completing her primary school education, Hogan enrolled and completed her matric at St…
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
Phila Portia Ndwandwe (also known as Zandile or Zandi) became part of the Natal Machinery of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in 1985 under the leadership of Muzi Ngwenya…
BiographyElsa Joubert
Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert (married surname Steytler) was born on 19 October 1922 in Paarl where she grew up, and studied at the universities of…
BiographyZuleika Sarojini Christopher
Zuleika (Zulei) Sarojini Christopher, the eldest daughter of Advocate Albert Christopher and Ghadija Gool, was born in 1924 in Greenwood Park, Durban, where…
ArchivePlan van kantore op die vyfde verdieping Lekton Huis, Wandererstraat 5, Johannesburg wat op 1977-10-19, duursoek deur Luitenant J.I. De Waal en Waal
A plan of the offices of BCP and SASM in Johannesburg as prepared by police.
Statement at the Launch of the National Action Plan for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights on International Human Rights Day 10 December 1998
Speech by President Nelson Mandela on Being Awarded the Chris Hani Award at the 10th National Congress of the South African Communist Party
Statement at a special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th birthday, April 10, 1978
From Transformational Leadership To Mafia State? Observations From South Africa’s Two Decades of Democracy by Connor Vasey (LSE), December 10th 2014, South Africa
In Angola’s first multi-party election, the MPLA wins 53.74% of the vote for the 233-seat parliament, and Unita 34.10%. Unita a
Freedom Day. Pres. Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated for his second term as president on the same day the RSA celebrates its 10th anni
ArchiveMinutes of a meeting of the National Executive Committee, held at the Head Office on Sunday on 12th May 1968 at 10:30am
Minutes of a meeting of the National Executive Committee held at the head office, 12 May 1968, to discuss students matters, the expulsion from the Soviet Union…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
Introduction Since independence, English has been Namibia’s only official language. This was a controversial policy and remains contested. This timeline…
BiographyEthel de Keyser
As a girl she had developed an interest in the arts, and in the 1950s married an up-and-coming actor, David de Keyser, a marriage that lasted 10 years. She…
BiographyRuben Xulu
Ruben Xulu, born deaf on 10 May 1952 and attended school in Mgangatho from 1955 to 1961. He began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hiabisa mission station and…
Lecture by the President of the ANC, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of celebrating the life and times of the tenth President of the ANC President Nelson Mandela, 10 July 2012, Limpopo
Mrs Graca Machel and members of the Mandela family; Provincial Chairperson of the ANC, Comrade Cassel Mathale; National Chairperson of the ANC, Comrade…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
Following on from Part 1, this article seeks to analyse some of the historical and present dynamics bedevilling ESKOM. Over the past twenty years, ESKOM’s…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
Dr Frene Noshir Ginwala was born on 25 April 1932 in Johannesburg in what was then the Province of the Transvaal (now Gauteng Province). Her politics would be…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
*Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born to a…
BiographyNana Sita
Please note: this is an extract from E.S. Reddy collection of articles. Nana Sita was born in Matwadi, a village in Gujarat, India, in 1898, in a family…
BiographyIsaac Zakes Nkosi
Isaac Zakes Nkosi, known to his fans as Bra Zakes, was born in Alexandra Township early in 1919. He started his schooling in Alexandra at a Catholic primary…
BiographyAbdool Kader Hassim
Abdool Kader Hassim was born in Dundee, Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 10th of November in 1934. Both his parents were born in India. He began schooling…
BiographyAdelaide Frances Tambo
Adelaide Frances Tambo (nee Tshukudu) was born on 18 July 1929 in Top Location, Vereeniging, in the Vaal Triangle. Tambo attended the St Thomas Practising…
Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity, Dar Es Salaam by O. R. Tambo, 7 – 10 April 1975
Mr. Chairman, Your Excellency, Secretary General of the OAU, Distinguished Ministers, Fellow leaders of the National Liberation Movement, Your…
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
During the 2006 rape trial in which President Jacob Zuma was acquitted of rape, there wasn’t much in common in Zuma or Khwezi’s testimonies. But one thing that…
More than R10m in foreign currency is stolen from the safes of the SAPS serious and violent crimes (SVC) unit in Benoni, on the
On the morning of Saturday 10 April 1993 is gunned down as he steps out of his car in the driveway of his Boksburg home.
The Somerset Mall 10km race is won by Thembelani Zola (Mr Price) in an excellent time of 30,4, followed closely by team mate Ne
BiographyCharles Templeman Loram
Charles Templeman Loram was born in Pietermaritzburg in May 10 in 1879. He studied at Cambridge,University of Cape Town and at Columbia University, where he…