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ArchiveThe South African Cape Corps in defence of slavery
… The South African Cape Corps in defence of slavery …
ArchiveUmbiko ngomhlangano wonyaka we Natal (Article written in Zulu)
… Umbiko ngomhlangano wonyaka we Natal (Article written in Zulu) …
15,000 people attend Neil Aggett’s funeral in Johannesburg.
… 15,000 people attend Neil Aggett’s funeral in Johannesburg. …
The Samora Machel Monument is unveiled in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga.
… The Samora Machel Monument is unveiled in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga. …
Ingrid Olsen, a psychiatrist in Menlo Park, is shot dead.
… Ingrid Olsen, a psychiatrist in Menlo Park, is shot dead. …
Express train derails in Ethiopia, killing at least 428.
… Express train derails in Ethiopia, killing at least 428. …
Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
… Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede …
Comic Relief is launched to combat famine in Africa.
… Comic Relief is launched to combat famine in Africa. …
The first violence caused by apartheid occurs in Johannesburg.
… The first violence caused by apartheid occurs in Johannesburg. …
Troops in Zaire run riot, killing the French Ambassador.
… Troops in Zaire run riot, killing the French Ambassador. …
South African Amateur Athletic Union is founded in Johannesburg.
… South African Amateur Athletic Union is founded in Johannesburg. …
There are 194 infants with their mothers in prison.
… There are 194 infants with their mothers in prison. …
France detonates its third atomic device in the Sahara.
… France detonates its third atomic device in the Sahara. …
Major restoration project for the sphinx starts in Egypt.
… Major restoration project for the sphinx starts in Egypt. …
EventThe first woman to be executed in South Africa
… Prehistory to the year 2000, unpublished papers with SA History Online. … The first woman to be executed in South Africa …
BiographyIsaiah Stein
… Isaiah Stein was born to a Coloured family in Durban in 1931, the son of a pastor and property developer. After … club, Manchester United. Edwin Stein was…
BiographyNokutela (nee Mdima) Dube
… everything that we know today as the John Dube legacy in South Africa. Together, they tirelessly raised funds in the United States of America (USA) between…
BiographyVesta Smith
… Vesta Smith (affectionately known as Ma Vee) was born in Sophiatown , Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) on 20 … sisters. Her mother was a seamstress…
BiographyRica Hodgson
… of the struggle from the early 1940s, until her retirement in 1996 as secretary to the late Walter Sisulu . She married Jack Hodgson in 1945. The two shared…
BiographyElsa Joubert
… (married surname Steytler) was born on 19 October 1922 in Paarl where she grew up, and studied at the universities … of Stellenbosch (BA and SOD) and Cape…
BiographyAndries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
… was born on 27 November 1798 near Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Colony. He was educated by travelling teachers and became an eloquent speaker and writer in his…
BiographyEvelina de Bruin
… de Bruin was born on 25 December 1933, and she grew up in the small town of Postmasburg, Northern Cape . In the early days of her life, her parents moved to…
BiographyArthur Goldreich
… Arthur Goldreich was born in Johannesburg on 25 December 1929. He grew up in Pietersberg in the Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo). One … Young Painter Award…
Thambi Naidoo and his Family - The Story of Thambi Naidoo, a lieutenant of Gandhi in the Satyagraha in South Africa, and of his family which sacrificed for five generations in the struggle for a free South Africa by E.S. Reddy
… The Story of Thambi Naidoo, a lieutenant of Gandhi in the Satyagraha in South Africa, and of his family which sacrificed for five generations in the struggle…
BiographyGeorge Hallett
… George Hallett was born in 1942 District Six , Cape Town. He then moved to Hout … that the apartheid regime declared as white, forcing all black…
BiographyFeziwe Bookholane
… Feziwe Bookholane was born in Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape in October 1942. She was the first born of seven children. … to read books on her own, because…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1932 Subsidies for Cape Muslim Primary Schools Du Plessis maintains that in 1931…
BiographySolwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
… Looksmart Khulile Ngudle was born on 22 May 1922 in KwaZali village, near Alice in the Eastern Cape. His mother, Notyhume, named him … the 1940s or 1950s…
BiographySolomon Kerzner
… as long as you please. But why on earth would you want to? In the largest of the fragments, in the crater of an extinct … where the little white ball will…
BiographyIngrid Jonker
… Ingrid Jonker was born on 19 September 1933 on a farm in the rural area of Douglas, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape . After her parents’ divorce, Jonker …