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… Rugby Board. In 2005 the unified body changed its name to the South African Rugby Union (SARU).  The history of the Rugby World Cup dates back to the 1980s with rugby becoming the last major sport to …

… Cornells Struik and AA Balkema. But the one who was to transform that industry single-handedly was Balkema.  August Aime Balkema (Guus to his friends) was born in 1906. Twenty-seven years later he … Amsterdam, the famed "Huis aen de drie grachten" next door to the old premises of the Gemeentelijke Universiteit of …

… Pahad left India for South Africa in 1919, but returned to India with his father in 1922 to continue with his educational studies. When Dadoo came to India in 1925, they met once again and as friends became …

… on 7 March 1926 in Ladysmith. As a young man he was sent to the Cape to study at the University of Stellenbosch, where he … his M.A. in 1948 and a D.Phil in 1950. He later went on to study at the universities of Groningen, Leiden, Oxford, …

… Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth – some give it as 1892, others as 1896. As a child, his parents moved to South Africa, but let him study in Jerusalem, Palestine … 1912 he visited his parents in South Africa, but returned to Europe to study in Munich and then to work in Paris and …

… four children at the time. In 1961, Joe Matlou was sent to establish an ANC office in Botswana as a transit point for … liberation fighters. When the ANC redeployed Joe Matlou to Tanganyika ( Tanzania ) in 1963, she had to rely on her wits to reach Tanganyika some months later, …

… industrial unions and non-racial industrial unions merged to form one trade union called South African Trades and … the Workers Charter. This Charter was viewed as a vehicle to advance the struggle for the socialist government, which … of its members as a result of the 1958 Amato Textile Mills strike. In spite of these frustrating challenges SACTU …

… staring at a Hitler Youth magazine. He balked and wrote to the Prime Minister, Jan Smuts , refusing to learn German and demanding to be taught Hebrew. Goldreich got his way.Goldreich moved to … on 26 May 2011|Anon (2011), Arthur Goldreich Friend to Mandela, 82   from Philly.com , 26 May 2011 [online] …

… the Community Arts Project in Woodstock, and continued to communicate the distress felt by his people, who were … The Centre had provided artists with guidance, a place to work and materials to work with. The Centre had also built a community that …

… grandfather, Myamana Buthelezi, was the Prime Minister to King Cetshwayo . From 1934 to 1943, he attended Impumalanga Primary School in Nongoma, Kwazulu. He went on to study at Adams College in Amanzimtoti where he … C. (2023). Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi: SA bids farewell to a divisive leader whose resilience and contention helped …

… his mother died. Since his father Amarien, was not able to care for him, the latter’s childless sister, Maryam, … influence felt during his teens. She supported him to pursue his studies until the time he got married to Galiema Sadan on 15 March in 1950. During his early years …

… (PAC) in 1957 and went into exile in 1963, returning to South Africa after the unbanning of the organisation in … many years there was a concerted international campaign to withdraw recognition of the organisation as a liberation … among other international platforms. Ebrahim fought hard to maintain recognition for the movement, using his …

… When government police ordered Mgijima's followers to remove their settlement from crown lands, they resisted … 200 people. Mgijima was subsequently sentenced to six years’ hard labour but served only two years. Enoch … five at a local school but severe headaches forced him to remain at home and he did not go on to Lovedale. As a …

… old. He opened a law practice in Cape Town, but decided to move to  Pretoria , where he became a respected barrister. Roos' … of the party in the Transvaal and in 1915 he was sent to Parliament. Roos was immediately perceived as a potential …

… “I use art as a tool to confront reality. I use art as a tool to get to know the world in which I live. And I use art as a tool to …

… hospital services. In answering the call, the ANC decided to approach African nurses in South Africa to assist the young African state. Shangase was amongst those nurses who volunteered to serve in Tanzania. In 1963,Shangase married Vusi Shangase …

… in 1949. He studied at the University of Natal from 1956 to 1959, earning an honours degree in social anthropogy. … withdrew his permit for the area, he was seconded to Lisbon University through the University of Lourenco … He was a controversial speech-writer and senior advisor to Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi . He later defected to the …

… born on 11th of January 1894 in Scotland. She emigrated to South Africa with her family in 1904. She was a member of … the 1930s, and together with Senator Edgar Brookes helped to change parliamentary debate from one focusing on control of the black population to one concentrating on the long-term welfare of the black …

… 1820 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (often reffered to as Thomas Baines). His father was a master mariner and … 1848 and 1853 and from there he undertook three journeys to the interior. His first journey was beyond the Orange … Kei River and over the Winterberg (1849) and an attempt to reach the Okavango Swamps (1850). He became South Africa’s …

… Province (now Eastern Cape) on 16 March 1923. He went to school in Port Elizabeth and excelled at sport. Later in … jumped years and he matriculated at 15. He was too young to go to university, so he did an extra year at school; his …

… the second child of Andrew Murray senior. He was sent to Arberdeen, Scotland to be educated, where he remained until 1845 when he graduated with a Masters degree. The same year he went to Utrecht the Netherlands for further theological studies. …

… of Mines in East Prussia. In 1904 Dr Merensky came to South Africa on leave from his employers. He wanted to conduct some geological surveys and travelled through the area that used to be known as the Transvaal. Dr Merensky discovered tin near …

… in 14 May 1812, Winterhoek. Having moved from Oudtshoorn to the present Orange Free State in 1843, he settled near … he joined the Voortrekker group of the population, hostile to H. D.Warden. Together with five others from among the … part in the Battle of Boomplaats and because of this had to flee across the Vaal River. He settled near present-day …

… on campus. One of her early acts at the university was to organise a Methodist prayer group in defiance of an order … students from worshipping on campus. She gave sustenance to the student movement and in an ironic twist, allowed the rector's residence to be used as a meeting place for the University Christian …

… education in Brussels and studied law. He travelled to Europe and America before settling in South Africa in … met JH Hofmeyr and formed a friendship with him. He moved to Graaff-Reinet and then to Middelburg, where he opened a news agency in November …

… as result of the Bulhoek massacre  in 1921.’ He helped to make East London one of the most powerful centres of … received a suspended sentence. The documentation related to his banishment noted that Gwentshehad attended African … violating his banning order on 26 March 1953 and sentenced to nine months imprisonment. In February 1954, at a Liberal …

… settled in London. His family, silk weaving traders, came to the Cape in 1826 and settled in Grahamstown. When he was … killed by an elephant in the Addo bush and he was obliged to seek work at Algoa Bay. He married Elizabeth Griffin in 1834. In 1838, he sailed on an expedition to explore and trade at Port Natal, where a small European …

… (COD) . When the COD was banned in 1962, she decided to become a member of the Communist Party of South Africa … (ANC) , at this point, the ANC did not allow membership to people of other races, until 1969. After completing high … (now Eastern Cape Province). Neame received a bursary to study at the University of the Witwatersrand. As a result, …

… South African politics  Number 4.p.67. If you would like to contribute to this biography please click on the contribute tab. Sakumzi … existed. Every Sunday the white staff would drive 40 km to Elliot to go to church rather than worship with the black …

… against apartheid.  May Day, as we know it, refers to various international socialist and labour movement … Serfs, slaves, trades people and others had been forced to turn over the fruits of their labour to an exploiting … and in 1835, workers in Philadelphia organised a general strike, led by Irish coal heavers. Their banners read, "From …