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Twenty (or eighteen) mourners die in Katlehong, East Rand, when gunmen open fire at Sam Ntuli’s funeral.
An exercise in Crystal-gazing: Address given by professor H.L. Watts at the Black Sash National Annual Conference held at Pietermaritzburg
South Africa, 2000 A.D. An exercise in Crystal-gazing: Address given by professor H.L. Watts at National Conference held at Pietermaritzburg on 22 October 1969…
‘The conscience of white South Africa’: Celebrating the Black Sash, 60 years later by Marianne Thamm (Daily Maverick), 14 May 2015
Gen. H. C. Muller unveils a memorial for nine Boers who were killed in Anglo-Boer War 2. The memorial includes the name of Salm
SASO: Minutes of the National Executive meeting held at the Lay Ecumenical Centre, Pietermaritzburg, from 12th-13th November 1973
This is not a complete report on what took place at the National Executive Committee meeting. Some documents were seized by the Police in Alice before the full…
BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
Denis Theodore Goldberg was born on 11th April 1933 in Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape). His parents, Sam and Annie, had both been born in London,…
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
Sathieseelan Gurulingam Govender (more popularly known as Ronnie Govender) was born on 16 May 1934 in Cato Manor, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His…
BiographyJabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo
Jabulani Nxumalo, better known as Comrade Mzala, was born on 27 October 1955, in Dundee, Northern Natal. His parents Benjamin and Elsie were both teachers…
BiographyMildred Lesiea
Mandu Mildred Ramakaba-Lesiea was born on 28 January 1933 in Langa, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), the only official area for African…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
Jennifer Schreiner (known as Jenny) was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1956 to G.D.L. Deneys and Else Schreiner. Else and Deneys were…
SA’s Constitutional Court orders President Mbeki to provide the antiretroviral drug Nevirapine to pregnant women in state hospi
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the State Banquet hosted by President Kim Young Sam Seoul, 7 July 1995
Dorothy Fisher, SA’s first female heart transplant patient, dies, twelve years after she had received her new heart.
SA’s Minister of Development Aid Gerrit Viljoen, announces that following allegations about the mismanagement of funds in the L
BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
Overview Balthazar Johannes Vorster (also known as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served…
BiographyRoelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha
Pik Botha was born on 27 April 1932 in Rustenburg, Transvaal.His father was a school principal. Pik as he is affectionately known attended the Hoer Volkskool,…
Sam Ramsamy, president of the (NOCSA), announced South Africa’s acceptance of an invitation to participate in the Olympic Game
Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba.
The report of SA’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is published. It accuses leading figures from across the political spect
Tristam Burrell, one of the SA’s most-experienced paragliders, is electrocuted when his powered trike hits powerlines. His pass
Sam Ramsamy, president of the (NOCSA), announced South Africa’s acceptance of an invitation to participate in the Olympic Game
SA’s Baby Jake Matlala beats IBA light featherweight boxing champion Michael Carbajal in Las Vegas to become world champion.
Samuel Alfred (Taffy) Long, heralded by subsequent labour histories as one of SA’s greatest working-class martyrs, is arrested
Political assassination: Sam Ntuli (31), general secretary of CAST, chair of Thokoza Civic Association and ANC member, is shot
Denel, SA’s state-owned defence and aerospace group, announces that it has been awarded contracts amounting to $2 million (abou
T. Samuels scores SA’s first ever try and also the first points for SA in 5 rugby test matches against Britain.
Sam de Beer, former leader of the National Party in Gauteng, resigns and joins the United Democratic Movement (UDM).
Victor (Vic) Toweel, (bantamweight) becomes SA’s first universal boxing champion by beating Manuel Ortez of the USA in Johannes
George Sewpersadh
George Sewpersadh was born in Cato Manor on 7 October 1936. His father was a newspaper vendor and his mother a housewife. His family was forced to move to…
BiographyPatrick Vuyo Matshikiza
Article first published in The Sunday Independent January 4 2015 at 10:37am By Sam Mathe Johannesburg - Pianist, singer and composer Pat Matshikiza, 76, who…