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ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… that Transkeians had opposed since their introduction in 1906, were enforced more strictly; new taxes were demanded, …
BiographyDr Abdullah Abdurahman
… struggle to stem the erosion of Coloured civil rights. In 1906 and 1909 he played leading roles in delegations that …
BiographyMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi
… Butshingi was born in Engcobo, Transkei on 28 February 1906, the second child of Valelo James Butshingi and Angeline …
BiographyDavid H Mgugunyeka
… Born 1906. Commercial traveller. Prominent in the defiance …
BiographyJohn Xavier Merriman
John Xavier Merriman was a politician, businessman, and the last Prime Minister of the Cape Colony before the four provinces became the Union of South Africa…
BiographyStephen William Black
Stephen Black was the son of Henry and Sarah Black. He was born in September 1879 in Claremont, Cape Town and was brought up and educated under extremely poor…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… Steyn protesting against being made to carry passes. In 1906 the government published new rules for the enforcing the … instructions of how to enforce the…
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
Archibald Jacob Gumede was born in Pietermaritzburg on 1st of March in 1914,the son of Lillian (born Mgqogqoza) and Josiah Tshangana Gumede a former ANC…
BiographyMartha Mohlakoane
… Mohlakoane was born in 1906 to a family of farm squatters. She worked in domestic …
BiographyKesval “Kay” Moonsamy
Kesval “Kay” Moonsamy was born on 5 July 1926. He was active in the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) from the mid-1940s onward. In the early 1950s he served as…
BiographyJames la Guma
… riots' that engulfed Cape Town for several days in 1906. In 1910 la Guma and two friends, responded to an …
A German gunboat, Panther, reaches Agadir, Morocco, claiming that the French has ignored the terms of the 1906 Algeciras Confer
… claiming that the French has ignored the terms of the 1906 Algeciras Confer …
Article1956 Women Marchers
# 1956 Women Marchers is an initiative of the Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South African History Online to gather the names and stories of the…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
Historical Context to Paul Kruger 1825 Paul Kruger is born to Casper Jan Hendrik Kruger and Elsie Francina Steyn 1835 Paul Kruger's father situated…
BiographyElize Botha
Elizabeth Botha (née Lindes) was born on 19 November 1930 and grew up in Krugersdorp, West Rand, Transvaal (now Gauteng). She enrolled at the University of…
Thomas G. Karis
… legislation on child labor and fair labor standards from 1906 to 1938, he probed the question of whether the courts …
BiographyEnos Molapo Makhubedu
… the guidance of other artists such as Walter Battiss (1906–1982), Irmin Henkel (1921–1977), Otto Klar (b.1908), …
Janet Burnside Soga
… and later a newspaper editor. Jotello Festiri Soga (1865-1906) trained at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in …
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was officially declared between Britain and the Boers. The…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
"Two hundred thousand subterranean heroes who, by day and by night, for a mere pittance lay down their lives to the familiar 'fall of rock' and who, at deep…
BiographyHyman Meir Basner
Hyman M Basner was born in Russia in 1905, and moved to South Africa at an early age. Basner and his mother joined other family members in South Africa in…
BiographyLionel Rusty Bernstein
Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein was born on 20th of March in 1920 Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) of European Jewish immigrants. He was the youngest of four…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli,…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The years between 1930 and the 1940s were ones of profound…
Archive1976 - 1986: June 16: the struggle continues
White poster with black lettering. Black and white images of people protesting. Images of coffins.
BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
His Majesty, King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II was born on 2 May 1938, in the Village of Salang in the Mountain District of Mokhotlong in the…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
1908 23 April, Abram (Bram) Fischer is born in Orange Free State to an auspicious family that includes Abraham Fischer, Brams grandfather, who was State…
BiographyRuth First
… was born in Latvia and came to South Africa in 1906 at the age of 10. Matilda came to South Africa from …
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
1859After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
BiographyDeton (Tito) Zungu
Tito Zungu was born in 1946 in Mapumulo district, Natal. Zungu received no formal education or art training. As a teenager he made clay models and in 1957 he…