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BiographyArthur David Bensusan
Dr Arthur David (Kin) Bensusan was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1921. The son of a physician, he schooled at St John's College,…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam was born on 27 July 1935 in Sea View, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He had 12 siblings. He grew up in very dire…
BiographyJodi Bieber
Jodi Bieber has lived in Johannesburg for the past 35 years. She studied photography at the Market Theatre photographic workshop, a non-profit organisation…
Document Center at UKZN. “Burning of the Passes” from the collection of Ela Gandhi, MP. Assention no. 1889-23
On 14 August Gandhiji wrote to Smuts that he was approaching him "on the eve of what promises for Indians to be an interminable struggle". He said: On Sunday …
BiographyBheki Cele
… up a position at a school in uMbumbulu, a rural area in KZN [6] . This was during the 1980s, at the height of the …
Ken Oosterbroek, photographer for The Star, is killed when he and several other journalists are caught in the crossfire while c
After nearly three years of negotiations, Sudan’s government and main rebel group sign the final agreement to the Naivasha, Ken
South African Air Force pioneer Major-General Ken van der Spuy, veteran of both world wars and holder of fourteen decorations f
BiographyBilly Paddock
Billy Paddock, of Irish extraction, grew up in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in the 1950s. He attended Glenwood High School in Durban where he excelled at…
Nigerian political activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa is one of eight people sentenced to death for the death of four Ogoni leaders (who d
Nigerian political activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa is one of eight people sentenced to death for the death of four Ogoni leaders (who d
BiographyPaul David
Devadas Paul David ( Paul David) was born on 26 August 1940 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) into a devout Catholic family. His…
Treasurer General`s PBF Breakfast and Networking, 24 March 2009
… and sustainable livelihoods. It was also attended by the KZN Chairperson of the ANC, and MEC for Finance, Dr Zweli Mkhize, KZN Treasurer and MEC for Health,…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana (nèe Mbanjwa) was born in Melmoth, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM…
Police and British troops arrest more than 400 Kikuyu tribesmen and women in an effort to apprehend Mau Mau cult members in Ken
EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
The first airmail ever in South Africa took place on 27 December 1911 when Evelyn Driver flew postcards from Kenilworth to Muizenburg. The mail bag was…
BiographyMabel Palmer
Dr Mabel Palmer (nee Mabel Atkinson) was born on 22 May 1876 near Stocksfield in Northumberland, England. Her father, J.B. Atkinson, was a mine inspector, and…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… Gandhi arrived in Durban , Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN) in 1893 to serve as legal counsel to a merchant Dada …
BiographyAdam Small
Professor Adam Small was born on 21 December 1936 in Wellington, Cape Province (now Western Cape) to a mother of Muslim Indian heritage and a slave descendant…
ArchiveAlmal kan help, Oggendblad, 14 August 1981
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
… in South Africa in all spheres of society. Back to the KZN context and the Indian question: By far the largest … concentration of Indian compatriots in South…
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… Roy Padayachie by Jacob Zuma Minister’s surprise visit to KZN hospital gets thumbs up from patients and staff Obituary: …
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… http://literature.kzn.org.za/lit/24.xml …
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
… or 082 551 9192 for Dumisani Makhaye. Issued by the ANC KZN Dpt of Information and Publicity For further information …
BiographyMewa Ramgobin
… at www.news24.com . Accessed on 19 October 2016|ANC-KZN. African National Congress KZN Province Salutes Cde. Mewa Ramgobin, Pamphlet issued … at www.news24…
BiographyFort Calata
Fort Calata was born on 5 November 1956. Fort’s grandfather, the Reverend Canon James Arthur Calata, was the Secretary General of the African National Congress…
PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… 160 kms from the Port of Durban, as well as in Northern KZN Forestry Areas between Paulpietersburg and the Mpumalanga …
BiographyEdson Sithole
Edson Sithole was born in what was then Southern Rhodesia in 1935. He was the first black person in Southern Africa to obtain a Doctor of Laws degree. He was…
Doing Oral History
… the facilitator was Dr Wassermann from the University of KZN Compiled, collated, edited and enhanced by Dr Johan … in Zulu, is about 10 km from Ladysmith in…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum Gala Dinner in his Honour Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 11 July 2008, International Convention Centre Durban
… of the BMF Ms Tembakazi Mnyaka, our host and chair of BMF KZN, Prof William Makgoba, Vice chancellor of University of … in his hometown; you are therefore…