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BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… roots in that region are tied to the expulsion of the Xhosa leader Maqoma [v] from the Kat River in 1828. [vi] The … much conflict, with major attacks by the…
BiographyPatrick Holo
… of injustice, oppression, and disenfranchisement of the Xhosa people during apartheid. He remained a teacher at the … Books commissioned Patrick to make…
BiographyAlexander P. Maduna
… Little is known of his background except that he spoke Xhosa. When Clements Kadalie began to build the Industrial …
Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but
… Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord …
James James Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, is born in Xhalanga district, Transkei.
… James James Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, is born in …
Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe.
… Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the …
Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer, linguist and academic and outspoken critic of the National Party government’s
… Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer, linguist and academic and outspoken critic of …
BiographyTheodore B. Lujiza
… Meetings were organized with Lujiza translating into Xhosa for Kadalie , and 400 members were enrolled in the …
BiographyDr Arthur Elias Letele
… was a school inspector. His mother, Catherine, was of Xhosa decent. The Letele family immigrated to South Africa … 12 July in Cape Town. She was 6 years…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… staff of Imvo Zabantsundu, and published numerous books of Xhosa poetry and prose. He taught at Lovedale for some years …
The fifth Frontier War: Sangoma Makana attacks Grahamstown under the patronage of Xhosa Chief Ndlambe, and is defeated
… Sangoma Makana attacks Grahamstown under the patronage of Xhosa Chief Ndlambe, and is defeated …
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) establishes Radio Bantu, consisting of Radio Zulu, Radio Xhosa and Radio Seso
… establishes Radio Bantu, consisting of Radio Zulu, Radio Xhosa and Radio Seso …
The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence By Jeffrey B. Peires
… The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence By Jeffrey B. …
Peace is established between the Cape government and the Xhosa under King Hintsa, ending the Sixth Frontier War.
… Peace is established between the Cape government and the Xhosa under King Hintsa, ending the Sixth Frontier War. …
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… Cradock. During that time he took an active part both in Xhosa cultural affairs and in national church affairs, … formed in 1912 to preserve the memory of…
BiographyHoratio (Bud) Isaiah Mbelle
… Examination, passing Afrikaans, English, Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa and Zulu.Mbelle then became a court interpreter. His … and well-travelled person. He was the…
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… Province (now Eastern Cape) around 1873 as a member of the Xhosa-speaking Mpinga clan of the Tembu tribe. He trained as … blessing on the land and all its…
BiographyThomas Mbeki
… Little is known of his background except that he was Xhosa-speaking and born about 1900. About 1924 he enrolled in …
Tiyo Soga, missionary and first ordained Black minister who published a Xhosa translation of the first part of Bunyan’s Pilgrim
… and first ordained Black minister who published a Xhosa translation of the first part of Bunyan’s Pilgrim …
Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i
… Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree …
Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i
… Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree …
Cape Governor Lord Charles Somerset concludes a treaty with the Xhosa chief, Gaika. Gaika thus received British help when his u
… Governor Lord Charles Somerset concludes a treaty with the Xhosa chief, Gaika. Gaika thus received British help when his …
Phatho, chief of the mixed XhosaHottentot (Khoi-Khoi) people the Gqunukwebe and other Xhosa chiefs attend a great gathering of
… XhosaHottentot (Khoi-Khoi) people the Gqunukwebe and other Xhosa chiefs attend a great gathering of …
BiographyChris McGregor
… there were few white people around, he became exposed to Xhosa culture and music. During World War II, his father … American contribution to jazz." Dave…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… 1819. Except for his political and spiritual influences in Xhosa society, there is little direct evidence to shed light … left to us by colonial records and…
BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
… in the Port Elizabeth area. The fact that she wrote in Xhosa , also reinforces this. SAHO has elected to go with the … were church-linked social issues,…
BiographyZolile Malindi
… demanded that all documents be surrendered, Malindi hid a Xhosa version of the Freedom Charter in his sock. This was the only Xhosa copy to survive the raid…
ArchiveBasebetsi be merafong ba batla meputso e lekaneng bakeng sa ho phele ho Chamber of Mines (article written in Xhosa language)
… bakeng sa ho phele ho Chamber of Mines (article written in Xhosa language) …
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet and prose writer, dies near King William’s Town. His first collection of poems, Imihobe
… Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet and prose writer, dies near King William’s Town. …
BiographySamuel Makama Martin Masabalala
… speaker, Clements Kadalie later recalled, fluent in Xhosa, Sotho, and Afrikaans, "but for trade union work he was …