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BiographyMoyisile Douglas Tyutyu
… Moyisile Douglas Tyutyu was born in 1935* in KwaZakhele, Port Elizabeth, Transkei (now Eastern Cape … was sparked from a young age when he witnessed how…
BiographyPixie Benjamin
… racist laws. Her political involvement already occurred in England, where she and her husband allowed African … political supporters. [1] Upon her return to…
EventA list of people prohibited from attending gatherings is published in the Government Gazette
… persons prohibited from attending gatherings was published in the Government Gazette. Amongst those prohibited from … people prohibited from attending…
EventWorld’s largest diamond at the time, the Cullinan, is found in South Africa
… from the Cullinan mine, a few kilometres outside Pretoria in South Africa's mineral-rich Gauteng province. The diamond … Group, (2009), One of the biggest…
BiographyMadi Gray
… Madi Gray was born in Cape Town , where she grew up, attended school and went to … Students . Their demand was that Archie Mafeje , a black student who had…
EventThe inquest into the death in detention of Dr. Neil Aggett is adjourned
… The inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett … South African History Online, ‘An inquest into the death in…
Yunus Ismail Mahomed
… Yunus Ismail Mahomed was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 30 December in 1950 to Amina and Ismail Mahomed.Mahomed grew up in Jeppe, … suburbs…
ArchiveFrank Talk
… Frank Talk, first published in March 1984, as the official publication of the Natal … body corporate, but committed to a theoretical vision of a Black…
BiographyPaul Grendon
… “I am interested in making large-scale paintings that can be used in public places with imagery that is totally accessible to … exhibition consisted of…
ArchiveSA Air Force operation, 20 December 1983, Fourth party congress-Cabinet reshuffle-Relations with South Africa-MNRM actions, Keesing_s Record of World Events, Vol 29, December 1983
… SA Air Force operation, 20 December 1983, Fourth party …
BiographyEnver Hassim
… Enver Hassim was born in the Transvaal, where he was part of a large family, with … challenging beginnings did not stop him from excelling in a range of…
BiographySue Williamson
… Sue Williamson was born in Litchfield, England in 1941. Her family immigrated to South Africa in 1948. … of Apartheid (indexed here as tracking the movement…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
… Solomzi Ashby Peter Mda was born on 6th April 1916, in Herschel district, bordering Lesotho. He was the first son … Charles Mda, a headman, peasant farmer…
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
… Born on 21 March 1936, Roseinnes Phahle grew up in Alexandra Township. From 1950 to 1952 he boarded at St … Alexandra residents. In 1958, supported by the…
Press Conference in Maputo: Comments by Oliver Tambo on South African offer of territory to Swaziland, 5 March 1982
… [Speaking at a press conference in Maputo, Mr. Tambo said that the ANC had already held two … to Swaziland. The second took place the previous week in…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
… We are gathered here in Lisbon, representatives of governments, non-governmental … engagement" has destroyed rather than saved life. For the black majority,…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… Cecyl Esau was born on 30 September 1955 in Worcester , Cape Province (now Western Cape Province), the … influence on Esau's life. Esau's father's interest…
Chapter 15. The African Worker-A Policeman and Pair Of Handcuffs Always Waiting - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… to "persuade" Africans to become labourers for Europeans. In the nineteenth century, a poll tax and a hut tax were … Act was passed, which divided the entire…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 The first biography ever written about a black South African was…
EventHumphrey Khoza, former chief executive officer of Uthingo Management (Pty) Ltd and director of several other companies, is born in Germiston
… bid to operate the South African National Lottery. Born in Germiston, Gauteng, in 1947, Khoza attended St Augustine’s High School in Dundee, … of the Boss of…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… guerrilla forces seeking the armed overthrow of government in SA; curbing Russian influence in these states; strengthening … to countries which complied with…
BiographyDr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy
… Guru Kistnasamy was born on 28 December 1947 in Felixton, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father, … section that catered for the overflow of…
Julian Goldswain
… is an established portrait & documentary photographer in South Africa. Since 1998, his work has been exhibited extensively in South Africa, Germany and the…
EventPercy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa
… critic of the apartheid regime. He initially studied in the field of theology, but became involved in journalism … editor, and ensured that the World was the…
Event’Viva Frelimo’ rallies, organised by the BPC and SASO, take place even though they were banned by Government
… The achievement of independence in Mozambique inspired the South African Black Consciousness Movement organisations, the Black People's … Democracy Education…
EventThe ‘Hospital and Lunatic Asylum’, the first civilian hospital in Cape Town, is opened
… In the early 1800s, there was only one hospital for army men in the Cape, as well as a naval hospital in Simonstown. So, in order to set up the first…
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… British Governor at the Cape from 1814 to 1826, was born in Badminton England on 12 December 1767. Under his term as governor, Somerset played an important…
Chapter 2. The Early History of the Garment Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Although I had been active in the labour movement since the days of my youth, my … of general secretary the union was purely fortuitous. In 1927 I entered…
EventEllen Phyllis Hellmann, social anthropologist and executive member of the SAIRR, dies in Johannesburg
… Ellen Phyllis Hellmann was born in Johannesburg in 1908. Her father had immigrated to South Africa from Germany in 1894. She studied Social Anthropology at…
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South African War. The British initially declined … Canadian assistance. Canada joined the South…