SAHO global search
3,060 records
PlaceGoodman Gallery
… practices under Apartheid law, in which Black artists and art viewers were not permitted into the country’s major art museums that served the dictates of the…
PlaceDitsong Museum of Natural History
… through the ages, called ‘reach for the stars’, and a rock art exhibition, known as the ‘rainbow collection’. The museum is regarded as a centre for living…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… The building is regarded as one of the best examples of Art Nouveau architecture in South Africa. It was proclaimed a … old Harbour Board Building in…
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… the 1880s. In 1893 the Young Menâ Institute, the School of Art, the Naturalist Society and the Camera Club combined to … club and changed its name, but it…
Krystal Kruger
… South Africa for high school, then decided to study Fine Art at Rhodes University. I’m currently in my fourth year of …
BiographyTimothy Peter Jenkin
… with the words "ANC LIVES" from a high building in the centre of Cape Town, along with a timed device which …
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… Research, and Director of Biomedical Science at the Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) at the Nelson R …
BiographyChris Hani
… was transferred from the Lesotho capital, Maseru, to the centre of the ANC political leadership in Lusaka, Zambia. …
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… tennis player. He achieved fame, however, as a Springbok centre. According to some critics, he can be considered one … of his clothes. [37] Colini,…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
Teboho MacDonald "Tsietsi" Mashinini was born on 27 January 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher…
BiographyAdam Small
… Wetenskap en Kuns, (South African Academy for Science and Art), an academic organisation which previously excluded …
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… in the structuring and organisation of theatre and art production in South Africa. The founding of the National … organisation. Work on productions started…
The oldest forms of human communication
… system that we know today. Language, symbols, songs, art and dance Cave drawings were murals that people painted … send us or suggestions please click on …
EventJohn Ndevasia Muafangejo is born
… in the area of Ovamboland, in Southern Angola. He studied art at the College of Art in Rorke’s Drift from 1967 to 1969. After completing his studies he began…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… of sona geometry to weave intricate designs in mats. This art form also served as a means of transmitting knowledge … neo-colonial society developed and…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… the drum, and contains two human figures from Khoisan rock art. The figures are depicted facing one another in greeting … above the oval shape of foundation,…
PlaceFugard Theatre, Cape Town
… with a portion of an old gothic style church at its centre. This section of the building would become the Fugard, … opening its doors, as it was fitted with…
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
Mary Butcher Turok is the wife of the anti-apartheid activist, parliamentarian and Professor Ben Turok, who played a prominent role in the writing of the…
BiographySimon Gqubule
… Project and the Ilitha Lemfundo Educational Enhancement Centre, a private initiative which runs Saturday classes for …
BiographyOprah Winfrey
Daughter of Vernon Winfrey by Vernita Lee (May 2, 1935 - November 22, 2018), a former maid. She was raised as the daughter of Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner,…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… of our natural heritage. There are also ancient San rock art paintings in caves throughout the range which give us an … of great historical and spiritual…
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… as an NPO in 2007. It is an artist residency and centre with studios and exhibition space in Woodstock , and … founded in 1982 as an organized network of…
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… were dislodged. The building remained the administrative centre of Cape Town for more than half a century and served … and on 8 May 1917 it became the home…
PlaceEmpangeni
… bearers in the nearby eMpangeni stream. The town is a centre for sugar, cotton, cattle and timber and despite its … are also magnificent local Zulu cultural…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… of documents and manuscripts at the Camberwell College of Art in London and works at Windsor Castle as a member of the …
Bonani Africa 2010 Photographic Festival Conference: Papers and Abstracts
… Edge by Ashraf Jamal Self-Imagining and South African Art Photography by Zen Marie “What Goals and Whose Vision? …
PlaceSprings
… town did not die, but instead developed into an industrial centre. Today, Springs is well known for its architecture: it has the second biggest collection of…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
… evolution patterns both through a visit to the San rock-art located in caves on the farms and to fossil sites. An … the Graaff-Reinet Tourism Office, at the…
PlaceWinterton, Kwa Zulu-Natal
… worth a visit for its insight into Zulu history, San rock art and the Spioenkop battle. The Village of Winterton plays … Farm; 'Doveton', just outside…
PlaceStation Building, Point Road, Durban
… Home to the Tourist Junction, which is the Main Tourism Centre and also home to various curio shops at which to buy memories and gifts for those back home,…