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BiographyMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi
… school situated between Engcobo and Idutywa. He moved to the Transvaal in 1925 to become an insurance company agent and later became the … of 10 000. In…
BiographyEthel Edwards
… from about 1897. The link with Brangwyn was clearly meant to impress, as he was perhaps the most famous British artist … the day. Nothing about her…
BiographyVuminkosi Zulu
… completed Standard VII at Kranskop High School. From 1970 to 1972 he attended Rorke's Drift. In 1973 he was awarded the … for a time with Mahlangu in the…
BiographyRahima Moosa
… Moosa , a fellow comrade and Treason trialist. She moved to Johannesburg with her husband and together they had four … Sophia Williams , Rahima spearheaded…
BiographyThinus Mathee
… is concerned. During this period he dedicated his life to the Christian faith. This he feels has made his work more … techniques are simulated on the…
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 12 February 2015
… goeie naand, ndimadekwana, !gai//goes. I would like to thank the Presiding Officers for the opportunity to … We will also prioritise the review of visa…
Archive2015 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 12 February 2015
… goeie naand, ndimadekwana, !gai//goes. I would like to thank the Presiding Officers for the opportunity to … We will also prioritise the review of visa…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… events in the South African cultural calendar, as it dates back to 1974 when the 1820 Settlers National Monument was … a children's arts festival. The event…
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… ngelethu, "Africa is Ours", and Mayibuye iAfrika, "Bring back Africa". APLA was associated with attacks on and murders … took place in the Eastern and…
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… involved all the country’s nine provinces and paid homage to each of the twelve presidents of the ANC. Amongst the ANC … Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. The…
BiographyJohann Christiaan Kriegler
… An advocate at the Johannesburg Bar for 25 years, prior to becoming a provincial and thereafter appellate judge, … the Centre for Human Rights where he…
PlaceTenterden, 60 Durban Road, Wynberg
… part of the Vredenhof Estate which had been allocated to William Hawkins on 8 April 1856. Its U-plan dwelling was … a number of Victorian decorative elements…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 92th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2004
… the African National Congress, we extend our best wishes to all our people for a successful year 2004. We are … We must strengthen the people`s contract to…
BiographyStanley Silwana
… Stanley Silwana was one of the first African recruits to the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), he joined … an ICU branch in Johannesburg in 1924. He…
BiographyJosepha Selhorst
… Natal from 1951-52. Selhorst made a number of study tours to Europe, living there from 1971-1980 and studying mosaic work and stained glass. In 1986 she…
BiographyKate Dinkwetsi Molale
… In 1978 she joined the delegation under Oliver Tambo to Cuba. Molale spent her last years in Tanzania , where she … while their mothers were busy with…
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
… Wankie Campaign. This joint overall operation was meant to give added military impetus to both the African National Congress's (ANC) and ZAPU's … the…
EventThe South African Air Force is established
… The origin of the South African Air Force can be traced back to 1912, when the Union Defence Force (UDF) was formed. This … the probationary ranks of…
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
… a role, for a fine Restored Heritage Building that relates to the surrounding Community and has a Contemporary Purpose. … Room. It is a centre that is…
PlaceFicksburg
… the Maluti Mountains. Ficksburg is the closest town to the Lesotho border. This small village is not only a busy … Africa and is held in November each year…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the president’s budget debate in the National Assembly 20 June 1996
… national importance. And so tomorrow Honourable Members go back for that prolonged and invigorating interaction with … observed with confidence that South…
77. The South African Indian Council: an assessment from within, 1978
… of twenty-five members. The membership was increased to thirty in 1974, fifteen of whom were to be appointed and … recognition of limitations to which they…
BiographyCythna Lindenberg Letty
… at the Onderstepoort Veterinary laboratory. Here she had to record in detail the post mortem appearance of various … the time of colour photographs. In 1927…
BiographyDerrick Vusimusi Nxumalo
… and as a gardener on the Berea in Durban. He first went to the African Art Centre, Durban in 1985 where he received … Mines. In July 1988 he completed his…
BiographyMzukisi Sompeta
… died about two months after he was killed. According to his mother, Nomawabo Mabhengu Sompeta, “Every month we … and supported us just like my son did. My…
BiographyJopie (Josef Johannes) Fourie
… a captain in the Active Citizen Force, and in 1914 decided to join the rebellion in protest against Prime Minister Louis Botha ’s decision to invade German…
BiographyMary Goitsemang Ranta
… the African National Congress (ANC) in 1948, was elected to the Transvaal executive of the ANC Women’s League in … a leading role in protests against the…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… at the University of the Freestate in 1959, and He went on to study at the Catholic Seminary in Pretoria. In 1961 he … joined the order of Franciscans in…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… known as AIDS. Therefore, 1981 is therefore often referred to as the beginning of the HIV/Aids epidemic in the USA, and … a blood sample taken in the…
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
… the treasurer for the Port Elizabeth branch. Her loyalty to the ANC seemed unwavering, when in reality, she acted as … Shortly after meeting him, she started…