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ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… trade led to the establishment of fortified trading stations and eventually permanent European settlements in the … explore the west coast of Africa. They…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… the spelling on this site has not adhered to Chief Luthuli's preference. This choice is in order to facilitate Internet … Grout from the American Board of…
PlaceUpington, Northern Cape
… South Africa. It was formed by uniting Christian Schroder's 1871 Mission Station, 'Olyvenhoutsdrift' and the Upington Police Station . The Mission Station…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in the Silverton branch of Volkskas Bank … , 1956 Treason Trialist and president…
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… he joined a religious community, The Society of the Sacred Mission. This organisation transferred him to South Africa in … a covert organisation of the South…
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… Mzwakhe Mbuli, the “People’s Poet,” was born into a poor Zulu family in Sophiatown on … his international career when he performed with Youssou N’dour,…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… cattle. In 1900, 7000 Blacks took part in General French's march to Machadodorp in the Transvaal. Over 5000 others, … from the start of the war. Entire…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… some lessons/reflections for the present from ESKOM’s past. This is especially important in 2022 where South … late 1800s, gold mining was tied to…
BiographyArthur Albert Hugh Adams
… Adams applied to study at the University of Cape Town’s Michaelis School of Fine Arts, but due to the university’s racial discriminatory policy he was turned…
BiographyTaubie Kushlick
… migrated with his business to Port Elizabeth, the country's principal wool-shipping centre. There the family grew and, … where, lonely and adrift, she threw…
BiographyGeorge Hallett
… lighting that impressed him in the films. At the age of 20 he began a correspondence course in photography with the … to be evacuated and their property…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… Indian Muslim family, which is part of the country's small but influential Gujarati Vhora Muslim community. His … publications. Ebrahim Badsha had a major…
BiographyAdvocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels
… law practice grew rapidly, and he was appointed a King’s Counsel (KC) in 1948 and Queen’s Counsel (QC) following the death of King George VI. He … among his…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… of the Thembu and a member of the Madiba clan. Mandela's original name was Rolihlahla, which literally means … , the Wesleyan College of Fort Beaufort, which…
PlaceZoar, Western Cape
… Zoar was the first of the South African Missionary Society's (SAMS) 'projects', established in 1817. Interestingly the Berlin Mission Society ran the Mission…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… (now known as KwaZulu-Natal - KZN). The seeds of Reddy’s activism were sown as a youngster around his passion for … patches - and passing the immaculate…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… then Gold Coast, Nzema region. After attending a Catholic mission school in Half Assini, Nkrumah went on to train and … located in Accra. Nkrumah…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
… little knowledge of other vital fields of knowledge. Essak’s training in the Progressive Forum and Unity Movement soon … at the various high schools where he…
PlacePofadder, Northern Cape
… Catholic Church which was built by the Missions. The town's history dates back to 1875, when a mission station was built and named, 'Pofadder'. Today, it ……
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Introduction Since independence, English has been Namibia’s only official language. This was a controversial policy and … owned and operated by missionaries,…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… activities. Tiro had great influence in shaping Mashinini's political thinking and subsequent adherence to the ideology … Mashinini started reading about the…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… Mphahlele then worked as a journalist in the camp’s newspaper, the Itumbi News Daily . In 1983, the group … in Mgagao in Iringa. Here he became the editor of…
Devout domesticity? A century of African women's Christianity in South Africa by Deborah Gaitskell
… obvious tensions emerge between the indigenous and mission sex-gender systems. In these organisations struggles … outcasts from 'traditional society' or came…
PlaceMqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
… Mandela after the death of his father. "Mqhekezweni was a mission station of the Methodist Church and far more up to … Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home…
EventNotorious Pirate, Captain William Kidd, is reportedly sighted off the coast of Cape Town
… the captaincy of the Adventure Galley - a ship with a mission to capture all French vessels as well as the pirates … where his vessel was reported to have…
ArticleXhosa
… The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa's Black population and can be divided into four distinct … situation changed after 1820, when John…
BiographyMokgadi Caster Semenya
… also being voted Track and Field News number one women's 800m runner of 2009. However, the public attention she … high levels of testosterone in female…
BiographyWilliam Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr
… elected as Media Officer and acting Treasurer to the UDF’s Regional Executive Committee (REC) in the Western Cape … organise meetings fairly freely. However,…
BiographyNadine Gordimer
… of the Booker Prize for Fiction. Her 1979 novel, Burger's Daughter, was written during the aftermath of the Soweto … other books she had written. Although…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… War and that experience had a profound influence on Esau's life. Esau's father's interest in politics was sparked by … all levels. The launch of the United…