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BiographyMatsilela Ephraim “Jomo” Sono
… East in Soweto, Johannesburg on 17 July 1955. At the age of 8, his father Eric “Scara” Bamuza Sono, a midfielder …
BiographyLloyd Spencer
… Vermeer (1632-75) and other painters of the Dutch Golden Age. In the 1980s he wrote about photography for publications such as Ten-8 and New Society and…
BiographyBabette Brown
… was also prevalent in the UK. This was the awakening of a new goal – to fight the racism, sexism, and classism that was … countries including Germany,…
BiographyChris Hani
… struggle to run the household. Like other young men of his age, Chris tended the livestock until he reached school-going age. Hani was enrolled at a Catholic…
BiographyCurtis Nkondo
… University, United States of America. From an early age, Curtis Nkondo was an avid reader; there was no library … Curtis deeply. He also met J.B. Marks who…
BiographyLucky Shabalala
… developed an interest in art at school. From an early age he started carving heads. Shabalala attended the …
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… the University of London. Early Political Formation: The New Era Fellowship In 1937, Kies, then barely 20 years old, helped to establish the New Era…
BiographyEsdras Lusiba Ntloko
… uprising. Arrest and imprisonment on Robben Island At the age of 22, Ntloko was arrested and detained under Section 6 … Consciousness Movement. He died on 19…
EventSir de Villiers Graaff and Theo Gerdener jointly express their agreement to form a new party
… (DP), Theo Gerdener, expressed their agreement to form a new party on the basis of equal rights for all racial groups … Theo Gerdener jointly express their…
South African Tragedy: Jail Part Lovers by Joseph Lelyveld (New York Times), 5 January 1983
… any laws but because some of their closest friends in the new black trade unions had already been arrested, including … that day - the last day of Dr. Aggett…
BiographyGail Johnson
… mother of Nkosi Johnson , who died of AIDS in 2001 at the age of 12. Nkosi first came into the limelight in 1997 Gail …
BiographySadie Forman
… Cape. The harassment continued, however, followed by a new regulation that stipulated that all proof readers had to … Fort Hare. Sadie Forman died on 11…
BiographyIsaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch
… having arrived in England with her family at the age of three. Woolfie and Minnie Horvitch settled in Cape … his literary executor and promoter providing…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… His efforts impressed his employer and in 1902, at the age of 22, he was sent to South Africa to represent the … Oppenheimer who quickly became a leading…
Gé Korsten, popular SA singer, is born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to SA at the age of nine years.
… born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to SA at the age of nine years. …
Gé Korsten, popular SA singer, is born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to SA at the age of nine years.
… born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to SA at the age of nine years. …
Anton Rupert, industrial giant of South Africa and founder of the Rembrandt group, dies at the age of 89 in Stellenbosch.
… Africa and founder of the Rembrandt group, dies at the age of 89 in Stellenbosch. …
Wilhelmina ten Damme, wife of Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel, dies at the age of forty. Swellendam was named in honour of them.
… Damme, wife of Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel, dies at the age of forty. Swellendam was named in honour of them. …
BiographyVictor Shange
… in 1958. Victor showed keen interest in art at the tender age of 6 and his talent developed as he grew until he could …
BiographyMangisi Pheneas Nene
… began taking an interest in political affairs at an early age, and joined the ANC in 1945. During the Defiance …
New Year Message to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 December, 1964
… on record that the United Nations has this year shown a new firmness and determination in the handling of the South … the world. It is, therefore, our…
BiographyEric Magamana Lubisi
… Gauteng). He was the only son and had five sisters. At the age of twelve, he and his family relocated to Mamelodi … Lubisi was one of the first black artists…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… Kasturba and Mohandas were married only in 1882, at the age of thirteen. Little is known about Kasturba’s early life. … Kasturba moved to the Gandhi…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… 1926 at KwaGusha Farm in Somerset West. He was orphaned at age 12,Mfaxa moved to the Eastern Cape to attend secondary … Association and kept busy by farming…
BiographyMatome Maponya
… in pursuing his various entrepreneurial activities. By the age of 13 he was doing a roaring trade, buying and selling … (formerly Pietersburg) in Limpopo…
BiographyErnest “Ernie” Theodore Els
… Els was very sporty but golf was his first love. In 1984 age 14, Els rose to prominence, when he won the Junior World …
BiographySteve Dyer
… in 1960. He taught himself to play the guitar at the age of eleven. He studied music at the University of Natal …
BiographyLucas Ted Sithole
… he was also known as Lucas Thandokwazi Sithole. From the age of six he lived with his Swazi grandmother, Tsayi …
BiographySam P. Sesedi
… He later obtained a B.A. degree by private study at the age of 50. After teaching for many years, he went into …
ArchiveThe New Yorker: David Goldblatt’s “Particulars” by Genevieve Fussell, 22 January 2015
… The New Yorker: David Goldblatt’s “Particulars” by Genevieve …