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BiographyFanele Mbali
… employment. Later in the year he found work atat the South African Co-operative Creameries Agency (Sacca) as a … they were to follow to slip out of the…
BiographyPetros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize (Mkize)
… Land Act, limiting African land ownership to just 7% of South Africa's territory and creating the conditions that would … judicial killings than any other…
BiographyMilwa Mnyaluza “George” Pemba
… escaping from the drudgery of schoolwork into his private world of drawing. In 1924, Pemba won a Grey Scholarship to … the tide of the growing threat of…
BiographyJennifer Davis
… Jennifer was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1933. She grew up in what she described as a Jewish … Jennifer Davis, stalwart champion of majority rule…
BiographyStrinivasa “Strini” Moodley
… that the College's affiliation to the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was wrong. His political … a regional organiser of the Trade Union…
Address to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 31 October 2001
… Members, Ladies and Gentlemen: A recent publication of the World Bank asks the question - Can Africa claim the 21st … and human skills, that are required to…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… South African History Online believes that history is made … January 21 2013 South Africa Gbagbo ally charged with war crimes Abidjan January 21 2013 Abidjan…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… was born on 1 November 1958 in Esperanza, a village on the south coast of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN), on the eastern seaboard of South Africa. The…
Freedom for Namibia by Toivo Herman Ja Toivo (1968)
… freedom struggle for Namibia was a two year old guerilla war against South African control of the region. That struggle was … of Pretoria. We have been cut…
BiographyAlfred Baphetuxolo Nzo
… developed much understanding of the lives of millions of South Africans in the 1950s. Nzo got actively involved in the … the ANC instructions to work for the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African Reserve Bank’s 75th anniversary banquet Pretoria, 28 June 1996
… in combination, amount to invaluable experience. The South African Reserve Bank operates in an environment in … such sectors where we are in the league of…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… What is heritage? What are heritage resources? What are South Africa's World Heritage Sites? Investigating heritage resources from … symbol of African…
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
… Baragwanath Hospital, is the 3rd largest hospital in the world, occupying around 173 acres (0.70 km 2), with … . The hospital is in the Soweto area of…
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Kasrils
… National Executive Committee (NEC) from 1987 and on the South African Communist Party’s Central Committee (SACP) from … Vula which aimed to infiltrate…
BiographyHarriet Bolton
… she attended sent her to work as a bookkeeper at the South African Typographical Union (SATU). After a year she … which eventually amalgamated with other…
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… established by the local authorities in 1932 to the south of the city, and in line with a national urban influx … rights and any say in the government of…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… reassert itself as the dominant liberation movement within South Africa, whilst challenging the military might of the … provide a basis for an understanding…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… Transvaal Province (now Gauteng), and the University of South Africa (UNISA) respectively. A lawyer by profession, Rubin … attached to the Royal Air Force …
BiographyMmapula Mmakgoba “Helen” Sebidi
… her medium and her work began to be noticed within the art world, therefore she was soon asked to exhibit. The … techniques. In the celebrated collage pieces…
BiographyEthel Walt
… chosen a comfortable life afforded to middle-class White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and … Gita Dyzenhaus) an article advocating a…
BiographyAbdulla Ismail Kajee
… over the leadership. He had only elementary schooling in South Africa but studied for a short time in India. He became … interest in the political affairs of…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… in the Hubei province of China, informs its regional World Health Organization (WHO) office of a pneumonia … Wuhan. 20 January- A WHO report confirms Covid…
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… in Mumbai, India, for five years. The family arrived in South Africa from India in 1958. He completed his primary education … away from urban areas because…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… soon switched his belief in God as a transformer of the world to the masses. He attended Trafalgar High School, where … (Tillie), Charlotte and Bella, who…
BiographyHilary Mutch
… (née Hilary Claire) was born on 4 November 1941 in Erith, south-east London into a Jewish family. Her father, a South African worked as a doctor at the time…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… rivers from Sudan , Uganda and Ethiopia . It starts in south (Upper) Egypt and ends at the country's northern border … that the Egyptians were the only…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… His father was originally from India, who had come to South Africa to seek fortune. His parents travelled throughout the … and in exchange for performing…
BiographyAndré Philippus Brink
… Brink is a distinguished South African novelist, playwright, literary critic and … year. His powerful novel A Dry White Season (1982), set in South Africa in…
BiographyRajes Pillay
… completing her A levels, the family returned to Durban, South Africa. In London, she came into contact with Dr Yusuf Dadoo … in non-governmental such as…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Factories, New Workers
… industries, or repair shops for the mines. By 1943 South Africa’s factories producing more wealth than her gold … production. Factories start manufacturing…