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BiographyIsaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe
… (near Giants Castle). His forefathers had settled there to escape the regiments of King Shaka. The family later moved on to Ntabazwe (Harrismith district) in…
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… where the family stayed for a short while before moving to his uncle’s farm in Kgokong. Here Bopape continued his primary education to standard six. He took…
BiographyMuntu Myeza
… Muntu Myeza was born on 3 December 1950 to Jacob and Julia Myeza in Natal where he also did his early … school education at Orlando West High School before…
BiographyJohannes Maswanganyi
… had no institutional art training; his father taught him to carve traditional and functional items such as utensils … showed the ways in which Maswanganyi…
BiographyJudith Mason
… of the Witwatersrand, and changed her name to Judith Mason. Together they had two daughters, Tamar … by the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg . She was chosen…
United States Government decides to grant 12.5 million rand to ANC and 7 million rand to Inkatha.
… United States Government decides to grant 12.5 million rand to ANC and 7 million rand to Inkatha. …
Egypt objects to calls to move the headquarters of the Arab League from Cairo to Tunis.
… Egypt objects to calls to move the headquarters of the Arab League from Cairo to Tunis. …
ArchiveHow to write a CV
… In the second article on job skills, SPEAK looks at how to write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) … How to write a CV …
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… the prime minister of the Orange River Colony from 1907 to 1910. Abram had married a Scotswoman and Percy had married … was at Grey College, Bloemfontein;…
ArchiveCall to all cleaners
… Notice of general meeting for all cleaners to talk about workplace problems. Red poster with white … Call to all cleaners …
ArchiveIntroduction to Formation School
… This SASO memorandum sets out the path for students to follow in their quest for national liberation, for … Introduction to Formation School …
ArchiveNothing to smile about
… da Vinci's Mona Lisa; text: Apartheid education, nothing to smile about; take action on education; Join academic … Nothing to smile about …
From this to this?
… removal of the Fingoes from Grahamstown's Fingo Village to Committee's Drift after Fingo Village was proclaimed a … From this to this? …
ArchiveLetter to Comrade Y Zungu
… Ensor, David Hemson, Martin Legassick and Robert Petersen to Comrade Y Zungu, Chief Representative of the ANC, for the … Letter to Comrade Y Zungu …
Advance to peoples power
… green, red, yellow and white poster. Notice of a march to prisons on 6th April 1991. List of venues around the … Advance to peoples power …
ArchiveSay yes to redress
… of South African flag with words on each colour, 'Say yes to redress' on red, 'reparations' on green, 'reconstruction' … Say yes to redress …
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… was imprisoned for six months for illegally brewing beer to help make ends meet, and Miriam went to prison with her as she was just 18 days old. She grew up …
BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… education at Witbank, he won an athletic scholarship to Rand Afrikaner University (RAU), now the University of … watch the Transvaal side train and then…
BiographyProfessor Kader Abdul Asmal
… moment in his political understanding, according to Asmal, occurred when footage of Nazi concentration camp victims was shown to him, and he decided on a…
Birthday message by Albert Luthuli to Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 2 September 1955
… successful prosecution of our struggle for freedom, I wish to say that we are under no illusions as to what the attainment of freedom would cost us in pain…
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… An application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails. In 1998 … An application…
Demonstrations against Proclamation of Republic: Answers to Questions by May 1961
… Demonstrations Against Proclamation Of Republic Answers To Questions By drum , May 1961 73 [ Drum asked several non-European leaders for answers to three…
BiographyEmsley Manne Dipico
… as fitter & helper), dismissed after leading a workers strike (1980) Employed for odd jobs to augment earnings at home and to pay for his studies at…
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… known and respected African leader of his era. A latecomer to politics, the Chief was 54 when he assumed the leadership … transition from a peaceful…
BiographyRay Berman
… bred in Johannesburg, Ray Berman left South Africa in 1966 to go into voluntary exile in Swaziland and has since become … Promise Exhibition in Johannesburg…
BiographyJohn Koenakeefe Mohl
… class. Mohl's father eventually withdrew him from school to tend to the goats. Nevertheless, Reverend Hale soon recognised … His fine, gentle and sensitive…
Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba
… Her father was the nephew of Samuel Matshoba, an adviser to Gijima, chief priest of the Israelites - a Christian Sect … then Western Transvaal. In spite of…
BiographySipo Elijah Mzimela
… born on 19 June 1935, in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) to Allison and Maria Mzimela. The entire family was raised as Anglicans and as a child, he wanted…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… phase of humankind's active exploration of the Moon came to an end when Apollo 17's lunar module left the lunar … Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) …
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… was a garment worker who had become the first Black person to work on the cutting floor - work that was previously … location triggered her interest in…