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| P-0150085 | place | Sterkfontein Dam, Free State | 16 Mar 2020 | – |
| P-0149872 | place | Koelfontein Wine Farm | 17 Jan 2020 | ✓ |
| A-0070076 | article | Political changes from 1750 to 1835 | 24 Nov 2011 | – |
| B-0125321 | biography | Makhanda Nxele | 1780-1820 | ✓ |
| B-0125505 | biography | Dr Kwame Nkrumah | 1909-1972 | ✓ |
| B-0008914 | biography | Ronald “Ron” Press | 1929-2009 | – |
| B-0008052 | biography | Abdool Karrim Essak | 1932-1997 | ✓ |
| B-0009265 | biography | Shaka Zulu | 1787-1828 | ✓ |
| B-0096463 | biography | Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | 1949-2024 | ✓ |
| B-0065415 | biography | Walter Ulyate Sisulu | 1912-2003 | – |
| R-0093288 | archive | Address at a Banquet at the Guildhall London, 13 June 2001 | 5 Sep 2012 | – |
| P-0153022 | place | Basotho Cultural Village | 9 Jul 2025 | ✓ |
| P-0150425 | place | Quanza Shipwreck, East London | 27 Aug 2020 | ✓ |
| B-0007892 | biography | Dennis Brutus | 1924-2009 | ✓ |
| B-0098660 | biography | Patrice Émery Lumumba | 1925-1961 | – |
| B-0008573 | biography | Jack Mkhuseli | 1958 | – |
| B-0009024 | biography | George Sewpersadh | 1936 | – |
| B-0067959 | biography | Mkhuseli Khusta Jack | 1958 | ✓ |
| B-0008936 | biography | Mewa Ramgobin | 1932-2016 | ✓ |
| B-0009223 | biography | Sheila Weinberg | 1945-2004 | ✓ |
| B-0008229 | biography | Ronald (Ronnie) Kasrils | 1938 | ✓ |
| B-0064862 | biography | Fort Calata | 1956-1985 | ✓ |
| B-0008360 | biography | Sakumzi (Saki) Justice Macozoma | 1957 | – |
| B-0080352 | biography | Sedick Isaacs | 1939-2012 | ✓ |
| B-0007786 | biography | Jane Alexander | 1959 | – |
| B-0125558 | biography | Gerald Patrick Kearney | 1942-2018 | ✓ |
| B-0064882 | biography | Michael Kitso Dingake | 1928 | ✓ |
| B-0141684 | biography | Alfred Mangena | 1879-1924 | ✓ |
| B-0141668 | biography | Appiah Saravanan (AS) Chetty | 1929-2000 | ✓ |
| B-0149507 | biography | Robert Broom | 1866-1951 | ✓ |
PlaceSterkfontein Dam, Free State
The vast expanse of water which is the Sterkfontein Dam lies a few kilometers from the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpment in the topmost reaches of the Vaal…
PlaceKoelfontein Wine Farm
… main focus of this farm is the fruit and their orchards cover 185 hectares of the farm. Daniël built the first …
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… He used these settlements as bases for raids and could cover a very large area. In 1825 he attacked and defeated the …
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
Born Makhanda but also known as Nxele, the itola, he is best known in history for leading the ‘Battle of Grahamstown’ in 1819. Except for his political and…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, born Francis Nwia Kofi Nkrumah on 21 September 1909, was raised in a rural village, Nkoful, in the then Gold Coast, Nzema region…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
Ron Press was born in 1929. His father a cinematograph operator became the secretary of the Cinematograph Workers Union, a post he held for over 20 years. He…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
Abdool Karrim Essak was born in 1925 in India. He was the third child of Fathima and Ishaq Hashim. His father was an adventurer and left his family to seek…
BiographyShaka Zulu
Sigidi kaSenzangakhona commonly knows as Shaka was a great Zulu king and conqueror. He lived in an area of south-east Africa between the Drakensberg and the…
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
The contribution of Pravin Gordhan may never be truly understood and appreciated by millions of South Africans. For those of us who have had the privilege to…
BiographyWalter Ulyate Sisulu
Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu was born in the village of Qutubeni in the Engcobo district of the Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu was born out of wedlock. His father…
Address at a Banquet at the Guildhall London, 13 June 2001
… very good shape and continues to expand in all sectors to cover previously excluded areas of our country. There is …
PlaceBasotho Cultural Village
The Basotho Cultural Village is a chance to experience a way of life that integrates comfort and practicality with a unique aesthetic!An educational programme…
PlaceQuanza Shipwreck, East London
The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London, on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 5am. She struck the rocks, just East of the…
BiographyDennis Brutus
Dennis Brutus was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) on 28 November in 1924.His parents moved to Port Elizabeth where he grew up,at the age of…
BiographyPatrice Émery Lumumba
Patrice Emery Lumumba was born on 2 July 1925, at Onalua village near the Katako-Kombe Town in the Sankuru district of north-eastern Kasai, Congo (modern day…
BiographyJack Mkhuseli
Mkhuseli Jack was born on the farm Mosskraal in Humansdorp on 31 May 1958. Jack was the second youngest of eight children of Fikile and Alice Jack, a domestic…
BiographyGeorge Sewpersadh
George Sewpersadh was born in Cato Manor on 7 October 1936. His father was a newspaper vendor and his mother a housewife. His family was forced to move to…
Mkhuseli Khusta Jack
Mkhuseli Jack was born on the farm Mosskraal in Humansdorp on 31 May 1958. Jack was the second youngest of eight children of Fikile and Alice Jack, a domestic…
BiographyMewa Ramgobin
Mewalal “Mewa” Ramgobin was born on 10 November 1932 in Inanda, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His grandparents arrived in Natal as indentured labourers. His…
BiographySheila Weinberg
Sheila Weinberg was born in Johannesburg on 1 October 1945, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg who were both members of the ANC and the South African…
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Kasrils
Ronald Kasrils was born in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on 15 November 1938. His grandparents were immigrants from Latvia and Lithuania, who had fled from the…
BiographyFort Calata
Fort Calata was born on 5 November 1956. Fort’s grandfather, the Reverend Canon James Arthur Calata, was the Secretary General of the African National Congress…
BiographySakumzi (Saki) Justice Macozoma
Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Gastrow, S. (1992) Who`s Who in South African politics Number 4.p.67. If you would…
BiographySedick Isaacs
Sedick Isaacs was born in 1939 and grew up in the Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape). He was the second eldest in a family of four…
BiographyJane Alexander
This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob Modus Operandi Jane Alexander is known for her figurative sculptures, often appearing…
BiographyGerald Patrick Kearney
Gerald Patrick ‘Paddy’ Kearney was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 28 August 1942. He was educated at Catholic schools and for some…
BiographyMichael Kitso Dingake
Michael Kitso Dingake was born on 11 February 1928 in Bobonong Village, Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana). He attended the Bobonong Primary School…
BiographyAlfred Mangena
Alfred Mangena was born in Escort in present day Kwazulu Natal circa 1879. He managed to acquire little formal public education, and eventually began to study…
Appiah Saravanan (AS) Chetty
Appiah Saravanan (A.S.) Chetty was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 3 April 1929. He was the second of five children of Appiah and…
BiographyRobert Broom
Professor Robert Broom was born on 30 November 1866 Paisley, Scotland to a poor family. He was educated as a doctor and received his degree from the University…