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ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… The same day Sisulu also addresses a meeting under cover of the Transvaal Council of Non-European Trade Unions …
BiographyLefifi Tladi
The thinker, poet, and painter, Lefifi Tladi, was born in 1949 in the culturally vibrant township of Lady Selborne in Pretoria, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng…
BiographyNorman Levy
Born on 7 August 1929 in Johannesburg to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania, Norman Levy and his twin brother, Leon (a founding member and later the…
BiographyMildred Lesiea
Mandu Mildred Ramakaba-Lesiea was born on 28 January 1933 in Langa, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), the only official area for African…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
Jennifer Schreiner (known as Jenny) was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1956 to G.D.L. Deneys and Else Schreiner. Else and Deneys were…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
… of central and provincial government will not be able to cover much more than half these capital costs. For the …
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… (20.1). The proceeds of the sale were first used to cover any associated costs and, in the case of the property …
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… pattern is called Klipriviersberg and many examples cover the hills in the Klipriviersberg. Another type, known …
ArchiveThe boundless energy of Paul Grendon; artist, painter, activist and documentary photographer by Chris Ledochowski
It is with great difficulty that I find myself writing about a friend so recently deceased and who was so much part of my life for over forty years. He was a…
BiographyTim Bruwer
Odd one out Over the years many people have asked me how it came about that I, amongst all the Afrikaners that I grew up with or knew, as a young man in the…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… Africa’ because he envisaged that it would be extended to cover not just the Transkeian territories and any district in …
BiographyJoseph Mathunjwa
Joseph Mathunjwa was born in Amatikulu in Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 26 May 1965. He is the son of David Mathunjwa, who was a Christian preacher. He…
BiographyGraeme Craig Smith
Graeme Craig Smith was born to Graeme and Janet Smith on 1 February 1981. Graeme attended King Edward the VII School in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). …
BiographyPieter Streicher Steyn
Professor Pieter Steyn was born in 5 January 1940 in Vryburg in the North West. He is currently a senior researcher at the Department of Chemistry and Polymer…
BiographyMduduzi Richard Shabalala
Mduduzi Richard Shabalala (Mdu) Shabalala was born in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 24 July 1965. His father was a prominent civic rights…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
Background and Childhood Sindiso Mfenyana is descended from the Bhele clan, which is an offshoot of the Hlubi tribe. He traces his roots back to a small town…
EventShashi Naidoo, the South African television host, presenter, model and actress is born
… She also featured in the 2008 FHM calendar, and was the cover girl for Cosmopolitan in September 2008, and was …
PlaceEntabeni Safari Conservancy, Waterberg
Entabeni Safari Conservancy, rightfully dubbed “The Place of the Mountain”, is situated in the World Heritage, Waterberg Biosphere. Approximately a three-hour…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… constructed by British missionaries and officials to cover up the seizure of African labourers during the 1835 …
Address at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, 4 March 2003
… The Newsweek magazine of September 2nd 2002 carried a cover story entitled 'The World's Most Creative Cities'. …
Keeping a cool head amid flying bullets: A tribute to Juda Ngwenya by Joseph Oesi (City Press), 26 October 2016
… the fact that it was your picture that made it on the cover of that illustrious global magazine. The only other …
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
… are low, she’ll have to see how to share this wage to cover everything”. Thus Berger (1984: 49-66) contends that …
PlaceFish River Canyon
The World’s second largest Canyon with grand landscapes, breath-taking vistas, unforgettable sundowners, intensive game and bird viewing. Creating fascinating…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… dignity of people's lives. Indigenous knowledge systems cover a wide range of areas: Traditional medicine and health: …
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
Early Beginnings of the African Film Industry: During the British colonial rule over Kenya, Uganda, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and the Gold Coast in the late…
PlaceDzata Venda Ruins and Museum of the Drum, Louis Trichardt
… very likely that Thohoyandou expanded the Venda empire to cover areas as far south as the Olifants River near …
PlaceAakaap/Rietfontein, Northern Cape
Rietfontein is a Town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING). It functions as…
PlaceChris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape
The Chris Hani municipal region lies at the heart of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the second largest of the Eastern Cape province, district…
BiographyPule Mabe
Puleng Peter Mabe (Pule Mabe) was born on 19 March 1980 in Namakgale, Phalaborwa, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). He was raised by a single…
BiographyKewpie
Kewpie was a hairdresser and iconic queer figure from District Six. A gender fluid individual who identified by female pronouns, Kewpie was a seminal nightlife…