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BiographyWalter Ulyate Sisulu
… Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu was born out of wedlock. His father was a Mr. Dickenson, a white assistant magistrate. He was raised by his grandmother and…
BiographyDavid Bruce
… from the South African Defence Force (SADF) in July 1987. His choices were two years in the army, exile, or six years … political system.`` In January 1988,…
BiographyRaymond Arthur Dart
… discovery that would make him famous. While working with his students in the Taung limestone works in the Harts Valley … Then, Dart noticed how amazingly…
BiographyEthel Walt
… , who was shot and killed in 1983 by a policeman for his activism against the forced removals), in the then … to the decision to drop the disciplinary…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… (UNISA) respectively. A lawyer by profession, Rubin began his legal practice in Durban where he became active in civic … of the belief that Jan Smuts’ UP was…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
… as a member of the ANCYL’s executive, thus stepping up his involvement in the Congress’s activities. After the ANC … In April 1964 six of those on trial were…
BiographyManiben Sita
… president of the TIC. Her father encouraged all seven of his children to educate themselves and become active … throughout South Africa and the rest of the…
BiographyWinston Ntshona
… played by Sutherland, in finding out what became of his missing son under the apartheid regime. In 1984, Ntshona … productions such as the London run of…
BiographyMathews Phosa
… Transvaal (now Mpumalanga Province). He grew up with his grandfather in a rural area near Potgietersrus … Phosa as a MK leader, operated out of Mozambique in…
BiographySipho Samuel Hashe
… an underground operative until he was arrested in 1962 for his political activities and charged with sabotage. … work; however, that did not deter him from…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… heavy jowls and intense blue eyes who was renowned for his deadpan sense of humour and his quick wit’. He was a passionate Afrikaner Nationalist who … out…
BiographyJabulile Nyawose
… Acting South African Revenue Services Commissioner) and his brother Dhaya ‘Joe” Pillay, had been drawn by Sunny Singh … to the purchases. In June 1977,…
BiographyMohammed Tikly
… an affiliate of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) where his political activism began. After his matriculation, he left for England. Upon arrival in … about…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
… as chairman of the board for more than three decades until his death in 1952. In so doing, he achieved his initial goal, which was to stabilise the wine…
ArchiveSecret Histories | South African Photographer David Goldblatt Reveals the Effects of Apartheid on His Native Land by Miss Rosen, 29 September 2016
… in a conversation with Nadine Gordimer for publication of his 1973 monograph On the Mines. His family first arrived in South Africa around 1893, having ……
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle name ’Mvuyelwa’ is Xhosa and means ‘he for whom the people sing’. Both his parents were…
BiographySheena Duncan
… in SA was fundamentally political.She publizised the death of detainees,campaigned against the death penalty,and beratad big business for its complicity in …
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… of Dhlomo’s childhood was spent in Johannesburg, where his father earned a modest income working in the mines and his mother worked as a laundry woman. While…
DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018)-Giant of SA photography used his lens with precision and compassion, By Greg Marinovich
… DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018)-Giant of SA photography used his lens with precision and compassion , from Daily Maverick, … DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018)-Giant of…
ArchiveTo Nelson Mandela: Statement of the South African Church leaders on the occasion of his 70th birthday
… of the South African Church leaders on the occasion of his 70th birthday …
President Thabo Mbeki talks with Armando Guebuza, his Mozambican counterpart, to discuss the status of bilateral political and
… President Thabo Mbeki talks with Armando Guebuza, his Mozambican counterpart, to discuss the status of …
The prison authorities releases a statement by Nelson Mandela subsequent to his meeting with President Botha on 5 July, stating
… releases a statement by Nelson Mandela subsequent to his meeting with President Botha on 5 July, stating …
Anglo American chairman Gavin Relly, in his annual report, urges the government to scrap the Group Areas Act.
… Anglo American chairman Gavin Relly, in his annual report, urges the government to scrap the Group …
A German baker, Carel Christoph Pabst, starts a music school in Cape Town to train amateur musicians for his orchestra.
… a music school in Cape Town to train amateur musicians for his orchestra. …
Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter from Flemish descent, dies in his sleep at a Bloemfontein hospital afte
… South African painter from Flemish descent, dies in his sleep at a Bloemfontein hospital afte …
NELSON MANDELA, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, DELIVERS REMARKS AT A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR 22 September 1998
… AFRICA, DELIVERS REMARKS AT A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR 22 September 1998 …
Anglo-Boer War 2: British Gen. Carrington reaches Mafeking and narrowly avoids being court-martialled for his inexplicable flig
… Mafeking and narrowly avoids being court-martialled for his inexplicable flig …
Sekhukhune, the Bapedi king, successfully resists the Boers’ attack on his stronghold during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land owne
… the Bapedi king, successfully resists the Boers’ attack on his stronghold during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land owne …
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak survives an assassination bid unscathed when gunmen spray bullets at his armoured limousine in
… assassination bid unscathed when gunmen spray bullets at his armoured limousine in …
Dick King returns by boat to Natal after his ten-days horse-ride of 960km to Grahamstown.
… Dick King returns by boat to Natal after his ten-days horse-ride of 960km to Grahamstown. …