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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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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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…
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 ……
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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. …