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Reverend Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile
… 1975 he has been a minister of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa. Stofile entered politics in 1963 as a member of the … sport. He was a major force…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… Medu varied from 15 to as many as 50 members. Most were South Africa exiles. The visual arts unit of Medu included: … in developing this discourse over…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… Introduction In the years following 1994, South Africa has become well known for its culturally diverse … at the Cape. Slaves hailed from different parts of…
BiographySir George Grey
… father was killed at the sack of Badajoz in the Peninsula War, eight days before he was born in Lisbon. He was educated … hardships on this expedition. He…
BiographyGeorge Naicker
… in June 1955 at Kliptown, Johannesburg. He joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) around 1955 – 1956 when … Apartheid in observance of the Day…
BiographyFatima Seedat
… on noticing the impact the segregation laws had in South Africa. She joined the Communist Party in Cape Town, and it …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
… ancient and modern. From 1886 {until 1940] the story of South Africa is the story of gold. - C.W. de Kiewiet, 1941 … society to become the largest gold…
BiographyMary Maria Burton
… Burton went on a skiing trip in Austria, where she met her South African husband Geoffrey Burton.The couple married in Brazil and soon after moved to South…
BiographyPitika Ntuli
… government to which resulted in him being exiled from South Africa. He arrived in the UK in 1978, after having spent a … exile due to international pressure…
EventWW2: British 8th army marches into Tripoli
… into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of battles that … that fought on the side of the…
BiographyNongqawuse
… historical perspective” in Nomboniso Gasa (ed.), Women in South African History: They Remove Boulders and Cross Rivers … historical perspective” in Nomboniso…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… From the early years of colonial rule, South African youth had participated in various forms against … a school was reported by the media. The end of the…
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
… the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) South African Chapter based in Durban. The organisation is one of many around the world,…
Alex Moumbaris
… Australian. He worked as a trade unionist and came to South Africa in 1973. His wife was detained during the same period … conspiring with the ANC to…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… provisions in the 1913 Natives Land Act in areas of rural South Africa designated as "Scheduled Native Areas”. The … reserves were single males. During and…
BiographyMoses Josiah Madiba
… 1942. He obtained the latter two qualifications from the South African Native College (later University of Fort Hare). … D.Ed. from the Faculty of Education…
PlaceBotshabelo
… Grützner started work in the north eastern part of the South African Republic in 1860. There were unsuccessful early … language. Their work was interrupted…
Janet Burnside Soga
… Ibroxholme, Glasgow on 27 February 1857. They sailed for South Africa on 18 April 1857, accompanied by Revd Robert Johnston … him to Scotland to be treated…
BiographyBarend de Wet
… and my wife was De Wet official resignation from the art world through the birth announcement of his son in the form … for Issey Miyake and David West, a…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… an interracial band that performed for a short period in South Africa before moving to Europe. Key Words Johnny Dyani, … how mysterious Johnny Dyani was and…
ArchiveThe South African Art Collective That Imagined the End of Apartheid by Keenan Teddy Smith, 27 August 2019
… Mandela and silence anti-racist resistance to apartheid in South Africa. On July 21, 2018, Palestinian poet, photographer, and … the townships grew to boast…
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
… and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo …
Need for New Level of International Action against Apartheid. Statement at the special session of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, June 18, 1968
… of devotion to the cause of freedom for the people of South Africa. Your own inspired and capable leadership of … because I believe that a time will be…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… in Natal. It had been preceded by a short-lived Indian World in 1898 and in May 1901 P.S Aiyar a Tamil journalist … Indian Opinion was launched at a time…
PlaceMozambique
… Indian Ocean shoreline stretching more than 2000 km, from South Africa to Tanzania . "Mozambique is not easy to miss on … After over four centuries of…
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… - KZN) on 2 August 1940. His grandparents had come to South Africa around the 1880’s. They were part of the second wave of emigrants from India to South…
We Shall Win - Statement at the Meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid to launch the International Anti-Apartheid year by O. R. Tambo, New York, 21 March 1978
… Thirty-three years have passed since the Second World War came to an end with the defeat of Nazi Germany and her … is well to remember that thirty years ago…
Say It out Loud - The 1919 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 22nd April, 1919
… have happened in the history of mankind. A devastating war, marked by ruthless barbarity and fiendish cruelty, has swept over that portion of the world,…
Polokwane the Segregated city
… election of the Union, held on 15 September 1910, the South African Party came to power. The election saw the SAP … young Union was interrupted by global…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… liberation struggles in two countries, namely, India and South Africa. In 1936, faced with economic hardship, his family … the cable on the Victoria Street…