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ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
… domestic labour, according to records dating back to 1777 [ii] . Slaves, San, Khoikoi, Coloureds , Indians , Europeans, … supply of domestic labor [xviii] …
BiographyTimothy Peter Jenkin
… via Angola, Zambia and Tanzania and finally to London.[7] Life after prison Jenkin and Lee appeared at a press … made by National Geographic TV channel…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… causing tensions with the wealthy Arab ruling class. [ii] Britain opposed Khalid’s claim and demanded that he cede … of Zanzibar. Annales Aequatoria, 13, 15…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… committed to socialism. In July 1964, when I was 24, my life in South Africa came to a sudden end. The events, which … in public on the events that had…
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens by Rachel Fenton
… Building upon the emerging critique of the Post-World War II ‘Development Project’ advanced by several … critique within the broader context of the Post…
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
… Roberts was one of South Africa’s most renowned jockeys.[ii] Roberts was nicknamed “Muis” (English translation for … in 1978.[iv] One of the biggest honours…
BiographyAthol Edwin Thorne
… he learnt at university that gave rise to his materialist life philosophy. He was attracted to Marxism at 19 years and …
BiographyNontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho
… Virtually nothing is known about the life of the first and only major female poet to write in …
BiographyJohannes Jane Tane Kekana
… (not the son of the chief wife). This endangered Lebelo's life and he was advised to leave. Van Warmelo merely states …
BiographyAlfred Temba Qabula
… and began working full time in the Culture and Working Life Project at the University of Natal. During this time his … Qabula, A.T., 1989. A Working Life,…
BiographyBasil Lewis (Dolly) D’Oliveira
… In February 1960 a reply came from Arlott that changed his life. After two years of perseverance on D’Oliveira’s behalf, …
BiographyStanley Mabizela
… thing. I was seeing Matanzima for the first time in my life when he arrived by a car [at the university], driven of …
BiographyGisele Wulfsohn
… to her gutsy spirit and ability to sensitively reflect on life, she articulately linked the challenges her illness …
BiographyMadimetja Lawrence Phokanoka
… and he was honoured by being appointed as the Honorary Life Chairperson of the SACP. At the SACP 11 th congress in …
BiographyDirk Johannes Coetzee
… the site where Kondile was buried. Towards the end of his life, Coetzee worked at EduSolutions, a company delivering …
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life – International Centre of Photography, New York City, NY …
BiographyGraham Goddard
… the Woodstock/Salt River area. Goddard lived most of his life on the Cape Flats, in Wetton, Wynberg and, Belthorn. In …
BiographyLesley Lawson
… , and Laurie Schlemmer. This was a turning point in her life. In 1973 she became involved in the work of the Student …
BiographyManonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
… and Naran had scant means as her husband, Naran, spent his life fighting for freedom,and they could not provide college …
BiographyJohn Kgwana Nkadimeng
… of Luthuli in Gold on Nkadimeng for dedicating his adult life to the struggle for liberation, workers’ rights and for …
BiographyIsaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch
… conflict. His dramatic past became a hidden chapter in his life, which he rarely talked about, because he felt he and …
III - Black Consciousness
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa What had Steve Biko done to be so persecuted by the police? Why did they ……
BiographyEric Magamana Lubisi
… the years. Lubisi was commissioned, later in his life, to do ceramic murals for a shopping centre in …
BiographyMaggie Oewies-Shongwe
… would later describe that moment as the most tragic of her life. She was forced to grow up fast, moving to Cape Town, …
BiographyAlfred Mangena
… all over South Africa.He was a fearless man, putting his life in danger more than once to defend Black South Africans …
BiographyRobert Broom
… made an enormous contribution to the study of prehistoric life, which broadens our understanding of human existence. …
BiographyEudy Simelane
… murder. Upon leaving the court, Mvubu—who was sentenced to life imprisonment—stated that he “was not sorry” for his … Smith, D.(2009). “ Life for Man in Rape…
BiographyMolefi Nathanael Oliphant
… the country, SAFA conferred him with the title of Honorary Life President. Oliphant is currently the second …
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… foundations of southern African societies, on criminology.[ii] Certainly van Onselen has mastered the art of … [ii] van Onselen, C.: The Fox and the Flies:…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… on economic grounds or on account of standard or habits of life. The Act as amended in 1913 and 1937 excludes all … Indians purchase land from white owner…