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… in Friesland, the Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Casimir and Agatha Petronella van Ammena. After studying law at the … Charlotte Feith. In 1772 he came to the Cape Colony and succeeded Ryk Tulbach as the Governor of the colony in 1774. He resigned from this position in 1785 and returned to the Netherlands, where he died in 1793. He …

… the post mortem appearance of various animal diseases and abnormalities. This was before the time of colour … work. She was regarded as a leading botanical artist, and three of her works were accepted for the new national … is remembered in the names Aloe lettyae Reynolds and Crassla lettyae Philips. …

… Richards played cricket for Natal at his early teens and was rewarded with a promotion to the senior team in the … he took a contract with an English Country Club, Hampshire and was an opening batsman. His blossoming career coincided … as a Springbok cricket player, he demonstrated his ability and was recognised as the best-ever player of his generation …

… early treasurer of the  African National Congress  (ANC) and for some years the ANC provincial president in the Orange … he was a chief of the Barolong, a subgroup of the Tswana, and owned a large farm in the Thaba 'Nchu reserve. He belong … to a chiefly family of the Barongsub-group of the tswana and was an active Methodist.A relative of James Moroka by …

… doubt on the basis of a serious study of both the economic and political conditions of South Africa as well as of the literature of Marxism and Leninism, particularly that of the Bolshcvik-Leninists. A … lost. The revolutionary Party must put before every white worker the following alternative: either with British …

… Eastern Cape. Marthinus Hattingh studied Wood Technology and worked for Mondi Timbers. Having experimented with … since an early age he decided to make it his career and decided to study photography. He completed his studies at … started to freelance for the local Eastern Cape newspapers and by his third year, worked with the Sunday Times .  In …

… Makwe,  members of the African National Congress  (ANC) and  uMkhonto we Sizwe  (MK),      were killed on 28 November 1985. On 17 March 1998, the Truth and Reconcilaition Commission prepared to exhume the bodies of Aaron Makwe, Watson Majova and Paulos Madiba on a farm near Boshoek, outside Rustenburg. …

… See biography written by Jaime Ibarra-Perez and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project. …

… American Civil Rights leader, influential and inspirational in many African lives  For an excellent and richly linked biography,  click here …

… Chief Fortune Charumbira, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and Members of the Judiciary, Heads of Institutions … Deputy President of the governing party, Mr Paul Mashatile and leaders of all parties, Members of Parliament, Fellow … progress in the last year in achieving greater levels of worker ownership in the economy. There are now more than …

… 1863. He emigrated to Australia when he was eighteen and made a fortune from mining. Rendered insolvent there, he … the Anglo-Boer War by doing duty at the Cape Town Castle, and then turned to painting full-time. He was at the meeting … Annual Exhibition in 1902. In 1903 he showed 15 new works, and was making a modest living from his art while living in …

… of Political Education of the Soweto Youth Congress (SYC) and the SAYCO. In March 1989, four activists, Nkwe, Mpho Lekgoro, Clive Radebe, and Job Sithole escaped from their guarded rooms in … following the government’s promise that they were free and would not be detained.  Nkwe was part of a SAYCO …

… to articulate the philosophy of black consciousness,and he soon identified with their cause.In 1971 these was a … from the newspaper. Shezi  was murdered in December 1972 and Mafuna, who was also central Johannesburg chairperson of … the next five years he became involve in a controvesial and unsuccessful attempt to set up an armed wing of the black …

… Themba Ngendane was born about 1929 in the Eastern Cape and attended Fort Hare, where he was active in the African … he joined the Africanist movement in Orlando township and became its secretary about 1955. At the Pan Africanist … he made a second escape attempt but was again apprehended and sentenced to five years in prison, which he served on  …

… Jali was born Durban. He is a painter, sculptor and a graphic artist who studied at the Rorke’s Drift Art … He has participated in several group exhibitions in SA and in Swaziland. In 1982 he was awarded First Prize in … is represented in the collection of the Durban Art Gallery and the University of Zululand. …

… in Port Elizabeth.  He is a renowned sports administrator and a former lecturer, politician and anti-apartheid activist. …

… in 1910, Joseph Royeppen, a Cambridge University graduate and a barrister, and his companions are imprisoned for their opposition to …

… a yardstick in terms of which the present in South Africa and elsewhere can be judged. I think that such a moral point … a minority of the population enjoys immense privileges and rules the majority of the population very harshly. The … in different ways. The peasant wants more land for the worker wants more money and better working conditions. Of …

… In 1806, the British sent troops to take over the Cape and the British took control of the Cape once again. … affected the lives of the indigenous San hunter-gatherers and Khoi herders. Dutch settlers killed San livestock which … the interior as there was no knowledge of minerals such as gold or diamonds in the area. The strongest settler community …

… Preller championed Afrikaner culture and became a literary critic of great significance. He worked as editor of Die Brandwag and produce some history books, including a biography titled …

… Born 1910. Businessman. Joined the Industrial and Commercial Union in 1925. In 1943 became a member of the … National Congress . Leader of the Korsten ratepayers and played an active part in defending the people's property …

… artist. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions and is represented in public and private collections in SA. …

… moved a number of times during his youth, first to Natal and then to the Cape, where Tantsi completed his education to …  in his initial efforts to establish the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in Johannesburg. Already a … meetings. At that time he was a presiding elder of the AME and was resident in Lady Selborne township,  Pretoria . He …

… . He is a former South African football player and currently the coach of Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier … League (PSL). Mosimane is the husband to Moira Mosimane and a father to Lelentle and Kopano. He is one of the longest serving and highly rated … M. (2017),Timeline: Sundowns coach Mosimane’s rise and rise to best coach in Africa, (Online),Available at …

… From the book:  Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl … June 1916. Dear Sir, Bearers wish to be registered as man and wife. Will you please fix them up today as we cannot … not to issue the couple with travel tickets. The Indian worker was most indignant because, whilst working on the …

… to as Dada Abdulla. His brother, Abdul Karim Jhaveri, and himself, were the directors of Dada Abdulla and Company. Dada Abdulla met Gandhi in Durban, when Ghandi …

… a member of the Cape African Teachers Association (CATA) and the Society of Young Africa (SOYA). He taught at … to complete studies in law. After the Sharpeville massacre and the state repression that followed, he fled to Botswana … (Eastern Cape) where he practised law in Flagstaff and Bizana, the home of the Madikizela family.  He remained …

… whom were Walter Sisulu , Babla Saloojee , Ahmed Kathrada and several others in mobilising people. After the banning of … system of parliament. After the unbanning of the ANC and other proscribed organisations in the 1990, she became … setting up branches of the ANC in Reiger Park, Actoville, and Eldorado Park . Lambert continued to participate in …

… activism to change the future for the African people and free them from the white regime. Men such as Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo and groups like the African National … These accounts have only been confirmed by the social worker. Many in the Indian community are hurt by this …

… British soldier, and Governor at the Cape from 1820-21. He named the … suicide at Southampton in 1841. He was then a general, and colonel of the 11th Foot Regiment. …