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EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
… received the “Male Artist of the Year”[6] and “Best Street Urban Music Album” at the 18th Annual South African Music Awards, the same year. AKA’s second…
BiographyIan Mkhize
… Education in Pietermaritzburg. Mkhize was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) but when the ANC was banned … the KwaZulu homeland, and this…
Ruth Alexander
… in June 1907 they married in New York, where the Schechter family were then living. The couple settled in Cape Town, … in the elections of 1921 (rather than…
BiographyEli Weinberg
… development. During World War I, he was separated from his family. He became a waif and a stray, wandering with a … in South Africa until 1976, and…
BiographyMichael Ngweyi
… once in his right arm. He was the sole breadwinner in his family and left behind his wife and two young sons. He also … “My husband was the only person who…
BiographyAlcott Skei Gwentshe
… Skei Gwentshe played a key role in the establishment of an African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) branch in East … related to his banishment noted…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… against Unjust Laws of South Africa, sponsored by the African National Congress. This Campaign was a very important … war" on apartheid laws such as the pass…
BiographyNyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi
… Nursery School. The 1960s forced removals saw his family relocating to Diepkloof in Soweto where subsequently … Orlando West High School while his was there…
BiographyDr Silas Modiri Molema
… South Africa. His father was a member of the Royal family of the Barolong chieftaincy and was secretary and … Dr. Molema was a good speaker and one of the…
BiographyBen Mclennan
… Scotland. Mclennan moved to South Africa with his family in 1958 at the age of two. He received his early … later worked as a parliamentary reporter for the…
The African Renaissance and the Use of African Languages in Tertiary Education
… The African Renaissance and the Use of African Languages in Tertiary Education …
The African Union replaces the 38-year-old Organisation of African Unity.
… The African Union replaces the 38-year-old Organisation of African Unity. …
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… Barry Munnick Hertzog was born into a German immigrant family in 1866. He attended school in Kimberly and … in which he called for a pro-Afrikaner form of…
BiographyJonas Dinous Matlou
… north of Johannesburg. He became an early member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) when it was … moved to Lobatse in Bechuanaland(now…
EventMoses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow
… Moses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart passed away in Moscow, … 1968. In 1931 Kotane became active member of…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
… to free themselves. It is gratifying to record that African women are playing an admirable part and, in close … many important current issues affecting…
BiographyTim Bruwer
… Apartheid and took an active role in opposing the South African government of the time. More recently Robert Kaplan, … Early indications I was born into a…
BiographyJo Ractliffe
… Amsterdam (2014); Distance and Desire: Encounters with the African Archive, Walther Collection, Ulm (2013); Making … Paris (2011); Figures and Fictions:…
BiographyJackson Lehupa
… thighs, calves and feet. He was the breadwinner in his family and left behind his wife and six children. He also supported extended family members, including…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… Timeline Partners & Sponsors Contribute Board About South African History Online Established: 1998 (Registered as a Section 21 organisation in 2000) South…
BiographyAlec Erwin
… was also a visiting lecturer at the Centre of Southern African Studies at the University of York for a year between … group of White activists from the…
BiographySimon Petros (Peter) Matseke
… as a driver for the Boer commandos during the South African War. During his time there he learned to speak High … Middelburg, Transvaal, where he also…
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… Orange Free State. He was born into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of Percy Ulrich Fischer, at the time a member of … State judge.The Fischers were a…
42nd African National Congress Conference: Resolutions, 20 December, 1953
… for Africans. 2. Accord proper treatment and service to African customers. 3. Compel them to pay living wages to African employees. 4. Generally recognise…
EventThe father of South African Jazz Hugh Masekela dies
… his home in Johannesburg , South Africa surrounded by his family. He died after a battle with prostate cancer. In March … He then mastered the trumpet and…
BiographyDiane Case
… Indian father and mixed race mother of slave ancestry. The family later moved to Wittebome in Wynberg where Diane … block! [v] Certainly, Diane Case’s…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… them. The arrival of slaves from other parts of the African continent and the East Indies whose cultural … resident in Cape Town. Under the Act, portions of…
BiographyMarutle Flag Boshielo
… Boshielo was born to a poor family in 1920 in Phokoane village, in the Sekhukhuneland … Transvaal, now Limpopo Province. Boshielo joined the African…
BiographyRissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
… coloured. He succeeded James La Guma as president of South African Coloured People's Congress (SACPC) in 1961 and … weSizwe .Desai was the Vice President of…
EventCecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born
… was sickly as a teenager and suffered bouts of asthma. His family sent him to Natal, South Africa, to live with his … Cecil John Rhodes, South African…