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Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
… in the Transkei,on October 21, 1918, eldest of an orphaned family of five children, she grew up with her maternal family, and remembers with amusement that…
EventQueen Mother Elizabeth turns 100
… her. The Queen Mother is the first member of the Royal Family to reach her centenary. Her popularity stemmed from … occasion. Queen Elizabeth, the first…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… 19th century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the Gools, Rassools, and Abdurahmans. The … Street, the unoccupied and shuttered…
ANC statement on the passing of Epainette Mbeki, 7 June 2014
… Mrs Mbeki has for decades been a pillar of the Mbeki family and her community. During the absence of our stalwart … mother, our stalwart and heroin. To the…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… He was banned in South Africa and had initially taken his family into exile in Botswana, but they moved to Angola … a spy for the security police who…
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… Todd Tozama Matshikiza was born to a musical family in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on 7 March 1921. He … huge success both locally and abroad. In 1960, he…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… were co-heirs of Aboobaker’s estate and took over the family businesses and properties.19 O.H.A. Jhaveri, born in … Indian Congress (NIC) for several years…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… that were on the Property, which were later lived in by Family Members. Margaret constructed a scenic Dam to attract … Margaret Matthews died in 1993 and is…
EventZola Budd, former SA athlete and World Record holder, is born
… Zolla Budd was born to an Afrikaans family on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein. She was one of five … Budd now lives in South Carolina, in the US with her family…
EventEllen Kuzwayo becomes the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from Wits University
… on 2 April 1987. Kuzwayo was born into a privileged family in the Thaba-nchu district in the Free State. The family had very strong ties with the African…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
… time. The injury meant that Pringle could not follow the family tradition of farming, so his father sent him to Kelso … a degree. Pringle immigrated to South…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… (the sole surviving daughter - living in India) - This family is well known in the north coast as members of the Gandhi-Desai family. 3. Anandlal Gandhi He…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… a tramp living in Fietas disappears. On inquiry from his family in Soweto it is found that he has died, but later it … years imprisonment. Albertina Sisulu …
A short history of the oldest graves in Plettenberg Bay by Patricia Storrar (The Heritage Portal), 12 September 2016
… at Plettenberg Bay, those of six members of the Harker family which lie a few metres to the east of Beacon Way, the … obscured the site. The six members…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma, at the Funeral Service of Advocate Mvuseni Edward Ngubane, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 18 May 2012
… Association (BLA), Busani Mabunda; The entire Ngubane family; Ladies and gentlemen: Greetings on this sad occasion … at large. He still had many years ahead…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… his public appearances to spend more time with his family and friends 2009 The United Nations General Assembly …
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… their records may be traceable from the Who's Who or from family records and correspondences. The Home Affairs …
Statement Issued By GCIS: Briefing on the Case of Robert McBride - 21 May 1998
… the contrary. Has President Nelson Mandela met McBride's family, and what has the South African government done to assist them? President Mandela has not met…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… with the Melville Koppies: Geldenhuys. The Geldenhuys family can trace their roots back to Johan ton Gyldenhaus in … was showing a lively interest in gold…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the state banquet in honour of President Abdou Diouf Pretoria, 30 July 1996
… a private sector, a cooperative sector and a small-scale family sector. (R) Co-operative forms of economic enterprise; village industries and small-scale…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… the necessary etiquette to ensure the privacy of the Family is not disturbed. Lunch Time Tours (1 1/2 hours): Over … a full traditional meal is served in the…
EventAnton Hammerl, South African photographer, is killed in Libya
… best to find him and bring his body back home so that his family could give him a decent funeral. The Hammerl family said: "From the moment Anton disappeared…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… over community headmen and subjects by the chief and his family. Sotho villages were also organized into age-sets, or … are arranged by transfer of bohadi …
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… Mohamed Dadoo was a first-born in a relatively well-to-do family. But material wealth had no attraction for him. He … of our country, we dip our…
1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban Corporation for better wages
… the Corporation, we the undersigned Coolies have got large family and the wages that we get at present is not enough to maintain our poor distressed family…
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
… Chief Justice of South Africa. Various members of the ‘family lived on the estate. Because the vault had been broken … permanently sealed. Consequently the…
PlaceCurry's Post
… Howick . It has a quaint history that involves the Curry Family, after whom Curry’s Post is named, who settled here, … this where George Curry and his rather…
PlaceMaphikela House
… a National Monument. Visits by Prior arrangements with the family, as it’s still a residential area! The building can be … a National Monument. Visits by…
Dance For All (DFA)
… in Athlone, which was bought and donated by the Ackerman Family Foundation. DFA continued to expand its programmes to …
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… cattle and land. Strandlopers were part of the Khoikhoi family but they lived in caves on the beaches. They lived off …