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BiographyDirk Johannes Coetzee
Dirk Johannes Coetzee was born in 1945. The son of a postmaster, he grew up in the Northern Cape. Coetzee and Generals Jan Viktor and Jac Buchner started…
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (Peter Abrahams) was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg’s largest Coloured and Asian slum, on 19 March 1919. Abrahams is a 'Coloured'…
ArchiveNuclear South Africa
… Title in white letters on black background. Outline of map of South Africa with major cities represented by large circles. Map surrounded by image of sea…
BiographyColin Wells Eglin
Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape) on 14 April 1925. His parents, Carl August and Elsie May Eglin were…
Joint Communique of the Meeting of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 27 May 1986
During the weekend of 24th to 26th May, 1986, delegations of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce (NAFCOC) and the African National Congress…
ArchiveAfrica: we care
… Government stamp. White, red and black poster. Artwork of map of Africa with black and white profiles of faces, also a lighted candle at the bottom of the…
BiographyDavid Tsolwane Uhuru Hlongwane
David Hlongwane was born on 1 January 1963 in the Zwelethemba township of Worcester. He studied at Vuyisile High School, without completing Matric. Looking at…
EventUnited Party MP for Benoni, D.G. Ross, dies in England after a long illness
The 68 year-old Ross was born in the Cape, but moved to Transvaal where he spent the greater part of his life. During the Second World War Ross served as an…
ArchiveNo closure of western hospital
… Red, black and white poster. Red artwork of a map of Britain with a white outline of a heart containing … Service'. Artwork of a black scissors cutting…
Archive500 anos: ato de protesto
… White poster with artwork of map of South America with a black christian cross, with red blood dripping from it, on top of the map. Artwork of hands breaking…
BiographyMalcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti
Malcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti was born in 1924 in the Kwalera district of the Eastern Cape. Very soon after he was born, his father moved to East London to…
BiographyOprah Winfrey
Daughter of Vernon Winfrey by Vernita Lee (May 2, 1935 - November 22, 2018), a former maid. She was raised as the daughter of Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner,…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printer. 1952. Language Map of South Africa . Department of Native Affairs, Union of …
ArchiveMinutes of a meeting of the National Executive Committee, held at the Head Office on Sunday on 12th May 1968 at 10:30am
Minutes of a meeting of the National Executive Committee held at the head office, 12 May 1968, to discuss students matters, the expulsion from the Soviet Union…
ArchiveGrahamstown and group areas: some facts
… Map showing the plan of the city of Grahamstown under the Group Areas. Also includes Map showing the proposed zoning of Grahamstown under the …
Attacks on Sasol 1 and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol 2 in Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order to coincide
Attacks on Sasol 1 and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol 2 in Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order to coincide with Republic Day. Nobody is…
Document 92 “Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936”, Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 92 "Communist Party of South Africa Plenum…
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
Archibald Jacob Gumede was born in Pietermaritzburg on 1st of March in 1914,the son of Lillian (born Mgqogqoza) and Josiah Tshangana Gumede a former ANC…
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
George Bizos was born in 1927 in Vasilitsi, near Koroni in the south of Greece. During World War II, when the Germans occupied Greece in 1941, the young Bizos…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983, Volume 61
Transcript. Evidence from D P Conradie, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa by Riashnee Pather
Introduction Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Conclusion Bibliography Primary Sources
Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes.
A United Nations eight-man committee with instructions to investigate conditions in the Mandated Territory of South Africa is r
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the re-dedication of the 1820 settlers monument Grahamstown, 16 May 1996
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LUNCH HOSTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF ZANZIBAR Zanzibar, 31 May 1995
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF OLD MUTUAL Cape Town, 17 May 1995
Press statement by Nelson Mandela in response to the call made by King Goodwill Zwelithini 14 May 1993
Liberian President Samuel K Doe becomes virtual prisoner in presidential mansion as rebels besiege Monrovia and Doe’s 500-man s
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s statement at the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Bildt of Sweden 20 May 1992
Prime Minister Bildt, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, My visit to Sweden, the Venice of the north, has been rewarding indeed. It is truly a…