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BiographyMassabalala (Bonnie) Yengwa
Massabalala Yengwa, was the son of the Zulu labourer who had been jailed during the African National Congress (ANC) anti-pass campaign of 1919. Yengwa was born…
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
For many south africans, the name Fitzsimons will always be linked to snakes - to their diversity and the treatment of their venomous bites. Rightly so, as…
Beauclerk Upington, advocate, politician, yachtsman and president of the South African Football (Soccer) Association (1913-22),
… of the South African Football (Soccer) Association (1913-22), …
Beauclerk Upington, advocate, politician, yachtsman and president of the South African Football (Soccer) Association (1913-22),
… of the South African Football (Soccer) Association (1913-22), …
BiographyEdward “Eddie” Roux
Edward Roux was born in the northern Transvaal in 1903, the son of an English mother and. an Afrikaner father. He grew up in Johannesburg, where his father…
BiographyClements Kadalie
Clements Kadalie was born in April 1896 in Nkhata Bay District at Chifira village near the Bandawe Mission Station in Nyasaland, presently Malawi. He was the…
BiographyLeo Rbc Francois
Leo Francois Rbc was born in Chemnitz, Germany, 1870. Francois, a long serving President of the NSA, was a protagonist with SASA in his quest to unite the…
BiographyMary Eveline Fincken
Mary Eveline Fincken was born on 27 April 1882 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She was the eldest daughter of Christopher William Fincken and his wife. She was…
BiographyPaul Weinberg
… 2013 Umhlaba , co-curator, exhibition to commemorate 1913 Land Act, SA National Gallery 2014 The Other Camera , …
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… on the eve of the promulgation of the Natives Land Act of 1913 bought the farm Swartrand. Located outside the Scheduled … catastrophe expected from the…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
As the driving force behind the creation of the Ko-operatieve Wijn-bouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika, Beperkt (The Co-operative Wine Growers' Association of…
BiographyLeo Marquard
Leopold ‘Leo’ Marquard was born on 15 June 1897 in Winburg in the Orange Free State. His father was Reverend J. J. T. Marquard of the Dutch Reformed Church and…
BiographyDavidson Don Tengo Jabavu
Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu (D. D. T) Jabavu was born in the Cape Colony in 20 October in 1885. He was the eldest son of John Tengo Jabavu, a politician turned…
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
Barend Jacobus Erasmus was born to Barend Jacobus Gerrit Wessel Erasmus and Susara Catharina Elizabeth Horak on 29 December 1918 in Johannesburg. His father…
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer was born on 23 April 1908 in the Orange Free State. He was born into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of Percy Ulrich Fischer,…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… the government uses violent tactics to halt the strike. 1913 A decision by Kleinfontein Goldmine to force underground …
ArchiveO R Tambo 1917 - 1993 : Statesman : Patriot : Leader
Black and white photograph of O R Tambo. ANC Logo.
James Manuel Blanckenberg, SA cricket player in eighteen tests (1913-1924), is born in Claremont, Cape Town.
… Manuel Blanckenberg, SA cricket player in eighteen tests (1913-1924), is born in Claremont, Cape Town. …
BiographyP. S. J. Manana
… Born in 1913, Manana was a businessman. He played a leading role in …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
Introduction Staffrider was a South African literary and arts magazine published by Ravan Press in Johannesburg from 1978 to 1993. It took its name and…
BiographyJan Gerard Sekoto
… understanding.” Jan Gerard Sekoto was born on 9 September 1913 in Botshabelo. Botshabelo was a mission station …
BiographyJames M. Thaele
… affected manners of dress marked him out as a showman. In 1913 he went to America, where he remained for about 10 …
BiographyVeerammal Naidoo
… were invited to join the third phase of the Satyagraha in 1913 , Veerammal volunteered, fully aware of the difficulties …
BiographyMrs N. S. Lachimi Pillay
… third phase of the Satyagraha . She was also part of the 1913 Indian miners’ strike . She served a sentence of three … Participated in the Indian miners’…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers from…
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid went on trial for their lives on charges of…
BiographyEmily Hobhouse
… own freedom. She assisted Gandhi when he needed it in 1913. In 1913 she was invited to unveil the Woman’s Monument in …
BiographyReverend Beyers Naudé
Beyers Naudé was born in Roodepoort, in the then Transvaal, on 10 May 1915. He was named after Christiaan Frederik Beyers, a Boer general who was close to his…
BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
… helped organise the anti-pass movement in Bloemfontein in 1913 and founded the Bantu Women’s League of the SANNC in …
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
David Wilcox Hlahane Bopape was the son of Pedi-speaking farm workers, Levi and Jerita Bopape. He was born in 1915 at Houtboschdorp near Pietersburg in the…