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BiographyJudith Mason
Born Judith Seelander Menge on 10 October 1938 in Pretoria, Judith Mason is one of the most well known South African artists. She matriculated from the…
BiographyTheo Mthembu
Theo Mthembu was born in Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal on 27 February 1927. Mthembu's boxing career started at the age of 16 at Inkamane College in Vryheid, KwaZulu…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
Dr Arthur David (Kin) Bensusan was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1921. The son of a physician, he schooled at St John's College,…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
Programme Director, The Family of Nkosi Albert Luthuli, Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Sbu Ndebele, The Mayor of…
BiographyMolefi Osiel Ntsoele
Molefi Osiel Ntsoele (40) was from Ha Tebese, Semonkong, Maseru Lesotho. He began working for Lonmin around 2007. On 16 August 2012 Mr Ntsoele was killed at…
BiographyWinnie Motlalepule Kgware
Winnie Motlalepule Kgware was born in Thaba Nchu in the Free State on the 27th of October in 1917. A teacher by profession, and resident at the University of…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
Henry Mutile Fazzie was born on 3rd of January in 1924 in Stutterheim. Fazzie went into exile in the early 1960s. He joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) and underwent…
Publication of declaration for the release of Nelson Mandela and all other South African Political Prisoners signed by over 4,0
The new revised results of the 1996 census survey is announced, according to which SA has 40 583 574 inhabitants.
BiographyTwalimfene Joyi
Twalimfene Joyi, alias Twalimfene Gobinamba, was a sub-Chief from Thembuland, Umtata District (Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape), and a cousin of Bangilizwe…
BiographyMgcineni Noki
Mgcineni Noki (40), known as Mambush, was from Twalikhulu in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009 and was a leader of the strike. On 16…
BiographyPieter Dirk-Uys
Pieter Dirk Uys was born in Cape Town in 1945. He studied drama at UCT from 1965 to 1965 before going to study at the London Film School. During the 1970s and…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 26 October 1976, Volume 40
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Joseph Bafunani Mokoena, a scholar at the Phatametsane High School; Ignatius Wilhelm Ackermann, the Chief…
Tony Blair, British premier, announces in Pretoria that Britain is going to increase the grant for development by 40% during th
BiographyA. B. Nogoya
Born 1925. Factory worker. Joined African National Congress in 1949 and during the Defiance Campaign led a batch of 40 volunteers to defy apartheid regulations…
Edward Mzolo
Mr Edward Mzolo,aged 40, who died on 9th October 1976,was the third person to die at the Johannesburg Fort in 2 weeks. No details are available on the date of…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Thembinkosi Khumalo
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown announces the debt write-off of some $40bn (€33bn) in multilateral debt in L
On this night, there are 40,58 million people in SA, according to Census ‘96. Of these, 76,7% classified themselves as African,
BiographyRebecca Malope
Rebecca Malope was born in 1968 in Lekazi near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. Beyond the fact that she did not progress that far in her education, little is known…
BiographySir Sydney Kentridge
Sydney Kentridge was born in Johannesburg in 1922. He matriculated in 1938 at the King Edward VII High School. In 1941, he obtained a BA degree at the…
BiographyAmbrose Makiwane
Ambrose Makiwane was born in Soweto. He attended Clarkebury School and was expelled after participating in a student strike. This, coupled with that his…
Chief Sabata Dalindyebo is reburied in the Transkei in a funeral attended by 40 000 people. He died in self-imposed exile in Za
The Olympic Games end in Athens with a spectacular fireworks display and SA 40th on the list of medal winners, after Hestrie Cl
The Springboks beat the All Blacks in the Vodacom Tri-Nations match 40-26 at a packed Ellis Park, perhaps inspired by the atten
Egypt’s first Aswan Dam is unveiled 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cairo. The 40 meter (130ft) high Aswan Dam, designed to
BiographyKaizer Motaung
Kaizer Motaung was born on 16 October 1944 in Orlando East, Soweto, a township South West of Johannesburg. Motaung began playing soccer at a young age and…
BiographyJunaid Ahmed
International award winning filmmaker Junaid Ahmed was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) South Africa in 1959. He attended Southlands Secondary School…
BiographyMaxwell Mduduzi Malinga
Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga, was one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved fighters in the 1970s and 80s. He was born on 09 November 1947 at Steadville,…
BiographyEthel Walt
Ethel Walt was born on 22 November 1925 in Bothaville in the then Orange Free State (now Free State Province). Her family relocated to Yeoville, Johannesburg,…