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BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… on 1st January 1969 in Vereeniging into a working class Afrikaner family. Although he participated in various … at Witbank, he won an athletic scholarship to…
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… While he was in Orange Free State, Lembede was exposed to Afrikaner Nationalism. This experience of Afrikaner Nationalism and together with his readings of …
Five members of the Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) are sentenced to twenty-six years imprisonment each for their part in a
… Five members of the Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) are sentenced to …
BiographyAdam Small
… was both linguistic and cultural. He identified as an Afrikaner, which was very controversial during a time when ‘Afrikaner’ was a title reserved only for…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… animal health professionals who worked in both the Afrikaner and British –controlled areas of South Africa to … and farmer conferences, including those…
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… known as “Bra Jeff” by many others, was born at Bon Accord near Pretoria on 12 December 1931. He lost both his …
BiographyProfessor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel
… he began his passionate foray into his studies of the Afrikaner language. He earned a reputation for …
Delegates at the summit of the Afrikaner Unity Movement (AUM), held in Pretoria, voted to transform the AUM into a political pa
… Delegates at the summit of the Afrikaner Unity Movement (AUM), held in Pretoria, voted to …
Following the introduction of a bill to provide a national flag for the Union of South Africa (in 1925 by DF Malan), Afrikaner
… flag for the Union of South Africa (in 1925 by DF Malan), Afrikaner …
Following the introduction of a bill to provide a national flag for the Union of South Africa (in 1925 by DF Malan), Afrikaner
… flag for the Union of South Africa (in 1925 by DF Malan), Afrikaner …
The minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok, says in the House of Assembly that no member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (
… Vlok, says in the House of Assembly that no member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging ( …
Five hundred people attend an AWB meeting and a further 200 attend an Afrikaner Volkswag meeting the gatherings are held to pro
… people attend an AWB meeting and a further 200 attend an Afrikaner Volkswag meeting the gatherings are held to pro …
Beyers Naude (89), an Afrikaner cleric who became one of the most important moral voices of the anti-apartheid movement, passes
… Beyers Naude (89), an Afrikaner cleric who became one of the most important moral …
Over 7,000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation on 4 May 1984 of the Afrikaner Volkswag (People’s Guard), a
… in Pretoria to mark the foundation on 4 May 1984 of the Afrikaner Volkswag (People’s Guard), a …
The Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, orders the Minister of Law and Order, Le Grange, to investigate the activities of the Afrikaner
… and Order, Le Grange, to investigate the activities of the Afrikaner …
The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) adopts a new constitution, which will allow women and all race groups as members, as long as the
… The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) adopts a new constitution, which …
BiographyGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
… philosophy of J.H Hofmeyr “Onze Jan”, the leader of the Afrikaner Bond. It was also during his time at Stellenbosch … he was unpopular with his kinsmen. He…
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
… was born on 13th January 1953 in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van Riebeeck …
BiographyRay Harmel (nee Adler)
… it was the only way to woo increasing numbers of white Afrikaner garment workers into the union. Sachs was … for her stance. She tried valiantly to persuade…
About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, march to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African involvemen
… About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, march to the Union …
A memorial tablet for Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler and national hero of an Afrikaner section, is unveiled at the Rand Afr
… Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler and national hero of an Afrikaner section, is unveiled at the Rand Afr …
Dr Abraham Johannes van der Merwe, SA church leader and leader of the Afrikaner community, is born in the district of Calvinia,
… Johannes van der Merwe, SA church leader and leader of the Afrikaner community, is born in the district of Calvinia, …
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… at the Vaal Dam. In the rural areas of the conservative, Afrikaner-dominated Orange Free State Province (now Free … defending his property. It was not a new…
BiographyPius Nkonzo Langa
… Police Board, a body established under the National Peace Accord to oversee the transformation of the police services …
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… as the best-administered sector in South Africa. Brand and Afrikaner nationalism The Free State during Brand’s … considered as such by the Boers. He was…
BiographyLucas Manyane Mangope
Lucas Manyane Mangope was born west of Zeerust near Bechuanaland border on December 27,1923,the son of a local chief,Mangope graduated from St Peter's School…
BiographyYusuf Cachalia
… In the early 1950s he was married to Bettie du Toit , an Afrikaner trade unionist. Continuously under bans since 1953 …
BiographyStephanie Kemp
… traditions. Her father who was deeply committed to Afrikaner nationalism arsing from the family's experiences in … the Swartland Laerskool. Her cousins were…
William John Cormack Brebner, senator of the Union of South Africa and life-long chairman of the Afrikaner Party, is born in Bu
… of the Union of South Africa and life-long chairman of the Afrikaner Party, is born in Bu …
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… he called for South African nationalism of an exclusively Afrikaner flavour outside the rule of Britain. During the … of international interest. After the…