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BiographyHarry Garuba
Harry Garuba was born in Akure, southwestern Nigeria, in 1958. [1] At the young age of seventeen he was accepted to study English at the University of Ibadan…
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
Born in 1932, Irene Menell (nee Manderstam) spent her early life moving from one place to the next, completing her primary and secondary schooling in the…
BiographyRajes Pillay
Rajaluxmi Pillay (also known as Rajes) was born on 4 August 1944 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN). Her parents were from Kimberley in the…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… arranged for him to go to the United States because the doctors treating him said that he would need a long time to …
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… Rylands Estate and Hanover Park on the Cape Flats. [ix] In 1970 District six was renamed Zonnebloem, a name that … Past and Present (Cape Town: Buchu Books,…
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
… she collapsed and had to be rushed to the hospital where doctors confirmed she had suffered a stroke. Surtie-Richards …
BiographyFanele Mbali
Fanele Mbali was born on 1 December 1937 in a village called Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the…
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,…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… / Pretoria protesting against the renaming of the city. [ix] The issue of pleknaamverandering (Afrikaans for … Philip Publishers. p. 158. ↵ [vii] Ibid. ↵ …
ArticleHermanus Loots aka James Stuart Timeline
… where he is elected to the National Elections Commission. [ix] 1994 - 1999 Member of Parliament in South Africa. [x] … ↵ [ix] South African Government, ‘In…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… found there was no prima facie case against the two doctors who had treated Biko shortly before his death. Dissatisfied doctors had presented a petition to…
BiographyDr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang
… counteracting the exodus from South Africa of skilled doctors and nurses, and dramatically strengthening tobacco …
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… sent him to a hospital where Tsafendas convinced the doctors that he really did believe he was Saint Peter. He was …
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… Jews is often cited to be due to their amicable relations [ix] . Less can be said about the relations between the Jewish … ↵ [vii] Burden & Weil, (2002:94) ↵…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… after a pharmaceutical representative only talked to White doctors during a visit to the hospital. In response, the …
BiographyPregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender
Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer and, mother, a teacher – valued critical…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
POLITICAL HARASSMENT FAROUK ASVAT was banned by the South African regime between 1973 and 1978; and nominated an Amnesty International "Prisoner of…
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was born in Munhango, Moxico Province in eastern Angola on 3 August 1934. Savimbi's primary education took place at Protestant mission…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
… held by African women, have a racial and sexual dominance [ix] . In the Cape, white immigrant women had chosen to quit … and their employers (Vol. 71)…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
Dr Jotello Festiri Soga, the first South African of any race to obtain a degree in veterinary medicine, was born in 1865 at the Mgwali Mission in the then…
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo*was born of indentured stock in 1875 in Mauritius. His family, originally from Mattur, state of Madras, in Tamil Nadu…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… in Sofia. Dadoo is diagnosed as having cancer. His doctors advise that he has to have surgery. He travels to … and he decides to seek medical attention in…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… to contact police, fire departments, ambulances and doctors. Our military forces would be useless, and our …
EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
… Raymond passed away on 30 January 1962 in Johannesburg.[ix] End Notes [i]Louis Raymond, … (11 March 2017). ↵ [ix]Louis Raymond, https://www.olympic.org/louis…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… the Surfing Walk of Fame at Huntington Beach, California.[ix] End Notes [i] Neu, J. & Servais, T. 2017. Botha, Wendy, … (26 May 2017). ↵ [ix] Neu, J. &…
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… with becoming an up-and-coming professional tennis player.[ix] End Notes [i] Wayne Ferreira, … ↵ [ix] Wayne Ferreira, …
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… of the Year” award at the South African Hip Hop Awards.[ix] End Notes [i] ProVerb, … (9 June 2017). ↵ [ix] Tebogo Thekisho, …
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… inappropriate during an honorable stick fight.” [ix] Ubhoko is described as “ a long, smooth stick that tapers … Date accessed 18.09.2016< ↵ [ix] Cotzee HM,…
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
… Uganda with co-ordinated suicide bombings, killing 74. [ix] The attack was claimed to be revenge against Uganda for … Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group,…
EventMarianne Kriel was born on this day
… Africa at the 1995 All Africa Games held in Zimbabwe.[ix] Marianne holds the South African and African backstroke … ↵ [ix] South Africa at the Olympics, Part…