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BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… he is naturally proud of the military traditions of his family, especially the policy and deeds of his Uncle and …
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… he is naturally proud of the military traditions of his family, especially the policy and deeds of his Uncle and …
EventDesmond Dube was born on this day.
… his philanthropic work and is respected as a devoted family man. He is the brand ambassador for the Clientèle …
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… servant of the people. We extend our condolences to his family and kin. May his soul rest in peace. Issued by: …
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… in due course. We send our sincere condolences to the Nzo family, relatives, friends and the entire congress movement. …
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
… This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon , was salvaged in …
EventCharles Nqakula , Minister of Safety and Security and Chairperson of the SACP, is born
… Party (SACP), Charles Nqakula, was born to a poor family in the Eastern Cape. Nqakula, like his peers, …
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… Reformed Church (DRC) (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) family issued a statement in which apartheid in church and …
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… era. Born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, in 1898, the Chief's family moved to Kwazulu-Natal in 1908. Luthuli trained as a …
Event14 Year old girl is convicted in Pietermaritzburg High Court
… payments. During the trial, the girl tried to implicate a family acquaintance and claimed that he had orchestrated the …
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
… Hendrik Witbooi was born into a prominent Nama family in 1830. He was educated at a Lutheran Mission and was …
EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… After weeks of investigation his body was returned to his family in South Africa. Bob Woolmer was one of the most …
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
… Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta was born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out …
EventValliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar, SA political activist dies from a fever
… increasingly aware of the oppressive system she and her family were living under. When Mudaliar was sixteen she …
EventEduardo Mondlane, president of FRELIMO, dies
… Africa (now Mozambique). He was born into a Tsonga royal family and was a shepherd as a child. Mondlane completed his …
EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
… a young boy and his little sister as they played in their family farm along the Vaal River. The children often picked …
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… Khan of Pakistan. Born on 6 July 1973, Pollock was part a family of cricket royalty. He is son of former cricketer …
Let them Speak - Slave Stamouers of South Africa by André van Rensburg
… AND PRIVILEGES DENIED The slaves were snatched away from family and friends. Banished from their familiar environment, … contribution genealogically. Taking…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… child Jama. 1953 Fire destroys Thabo Mbeki's kraal and family shop. Photographs, books and family records are destroyed in the process. This forces his ……
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… on prayers every evening. Shortly after his birth, the family moved from Withuis to Welcome in Cape Town after a … of events regarding Bettie’s pyramid…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… to provide livelihood for those unemployed (often extended family members) in return for some kind of labour in shebeen … women began to brew beer as a way…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… has the right to - a name and a nationality from birth; family care or parental care, or to appropriate alternative care when removed from the family…
Griqua
… were the Kok and Barends families, and the Waterboer family complex. These families maintained stability by taking … Poor relations between Waterboer and the…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… Meer were arrested. Fatima worked closely the Gandhi family in organising a week long vigil at the Gandhi … Soon after her release from detention she and her…
Griqua community
… were the Kok and Barends families, and the Waterboer family complex. These families maintained stability by taking … Poor relations between Waterboer and the…
Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
… 1950s Mr. Goldblatt studied photography while running his family’s business, a men’s clothing store. By 1962, when he … got up and went to work, dealt with…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Tanzania, November 1962. Courtesy of the Mbeki family. Source: Thabo Mbeki: The dream Deferred. The ANC …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… is born to Mahomed Momoojee and Fatima Dadoo above the family's shop in Krugersdorp, Transvaal. Yusuf is the …
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
… Banned and harassed by the security police, Hjul and his family left South Africa for Britain on an exit permit in …
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… levelled, around 1922, Fairbairn’s grave, and those of his family, was moved to the Woltemade cemetery at Maitland. …