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BiographyLesedi Billy Masetlha
Lesedi Billy Masetlha was born on 21 November 1954 in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng).He was one of the six children in a family with roots in…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
Mhlabunzima Maphumulo was born on 6th September,1949 Maqongqo distric of Kwazulu-Natal . At the age of 24, Maphumulo inherited the role of Chief of the…
BiographyWinston Ntshona
Wintson Ntshona was born on 6 October 1941 in Port Elizabeth. He matriculated from Newell High School where he performed in school plays with John Kani. During…
EventThe burghers were victorious in their struggle against Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel and his officials
On 22 February 1707 a young man on horseback raced through the streets of Stellenbosch shouting "Victorie! Victorie!" - a sign that the Burghers were…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
While African elephants have been hunted for several centuries, the exploitation of elephant herds on a massive scale began in the 1970s. Organized gangs of…
Nicolaas Johannes van der Merwe, author, leader of the NP in the Free State, first chairman of the FAK (Federasie van Afrikaans
Hermien van Vuuren, first wife of Fanie van Vuuren, CP-MP for Carletonville in the previous government, is shot outside her hom
Hermien van Vuuren, first wife of Fanie van Vuuren, CP-MP for Carletonville in the previous government, is shot outside her hom
Abraham Jacobus (Kootjie) van den Heever, journalist and author and younger brother of C.M. van den Heever, is born on the farm
Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
Trevor Grundy writes on the life of the historian and political activist At a dinner party in Salisbury (Harare) in the late1950s when white rule in Rhodesia…
EventSA is banned from the Olympic Games
In October 1963, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in Baden Baden, Germany, that South Africa would have to eliminate racial discrimination in…
The significance of the Bulhoek massacre today by Sam Matiase, 11 May 2015, South Africa
Sam Matiase says the ongoing struggle to reclaim stolen land is epitomised by the events of 1921 This Land, is ‘Holy Grounds’, Marking the 94th Anniversary…
Say It out Loud - Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901 1 Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen It is by…
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
Hermanus Gabriel Loots, also known as James Stuart, is most noted for his role in exposing brutality at African National Congress camps in 1984, which…
Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta.
SA signs an agreement with Southern Rhodesia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with res
The ANC reports that it has been approached by an intermediary, acting for a SA cabinet minister, to talk about the possibility
Group chief executive Maanda Manyatshe announces that the SA Post Office has finally delivered an operating profit of R27 milli
Stanley Bongani Nkosi, SA artist who built an art gallery in Katlehong in 1982, is born in Newcastle, Natal. (Johannesburg Art
SA cricket players record their first ever innings win over England when they beat Nassar Hussain’s tourists by an innings and
PlaceApryntjiesberg / Prentjiesberg
… means 'small pictures mountian', derived from the San paintings found in the area.'Appryntjie' which is an … a person of mixed blood, could also be referring…
BiographySparrow Mkonto
Sparrow Mkonto was born on 24 December 1951 in Cradock. He left school after Standard 8 (Grade 10) and worked for the Railways, where he joined the railway…
BiographyThamsanqa “Thami” Mnyele
"For me as craftsman, the act of creating art should complement the act of creating shelter for my family or liberating the country for me people. This is…
BiographyRowley Israel Arenstein
Rowley Israel Arenstein was born on 7th of July in 1918. Arenstein was a prominent Durban attorney,the son of immigrant eastern European jews and a leader of…
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
James Barry Munnik (JBM) Hertzog was born in Soetendal Wellington on the 6 th of April 1866. Hertzog was the eighth child of Johannes Albertus Munnik Hertzog,…
EventChief Kausobson Kausob is killed
… The chief of a group of San that inhabited the area between the Modder, Riet and Vaal … and Kausob's relative Decoie (Danzer), a chief of mixed San and…
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906 1 Dr Abdurahman rose to deliver his…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
Nokukhanya Luthuli, maiden name Bhengu, (also known as MaBhengu) was the wife of Chief Albert John Luthuli. Although she never became as public a figure as her…
PlaceChristiana, North West
… which tell the tale of the past and even examples of San rock Art , dating back thousands of Years. The 'Diggers’ … of: ' beef, maize, sorghum, groundnuts…
ArchiveYou can only get AIDS : If you have sex with someone with the AIDS virus...
Offset litho; green, red and yellow; You can only get AIDS : If you have sex with someone with the AIDS virus : If blood with AIDS virus gets in you blood-Like…