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Cosatu special congress, Day Two: Numsa, Vavi walloped by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick), 15 July 2015, South Africa
… Numsa, Vavi walloped Dissidents in Cosatu backing expelled metalworkers union Numsa and the … For the entire first day, the Cosatu special congress hung in…
BiographyLucky Sibiya
… Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, Natal. Sibiya was educated at St Peter's … He was given guidance by Cecil Skotnes and Bill Ainslie. In 1974 he…
BiographyMarthinus Wessel Pretorius
… Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was born in September 17, 1819, near Graaff-Reinet in the then Cape Colony. He was a boer statesman, soldier, … founder of…
BiographyThomas Trevor (Tommy) Motswai
… Tommy Motswai was born on 27 May 1963 in Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf he ultimately … portraying the world around him on paper with pastels. In…
BiographyDr Irvin Khoza
… known as the “Iron Duke”, was born on 27 January 1948 in Alexandra Township. He began his education at the Roma Mission School in Alexandra before attending…
BiographyMargaret Gazo
… protesting against the extension of the pass laws to women in 1956. At the time, Gazo lived in Payneville, Springs, east of Johannesburg, Transvaal (now ……
PlaceFort Cox
… a "post of occupation" established by the British military in 1835 and was named in honour of Major William Cox of the 75th Regiment and a … handling…
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
… on Coloured workers, their children, and their wives in addition to community health and poverty. These negative results only perpetuate the cycle of poverty…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) conference in Johannesburg. Boesak calls for civic organizations, trade … they follow the principles of non…
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
… Gwala. - Johannesburg : Witwatersrand University Press, 1994. -- 237p. ; 23cm. -- Text in Zulu and English. (KEYWORDS: Praise poetry, Zulu) . … literatures…
Millicent Fawcett
… was sent over from Britain during the Anglo Boer War in order to inspect the conditions in the concentration camps and then to give advice to the … British…
BiographyRussel Botman
… Russel Botman was born on 18 October 1953 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). … “coloured” Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sending-Kerk …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 92th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2004
… to the task of educating these young people, resulting in the constantly improving pass and exemption rates. Three … the advances we have made since our…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were born in the Eastern Cape, like Thabo Mbeki , Nelson Mandela and … , English Premier : Ms Noxolo Kiviet…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… GCIS viewing centres around the country, including those in Khayelitsha, Nyanga and Gugulethu here in Cape Town. Let … in the form of COSATU, NACTU and…
BiographyThabiso Johannes Thelejane
… Johannes Thelejane (55) was from Pabellong, Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in October 2011. On 16 August 2012 Mr Thelejane was…
Freedom Charter sold out the dispossessed by Motsoko Pheko (The Sowetan), 2 Feb 2012
… of the original 1912 ANC more than 50 years ago. In 1955, a section of the 1912 ANC leadership was captured by … class. Despite the background of racial…
BiographyRegina Buthelezi
… on exhibitions arranged by the ELC Art and Craft Centre in major South African art museums. She is represented in public and private art collections in South…
BiographyRev. Joseph J Doke
… Became acquainted with Gandhi during the plague outbreak in Johannesburg. He was the Minister of the Johannesburg … He and his wife nursed Gandhi after an…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… people. Some people relate to the idea of heritage in a personal way, whilst others see it as having a broader historical and political significance. In this…
BiographyStephen Mini
… leaders of the Natal Native Congress from its founding in 1900 -1901. He became its president in 1927 after a split in which he was allied with J. T. Gumede…
Chief Vuna Miya
… around Bantu Affairs (BA) and various other issues in the Bergville area, [Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal]. As a … One of them was Chief Vuna Miya, who was first…
BiographyChristina Jasson
… Born in 1928 Jasson worked as a clerk. She was active in the Port Elizabeth trade union movement, organising food … of the Eastern Cape Action Committee from…
Archive2011 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2011
… of action for this year. I called this Joint Sitting in the evening again so that all, including students and … considering merging the three agencies Khula,…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… Zulu. It was removed from King Shaka International Airport in 2010. Image Source The above statue portraying Shaka Zulu was removed in 2010, due to…
BiographyDaniel William
… Daniel William Alexander was born in 1880 in Port Elizabeth , the son of a West Indian father and an … African Orthodox Church, which had its headquarters…
BiographyDeputy Chief Msizwana Mbata
… banishment alleges that 10 years of community conflict in the districts of Estcourt and Weenen, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), culminated in a fight in which 23…
BiographyTheophilus Doctorson Khumalo
… Doctorson Khumalo also known as “16 Valve” was born in Soweto, Johannesburg on 26 June 1967. His father Eliakim “Pro” Khumalo, was a renowned footballer in…
ArchivePik Botha: sympathetic obits fail to recognise that he protected apartheid by Alet Pretorius, 23 October 2018
… South Africa’s apartheid era foreign minister from 1977 to 1994, has produced a range of appraisals of his life. The … the policy of aggression towards…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa Durban, 17 July 1998
… Guests; When I met with you at your annual conference in Umtata in 1994, we were all still celebrating the fresh victory of …