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EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
… (Ray) Budd, who also played a role internationally, died in Tonbridge, London, England. On 25 May 1933, Budd joined … African government often used his…
EventSA artist Mmakgoba Sebidi is born
… South African artist Mmakgoba Helen Sebidi was born in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein) in the Hammanskraal area. Her grandmother, a traditional … pottery and clay…
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… Bessie Amelia Head was born on 6 July 1937 in Pietermaritzburg to Bessie Amelia Birch, a White woman and … her mother was forced to spend the term of her…
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… Leonard Tshela Mohapi Matsoso was born in Pimville, Soweto. Between 1962 and 1970, while still at … Skotnes, Sydney Kumalo, Bill Hart and Ezrom Legae. In…
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… Bonnie Mayvee Ntshalintshali was born in Winterton, Natal. She fell into art when she apprenticed … for ceramics artist Fèe Halsted-Berning. Her talent in…
EventSA artist, Dumisani Mabaso is born
… Dumisani Abraham Mabaso, South African artist, was born in Soweto. From childhood until 1974 he received art … at the Young Women's Christian Association …
EventSA tenor Johan Botha is born
… Internationally known singer Johan Botha was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (now North West Province). He … his education and military training, Botha studied…
EventSA artist Mizream Maseko is born
… artist, was born on this date. He completed his schooling in the Transvaal. He began his career as a house painter and was inspired to paint by the works he…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… Herschelle Herman Gibbs was born in Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. In school he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as … handed batsman who…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… African artist and the head of the Printmaking Department in 1988 at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, was born in Johannesburg. During his schooling years he…
EventSA artist Sfiso Mkame is born
… Justice Sfiso Mkame , South African artist, was born in Durban. As a child he drew on sand walls. He received … art training at the Open School and the…
EventSA author, Nadine Gordimer, is born
… Nobel Prize for Literature, Nadine Gordimer , was born in Springs, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng).One of South … The Gordimer Stories 1981-82. Gordimer's…
EventSA is blamed for Harare bombing
… South Africa is blamed for a massive bomb blast in Harare, Zimbabwe in which several people are injured. Unlike other Southern … aim of killing members of…
EventSA artist Sydney Khumalo is born
… Sydney Alex Khumalo (also documented as Kumalo), was born in Johannesburg . He began studying at Polly Street Art Centre in 1952 and worked there under Cecil…
EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… Lionel Davis, a South African artist, was born in District Six, Cape Town on 21 June 1936. Davis became a … under a banning order and house arrest until 1976…
EventSA artist Helen Martins is born
… , artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, was born in Nieu Bethesda in the Eastern Cape . She was born…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… Alexis Preller was born on 6 September 1911 in Pretoria. Before pursuing a career in art, he had worked as a clerk. He left for England in 1934 where he…
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
… of the National Party, launched his "Total Strategy" in response to what he saw as the "Total Onslaught" of … from neighbouring states. An embattled Botha…
EventSA eldest person celebrates her birthday
… The eldest person in South Africa and allegedly eldest in the world, Granny Moloko Temo, of Mogodi Village between Dendron and Bochum in Limpopo Province,…
EventSA Journalist James Gray is born
… editor of the Pretoria News, James Andrew Gray was born in Scotland. He served on the staff of the Evening Despatch and was wounded three times in the First…
BiographyMono Badela
… professor, getting there via political imprisonment, time in exile and a job in the alternative press? The answer is: the influence of … PE Black Civic…
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… Graaff-Reinet City Council for attaining the highest marks in her standard 8 (grade 10) examination at Hoër Volkskool. Weiss attained A Grades in all her…
EventEfforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group against SA debt rescheduling prove unsuccessful
… Efforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group in Southern Africa to persuade banks in the United States (US) not to allow debt rescheduling … place in South…
BiographySister Bernard Ncube
… Sister Bernard Ncube was born in Johannesburg in 1932. She attended Roma College in Lesotho , where she … Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) …
BiographyJames “Jobe” Hadebe
… James “Jobe” John Hadebe was born on 29 October 1923 in Frankfort in the Orange Free State. The son of a clerk and descendant … Congress. He returned to…
EventSA Athlete Hestrie Cloete is born
… and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston. Cloete is the current Commonwealth champion and … Winner. She is South Africa's main…
EventSA artist Vuminkosi Zulu is born
… of Art, South African artist Vuminkosi Zulu , was born in Mapumulo in KwaZulu-Natal . He left school at standard VII to … Images of Wood: aspects of the…
EventSA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born
… Gerard Leendert Pieter Moerdijk, of Dutch descent, was born in the Waterberg district, Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). … halls and public buildings, and…
EventSA poet Sydney Vernon Peterson dies
… South African poets and educationist of the 1940s, died in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English, Italian, Russian and German. In 1946 Petersen…
EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
… position is that it has taken note of reform and stability in South Africa and wishes to indicate interest in again establishing full democratic relations…