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BiographyMzukisi Sompeta
… Mzukisi Sompeta (37) was from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2006. … 2012 Mzukisi was killed at scene 1 after being shot…
BiographyAhmed Mahomed Cachalia
… Ahmed Mohamed Cachalia joined the Satyagraha struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was … made a concerted run on him to punish him…
The South African War
… read more ). Regardless of who provoked the war, conflict in southern Africa would have been inevitable before the … industry could become a more important…
The purpose of the Archie Mafeje Annual Memorial Lecture by Sehlare Makgetlaneng (Pambazuka News), 31 March, 2016
… need to substantiate theoretical positions on issues in practice as a means to solve Africa’s problems. The annual lecture in his honour immortalizes his…
BiographyR. Daniel
… from the early 1930s, he was known as a Trotskyist in his political leanings. In the 1940s he was associated with the All African … and the short-lived…
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… mouth is zipped but, Thank God, I can still speak to you in absentia, by the written word through the medium of a … alarmed and greatly shaken by the rising…
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
… Mthimkhulu was born on the 23 March 1960. He grew up in Njoli Street, Zwide Township in Port Elizabeth. His political activism began with him joining the…
BiographyJohn Hlatywayo
… John Hlatywayo was born in 1928, Chipinge, Rhodesia. Hlatywayo originally trained as … Hlatywayo travelled to Rhodesia and was given a studio in the Rhodes…
BiographyMichiel Hendrik Nesser
… Michiel Hendrik Nesser was born on 28 July 1874 in Lusaskop, Philipstown. He received informal teaching from … by these authors he began writing verse, and…
BiographyKhanare Elais Monesa
… Khanare Elais Monesa (36) was from Maseru in Lesotho. He started working in the mines in 1999. After working at two previous mines, he started …
BiographyJackson Lehupa
… Jackson Lehupa (48) was from Mount Fletcher in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2007. … Mr Lehupa was killed at scene 1, after being shot…
Jacob Zungwane Mashabane
… a University of Zululand student was reported to have died in detention at the Johannesburg Fort after being detained … held under was undisclosed.Mr…
BiographyEric Molobi
… on Robben Island during the apartheid era. While in prison he obtained a bachelor's degree from the University … of Kagiso. He co-founded Kagiso Trust…
BiographyC. M Kobus
… (NEUM). Holder of a B.A. degree, he taught for some years in the Cape before qualifying as a lawyer in 1954. In the mid-1950s he served as national…
BiographyHenry Mshololo
… violins and sculptures of angels. He has participated in group exhibitions and is represented in public and private galleries in South Africa. …
PlaceKruger National Park
… Government Game Reserve 'Gouvernements Wildtuin' (in Afrikaans ), was proclaimed by the South African Republic … Sabie and Crocodile rivers. This was a…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 4 - Some Reflections on Early African and South African History by Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
… historians, educators and parents were included in the debate about the content of history and especially … a month ago is of the strength of this African…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… Beer , Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan, the DP won 36 seats in Parliament in the general election of September that year. … forced removals. Suzman demanded…
BiographySir. Richard Bourke
… Richard Bourke was born on 4 May 1777 in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to … the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape Colony…
PlaceCape Town, Western Province
… "Cape Town has just been voted as the top city in the world by the prestigious Time Out publication. And I … Coloured Occupants. In 1901, the first forced…
ArchiveAmos 'Amla' Monageng interview by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty, The University of Pretoria, 2 May 2016
… and your ethnicity? A: Amos Monageng, well known by Amla in the campus. I am twenty-four years old, a third year … as race or you can be more culturally…
EventThe first 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… After South Africa became a Union, the government wanted Black and White people to live separately, so they set certain areas apart for Black people. Before…
BiographyJoan Morice
… South Africa’s first qualified veterinarian, was born in Barberton in 1904. She completed the first two years of pre-veterinary … facility. She received he…
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…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… At a time when the country was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre … to military rule and the re…
Intensify the Revolution by O. R. Tambo The 'Morogoro Conference', Morogoro, Tanzania, 25 April – 1 May 1969
… forms of struggle constitute the weapons of the oppressed in our country against the oppressor. How can we intensify … rule based on alleged superiority 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…