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BiographyVera Gow (Adams)
… the Theological School at the Wilberforce Institute of the African Methodist Church (A.M.E.) In Evaton, Gow was immersed … influenced by the Manhattan…
EventFormation of the South African Native National Congress
… The South African Native National Congress (SANNC), later known as the … status Contrary to its aim of unity amongst its African constituents, SANNC was…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
… Judas Mahlangu, a South African graphic artist, was born in Brakpan, on the East Rand … Gauteng). In 1982 Mahlangu started working at the South African…
BiographyJeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe
… Manor, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). In 1958, his family was evicted to KwaMashu, north of Durban. He enrolled … in Durban. During the 1976 student…
BiographyMatlakana Philemon Tefu
… up in the township of Riversdale in Pretoria. In 1954 his family was forcibly removed from the area to Mamelodi where … to Tefu’s political awareness was…
BiographyRuth Mompati
… before going to the college. She worked for a white family, looking after their child because Ruth’s father had … and I got the job. Ruth’s husband was a…
BiographyFrederik Willem de Klerk
… on 18 March 1936. F.W. de Klerk grew up in a political family, with both his father and grandfather serving high … was a Cabinet Minister and the President…
Presidential Address to the Twenty-Third Conference of the South African Indian Congress, Durban, September 3, 1961
… This Twenty-third Conference of the South African Indian Congress meets at a time when the Indian … back to their constituent bodies and to their respective…
BiographyJacob “Baby Jake” Matlala
… Mthembu. It only took him four contests to become South African Junior Flyweight Champion. Vuyani Nene later … raped Julia Mnyamezeli, an aspiring gospel…
Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929 A League of African Rights Petition with a million signatures Members…
EventSouth African football legend Steve Mokone died
… 2015. He would go to be one of the most recognized South African in the world because of his mark he made in football … encouragement by Dr Willie Nkomo and…
BiographyRebecca Malope
… time, doctors believed that she would not walk again. Her family was very poor and in 1986 Rebecca and her sister … artists. In 1990 Rebecca won the OKTV…
Fenuel Mogatusi
… held at the Johannesburg Fort.Bail was est at R500 but his family could not raise the money. The police said that he died from an epileptic fit,but his…
Siphiwe Nyanda
… of Black Journalists. Nyanda's parents were members of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1950s and he came from … This influence, together with his…
ArchiveThe African Patriots: The Story of the African National Congress of South Africa by Mary Benson
… The African Patriots: The Story of the African National Congress of South Africa … The African Patriots: The Story of the African National Congress of South…
The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) summit at Khartoum, Sudan, is attended by thirty African nations.
… The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) summit at Khartoum, Sudan, is attended by thirty African nations. …
A delegation of seventy representatives of the South African Indian community meet African National Congress representatives in
… A delegation of seventy representatives of the South African Indian community meet African National Congress representatives in …
The treaty establishing the South African Development Community (SADC), which replaces the Southern African Development Coordin
… The treaty establishing the South African Development Community (SADC), which replaces the Southern African Development Coordin …
African heads of state issue the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at Casablanca, Morocco.
… African heads of state issue the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at Casablanca, …
EventPresentation of South African National budget of 1991
… the first time it would be added to all foods. The South African Police Service (SAPS), which was responsible for … to receive R4, 600 million, a 53 per cent…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… own leader, making inheritance of leadership according to family ties null and void. In addition, the powers and … common process in the phases of race…
BiographyRaymond Hoffenberg
… in his brief and unrevised autobiography he wrote for his family and he credited him for instilling in him an informed … Two years later, he enlisted…
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was voted the Greatest South African in a TV show that had the country nominate their 100 … at 99. Athol Fugard came in as the…
BiographySipho Mutsi
… to Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein, where he died. His family called for an inquest, as they did not believe the …
BiographyLloyd Spencer
… resources went into documenting the life of his young family. Digital photography was a kind of liberation for …
BiographyMahomed Dawood Barmania
… fifteen years, Dawood Barmania returned to India with his family. The young Mahomed Barmania attended City College, … represent the Cape Province on the…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 2 Number 3 August 1975
… South African Labour Bulletin is a refereed journal … The South African Labour Bulletin, Durban … South African Labour Bulletin Volume 2 Number 3 August 1975…
ArchiveIntroductory essay: the African National Congress, 1964 - 1994
… Introductory essay on the African National Congress from 1964 to 1994. … Introductory essay: the African National Congress, 1964 - 1994 …
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… went to school near Hillbrow, but in the early 1940's the family moved to 13th Street in Orange Grove, Johannesburg. … 1953, after finishing his Ph.D. was…
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
… grew. In 1992 she was the youngest member of the South African Olympic team at the Barcelona Games. While she did … Degree in Psychology. She was also a…