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BiographyAlfred Mangena
Alfred Mangena was born in Escort in present day Kwazulu Natal circa 1879. He managed to acquire little formal public education, and eventually began to study…
Ebrahim Badsha
Ebrahim Badsha was born on 13 March 1931, in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). Badsha was one of the pioneer Black artists in Natal. He grew up in a large…
Dorothy Alexander
… to become a permanent teacher. (At the time, married women were not usually permitted to hold permanent positions … Scanlon, H. 2007. “Representation and…
BiographyGilbert Hani
… it was stated, there was agitation against passbooks for women, the cost of rents for accommodation, laws affecting …
BiographyDeseni Soobben
… has written a paper on the photographic representation of women in the print media. She holds a National Higher Diploma …
BiographyNancy Graham Dick
… of her energies in the service of the National Council of Women (NCW)’s African Affairs committee and the Black Sash. … Scanlon, (2007), Representations and…
Zulu Community
… focus on the Zulu communities in Durban. However, the history of these communities is inextricably linked to the pre-colonial history, colonial history and…
BiographyIzak de Villiers
… the pulpit to take a job as the editor of the Afrikaans women's magazine Sarie , and in 1991, he was appointed editor …
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… years. Dr Bensusan was a world-renowned authority on the history of photography and the founder of the Bensusan Museum … of books on photography, most…
BiographyEmily Isabel Fern
… of the JSC in 1916, and worked with Amshewitz. Like other women members of emergent art societies, she engaged herself …
BiographyAllina Ndebele
… a small workshop and began, with the help of neighbourhood women, to card, spin, dye and weave. On 27 September 2005, …
BiographyFatima Seedat
… hard labour. In 1956, Fatima participated in the historic Women’s March to the Union Buildings on August 9th. She …
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July … further lands, they rebelled. In…
Message from the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Start of the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, 25 November 2003
… Mbeki, on the Start of the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, 25 November 2003 …
BiographySheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
… However, growing up in a traditional home where men and women had strictly defined roles, coupled with her … which she had been subjected to. She began…
BiographyManonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
… to the executive of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) when it was formed in 1954. She attended the … to protest against the proposal to…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… batteries that powered the public address system. At the Women’s March to Pretoria on August the 9th 1956, he acted as … out a few editions of a newspaper,…
EventSouth African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in post-war elections
… hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in … said Sirleaf's election signalled a…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… ↵ [3] Author Unknown, “Sheila Weinberg”, South African History Online, (Uploaded: 3 September 2019), (Accessed: 31 … ↵ [6] Author Unknown, “Sheila Weinberg”,…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… reform in cultural practices such as the education of women. In March 1938, Dadoo was elected as one of the … dawn for South Africa and a decisive turning…
EventDr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies …
BiographyConnie Mofokeng
… she helped in the forming of the Vaal Organisation of Women, and then became secretary of the organisation. Through … founder member and Secretary of the…
Dorothy Hazel Alexander
… to become a permanent teacher. (At the time, married women were not usually permitted to hold permanent positions … Scanlon, H. 2007. “Representation and…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… to them, as well as a teacher. He was an authority on the history of the ANC and gave regular history lessons in prison. In 1983 Fazzie was released from … T…
BiographyHilary Mutch
… as French lecturer. She graduated in 1960 with a degree in history and politics. Claire became politically active in the … Our Pasts: Equality and Diversity…
BiographyMalusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
… of the ANCYL. Gigaba became the only president in the history of the ANCYL to be elected three consecutive terms in … Vol. 13, pp. 217-235. [1] End Notes [1]…
BiographyBaruch Hirson
… several years and in 1986 he enrolled for a doctorate in history. His wife was working as pediatrician. Hirson never … managed to author excellent and…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… cuts up most of his time between playing music, studying history, writing, and engaging in radical education work. He … I Live Where I Like, a graphic novel…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… some way linked to tribalism. The contribution of African women to the development of mathematics has also been … knowledge of these highly complex patterns…
Hettie McCleod
… After the formation of Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in 1954, she became its treasurer until her … Scanlon, H. 2007. “Representation and reality…