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ArchiveFighting for apartheid.... your right to choose join the end conscription campaign
… Silkscreened; black on blue; Fighting for apartheid.... your right to choose join the end conscription … Fighting for apartheid.... your right to choose join…
BiographyJonty Driver
… (C.J) Driver was born in Cape Townin 1939 and grew up with his mother and younger brother in Kroonstad. His father spent time fighting in North Africa…
BiographyEmil Sachs
… children of Abraham Saks, later changed to 'Sachs', and his wife, Hannah Rivkin. Sachs made up his own birthdate … of the many Afrikaner girls from rural…
BiographyNelson Mukhuba
… quickly established himself as a gifted wooden sculpture. His methods were learnt from the Vha-Venda wood sculptures. … sports personalities, and dancing…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… black nor white. He cultivated a luxuriant moustache on his upper lip like that of the slaves. He had an open … this period, Dr J.T. van der Kemp began his…
BiographyJohn Tengo Jabavu
… near the Methodist mission school at Healdtown district. His parents, though poor, were anxious to give him some … and sent him to the day school. He liked…
ArchivePost-apartheid South Africa: the macroeconomic perspectives for year one and beyond
… Article on economics in post-apartheid South Africa by Vella Pillay, prepared for an ANC … Post-apartheid South Africa: the macroeconomic perspectives for …
BiographyMoyisile Douglas Tyutyu
… Port Elizabeth, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province). His interest in politics was sparked from a young age when he … how Black people were being treated at…
BiographyStephen William Black
… of the Cape Coloureds appeared from 1904 to 1905. Through his work as reporter, Black became fully aware of the different … Town Magistrate's Courts, from…
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… meted out to Stuurman by Vermaak led him to abandon his role as a farm labourer. For instance, on one occasion, … and left in the sun for hours after a…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch
… Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of …
Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on his meeting with the State president, F.W. DE Klerk
… of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on his meeting with the State president, F.W. DE Klerk …
Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President
… the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President …
Joel Joffe
… on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Abraham Joffe, a businessman, had come from Latvia and his mother, Dena (nee Idelson),…
EventBoxing legend, Dingaan Thobela thwarts a hijacking at his home in Johannesburg
… only to be greeted by hijackers as he was about to enter his Kelvin home. One of the hijackers attempted to break the … to since the windows were bulletproof…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his second wife Ruth Gerhardt, were sentenced to life … South African naval officer, Commodore Dieter…
EventNelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech marked his first 100 days in office. Mandela announced that the … and Development Programme was going to be at…
BiographyHerbert Henry Curson
… on 22 September 1892 in Upper Umzimkulu, KwaZulu Natal. His schooling was completed at Michaelhouse in Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal and he received his…
EventCaptured Gen. Cronje and his wife are shipped to St Helena
… Republiek (ZAR, also known as Transvaal Republic) and his wife Hester, with about 1 000 Republican prisoners of … during Anglo-Boer War 2 (1899-1902). Cronje…
BiographyMads Nørgaard
… documenting and capturing the Mother City and her people. His work is, by and large, a body of social documentation. The subject of his lens shifts: from…
BiographyAlex Hepple
… the Johannesburg suburb of La Rochelle on 28 August 1904. His father, Thomas Hepple (1869-1942), an immigrant from … Amalgamated Society of Engineers and was…
BiographyBheki Myeni
… Myeni's parents died when he was a young boy and he and his brothers moved to Matyana, a village near Empangeni in … sticks and making clay models when he…
BiographyKhanare Elais Monesa
… and a brother, who were both financially dependent on him. His wife was 9 month pregnant at the time of his death. Upon hearing of his death she was…
BiographyMarthinus Hattingh
… with photography since an early age he decided to make it his career and decided to study photography. He completed his studies at Port Elizabeth Technikon…
In his first public meeting since his appointment as leader of the National Party, F.W. de Klerk calls for a "Great Indaba
… In his first public meeting since his appointment as leader of the National Party, F.W. de …
Bheki Myeni, SA artist portraying his interest in insects in his sculpture, is born in Hlabisa, Natal. He is currently (1988) l
… Bheki Myeni, SA artist portraying his interest in insects in his sculpture, is born in Hlabisa, Natal. He is currently …
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi fires his vice president, George Saitoti, in an apparent effort to quash dissent in his ruling
… Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi fires his vice president, George Saitoti, in an apparent effort to quash dissent in his ruling …
“Don’t Support Apartheid Sport”: Appeal By Chief A. J. Luthuli and Dr G. M. Naicker, June 1962
… "don't Support Apartheid Sport": appeal By Chief A. J. Luthuli And Dr G. M. … of this country. Sportsmen of the world condemn apartheid in sport! In South…
ArchiveTribute to Anti-apartheid campaigner, Helen Suzman, by African National Congress, 1 January 2009
… National Congress (ANC) pays tribute to the late anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman who has died at the age of … 91. As a Member of Parliament and a…
BiographyIsaac Lesiba ‘Bra Ike’ Maphotho
… (Blouberg Municipality) on 26 February 1931. He completed his Standard 6 (Grade Eight) at Uitkyk Secondary School in 1952. Maphotho left his home towards…