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EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… veteran actor in South Africa. Gampu was the first South African actor to act in Hollywood films, having spent two … South African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
… lives of millions through electrification;access to water, housing;education and health care. Although this is only the … able to relax inherited foreign…
EventThe South African Military History Society is established
… The South African Military History Society (SAMHS) was formed following … The South African Military History Society is established …
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… The South African Police in Pretoria announced the arrest of Moses … South African Police announce arrest of serial killer …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 10
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin As a result of these … an agitation for the extension of the…
BiographyMolly Blackburn
… ideas, and became aware of the problems facing South African black communities such as poverty, violence and … situation and growing resentment of the people…
BiographyOscar Dumisani Dhlomo
… This enabled him to tour Britain, the United States and African countries where he researched current trends in … way for others so that he could devote more…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 4 - Some Reflections on Early African and South African History by Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
… debate about the content of history and especially South African history in the school curriculum. Why was this so … What are some of the key misconceptions…
BiographyBaden Powell
… his mother devoted herself to bringing up a rather large family of 10. Baden Powell and his brothers were encouraged … South Africa where he took part in a…
BiographyFrederik Bester Laubscher
… personality. He sold paints for 15 years to keep his family going and was instrumental in the conversion of a … one who most pertinently adapted abstract art…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… Cape Town. He began playing first-class cricket for South African Universities as a left-side spinner. Though he began … Peter van der Merwe, South African…
Zubeida Vallie
… born in 1963 in Newlands, Cape Town from which she and her family were forcibly removed under the Group Areas Act . She is a graduate of the Peninsula…
EventSouth African Committee investigates the Jameson Raid report
… South Africa appointed a Mr Labouchere as head of a South African committee to investigate the circumstances … South African Committee investigates the…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… the country held its first democratic elections in which African National Congress (ANC) won. Nelson Mandela became … South Africa History Online. South…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… Khotso House, the headquarters of the anti-apartheid South African Council of Churches. He was later convicted for … Former South African Prime Minister, P.W…
BiographyEbrahim Rasool
… District Six , Cape Town. At the age of nine in 1972 his family was forcibly moved out of District Six when the … particularly since he was forced to change…
BiographySathima Bea Benjamin
… Sathima Benjamin was born into a humble family in Claremont , Cape Town in 1936. Deeply influenced by … measure themselves. Benjamin is married to the great…
BiographyTheo Mthembu
… instrumental in establishing a boxing club at Entokozweni Family Welfare Centre in Alexandra Township, which produced … boxing - is a legend who became the…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… Wauchope was born in South Africa. He joined the South African Student Organisation (SASO) while studying at the … others. As a result of his activism, the…
BiographyWinston Churchill Masakeng Saoli
… Primary School, where his father was headmaster. When his family moved to Soweto in 1963, Saoli enrolled at the Morris … by the appearance of Saoli’s work at…
BiographyCleopas Madoda Nsibande
… Cleopas Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near … unionist and was later a founding member of the South African…
Cleopas Madoda Nsibande
… Cleopas Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near … unionist and was later a founding member of the South African…
Joel Joffe
… Joffe was born to a Jewish family on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now … in 1956 and six years later was called to the South African bar. In his…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada
… Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the business leadership meeting
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the business …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Prime Minister's dinner
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Prime …
BiographyEve Hall
… journalists and development workers’. She joined the African National Congress (ANC) a day after the horrific 1960 … her work as an ANC activist, working…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… namely, the Population Registration Act of 1950, The Group Areas Act, the Land Act and the Separate Amenities Act. The … South African Parliament votes to…
” The South African Races Congress”. Inaugural Address by J. Tengo Jabavu, President, South African Races Congress, April 2, 1912
… ” The South African Races Congress”. Inaugural Address by J. Tengo Jabavu, President, South African Races Congress, April 2, 1912 …
A meeting of the African National Congress (ANC), African People’s Organisation (APO), Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and Transvaa
… A meeting of the African National Congress (ANC), African People’s Organisation (APO), Natal Indian Congress …