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Address by President Zuma on the occasion of his Inauguration as fourth President of South Africa
… Address by His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma on the occasion of his … de Klerk, who worked with Madiba in the resolution of the apartheid conflict, and…
BiographyTlou Theophilus Cholo
… at Kgakana Village, Polokwane. A son to a trade unionist, his father worked in Johannesburg where he was an active … Primary School in Limpopo. At the age of…
BiographyKagiso Patrick Mautloa
… Art Project and has participated in the yearly workshops. His work has been exhibited at the UFH Annual Exhibitions and the … and produces commerical graphic…
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
… was acting Chief of the Ndebele on three occasions until his death on 6 June 1964, bought Leeuwkraal on behalf of the … in 1951. As a consequence of the…
BiographyJim Bailey
… young Jim, aged 20, followed in the aviation footsteps of his mother, who had been the first woman to fly … Africa to take care of the business interests…
ArchiveSasol 2 operation, 21 October 1981, Work in Progress, date unknown
… Sasol 2 operation, 21 October 1981, Work in Progress, date unknown …
BiographyDr Irvin Khoza
… born on 27 January 1948 in Alexandra Township. He began his education at the Roma Mission School in Alexandra before … Hare University (Alice, Eastern Cape)…
BiographyTwasile Champion Galela
… in Korsten, Port Elizabeth on 24 October 1947. He received his primary education at Hillskraal in Korsten. His family relocated to KwaZakhele in 1957 where…
BiographyJohn Xavier Merriman
… in Somerset in England on March 15 1841. He moved with his family to the Cape Colony in South Africa in 1849, where his father became Bishop of Grahamstown…
BiographyJames Edward April
… (now Western Cape).He is the youngest of seven children. His father was a labourer, while his mother stayed at home to care for the family.April’s … of the…
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
… in South Africa, taking on high profile cases under the Apartheid regime. When the African National Congress (ANC) … when in reality, she acted as an…
ArchiveLetter to Petros Sipho Mkhize from his father in Macambini, KwaZulu-Natal
… circa 1960s (the family attributes it to the period of his imprisonment - to be confirmed) … Letter to Petros Sipho Mkhize from his father in Macambini,…
EventClayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detention
… of former president Nelson Mandela . At the time of his arrest, Sithole was in a relationship with Zindzi … her son, who was less than a year old at the time…
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 2 June 1944. He was brought up by his grandparents as his mother passed away a few days after … its centenary in 1970) and one on…
EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
… in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. … Moses Kottler, A leading South African…
BiographyRuth First
… from the activities already mentioned, she did support work for the 1946 mineworkers' strike , the Indian Passive … was producing up to 15 stories a week…
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President's Council a chance
… of the New Republic Party (NRP), Vause Raw announced that his party was ready to give the President's Council a chance … by the National Party (NP) in 1948,…
ArchiveHow the apartheid regime burnt books – in their tens of thousands, 24 October 2018
… in Lebanon to Tripoli’s historic Al Sa'eh Library. The apartheid era – from the middle of the 20th century – had its … the fate of banned books returned from…
BiographySaint Mokoena
… Limpopo. He is a painter and sculptor. He received his primary education at Thunzi Primary School where he … for an Iron and Steel company until the end of…
A service in Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral marks the retirement of the Most Rev. Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town an
… Cathedral marks the retirement of the Most Rev. Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town an …
Archbishop Tutu confers with State President P.W. Botha in an attempt to move him to commute the death sentences imposed on the
… Archbishop Tutu confers with State President P.W. Botha in an attempt to …
Bishop Desmond Tutu is consecrated as Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the first Black head of South Africa’s Angli
… Bishop Desmond Tutu is consecrated as Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. …
Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for the abolition of the death penalty and for amnesty for all people presently on death row, inc
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for the abolition of the death penalty and for …
ArchiveSleep for sale: shift work in South Africa with specific reference to the tyre and rubber industry
… Sleep for sale: shift work in South Africa with specific reference to the tyre and …
The South African Industrial Federation (SAIF) calls off the Miners’ strike and the workers stream to work.
… calls off the Miners’ strike and the workers stream to work. …
Sir Bartle Frere is named British High Commissioner of South Africa with instructions to work toward federation.
… High Commissioner of South Africa with instructions to work toward federation. …
Sir Bartle Frere is named British High Commissioner of South Africa with instructions to work toward federation.
… High Commissioner of South Africa with instructions to work toward federation. …
BiographyGabriel Kee Kuboni
… which is currently called the Bantuvukani Primary School. His parents were teachers; his daughter, Jabu, recalls that her grandfather, Julius, … of the…
EventSouth African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.
… tour in the United Kingdom (UK) was disrupted by an anti-Apartheid demonstration. The team was made up entirely of … Left. The front-page article of the New…
EventReginald (Reg) September, prominent trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist, is born
… He attended Cape Town's Trafalgar High School where his opposition to white racism was formed by his teachers who encouraged political debate on the ……