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Sandile, Xhosa chief born in the Ciskei in 1820, is killed in Denge Forest in a skirmish with the Fingos under Capt. J. Lonsdal
… Sandile, Xhosa chief born in the Ciskei in 1820, is killed in Denge …
King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. Another source alleges that he was shot dead by a c
… King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. Another source …
BiographyRabia Motala
Rabia “Choti” Motala was born in Kokstad, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) in 1932. She completed her primary schooling in Kokstad at the local Coloured school but…
BiographyBenjamin Ulenga
… years, he would serve as Deputy Minister of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism, Deputy Minister of Local Government …
BiographyGordon Sprigg
… situated at the frontier, in contested terrain close to Xhosa settlements. Political career Sprigg became a member of … white areas at the expense of Blacks…
Governor of the Cape Sir Harry Smith deposes Xhosa King Sandile after his refusal to appear at talks, which Sir Harry held with
… Governor of the Cape Sir Harry Smith deposes Xhosa King Sandile after his refusal to appear at talks, …
According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind
… According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in …
BiographyHelen Zille
… four weeks later. Zille speaks fluent English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and German. Zille was awarded the Mayor of the Year …
BiographyAlbert Newall
Albert Newall was born in 1920 in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Newall enlisted with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1937, where he trained and later served…
BiographyElijah H. Mdolomba
Elijah H. Mdolomba was born in the Cape and educated at Healdtown. At the time of Bhambatha Rebellion in 1906, he was chaplain to a loyalist African army unit…
BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather (PR) was born in Mauritius in 1895. His grandfather settled in that country after emigrating from Tanjore in India in the 1840s. PR…
Dora Nginza
… organise the wedding of Prince Mxolisi Sandile, son of the Xhosa Paramount Chief to the daughter of the Pondo Paramount …
BiographyDon Mattera
… His grandfather was an Italian immigrant who married a Xhosa or Khoisan woman from the Cape. His grandfather then …
BiographyAllister Sparks
… language was isiXhosa as he was principally raised amongst Xhosa people. Sparks studied at Queen’s College in Queenstown …
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… the then-Transkei (now Eastern Cape), into a distinguished Xhosa family. He was the fourth son of Janet Burnside Soga , … his ability to speak isiXhosa…
King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. The dates 12 February and 13 May are given by other s
… King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. The dates 12 …
Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier
… Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the …
BiographyMohamed Hajee Joosub
… recognised in Pretoria. He learned English, Afrikaans and Xhosa in order to communicate better with his customers. Two …
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… medicine, divination and counselling in traditional Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele and Swazi (Nguni) societies of Southern … divination and counselling in…
BiographyVuyisile Mini
… bass voice was enunciating his final message in Xhosa to the world he was leaving. In a voice charged with … ringing out loud and clear, sent his final…
BiographyBuyisile Patient (Billy) Mandindi
… whose prophecies led directly to the subjugation of the Xhosa by the British settlers. Seen in this context the …
BiographyJohn Tengo Jabavu
… newspaper. In 1881 he became editor of the Isigidimi Sama Xhosa, which was printed and published at Lovedale …
BiographyRev. Theo Kotze
… attended the University of the Witwatersrand to study architecture and then dropped out to take up a position as …
BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… pride her maternal-great grandfather, Ryk Booi Pieterse, a Xhosa Pramberg herder “rich in cattle”. However, he was … Endnotes [i] Anderson, E (1987) A…
BiographyDurant Basi Sihlali
… village called Cala in the Eastern Cape. The wall murals Xhosa women painted captivated Sihlali, who tried to imitate …
BiographySaul Msane
… he was co-editor with L.T. Mvabaza* of the English / Xhosa weekly newspaper Umlomo wa Bantu (mouthpiece of the …
BiographyAmbrose Makiwane
… sought to restrict the University of Fort Hare to Xhosa speaking Africans and was to bring the university under …
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
… Studies Department where he taught Islamic Art and Architecture until his retirement. Although it was Professor …
BiographyKing Faku ka Ngqungqushe
… important to state that they are not a sub-section of the Xhosa people as many scholars have often incorrectly referred to the as one of the smaller sub…
BiographyZanemvula Kizito Mda
… narrative tradition is interwoven with elements of the Xhosa Intsomi Theatre, with magical realism and the European … , published in 2000, looks at the…