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BiographyAaron Sipho Madondo
… Aaron Sipho Madondo, the last of 11 children in his family was born on 6 August 1958 in Mofolo South, … and Thabane Zulu. As negotiations for the…
BiographyDr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy
… 1947 in Felixton, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father, Thaniachallam Kistnasamy Naicker, worked as a builder at the local Huletts Sugar Mill and…
BiographyChris van Wyk
… a very young age. van Wyk rose to fame in the 1970s for his writing. He worked as an editor at the literary magazine … Ravan Press, the publisher of…
BiographyMalesella Benjamin Moloise
… he was a black upholsterer and poet. He was executed by apartheid government on 18 October 1985 at Pretoria Central Prison for his supposed role in the 1982…
BiographyDennis Brutus
… Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) on 28 November in 1924.His parents moved to Port Elizabeth where he grew up,at the … of Fort Hare with distinction in English…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
… Mobilise the world for sanctions against apartheid! We owe the United Nations Special Committee … international community thanks to the highly commendable…
BiographyAziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad
… (TIC) and later in the African National Congress (ANC). His father, Goolam Hoosein Ismail Pahad, was active in the … the African National Congress (ANC),…
BiographyLeng Dixon
… born in 1916 in Cape Town. He joined the New Group after his return from the Camberwell School of Art in London from … he opted to show on two SASA…
BiographyJanet Mary Cherry
… and her mother Helen, have played active roles in opposing apartheid. While at school at Rustenburg Girls High in … She was involved in the Wages Commission,…
BiographyOupa Ronald Madondo
… With the advent of forced removals from Sophiatown, his family was relocated to Dube, Soweto, in 1958. After matriculating from Pimville High School in…
Erasmus Smit, controversial preacher of the Voortrekkers, dies one day after his 85th birthday and one week after his wife, Sus
… preacher of the Voortrekkers, dies one day after his 85th birthday and one week after his wife, Sus …
SA golf player and world number three, Ernie Els, scores his second victory in seven days after his third Dubai Desert Classic
… SA golf player and world number three, Ernie Els, scores his second victory in seven days after his third Dubai Desert Classic …
Commander Simon van der Stel, accompanied by his six children and his wife’s sister, is welcomed at the Cape by Hendrik Crudop,
… Commander Simon van der Stel, accompanied by his six children and his wife’s sister, is welcomed at the Cape by Hendrik Crudop, …
Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, dies in his home after a long bat
… Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, dies in his home after a long bat …
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wins his fourth six-year term, taking nearly 94 percent of the vote in a referendum on his pre
… Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wins his fourth six-year term, taking nearly 94 percent of the vote in a referendum on his pre …
Cecil John Rhodes makes his first will, leaving all his possessions to the British secretary of state for the colonies, in trus
… Cecil John Rhodes makes his first will, leaving all his possessions to the British secretary of state for the …
On the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, police arrest sixteen people including his brother, his sister
… of Steve Biko, police arrest sixteen people including his brother, his sister …
Britain’s King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. Her husband, Prince Philip, informs her of his de
… Britain’s King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. Her husband, Prince Philip, informs her of his de …
Dingane, stripped of his kingship after he and his Zulu warriors are vanquished at the battle of Magongo at the Umkuzi River, f
… Dingane, stripped of his kingship after he and his Zulu warriors are vanquished at the battle of Magongo at …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Ben Viljoen and seven men are ambushed and captured by the British. His pocket book saves his life b
… and seven men are ambushed and captured by the British. His pocket book saves his life b …
BiographyArnold Selby
… Africa. He joined the liberation struggle in the 1940s. His experience as a miner brought to light the discrimination … of the African Textile Union, a post…
Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, 27 April 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria
… United Nations. We recall the pain caused by the legion of apartheid legislation that stripped away the dignity of … had to travel long distances for many…
BiographyNkosiyabo Xalabile
… 2012 Nkosiyabo was killed at scene 2 after being shot in his thigh and buttock by the police. He was the sole breadwinner in the family and left behind his…
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… authorities was not binding on him, and defends cogently his right to travel by any train between Pretoria and … 17. Latief insists on his right to travel by…
BiographyZolile Malindi
… village ,a 14 miles from Tsomo in the former Transkei. His mother, Makhesa, raised him after the death of his … Ngotyana.In 1941, Malindi moved to Cape Town…
BiographyFani Mkhize
… earned a living dealing in live chickens. He now supports his family by creating wheeled, fur covered wooden animals. Mkize sells his work outside the Old…
BiographyJoseph Johannes Marks
… Marks was born on 22 April 1936 in Mossel Bay, where his father, a fisherman, was also born. He grew up in … 6a.m house arrest.After being fired for staying…
BiographyJohn O’ Malley
… Robert Heights, later Voortrekkerhoogte, in Pretoria. His father was a colonel in the army and later an executive … O'Malley attended seven different school…
BiographySolwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
… 1922 in KwaZali village, near Alice in the Eastern Cape. His mother, Notyhume, named him Looksmart because when he was … local high school, until Standard…
BiographyDaniel Cornelis Boonzaier
… was a SASA member, but there is no surviving record of his participation in any of its exhibitions. He most likely saw no need to exhibit since his work…