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BiographyElizabeth Maria Molteno
… a highly restricted role in Victorian society, making this one of the most effective and pragmatic ways in which she …
BiographyNaboth Monyandioe Moreleba Mokgatle
… in 1961. Mokgatle married Nana Tlhogo in 1941. They had one daughter, Keitumetse Thabo, and a son, Matshidiso Ernest. …
BiographyRebecca Malope
… female artist. In 1993 it is estimated that more than one million listeners voted for her as Best Local Established …
BiographyNdazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
… fashion. A story is recorded in the Nieman history of how one day Nakasa had challenged a social psychologist for about …
BiographyCassim Saloojee
… also against the Council, as it desired participation in one parliament. Many people boycotted the elections. However, …
BiographyJosephine Ethel (Josie) Wood
… Wood was born on 22 January 1874 in Grahamstown . She was one of the six children of the first mayor of Grahamstown, …
BiographyEpainette Nomaka Mbeki
… career at Taylor Street Secondary School in Durban. One of her fellow teachers was Govan Mbeki , the man who …
BiographyStanley Huette Uys
… Ben Schoeman unwittingly bestowed the highest praise on one of Apartheid's fiercest critics. For 40 years Uys, …
BiographyPeter McKenzie
… publisher Reedwan Vally (STE Publishers) on various books, one of which was about the journeys of Nelson Mandela. He …
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… Congress (PAC) of Azania at its inception and was one of its founding members. He intertwined lessons with …
Ronald (Ronnie) Britten
… nationally. He was truly tireless and argued that one should never shun an organisational task that was …
BiographyMargaret Mary Smith
… which he named Latimeria Chalumnae. This became one of the outstanding finds of the twentieth century. The …
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… Morgan Abstract Elizabeth Davenport has been an integral part of the Black Sash movement from the 1950s to today, when … in Cape Town, South Africa gathered…
National Orders Recipients
… human spirit have become characteristics of South Africa. One of the symbolic moments of the exodus from the past was … that takes consideration of Africa…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… BC), life began to change significantly in the Western part of Southern Africa. Herders, also known as the Khoikhoi, … possible routes the Khoikhoi took to…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… that in a country like South Africa, there is not one heritage, or an easily delineated set of distinct … and therefore their lives all contribute to forming…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… The rescue effort of the Padavatan Six is considered as one of the largest civilian acts of bravery in South Africa. … Six. Chief Constable Donovan said, “I…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… unite the people of a country and make them proud to be a part of that country and all its achievements. The South … school and marriage certificates. It can…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… Natal Indian Congress (NIC) . In 1924 he was appointed as one of the joint secretaries of the NIC. The most serious … to create a Council forIndians. PR…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
… was written by Savannah Seara-Robitaille and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship . … Unisa Press.|Van Kessel, I., & Oomen, B. (1997) “ ‘One…
BiographyHalton Cheadle
… Cheadle travelled to the United States of America to take part in a two-semester ‘sabbatical’ at Yale Law School. Due …
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… and may find it helpful to read: philosophytalk.org One of the world's greatest cosmologists, a South African … acts 'committed with intent to destroy, in…
Ebrahim Badsha
… 1931, in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). Badsha was one of the pioneer Black artists in Natal. He grew up in a … as an artist/sign writer under a Mr Scott…
BiographyLettie Malindi
… Matibi became chairman of the Athlone ANC branch, and was one of those charged in the 1956 Treason Trial . Lettie … movement who lectured them politically…
BiographyNancy Graham Dick
… , South Africa and was brought up in Cape Town . She was one of four daughters. Her father was a proponent of the Cape … business-man in the sugar cane…
BiographyNosipho Dastile
… , Dastile started to become politically active and was one of the founders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in … Mabala and Veronica Sobukwe ) was in the…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… ANC’s Reactions to the Siege The Silverton Siege was one of the most dramatic and violent operations linked to … were released after serving ten years in…
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… responsible for a different issue – for example, there is one for health matters, one for education, and one for sport. The Executive is a … The Courts The…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 3: Democracy and the Constitution
… unite the people of a country and make them proud to be a part of that country and all its achievements. The South … school and marriage certificates. It can…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… - TERM 1 Topic: Local History Suggested contact time One term/15 hours This content must be integrated with the … ongoing basis - 3 hours Learners should…