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BiographyDorothy Nomzansi Nyembe
… to her only child and few years later. She joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1952, participating as a … League and a leading member of the…
BiographyPeter McKenzie
… the Afrapix office, which was first based at the South African Council of Churches (SACC) headquarters, Khotso … to 1999. McKenzie was the Johannesburg head…
BiographyNdazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
… his wife, Alvina Nakasa. As a child from a working-class family in an impoverished rural area, Nakasa was forced by … no difficulty in obtaining a passport…
BiographyClarence Mlami Makwetu
… were peasant farmers who were related to the Matanzima family.After passing Standard Four at the local school he … found work in Cape Town where he joined…
BiographyIshwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba
… Chiba abandoned secondary school to help provide for his family. The 1956 Treason Trial sparked his interest in … Indian Congress (TIC). In 1959, he joined…
BiographyKrotoa (Eva)
… . In 1662 Krotoa became the first indigenous Southern African to be baptised a Christian, and the Dutch settlers … Krotoa, who gave birth to her third child…
Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies
… Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies was founded by Baruch Hirson from 1988-1993, … was concerned with the political…
EventSAFCA distances itself from boycott of South African goods
… The South African Federation of Consumer Associations (SAFCA) issued a statement distancing itself from a body called the South African Consumers Association…
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
… Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 20 July 1987.[i] He is a South African musician, music producer and actor. Ricky Rick is … his own unique sound by harmonizing a…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… the HASA conference has three distinctly southern African foci, namely: 1.‘History Wars’ Each era has its … for panels (3+ papers) and individual papers on…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… evolves. However, all is not well. Friction mounts as African tenants level allegations of exorbitant rent-hikes … Government instructs the municipality to…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 13 January 1983. She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha is one of the world’s most … players, with more than 330 caps. Her…
ArchiveLetter from D. Nokwe to the Organisation of African Unity
… Letter from D. Nokwe of the African National Congress to the Organisation of African Unity regarding recognition and support of the Pan … Letter from D…
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front/African National Congress/COSATU press statement
… Press statement issued by the United Democratic Front, African National Congress and Congress of South African Trade Unions regarding the township's violence…
ArchiveConstitution of the National Union of South African Students
… Appendix A: Constitution of the National Union of South African Students of the Minutes of the 53rd Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… (20 April 2017). ↵ [ii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 233. ↵ [iii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s…
African National Congress President, Comrade Jacob Zuma, delivers the Peter Mokaba Memorial Lecture, Mankweng Village, Polokwane, Limpopo, 6 June 2010
… Programme Director, The Family of Comrade Peter Mokaba, ANC Youth League President, … who dedicated his entire life to the liberation of the African people…
EventSAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)
… A year after its establshment, South African Airways (SAA), took over South-West African Airways (SWAA), which had since 1932 been providing a … Town: NASOU,…
EventThe South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee is founded
… On the 13 January 1963, the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC) was founded by … Olympic representative body in place of the 'white' South…
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… Cape Town on 4 April 1991.[i] He is a professional South African rugby player, and usually is positioned as a flanker … Province team in 2011. Nizaam formed…
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the … the National Assembly. On 23 March 2013, about…
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… African delegations at the United Nations headquarters in New … read to him during a court appearance. In a statement, the African delegates condemned the…
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
… (6 April 2017). ↵ [ii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 224. ↵ [iii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s…
EventSouth African author and feminist Olive Schreiner is born
… South African author Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner is born to … it after her. Some of her works include: The Story of an African Farm, upon which her fame…
BiographyCassim Mohammed Bassa
… wife Fathima. Bassa's father came to South Africa with his family in 1927. Bassa was schooled in Durban and in 1944 … was a member of the executive…
BiographyAhmed Ebrahim Patel
… for the Congress before numerous hearings of the Group Areas Board. … for the Congress before numerous hearings of the Group Areas Board. …
BiographyWilliam Tilden McClain
… Following his desire to study anthropology he moved his family to London to study at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. During this time…
EventThe Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) is founded
… inter-racial women's organisation, the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 … it was primarily composed of…
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… as president of the Cape provincial branch of the South African Native National Council (SANNC, African National Congress (ANC) after 1923). He also became…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 1
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin An early photograph … during which his pay rose to 15 shillings…