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BiographyPauline Podbrey
… and the Labour League of Youth, and through them became part of the left-wing movement. After returning to Durban, …
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… of South African Workers’ Unions (CONSAWU)), into one federation called the South African Confederation of … National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), had annexed…
ArticleThe Cordoned Heart
… South Africa: The Cordoned Heart is considered as one of the seminal photographic exhibitions and books of the … in the foyer of UCT's Leslie Building and it…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… 3500 BC Two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt emerge into one. 3100 BC Egypt is consolidated into one political entity … men and occasionally women in the…
Mission Stations - G-H
… Genadendal (pp 190-3): "The next morning every different part of the institution was shewn to us; the church in the … the utmost simplicity is, indeed,…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… African garrison. Wars The Defence force at this time took part in many wars and battles on South African soil. Most … 1939, South Africa dispatched 400 000…
BiographyMbalekelwa Mngomezulu
… incumbent Chief, which left him paralysed for life. No one was willing to testify for fear of their lives, which … an administrative breakdown occurred…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla … murder; robbery with aggravating…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… turned into a mens outfitting shop. It was, of its kind, one of the best on the Reef. His customer base was … to go to school by train, so the mine dumps…
BiographyBertha Solomon
… Africa. She was called to the Bar in June 1926, becoming one of the first female barristers in the country. While practising at the bar she became one of the…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… The places we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we grew up and where we live are … have lived in Pretoria have built in the city Pretoria is one of…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2016 submissions
… and aspires to work as a Certified Public Accountant for one of the Big Four accounting firms. Her interests include … residing in Dallas while studying…
BiographySara “Saartjie” Baartman
… Sara married a Khoikhoi man who was a drummer and they had one child together who died shortly after birth. Due to …
BiographyMoses Jongizizwe Mayekiso
… organisations in South Africa, Mayekiso was named as one of the party's 22-person interim leaders and the …
BiographyWolf Kibel
… Museum for R8 800 Exhibitions - 1931 Wolf Kibel's first one-man exhibition, Cape Town - 1936 Empire Exhibition, …
BiographyChief Justice Arthur Chaskalson
… and Human Rights on him. The Order of the Baobab is one of the highest awards given to citizens in South Africa. …
BiographyMonica Hunter Wilson
… to day reality of ordinary people. Wilson is regarded as one of the heroines of South Africa's intellectual history. …
BiographyElizabeth Mafekeng
… the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and was one of the founder members of the Federation of South African …
BiographyBilly Modise
… across Southern Africa. While mobilisation began only in one institution, between 1960 and 1972, it grew …
BiographyReverend Mcebisi Osman Xundu
… Xundu was born on the 11 June 1934, at Engcobo, Transkei, one of seven children of Regina and Amos Xundu. He attended …
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… classes for adults in her father's garage She spent one year at Wits University and became a member of the … March on the Union Buildings in Pretoria in…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… African Party (SAP), led by Louis Botha , supported a one stream policy which envisioned conciliation between … (APO) represented Coloured interests during…
BiographyBhungwana Saul Mngomezulu
… on the chief, which left him paralysed for life. No one was willing to testify for fear of their lives, which made legal action difficult. No one was also…
BiographyPule Mabe
… with his name linked to several scandals. In 2013 he was part of a fraud trial where over two-million-rand worth of …
BiographyAaron Sipho Madondo
… where he served his sentence. On the Island, he became part of a music group known as ‘Roots’ with other political …
BiographyNadirshah Ardeshir Cama
… a member of the executive in 1906. He played a prominent part in the passive resistance struggle against the Asiatic …
BiographyEudy Simelane
… Transvaal (Gauteng). An active LGBTQI+ activist, she was one of the first women to live as openly lesbian in KwaThema. … consists of a number of Simelane’s…
BiographyJudge Erns Jansen
… than for their legal expertise, but Judge Jansen was one of the few who were appointed on merit. He was an Appeal … is seen as a vindication of this view…
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… in addition, milk, meat and other farm produce as part of their rations. In Durban, the Municipality employed … Durban Indian Municipal Employees'…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… rose to prominence in South Africa in the 1970s and forms one of Gordimer’s central focuses in Burger’s Daughter. The … to be corrected that his name is…