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BiographyMichael Gagashe Zondi
… at the Swedish Lutheran mission trade school. At the age of twenty-five while an instructor at the Edendale Vocational … After leaving the hospital he served…
BiographyDavid Perumal
… joined the Natal Indian Youth Congress (NIYC) at the age of 17. He had joined the NIYC, he said, because ‘the … political struggle was taking a sharp turn…
BiographyEric Hendrik Louw
… first ambassador to the United States and the League of Nations. Eric Louw was born in 1890. When the National … formed its first government in 1948 he…
BiographySam P. Sesedi
… later obtained a B.A. degree by private study at the age of 50. After teaching for many years, he went into business as a butcher in Kimberley. An executive…
BiographyLord William Waldegrave Palmer Selborne
… Lord William Palmer, the second Earl of Selborne was born in 1859. He studied history at the University of Oxford. He was Under-Secretary for the Colonies…
BiographyBen Skosana
… Western University in the US. Skosana has been a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since its formation in … development. From 1981 until 1986 he…
BiographyKwena Matlala
… Kwena Matlala, born in 1920, was the first daughter of Chief Sekgwari Matlala and Mme Makwena Matlala . She married Nelson Ngakana Moabelo, the ntona of…
BiographyBen M. Skosana
… Western University in the US. Skosana has been a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since its formation in … development. From 1981 until 1986 he…
BiographyNkosi Johnson
… the east rand. When his mother became too ill to take care of him, she gave him up for adoption. He was adopted by … in Johannesburg refused to admit him as…
BiographyMax Gordon
… 1932 he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Cape Town ,where he fell in with swtudent radicals who … in his absence and factions developed over…
Wendy Schwegmann
… Design from Natal Technical college and is a graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. She lived in Johannesburg and…
BiographyChris Kirchhoff
… Sheng-Yen a Ch'en Master: "Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging … the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it…
BiographyHugh Masekela
… and Dudu Pukwana. Masekela also formed an integral part of the orchestra for the South African Broadway-style musical … End for two years. This successful…
BiographyBasil Paul Petersen February
… Basil February was born in District Six in 1944.The son of clerk and a midwife. His family moved around several … wanted to study law, however, when the then…
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… Town arrived on the HMS Melville in 1838. [i] Their date of arrival was telling, having coincided with enslaved people … the whole of this coastal area…
BiographyJan Bouws
… 28 July 1902. He trained in Musicology at the University of Amsterdam and on completion of his studies became a lecturer at the Watergraafsmeerse…
BiographyDezso Koenig
… back in Johannesburg. In 1948 he was a founder member of the Brush and Chisel Club and was also active in the … life, landscape and especially the urban…
BiographyBill Flynn
… in more than 140 stage plays, musicals, 42 films, dozens of TV shows and thousands of radio and TV commercials. On television, he appeared on … on Saturday…
BiographyLulu Dube
… in establishing the Ohlange school , which all of his children attended. The school started from first year … unknown, but image from The First President: A…
BiographyPitness (Stalwart) H. Simelane
… Pitness Simelane was born in 1910. He was a leader of the African National Congress in Natal in the 1950s. As … a pharmacy. In 1952, while serving as…
BiographyJohanna Catharina Cornelius
… forming the Garment Worker’s Union (GWU) with the help of Emil Solomon Sachs . Johanna quickly got involved in the … years. Many workers also got involved in…
BiographyIan Berry
… him as an immigrant and taught him the technical basics of photography while employing him as an assistant. Berry … his own studio, but became bored with the…
Letter to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua by O. R. Tambo, 1974
… Your Excellency, The leadership of the African National Congress of South Africa takes this opportunity again to congratulate … country. Working under…
Letter by Oliver Tambo to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua, 01 June 1974
… Your Excellency , The leadership of the African National Congress of South Africa takes this opportunity again to congratulate … country. Working under…
PlaceADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
… South Africa’s: ' Mpumalanga Province '. It is a labyrinth of circular stone walls and linear pathways. Known as the … abundant and extraordinarily diverse,…
ArchiveDenis Goldberg belongs to those who defeated apartheid
… white-ruled South Africa, Denis Goldberg chose to be part of the struggles of the oppressed rather than live in the glare of white … the ANC policy, Through…
EventExtracts from one of South African President Thabo Mbeki's most stirring speeches
… seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land. I am an African! I owe my being to the … and the San whose desolate souls haunt…
PlaceCape Town City Hall, Darling Street
… The mayor of Cape Town, Thomas Ball, laid the cornerstone of the City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the Hall was only … our newly-restored City Hall — to…
Closing address by President Nelson Mandela in the president’s budget debate Cape Town, 22 April 1998
… in the past few years, are first and foremost achievements of the people of South Africa as a whole. As individuals we have been … of power. Lastly, we need…
Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo
… Naidoo, a South African lawyer who was an active opponent of apartheid, died on June 1 in his birthplace, Durban, South … weSizwe (MK). He was imprisoned for…