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BiographyCharles W H Kohler
… of wine and brandy exports had reached almost £600 000 by 1945.Kohler took a great personal interest in promoting …
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… later a noted scholar, journalist, writer and activist. In 1945, Evelyn Mandela gave birth to the couple's first child, …
South African Constitution 1996
The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. The…
Evelyn Ntoko Mase
… Thembekile (left) and Makgatho (right) Image source In 1945, the Mandelas’ had their first child, whom they named …
BiographySantu Mofokeng
… Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945-1994, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich; Haus der Kulturen der …
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
… for soldiers. After she matriculated from High School in 1945, the family moved to Tongaat. Phyllis astounded her …
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… only wrote the examinations when back in South Africa in 1945. In 1946 (graduation in 1947), he was awarded a BA, with …
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
Contents Introduction by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo (South African Communists speak 1915 - 1980) Section 1 Socialist and Internationalists: Introduction …
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… question of neutrality during the Second World War (1939-1945) he, together with men such as H.F. Verwoerd*, J.G. …
David Pratt
… in divorce after the death of their four-year-old son in 1945. After the divorce, which became a long drawn out …
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… later by her daughter Sheila, who was born on 1 October 1945. [6] Sheila Weinberg noted in an interview that her …
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
Theophilus Shepston was born near Bristol in 1817, the son of the Reverend J William Shepstone, who became an 1820 settler, and his wife Elizabeth Brooks, a…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
Theophilus Shepston was born near Bristol in 1817, the son of the Reverend J William Shepstone, who became an 1820 settler, and his wife Elizabeth Brooks, a…
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
The Early Years Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in the small hamlet of Bishops Stortford, England. He was the fifth son of Francis William Rhodes…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
22 June 1946 —The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the agenda of second…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… he was party to the recommendations accepted by the 1945 NP Congress, which included advice to establish a …
BiographyHorst Gerhard Hermann Kleinschmidt
… Horst Gerhard Hermann Kleinschmidt was born on 17 October 1945 in Swakopmund, Namibia. At the age of four his family …
BiographyWalter Ulyate Sisulu
… nation. Walter and Albertina had five children: Max (born 1945), Lungi (born 1948), Zwelakhe (born 1950), Lindiwe (born …
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
The esteemed teacher and journalist, Samuel E.K. Mqhayi described Isaac Williams Wauchope: “Rev Isaac Wauchope was truly handsome in appearance, a broad-faced…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle…
BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… and more especially his ousting from the NIC in 1945, PR Pather continued to be involved in public and …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo Level 1 & 2…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 2: The Nuclear Age and the Cold War
… before World War II, the U.S.-Soviet alliance of 1941–1945 was marked by a great degree of cooperation and was … (free) France. Then Allied armies invaded…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… were held in 1921, 1923, and 1927. In London, in October 1945, Padmore and Nkrumah arranged for the fifth (and final) …
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… and more especially his ousting from the NIC in 1945, PR Pather continued to be involved in public and …
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
… 19 March 1996 18 July 1998 Married Graça Machel (born 1945) Children With Evelyn Mase Madiba Thembekile Mandela (born 1945, died 13 July 1969 aged 24)…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
According to the EFF’s publication ‘The Coming Revolution’, Julius Malema had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters when he…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… is the second child of Govan Mbeki and Ma Mofokeng. 1945 Govan Mbeki and Ma Mofokeng give birth to their third …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
Introduction Socialist Ideals and Bolshevik Realities South Africa and the Archives of the Communist International Document 1 Report of M. Wolberg to…
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… Indeed, he travelled so extensively that from 1945 until the early 1970s he was probably the most … this article focuses exclusively on the period c. 1910…