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BiographyJohannes Willem (Jan) Viljoen
Johannes Willem (Jan) Viljoen was born in 14 May 1812, Winterhoek. Having moved from Oudtshoorn to the present Orange Free State in 1843, he settled near…
ArchiveInventaries van stukke gevind en op beslag gele deur Luitenant J. I. De Waal op 1977-10-19 in the Kantoor van die South African Students movement te Lekton Huis Nr 505, Wandererstraat 5, Johannesburg
An inventory of items found in the offices of the "South African Students Movement" and submitted as evidence by Lieutenant J L De Waal on 1977-10-19.
BiographyAshley La Grange
"My guiding principle is to work hard and live within my means. My father died when I was seven and my mother’s inheritance was embezzled, so she had to work…
Walter Sisulu appears before the Magistrate in Bloemfontein and is released on £50 bail. The case would serve before the Supre
Violence erupts when 50 000 (or 100 000 according to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Od
Anglo-Boer War 2: The second British offensive begins with a British invasion of the Orange Free State when almost 50,000 men a
SA Protea captain Graeme Smith scores his second hundred in three matches and Justin Kemp hammers a spectacular 80 off 50 balls
BiographySir. Richard Bourke
Richard Bourke was born on 4 May 1777 in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to Major-General and proved himself as an excellent and…
Luvuyo Mgobhozi
Luvuyo Mgobhozi along with three other African National Congress (ANC) members were executed in what became known as the "Quarry Road" incident near Durban on…
The National Question in Post 1994 South Africa. A discussion paper in preparation for the ANC`s 50th National Conference by Z. Pallo Jordan
"The danger begins only when they make a virtue of necessity and want to freeze into a complete theoretical system all the tactics forced upon them by these…
ArchiveThe South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today
ArchiveThe South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today
BiographyCharles Makhohliso
Charles Makhohliso was born in 1918. As a trade unionist he was responsible for organising better conditions for brick workers. The Chairperson of the…
BiographyAndries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was born on 27 November 1798 near Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Colony. He was educated by travelling teachers and became an…
The results of the local government elections in Kwazulu-Natal indicate that Inkatha polled 44.50 percent of the votes, the ANC
About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg
BiographyDaniel William Alexander
Daniel William Alexander was born on 23 December 1883 in Port Elizabeth, the son of a West Indian father and an African mother. Ordained as an Anglican…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
Hon Minister Sicelo Shiceka; Hon Premier Kiviet; Members of the Provincial Executive present; Mayors of OR Tambo and Ingquza Hill Municipalities; Hon…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the 50th session of the OAU Coordinating Committee for the liberation of Africa, Harare, 13 May 1988
The SA rugby team beats New Zealand 13-3 in the three-nations tournament. It is the 50th game between the two opponents.
Mr Nelson Mandela visits his family home at Qunu, 30km from Umtata and addresses a rally of 50 000 people in Umtata, sharing a
South Africa beats the West Indies with 50 runs in the seventh one-day cricket match at Centurion Park, to clinch the series 6-
BiographyJoseph Alfers
Joseph Alfers was born in 1949 in Umbumbulu, where his father was the Assistant Native Commissioner. He attended school and university in Pietermaritzburg,…
BiographyShirley Gunn
Gunn enrolled for a degree in social work in 1977 and after completion proceeded to study for her Honors degree. While studying for her Honors degree, she…
BiographyDavid Patrick Russell
Born in the late 1930s, Bishop David Patrick Russell became involved in the struggle against apartheid from an early age. He did his first degree at the…
BiographyJames “Jobe” Hadebe
James “Jobe” John Hadebe was born on 29 October 1923 in Frankfort in the Orange Free State. The son of a clerk and descendant of the Hlubi chief, Langalibalele…
BiographyIsaac Bokala
Isaac Bokala was born in 1929 in Newclare, Johannesburg. Bokala qualified as a teacher at the Wilberforce Institute, and in 1950 he began working at Total, the…