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ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… but it was replaced with the plough in many communities. Sources: web.nwe.ufl.edu These farmers brought new influences …
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… about the actual date of the protest, though all sources agree that it was in 1913. One* source mentions that …
BiographyMary Thipe
… continue with their studies was named after her. *Some sources claim that Thipe was born in 1918. …
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… source the date is May 8, 1829, but according to two other sources, it was promulgated on April 29, 1829, and took …
BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
Professor Ismail Jacob (Josef) Mohamed was born on 27 July 1930 in Barkley East, Eastern Cape. His parents divorced before he was five years old. His mother,…
First Matabele War
… Matabeleland and white settlers continued to arrive. Some sources say that Lobengula had been suffering from small pox …
BiographyPitika Ntuli
Born in Springs, situated east of Johannesburg, Pitika Ntuli grew up with a keen interest in art. As a young man, he got involved in politics, and he was an…
BiographyNokutela (nee Mdima) Dube
Nokutela Dube was the first wife of Reverend John Langalibalele Dube, the first President General of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC- later…
BiographyBenny (!Khoisan X) Alexander
Benny Alexander, the third child of Estelle and Johann Alexander, a labourer, was born on 4th of March 1955 in Kimberley, where he also grew up. Following…
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… the Afri’. There is, however, no evidence in the primary sources that the term ‘Africa terra’ was used to describe the …
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… the outlet. Spring water forced to the surface by elevated sources are artesian wells. This is possible even if the …
EventThe UN ends SA mandate over South West Africa
… withdrawal of South African administration. Since several sources confirm the month as October, it is reasonable to …
BiographyWangari Maathai
Wangari Muta Maathai Anchor was a prominent Kenyan environmental and political activist. Maathai is internationally renowned for her unrelenting efforts in…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
Introduction Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (née Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) was one of the prominent anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely referred to as…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… of the management to accede to the workers demand. *Some sources give the date as 1 May 1985 …
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… much accurate context as possible, given the difficulty of sources with contradictory facts and conclusions. The Royal … completed his initiation and was…
PlaceFunda Community College
… to receive recognised qualifications. The initial sources of private donations, which had supported …
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
Joseph Faniso Mati was born on a farm near Adelaide, Eastern Cape and grew up in Port Elizabeth. During high school, teachers encouraged students to attend…
BiographyDorothy Nomzansi Nyembe
Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe was born on the 31st of December 1931 near Dundee in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Her mother, Leeya Basolise Nyembe was the daughter of…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… the outlet. Spring water forced to the surface by elevated sources are Artesian Wells. This is possible even if the …
EventAlbert Nzula dies in Moscow
… study in Moscow. The date of his death varies in different sources. It is given as 17 January in one and the year as 1934 in various other sources. …
BiographyLeslie Rubin
The son of a rabbi, Leslie Rubin was born on 5 August 1909 in District Six, Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape), then a multiracial district of the…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… in woman’s clothes who attacked travellers at night. Other sources claim that Somers was just an angry, bitter man after … pertaining to the origin of the…
Doing Oral History
… of apartheid and secondly they would be working with real sources on the site of the event. Lastly such a project would … it. Teachers must ensure that…
BiographyHeidi Holland
Heidi Holland was born on 6 October 1947 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a British father and a Swiss mother. When she was three years old, the…
BiographyProfessor Bernard Magubane
Professor Bernard Makhosezwe Magubane was born on 26 August 1930 on a farm near Colenso in Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He was the son of labour tenants on a…
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… sedition and imprisoned. He was released in 1924. * Note: Sources vary on the number of Isrealites that gathered at Ntabelanga and proceeded to squat there,…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… website, he visited all four suicide bombers. Intelligence sources say the King's Cross, Aldgate and Liverpool Street …
EventFawcett Commission into Concentration Camps in South Africa
… (Source:http://users.westconnect.com.au/~ianmac5/abw3.jpg) Sources: Potgieter, D.J. (ed)(1971). Standard Encyclopedia of …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… on English-language literary publications, including oral sources, plays, novels, novellas, short stories, newsletters … was perhaps the most extensive…