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ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… been very reluctant to appear at this meeting possibly for fear of his safety and had to be convinced to attend by both … Mqhayi, Abantu Besizwe – Historical…
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… to their cells. Both of them whispered that he need not fear and that he should give the police similar information …
BiographyHarry Garuba
Harry Garuba was born in Akure, southwestern Nigeria, in 1958. [1] At the young age of seventeen he was accepted to study English at the University of Ibadan…
Biographyde Villiers Graaff
Sir de Villiers Graaff (Div) was born on 8 December 1913 in Cape Town, Western Cape. He attended Western Province Preparatory School, Claremont, Cape Town from…
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
Born in 1932, Irene Menell (nee Manderstam) spent her early life moving from one place to the next, completing her primary and secondary schooling in the…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… all his writing in the English language. Some of his early writings included a forty page novel entitled ‘An African … Some people mourn and will not be…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
Patrick Chamusso will be remembered for his role in the bombing of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in the 1980s as a protest against the apartheid regime. But his…
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
Mary Butcher Turok is the wife of the anti-apartheid activist, parliamentarian and Professor Ben Turok, who played a prominent role in the writing of the…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
Letlapa Ngoato Mphahlele was born on 8 December 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of…
BiographyTim Bruwer
Odd one out Over the years many people have asked me how it came about that I, amongst all the Afrikaners that I grew up with or knew, as a young man in the…
BiographyNontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza
Nontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza was born at King Edward Hospital, Umbilo, Durban, in June 1967. The second child of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or…
BiographyPregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender
Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer and, mother, a teacher – valued critical…
ArchiveThe Little Acknowledged Legacy of Steve Biko by Prithiraj Dullay, (Daily News), 08 Sept 2008
… concentrate on our real goal viz. physical liberation. The fear factor held little threat for us. If we had to die in … strongly advise many of our current…
Albert Luthuli`s speech to ceremony for presenting him the Christopher Gell Memorial Award, 21 October 1961, Port Elizabeth
… his incisive written words could not be held in check. His writings warmed the hearts of all freedom lovers and his … be a fitting tribute to this gallant…
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2018 submissions
… I encountered Ruth First for the first time in her writings, specifically her article The Gold of Migrant Labor, …
Black South African Poets of the 1970’s and their Publications
… Poet Critical Writings and Interviews Publications Date Keorapetsi …
BiographyRaymond Hoffenberg
Professor Sir Raymond (Bill) Hoffenberg was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) on 16 March 1923. He went to school in Port Elizabeth…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… of apartheid. Ruth contributed in many ways, from her writings to her public speeches. Ruth directed her campaigns … important Fighting Talk journal. A…
ArticleSophiatown in Literature
… In some cases it is their experiences reflected in their writings, more than accounts of the overtly political …
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… to fill the jails of the country, to remove the sense of fear and to break down the system of mass imprisonment. The …
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
… the unit said he was not a suspect and had nothing to fear. On 11 October 2016, summons were issued against Gordhan …
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… sources, namely through the use of pictures, research and writings, stories, interviews and objects. The local area …
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… laws [xi] [xii] , as evidenced in one of his journalistic writings Nude Pass Parade. He described a human being going … them, any accomplished Black South…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
Dr Jotello Festiri Soga, the first South African of any race to obtain a degree in veterinary medicine, was born in 1865 at the Mgwali Mission in the then…
BiographyWalter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela
Walter Kefuoe Fikelephi Chakela was a revered playwright and poet born on 13 April 1953 in Vryburg, a small, conservative Afrikaner town in Transvaal (now…
BiographyWilliam Cock
… merchants refused to co-operate either from principle or fear. As the protest against the Government’s intention all …
Safety and security issues
… battered and even killed by their partners/relatives. Fear of abandonment often prevents women from reporting … mother, she would often not report it to the…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… governments of the Republic and the Free State began to fear that their autonomy from British rule was a fragile …
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… Africa emerges as one of the main themes in Mandela’s writings. On a personal level, this was Mandela’s first … this archive was uncovered amongst other…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… and Eddie Roux, two well known South African academics, writings and from teaching or in their home country sparked …