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… Dumisani Abraham Mabaso, South African artist, was born in Soweto. From childhood until 1974 he received art … at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Dube, and also for 2 years studied art at the Mofolo Arts … is also a musician and director of a recording studio in Soweto. He exhibited in South Africa and in five group …

… Internationally known singer Johan Botha was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (now North West Province). He … his education and military training, Botha studied in Pretoria first as bass-baritone and later as tenor. He first appeared on stage in 1989 as Max in Der Freischutz in Roodepoort. He travels …

… Herschelle Herman Gibbs was born in Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. In school he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as … handed batsman who made a name for himself at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, India in the 1996/97 seasons, his national team … SA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born …

… artist, was born on this date. He completed his schooling in the Transvaal. He began his career as a house painter and was inspired to paint by the works he saw in the houses. Maseko gave up house painting and began painting designs and pictures on scarves in a small shop. He was discovered by John Mohl, who taught …

… African artist and the head of the Printmaking Department in 1988 at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, was born in Johannesburg. During his schooling years he would spend … materials and spent his Saturdays at informal art classes in Orlando, Soweto. Here he was exposed to contemporary South …

… Justice Sfiso Mkame , South African artist, was born in Durban. As a child he drew on sand walls. He received … art training at the Open School and the Little E. Theatre in Durban. In 1986 he was a student teacher in screen-printing at the … SA artist Sfiso Mkame is born …

… South Africa is blamed for a massive bomb blast in Harare, Zimbabwe in which several people are injured. Unlike other Southern … aim of killing members of the liberation movement living in exile there. In April that year South Africa had planted a … SA is blamed for Harare bombing …

… Sydney Alex Khumalo (also documented as Kumalo), was born in Johannesburg . He began studying at Polly Street Art Centre in 1952 and worked there under Cecil Skotnes and later … full-time artist, receiving guidance from Edoardo Villa. In 1967 he visited the United States of America and Europe as …

… Lionel Davis, a South African artist, was born in District Six, Cape Town on 21 June 1936. Davis became a … under a banning order and house arrest until 1976. In 1978 Davis joined the Cape Arts Project (CAP). The main … at the Evangelical Arts and Crafts Centre at Rorke's Drift in Natal. Davis completed his studies in 1981. He has …

… 1862 The first documented football matches in South Africa are played in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth … side to tour abroad and for most opposition the first black team they played against. 1902 Durban ‘Bush Bucks' … Big Inter-Race soccer match to be played on Sunday (SA Police vs Tongaat) 1955 Topper Brown, a British coach, …

… to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international sporting events. Ironically, in the domestic games the segregation was still strictly … a decade before the announcement, the country was banned in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The decision to …

… , artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, was born in Nieu Bethesda in the Eastern Cape . She was born in the same house in which … SA artist Helen Martins is born …

… Alexis Preller was born on 6 September 1911 in Pretoria. Before pursuing a career in art, he had worked as a clerk. He left for England in 1934 where he studied art at the Westminster School of … Alexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies …

… of the National Party, launched his "Total Strategy" in response to what he saw as the "Total Onslaught" of … from neighbouring states. An embattled Botha toured Europe in 1983 promising reforms in the face of severe pressure within the country and …

… John Koenakeefe Mohl was born in Zeerust in the Noth West province. He began drawing at a very young age and would often get in trouble in school for not paying attention to his studies. … John Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto …

… The eldest person in South Africa and allegedly eldest in the world, Granny Moloko Temo, of Mogodi Village between Dendron and Bochum in Limpopo Province, celebrated her 130 th birthday with her … the world's oldest person? , From Independent Online SA [online] Available at www.iol.co.za [Accessed: 4 July 2013] …

… editor of the Pretoria News, James Andrew Gray was born in Scotland. He served on the staff of the Evening Despatch and was wounded three times in the First World War before joining the parliamentary staff … the Prix de Journalisme Colonial award at Ghent, Belgium, in 1955, and Portugal honoured him when he became a Commander …

… A service in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of … as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. However, he remained chairman of the Truth … a way of off-loading some of the work he had been doing in order to concentrate on the TRC and to ensure that the …

… Nearly 20 million people participated in the 1994 election in which the African National Congress (ANC) gained an … during the first ever multi-racial general elections in South Africa, started on 27 April 1994. The ANC gained … First democratic election results for SA …

… Graaff-Reinet City Council for attaining the highest marks in her standard 8 (grade 10) examination at Hoër Volkskool. Weiss attained A Grades in all her Matriculation subjects and went on to study at … Stellendbosch University, where she earned a BA cum laude in 1932; an MA: Afrikaans-Netherlands cum laude (1933); as …

… the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in Sophiatown was despised by many as "anti social". Tom Lodge however, suggests that in a sense, gangs in Sophiatown can be likened to Eric … and Sophiatown was the nucleus of all reef crimes. A black man could land in jail for lack of a pass; so to be …

… team of ninety-five members took off to participate in the 22nd Olympic games staged in Barcelona, Spain in 1994. This was South Africa's first participation after a … SA Olympic team leaves for Barcelona …

… and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston. Cloete is the current Commonwealth champion and … Winner. She is South Africa's main hope for a gold medal in the Athens Summer Olympic Games of 2004. Source: … SA Athlete Hestrie Cloete is born …

… Gerard Leendert Pieter Moerdijk, of Dutch descent, was born in the Waterberg district, Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). … halls and public buildings, and the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria. … SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born …

… of Art, South African artist Vuminkosi Zulu , was born in Mapumulo in KwaZulu-Natal . He left school at standard VII to … Images of Wood: aspects of the history of sculpture in 20th century South Africa , Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art … SA artist Vuminkosi Zulu is born …

… South African poets and educationist of the 1940s, died in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English, Italian, Russian and German. In 1946 Petersen published a highly acclaimed novel, As die … Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista.|Hein, W.,  S.V. Petersen in dialoog met sy intellektuele en sosiale …

… position is that it has taken note of reform and stability in South Africa and wishes to indicate interest in again establishing full democratic relations and … Japan lifts economic sanctions against SA …

… one of South Africa’s most renowned artists. He was born in Kroonstad on 23 December 1949. Botha studied drama at the … vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys and has performed in a few productions. His first love is painting; he admitted … At Botha, SA artist, is born. …

… The economic activity of children African children living in Sophiatown were particularly vulnerable to the harshness … Schooling was not provided by the state. There were a few black schools run by missionaries and church groups, but many … children to find work from as early an age as possible in order to bring in much needed extra money into the family. …

… Hilda Bernstein (nee Watts) was born in London in 1915. She was educated at state schools. Her father was a … and as cards for the AAM. In 2004 she moved back to SA and two years later died. She was awarded the Luthuli … For their Triumphs and for their Tears: Women in Apartheid South Africa [Online]. Available at: anc.org.za …