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BiographySemi Jokanisi
… mother Joyce Jokanisi, “Semi bought the groceries for the family. He also assisted with other household needs. Prior to …
BiographyMotisaoitsile Van Wyk Sagalala
… and his grandmother. He was the sole breadwinner for his family who were all financially dependent on him. According …
BiographyJaneveke Raphael Liau
… "Janveke was a very caring and selfless man. He loved his family and he took care of us. He used to come back home to …
BiographyIrma Stern
… she has also worked as a sculptor whose portrayal of African people gave her white counterparts insight into the African ways of life. In 1927, Irma won the…
BiographyBonisile John Kani
… unnamed prison. The plays were widely performed in South African and internationally. In 1974 Kani and Winston went … his role in My Children My Africa! On…
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… The South African government approved the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 17 January 1996, … a specialised and independent…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… the United States following the mass internal migration of African Americans from the Southern regions. At the … as a student activist, Nkrumah helped to…
EventThe South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrates its 10th anniversary
… The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrated its 10th anniversary for providing a service to South African democracy on 27 January 2005. Since this…
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… about Brenda and brought her to Soweto to live with his family. She soon joined the group Joy and later formed her … SAHO, Brenda Nokuzola Fassie , from…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… David Frost is a South African golfer who turned professional in 1981. In 1983, he … The Nedbank Golf Challenge (1989) and his first South African Open in…
Alan Wieder on the Rivonia Raids & South African Non-Violent Struggle
… the Rivonia Raid 50 years after it happened. The South African government in the early 1960s attacked the Rovonia farm, then occupied by the African National…
EventThe South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland
… to attacks on the Sasol oil refinery in Secunda, the South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, … Mr Mawick Nkosi. One of the fatal raids…
What were the roots of African nationalism in South Africa? What links did it have with Pan Africanism? (under construction)
… What were the roots of African nationalism in South Africa? What links did it have …
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of Anglo-South African talks on aspects of the…
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
… India. His mother was also from a well-off Indian merchant family who lived near the area in which his father grew up. … school mainly for Africans but as…
BiographyJames la Guma
… Jemima. While the domestic circumstances of the la Guma family, which was of French-Malgasy origin, are obscure … recession-hit Cape Town in the period…
BiographyTelang Mohai
… or while lying down. He was the sole breadwinner in his family and left behind his wife and three young children. …
BiographySitelega Meric Gadlela
… his wife, Betty Gadlela, “My husband came from a big, poor family. He supported his 11 children, his elderly mother and …
BiographyAlfred Baphetuxolo Nzo
… Nzo was born on 19 June 1925 at Benoni, Transvaal, into a family of five children. His father was a clerk at Modder B … at Fort Hare University in 1945. At…
BiographySheena Duncan
… in 1932 and was the eldest of the five children in her family. She was educated at the Roedean School in … Synod and represented the Anglican Church on the…
BiographyRobert Hodgins
… about the construction and confusion of contemporary urban life, but also paintings about the pleasures of being … South African painter …
EventEleven African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury
… On 1 June 1975, eleven African demonstrators were shot dead while 15 were left … is known by now. References: Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day In African History’,…
Minutes of the Third General Students Council, South African Students Movement
… Minutes of the Third General Students Council of the South African Students Movement, held at St Ansgars Conference … a Programme, Agenda, Motions,…
ArchiveMinutes of the Third General Students Council, South African Students Movement
… Minutes of the Third General Students Council of the South African Students Movement, held at St Ansgars Conference … a Programme, Agenda, Motions,…
ArchiveLetter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General, to Dear Comrades
… Circular letter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General to ANC Chief … Regional Treasury Officials, Project Officials, and African…
BiographyMaggie Resha
… training at Holy Cross that she first read about the African National Congress (ANC) in a copy of The Bantu … was also elected to the NEC of the …
BiographyPule Mabe
… [1] . Mabe rose to political prominence when he was in the African National Congress Youth League ( ANCYL ) then led by … of the ANCYL. In 2012, Malema was…
EventSouth African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title
… South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell, won the WBA … to world titles, namely Namibian Harry Simon and South African Cassius Baloyi. … South…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… of a military camp on the present premises of the South African Army Headquarters. This camp housed the five … Artillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South…
Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, reporting back on a meeting held … the return of exiles. Welcomes the…