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BiographyHelene Marie Passtoors
… Hélène Passtoors, a Belgian national was born in the Netherlands (from a Belgian-Dutch family) on 9 August 1942. She immersed herself in the struggles of…
BiographyIan Mkhize
… Ian Mkhize was born on 3 October 1941 in Nhlazantshe Township in Pietermaritzburg. He spent his formative years in Ixopo … this incident, Mkhize and his…
BiographyStanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni
… Mzilankatha Sangweni was born on 13 September 1933 in Natal, (now kwaZulu-Natal). He studied at some of the best … Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. From 1992…
BiographyKate O’Regan
… Kate O’Regan was born in Liverpool, England. She grew up in Cape Town. She obtained her B.A. from the University of … articles that were published in…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… Rev George Wauchope was born in South Africa. He joined the South African Student … (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s,…
BiographyKenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
… industry. That industry recklessly dumped petroleum waste in Saro-Wiwa’s home region, the Nigerian delta, which gave … taught briefly at the University of…
BiographyJabulani Sam Nhlengethwa
… Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa was born on 9 January 1955 in the Payneville township of Springs , Gauteng (formerly Transvaal). Forced removals in the area made…
EventAfter being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record
… Motshwarateu, recently allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amatuer Athletics Union, breaks the national 5 000m record in Stellenbosch, so entering the…
Dr D.F. Malan is the first cabinet minister in SA to travel by air. He leaves Cape Town in a Moth aeroplane at 6.30 a.m. and ar
… Dr D.F. Malan is the first cabinet minister in SA to travel by air. He leaves Cape Town in a Moth aeroplane at 6.30 a.m. and ar …
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
… Penelope Jane Dunlop (P.J. Powers) was born in Durban , KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 1960. She chose PJ … singing career as lead singer of the all-girl group…
Denis Farrell
… Denis Farrell’s aerial photograph in 1994 of a snaking queue of Soweto voters pipped that of …
BiographySonja Schlesin
… Sonja Schlesin was born in Moscow on 6 June 1888 to Isidor Schlesin and his wife … to South Africa, and arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in June 1892. In…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… The revolution in Cuba, culminating in Fidel Castro’s seizure of power on 1 … On 10 January, Lobito and Benguela fell, followed by Sa de Bandeira on 16…
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… Abdul Samad Minty was born on 31 October 1933 in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo … Security Council Arms Embargo Committee between…
Relations between SA and the USA becomes strained by SA’s announcement that it is going to normalise full diplomatic ties with
… Relations between SA and the USA becomes strained by SA’s announcement that it is going to normalise full …
Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
… Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. …
Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
… Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. …
Prof. Elize Botha, Afrikaans literary critic and former president of the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SA Academy of Scien
… Afrikaans literary critic and former president of the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SA Academy of Scien …
BiographyBerni Searle
… This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob MODUS OPERANDI When Berni … categorized or placed into a specific box is apparent in the…
ArticleHow uhuru was realised in Africa in the 1960s and 1970s
… How uhuru was realised in Africa in the 1960s and 1970s …
BiographyMoses Mabhida
… Moses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida was born in Thornville near Pietermaritzburg on 14 October 1923, into … interrupted and ended when he finished the ninth grade in…
BiographyArchibald Campbell Jordan
… born on 30 October 1906 at the Mbokothwana Mission Station in the Tsolo District of Pondoland in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). He completed his primary ……
BiographySipo Elijah Mzimela
… Sipo Elijah Mzimela was born on 19 June 1935, in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) to Allison and Maria … the African National Congress (ANC) and became…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… the depth and breadth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. This Grade 12 classroom section gives a … Assessment Tasks, you should refer to…
BiographyJeffry Dumo Baqwa
… Jeffry Dumo Baqwa was born on 24th of July 1949 in Pinetown, Natal. He was the second child and oldest son … while his mother worked as a nurse. He attended…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… Henry Mutile Fazzie was born on 3rd of January in 1924 in Stutterheim. Fazzie went into exile in the early 1960s. He … (MP) following the country's first…
BiographyJeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe
… Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe was born on 18 February 1953 in Cato Manor, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). In 1958, his family was evicted to KwaMashu, north…
BiographyJoseph Johannes Marks
… Joseph Johannes Marks was born on 22 April 1936 in Mossel Bay, where his father, a fisherman, was also born. He grew up in Pacaltsdorp near George in the…
BiographyRuth Mompati
… Ruth Mompati was born on 14 September 1925 in the village called Khanyesa in the North West Province . She was the daughter of Seli … Day of Solidarity with…
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… Albert Louis Sachs was born in Johannesburg in 1935. His father, Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs , had arrived … democracy. After the first democratic election in…