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EventJan van Riebeeck, the first Dutch governor of the Cape Colony, dies
Johan Anthonisz “Jan” van Riebeeck died on 18 January 1677 at the age of 57 in Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia, in the former Dutch East Indies. He landed at…
ArchivePeoples Power: Can it Happen in S.A.?
Helena van Heerden, SA pianist, is born.
Anneli van Rooyen, SA singer, is born.
EventP.W. Botha becomes SA’s first Executive President
South Africa's Prime Minister since 1978, P.W. Botha, was unanimously elected by eighty-eight members of the Electoral College to the office of first executive…
EventPrime Minister opens SA’s first atomic reactor
Dr. H.F. Verwoerd opened South Africa's first atomic reactor, SAFARI-1 (South African Fundamental Atomic Reactor Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty km…
Carl van Wyk, SA composer, is born.
Arnold van Wyk, SA composer, is born.
Clarabelle van Niekerk, SA singer, is born.
SA’s rugby team beats Scotland in Edinburgh 6-3.
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Bell, P. (1999) “Raymond Ackerman” from They Shaped our Century: The Most…
The free burgher exiles, Henning Huijzing, Jacobus van der Heijde, Ferdinandus Appel, Pieter van der Bijl and Jan van Meerlant,
ArchiveWhat can we do? The White man`s point of view
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Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
Simon van der Stel, who became commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was succeeded by his eldest son, Willem Adriaan…
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
Robben Island is the largest of the nearby coastal islands around the Cape. In the nearly four centuries of European settlement it has been used for numerous…
Jan van Riebeeck journal, 1619-1677 - Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
Jan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time.
BiographyJudith Mason
Born Judith Seelander Menge on 10 October 1938 in Pretoria, Judith Mason is one of the most well known South African artists. She matriculated from the…
BiographyPetrus Nzima Nyawose
In the 1970s, Petrus Nyawose worked as a bouncer at The Paradise, a popular nightclub in Durban. Nyawose spent most of his working hours at the offices of the…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
Mokoena was born in Orlando West, Johannesburg during World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s bad health was brought up by Anna Khomo…
BiographyKippie Jeremiah Moeketsi
Moeketsi was born on 27 July 1925. As a young boy, he watched and listened to his older brothers playing jazz instruments, thus, influencing his musical taste…
BiographyJeremiah Moraka
Jeremiah Moraka, a counsellor to Makwena Matlala, was banished from his residence in Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Transvaal [now Polokwane,…
BiographyBuyisile Patient (Billy) Mandindi
Buyisile Patient (Billy) Mandindi was born on 24 February 1967 in Guguletu, Cape Town. He completed a full-time diploma course in Fine Art at the Community…
BiographyFrederik Willem de Klerk
Frederik Willem de Klerk was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 18 March 1936. F.W. de Klerk grew up in a political family, with both his father…
BiographySiyabonga “Bhele” Nomvethe
Siyabonga "Bhele" Nomvethe, from kwaMashu, Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu Natal) was born on 2 December 1977. His carrer began in primary school in kwaMashu,…