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BiographyElizabeth Drake
… a frequent exhibitor. In 1941 she held an exhibition at the Maskew Miller Gallery, opened by Dr J.R. Derbyshire, Archbishop of Cape Town. Press reports on…
PlaceWagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
… In the heart of the 'Mother City' , Golden Acre Shopping Centre has been a key part of everyday life in Cape Town since 1979. This shopping-Centre on the…
Peter Alroy Charles Hendrickse, ANC politician, member of parliament and Codesa delegate, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
… and Codesa delegate, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, as the son of Alan Hendrickse. … and Codesa delegate, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape …
BiographyMildred Lesiea
… Ramakaba-Lesiea was born on 28 January 1933 in Langa , Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape ), the only official area for African accommodation in…
BiographyIvan Toms
… Ivan Toms was born in Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape ) on 11 July 1953. He completed his medical degree at the University of Cape Town (UCT)…
BiographyNowongile Cynthia Molo
… Nowongile Cynthia Molo was born in 1949 in the former Transkei (now Eastern Cape). She completed the Junior Certificate (Form 3) at … she was mainly involved…
BiographyMads Nørgaard
… developer who has spent a decade documenting and capturing the Mother City and her people. His work is, by and large, a … from exploring the transport…
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
… jailed, banned and exiled to Britain in Pretoria in the early 1960s died peacefully on 8 September, aged 92, … Africa, on 16 February 1927 of British 1820…
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… with whom he had eight children. Jan van Riebeeck joined the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische … van Riebeeck spent 18 days in Table Bay ,…
BiographyPaul Konings
… in 1958. Konings came to South Africa in 1975 to study at the Michaelis School of Fine Arts at the University of Cape Town. While in Cape Town , he worked as…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… This section looks at the rise of the Basotho kingdom in the 19th Century. The … the British. Of these, the British, who had taken over the Cape from the…
BiographyPaul Grendon
… and artist that used his art as a medium to shed light on the political struggles of the time. His work will go on to … Africans as a whole. Paul was born…
BiographyBishop Nathaniel James Merriman
… Born in Marlborough (England) on the 4th of April 1809, died in Grahamstown on the 16th of … the Anglican Church in the entire eastern region of the Cape…
BiographyHelen Zille
… Johannesburg . She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. A prominent journalist … Zille was also the press officer for…
BiographyMary Eveline Fincken
… on 27 April 1882 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She was the eldest daughter of Christopher William Fincken and his … here. Shortly after her arrival in 1908…
BiographySimon van der Stel
… 1639 to parents Adrian van der Stel and Maria Leviens. The couple were en route to Mauritius when Maria gave birth … to be appointed Commander and eventually…
BiographySuzanne ‘Zan’ Louw
… Suzanne (‘Zan’) Louw was born in Cape Town, 1964. She received her BA (Fine Arts) at University of Cape Town in 1986. While a Fine Arts student during the…
BiographyFihla Christmas Tinto
… Tinto was born on Christmas day on 25 December 1925 in the Mqanduli district of the former Transkei, now part of Eastern Cape Province. His involvement in…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… In July 2001, The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of … neoliberal ideology. [7] Many within the LPM decided to join the SMI march,…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… Apartheid's Truimph Over Non-Racialism The destruction of Sophiatown is widely documented, … would have induced tenants and sub tenants to join the…
Term 1:THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
… << back to term 1 Contents: WHO ARE THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA? LIFE OF THE SAN … arrival of the Europeans When the Europeans arrived at the…
BiographyPaul Alberts
… in 1946 in Pretoria . He spent his youth in Botswana and the Limpopo Province. He matriculated at Afrikaans Hoër … on various newspapers ( Die Vaderland,…
BiographyGertrude Hope (nee Posthumus) Cooper
… Gertrude Hope (nee Posthumus) Cooper, the second-youngest of eight children was born in King … Certificate in 1941 and then went to the University of Cape…
BiographyJohn Gomas
… John Gomas was born in Cape Town. He was a tailor by profession and a member of the Garment Workers' Union. He served as secretary of the Cape Town branch of…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… Introduction The Tricameral Parliament , a three-tiered assembly that … the first major event in the Transvaal, Natal and Eastern Cape. A more difficult…
BiographyRichard Rive
… Richard Rive was born on 1 March 1931 in Cape Town, and grew up in District Six, which was a Coloured, or “mixed race”, area under apartheid. With the aid of…
BiographyRaymond Francis (Ray) Budd
… Francis (Ray) Budd was born on 9 June 1910 in Mowbray, Cape Town. He was the only child of Robert and Ada Lea Budd. His father, … Rondebosch High School and…
BiographyZainunnisa “Cissie” Gool
… Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool was born in Cape Town in 1897. One of South Africa's most popular and renowned female political leaders, her father was the…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Financial Strangulation of Native Education
… of starvation. This is the condition of things in the Cape Province which has always been - the most liberal in the … inadequate: there is a grave shortage…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999
… President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999 …