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… Matshikiza was born to a musical family in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on 7 March 1921. He obtained music and … moved to Johannesburg where he established a music school, the Todd Matshikiza School of Music. He was also one of the first black journalists to work for Drum Magazine. …

… he became a prolific and successful artist who portrayed the world around him on paper with pastels, and later … art classes at FUBA (Federated Union of Black Artists) and the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Motswai's superb visual … details of people, places and events which provide us with the artist's documentary of a period from the early 1980s to …

… Mudaliar grew up in Johannesburg. She was named after the village her mother came from in India, Thillaiyadi. As … in South Africa, Valliammai became increasingly aware of the oppressive system she and her family were living under. … and a large group of other women in an illegal march from the Transvaal to Natal. In October 1913, once again mother …

… Elliott in which he ceded sovereign rights and shipping in the Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape government - a step his father had refused to do … mouth. Two British officers, Thesiger and Sullivan, raised the British flag, and gave their names to the two mountains …

… The South African government froze the South African assets of the former Information Secretary, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, and was …

… Case between Patrick Molwane Lephunya (Applicant) and The State President of the Republic of South Africa (1st Respondent), The Minister of Law and Order (2nd Respondent), The Officer …

… meeting between delegates representating South African and the United State of America, to discuss international relations between the Soviet Union and the United States and how this affected the situation with …

… A curfew, which was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the deposition of the unpopular Frank Ravhele regime, was lifted after the …

… unionist born in Latvia in 1914, died in Cape Town at the age of 91. Simons was instrumental in the formation of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) and the …

… Search warrant to search the United Democratic Front premises and to seize articles … minutes, correspondence, video-cassettes, related to the activities of the UDF, TIC, NIC,RMC, AYCO, SOYCO and FEDSAW with regard to …

… Report and addendum to the report of the End Conscription Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South …

… Gana Makabeni, trade union leader and member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s, died in the Western Native Township, Johannesburg. …

… The Act was to provide for the establishment of certain Bantu authorities and to define their functions, to abolish the Natives Representative Council, to amend the Native …

… is a 12-floor Building at 54 Sauer Street, Johannesburg . The ANC headquarters are officially located on the 7th floor, while the 6th floor houses the office of the Secretary-General. …

… The African National Congress will today brief members of the media on the organisation's state of readiness for the 2016 Local …

… a dramatic move, Minister of Defence P. W. Botha announced the replacement of South African police by the South African Defence Force on the northern borders of South West Africa (now Namibia). …

… and 200 others are arrested for leading a march through the city of Cape Town to Pollsmoor Prison. They were protesting for the release of Nelson Mandela. The charges were subsequently dropped, but the South African …

… The village of Glen Grey was named in honour of Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape 1854-61. On 17 July 1902 a fire broke out in the Glen Grey police barracks, where the local post office …

… following efforts by President F.W.de Klerk to curb the use of excessive force by police stating the difficulties faced by public officials in the United States of America who coped with similar issues …

… led by Deputy Secretary Eagleburger, emphasising the importance of talks between the two countries as the beginning of a process to support the peace process in …

… The Act was to provide for the establishment of urban Bantu councils, the conferring on certain Bantu of civil and criminal …

… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State Security Council, detailing guidelines …

… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State Security Council, detailing guidelines …

… Rejecting any participation in the negotiations meetings of 29 November and of 20-21 December 1991, the New Unity Movement says in its latest statement that the conference has nothing to do with the promotion of the …

… in 1992, aged 45, playing in Zimbabwe's first four Tests. The break between appearances - 22 years and 222 days - is a … grew up in South Africa, touring England in 1967 with the South African Universities team, and thereafter played … trade overseas. When Zimbabwe was finally admitted to the fold in 1992, Traicos, despite his age, was still far and …

… I welcome most heartily the convening of the Afro-Asian Conference and congratulate all those … for organising this historic meeting. I deeply cherish the hope that the deliberations at Bandung, Indonesia, on …

… in Tonbridge, London, England. On 25 May 1933, Budd joined the Cape Town branch of the Almagated Engineering Union (AEU), holding all branch offices except that of treasury. The South African government often used his expertise and …

… A year after the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising, the former Secretary of the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) and …

… is home to over 280 species of birds. It was known as the Pietersburg Snake and Reptile Park. It is still however, a great attraction in the City is the now known as:' Polokwane Bird and Reptile Park.' It is …

… The Lesotho government announced that an undisclosed number … have decided to leave Lesotho voluntarily. Most of the refugees belonged to various liberation movements banned from operating in South Africa by the Apartheid government. Others were in Lesotho after …