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… was born in 1850 at Burgersdorp in the Cape Colony. He did his education at the South African College in Cape Town. After completing his studies he became a solicitor and was also a farmer. … they were disrupted by protestors. In 1903 he lost his seat that he had held since 1874, but he was given a …

… was elected as shop steward. He was dismissed because of his trade union work. He subsequently joined a cigarette wholesaler where he … the Northdale Branch and which he continued to chair until his death. He was an active campaigner in the first …

… also the principal of the J. H. Hofmeyr School of Social Work for Africans. He wrote two major books.  The Bantu Are Coming  (1930), his Yale University doctoral dissertation, and  The Bantu in …

… Prisoners of Apartheid - Statement at a Press Conference in Addis Ababa by …

… Magistrates' courts - blasts, apartheid and art, by Lucille Davie, The Heritage Portal, 6 …

… Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the …

… Apartheid, Urban Segregation, and the Local State: Durban and …

… government from 1 March 1997 until February 1999. During his tenure as Premier, Dr Ngubane is recognised for his role in bringing about peace and helping to tame the … Cordon of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun for his work in enhancing the relationship and improving the …

… Mahomed Lakhi was the youngest son of Mahomed Lakhi and his wife, Hawa Bibi, who were both born in India. They … but had to return to South Africa around 1940 due to his father';s illness. After his father';s death in 1941, he … but could not complete it because of ill health. His work adorns numerous mosques, schools and homes throughout …

… DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018)-Giant of SA photography used his lens with precision and compassion , from Daily Maverick, … DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018)-Giant of SA photography used his lens with precision and compassion, By Greg Marinovich …

… Republic of the Congo (DRC) is assassinated by a member of his bodyguard …

… guilty in Windhoek, Namibia, of the gruesome murder of his wife, Monika Florin …

… releases a statement by Nelson Mandela subsequent to his meeting with President Botha on 5 July, stating …

… AFRICA, DELIVERS REMARKS AT A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR 22 September 1998 …

… Ethiopian King Haile Selassie urges his countrymen to fight to the last man against the invading …

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 255. … when unidentified attackers in a car pulled up outside his home. …

… a music school in Cape Town to train amateur musicians for his orchestra. …

… South African painter from Flemish descent, dies in his sleep at a Bloemfontein hospital afte …

… and composer, dies of a heart attack while conducting his school choir during a compe …

… Representative at the United Nations announces that his government has banned the export and transit …

… Lucas Radebe, SA soccer star, scores his first goal for Kaizer Chiefs (6) in the game versus Wits …

… leader Andries Hendrik Potgieter notifies the British that his territory, west of the Drakensberg, will remain inde …

… Mafeking and narrowly avoids being court-martialled for his inexplicable flig …

… Actor Deon Coetzee, of Egoli, and his wife, Gwen Johnson, are divorced in Johannesburg after a …

… the Bapedi king, successfully resists the Boers’ attack on his stronghold during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land owne …

… is dismissed as Deputy Environment and Tourism Minister. His responsibilities are assigned to former ANC Youth L …

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … ANC Youth League leader, is found dead in the toilet of his home in Soweto. …

… of Griquatown and eldest son of Andries Waterboer and his wife Gertruida Pienaar, …

… Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is executed following his overthrow on 3 August. No Equatoguinean soldier parti …

… Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is executed following his overthrow on 3 August. No Equatoguinean soldier parti …