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EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… Woolmer (58), the Pakistani cricket coach and former South African coach, was found unconscious in his hotel room during … After weeks of investigation his…
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… Sophiatown when it was a vibrant place and one of the few areas where all races could mix. It was the scene of kwela music, marabi and African jazz and big…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held at Johannesburg
… reports, magazine, bilingual propaganda, position of African women in urban areas, resettlement villages, farm labourers, finances, housing, education for…
ArticleLife in Sophiatown
… and black mothers or the other way round - I knew of a family with a black father and white mother - were moving in … of shrewd Chinese, Indian, white and in…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… left school at the age of 15 to support the family. Her first job was at a “canning factory where she … then served, between 1954 and 1959 “as President of…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… On 19 February 1962, the first part of the South African Press Commission's first report was tabled in … pages. The report strongly recommended that the…
EventAbyssinian fortress of Dessie is captured by South African troops during World War II
… Alagi, was captured by General Alan Cunningham's South African divisions. This event happened in 1941 two years … Africans and the Afrikaner. Led by J. C…
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… had been in existence for over 60 years and were lucrative family businesses of inhabitants in the area. The community … ultimately became a Suburb of…
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… was held to implement legislation to protect the African elephant and rhinoceros. This is because due to their … tusks and horns, which were valuable trade…
Siziwe Nosimo Balindlela
… 1949 in the Western Cape at Hermanus , after which her family was forcibly moved to Middledrift in the Eastern Cape …
ArchiveMeeting of the University of the Western Cape delegation and the African National Congress
… the University of the Western Cape delegation and the African National Congress in Lusaka, Zambia, to discuss the South African education crisis. … of the…
EventThe first Non-White South African Table Tennis team participates at the World Championship
… On 6 March 1957, the first South African Non-White sporting team participated at the World … newspaper, the team did not get the blessings of the South…
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… and the Uitlander franchise. On 9 October 1899 the South African Republic issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days … of South Africa' (2007) the authors…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… would retain the independence it gained from the South African government in 1977. This announcement produced a … The ANC felt that there would not be a…
ArchiveThe Doctor of District Six: Exploring the Private and Family History of Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman, City Councillor for District Six of Cape Town (1904-1940) by Eve Wong
… The Doctor of District Six: Exploring the Private and Family History of Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman, City Councillor …
BiographyKlaas Matlala
… already held other compatriots. He was a Ma-Congress [ African National Congress - ANC)] supporter and key member of …
EventPortuguese navigator Bartholomew Dias erects the first stone cross on the South African coast
… the Padroes The first European known to set foot on South African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. Details of … known as Fort Elmina. In December…
BiographyGordon Sprigg
… and put into place a harsh native policy, expanding white areas at the expense of Blacks. He crushed the Xhosa state … Together with Schreiner, he was the…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… by three community-based organizations to oppose the South African Indian Conference and the apartheid government’s plan … takes a job in a city to be a…
BiographyAubrey Levin
… anti-Semitic exclusion of Jews from its ranks, Levin’s family were ardent supporters of the Party’s ideals. Levin … Pretoria where he was awarded a…
BiographyPatrice Émery Lumumba
… (Tetela) which is a dynamic branch of the Mongo-Nkutshu family of central Congo [1] . He grew up in a mud-brick … made him a symbol of struggle for champions…
BiographyJohnson Phillip Mlambo
… charged with sabotage and plotting to overthrow the South African government. Subsequently, he was sentenced to 20 … on 20 June 1983. Mlambo spent about ten…
Speech by Albert Luthuli at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats, 1 February 1958
… Society (Speech at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats in Johannesburg in 1958 to hear the President General of the African…
BiographyDavid Rabkin
… born in South Africa, but emigrated to Britain with his family. He holds a PhD in African Literature and had been employed as a sub-editor at …
BiographyAlan McLeod Cormack
… shortly before the outbreak of World War One. The Cormack family moved around the country a fair amount, but in 1936 …
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
… Sally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top-50 … and regional amateur titles, and in 1970 was named South African Sportsman…
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th …
Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India
… Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet …
BiographyElijah Nkwenkwe Loza
… later at a bakery where he became an organizer foir the African Food and Canning Workers' Union.He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Communist…
A reply by Albert Luthuli to Mr. Jordan K. Ngubane`s attacks on the African National Congress, 5 June 1956
… Opinion making scathing and unjustified remarks about the African National Congress and its leadership. It is my duty as President-General of the African…