Bisho Massacre
7 September 1992 As many as 80,000 protesters gathered outside of Bisho, the capital city of Ciskei, and demanded an…
Prof Lydia Van Niekerk Born
7 September 1884 Lydia Van Niekerk, professor of Dutch Literature and the first woman to be appointed to the chair…
Artist Bheki Manyoni Born
6 September 1945 On 6 September 1945, Bhekisani Manyoni was born in Greytown, KZN. He later moved with his family…
South Africa joins Second World War
6 September 1939 After the invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939, SA Prime Minister Gen. J.B. Hertzog tried…
Pioneer Artist Gerard Bhengu Born
6 September 1910 Pioneer South Africa artist Gerard Bhengu was born at an outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station at Centecow,…
Queen Mother Mamohato Seeiso of Lesotho Passed On
6 September 2003 The Queen Mother Mamohato Bereng Seeiso was born in 1941. She was the youngest child of Chief…
Yufus Dadoo born
5 September 1909 On 5 September 1909, a tireless fighter for national and social liberation, Dr. Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo was…
Composer Benjamin Tyamzashe born
5 September 1890 South African composer, choir conductor, organist and teacher, Benjamin Tyamzashe, affectionately known as ‘B-ka-T’, was born in…
Remembering a relentless fighter and Mother of the Nation, Mama Winnie.
September 2020 Marks the 83rd Birthday of the late struggle heroine, Mama Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela Mandela; a Social Worker by…