Biographies

Athol Fugard, Hon. FRSL, OIS, is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright. He is best known...

Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters. His...

Jacobus Johannes Uys, better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing the 1980 comedy film The Gods...

Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa Mbeki was a South African politician, Communist and son of Chief Sikelewu Mbeki and Johanna Mahala and also the father of...

Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port...

Mrs. Ples is the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus ever found in South Africa. Mrs. Ples was discovered by...

Mimi Coertse, DMS is a South African soprano. On 26 January 2020, Mimi was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South African...

PJ Powers is a South African singer and performer. She became a household name in southern Africa after the widespread success of the song...

Mbongeni Ngema is a South African writer, lyricist, composer, director and theatre producer, born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal. He started his career as a theatre...

George Bizos was a Greek-South African human rights lawyer who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa. He was noted for representing Nelson Mandela during...