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ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
Our success educationally, industrially and politically is based upon the protection of a nation founded by ourselves. And the nation can…
ArticleAfrica’s Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGSs) were perceived as a life line the United Nations and the rest of the world were throwing to Africa…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
Introduction Lückhoff High School was established in 1935, as the first secondary school for the town’s ‘Coloured’ population of…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
The conflict between the British Empire and the Zanzibar Sultanate in 1896 is most notable for being the shortest war in recorded history,…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
The Empire of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its height, it spanned from the Atlantic Coast to central…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
The identity of the Afrikaner Jew - what personifies the Boerejood? A Boerejood (‘farmer Jew’) or Boerejode (plural) is the term used to…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
Before the establishment of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 (RCMA), there were many controversial and unequal…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal with mass…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid activist, which means that fought for…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
Following the wave of independence which swept the African continent in the 1960s, integration schemes became an increasingly important…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
Context As the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), founded in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
A Brief Overview The People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was an armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO),…
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