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Jessie Duarte’s onslaught on the Zondo Commission, decency and justice by Stephen Grootes
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Feb 10, 2021

Jessie Duarte’s onslaught on the Zondo Commission, decency and justice by Stephen Grootes

Instead of trying to allay fears of corruption, or finding ways to show that the ANC will renew itself, the party’s depu...

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Boskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
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Feb 10, 2021

Boskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom

A human fossil remnant consisting of a portion of a skull dome was unearthed in 1913, by laborers on a Farm near the Vil...

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Introduction: Visual Genders by Patricia Hayes
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Feb 08, 2021

Introduction: Visual Genders by Patricia Hayes

Explore this africa item to learn more about South African history.

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Deborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
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Feb 04, 2021

Deborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo

Apartheid in South Africa is a political system of segregation that perpetuated unequal relationships between Europeans ...

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Biography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
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Feb 04, 2021

Biography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno

Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin’s experiences in Nylstroom and Pretoria Central Prisons as a female political activist who was d...

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The Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
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Feb 04, 2021

The Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann

Jean Clarice Middleton was born in Durban, South Africa on August 30, 1928. She first attended the Durban Girls’ College...

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Biography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
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Feb 04, 2021

Biography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio

Her collegue in the anti-apartheid struggle, Hilda Bernstein, describes Florence Matomela as ‘a woman who gave out warmt...

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An Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
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Feb 04, 2021

An Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland

Introduction             Reflecting on her past years of impri...

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Biography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
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Feb 04, 2021

Biography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak

Florence Mkhize was an active member and leader in some of the most prominent organizations that worked to end apartheid...

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Sonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
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Feb 04, 2021

Sonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas

Innate resilience in conjunction with unmatched passion forms a characteristic that proves to be unstoppable, yet the ra...

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Eleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
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Feb 03, 2021

Eleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw

After the South African general election in 1948, the National Party, an Afrikaner political party that supported increa...

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Barberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
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Feb 03, 2021

Barberton Prison by Sloane Fuller

While the South African press readily covered stories of those having committed acts of treason or communism during the ...

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The Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
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Feb 03, 2021

The Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis

Alternating from prison to fort to prison to museum, the Old Fort in Johannesburg has served a variety of unique purpose...

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Biography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie
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Feb 03, 2021

Biography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie

Ruth First: An Ally of the Struggle Throughout the history of apartheid, freedom fighters were subjects of legal repr...

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Biography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
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Feb 03, 2021

Biography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal

With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South Africa. Many groups rallied agains...

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