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Dec 09, 2019

Thola Mosala

Mr Thola Mosala was detained on 31 August 1976 together with chief Neo Sibi. Mr Mosala was a leader of a Sotho minority ...

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Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, A Gentle Revolutionary by Shannon Ebrahim
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Dec 06, 2019

Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, A Gentle Revolutionary by Shannon Ebrahim

In a final interview just before his hospitalisation and passing, anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada was as...

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The romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
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Dec 05, 2019

The romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019

Yohannes Woldemariam trawls through the history books to expose the truths of Haile Selassie’s 44-year reign over Ethiop...

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Dec 04, 2019

A tribute to Sunny Singh by Ivan Pillay

A tribute to Sunny Singh

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Afrikaans and the university language debate (Part 2): The ‘costs’ of institutional bilingualism - Part 2 - 2
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Dec 04, 2019

Afrikaans and the university language debate (Part 2): The ‘costs’ of institutional bilingualism - Part 2 - 2

Within the domain of higher education, the decline of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction comes on the back of a more f...

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Afrikaans and the university language debate: Exploring the Constitutional Court judgements - Part 1 - 2
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Dec 04, 2019

Afrikaans and the university language debate: Exploring the Constitutional Court judgements - Part 1 - 2

Living in Stellenbosch, I am sensitive to the emotions that accompany the decline of Afrikaans as a high-level cultural ...

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Legacy: ­A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
Article
Dec 04, 2019

Legacy: ­A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta

1908 Scientists suggest that yet unnamed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was first transmitted, from one chimpanzee ...

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National Conference on the role of Blacks in the Anglo-Boer South African War - 1899 - 1902, 29 - 31 August 2000, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Dec 02, 2019

National Conference on the role of Blacks in the Anglo-Boer South African War - 1899 - 1902, 29 - 31 August 2000, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

It is not uncommon that one and the same event be named differently by different interest-groups – even at one and the s...

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Biography
Dec 02, 2019

Nicodemus Kgoathe

Mr Nicodemus Kgoathe was one of eleven Bakwena-ba-Mokgopa tribesmen detained after an attempt was made to burn down the ...

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Biography
Dec 02, 2019

Mxolisi Moyo

Photographer, Afrapix member

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Presidential Address by Mr S Mapogo Makgatho, South African Native Congress, 1918
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Dec 02, 2019

Presidential Address by Mr S Mapogo Makgatho, South African Native Congress, 1918

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

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Drakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
Place
Dec 02, 2019

Drakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho

The range is more than 200 kilometres long and combines rugged peaks with verdant valleys and spectacular backdrops. It ...

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Mount Currie Nature Reserve, KZN-Kokstad
Place
Dec 02, 2019

Mount Currie Nature Reserve, KZN-Kokstad

The Crystal Spring Dam located in the Mount Currie Nature Reserve allows boating and skiing on the dam.

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Vaalkop National Park, North West
Place
Dec 02, 2019

Vaalkop National Park, North West

Vaalkop is known as "an Angelers Dream", it is situated 54 km north of Brits, near Beestekraal and north-east of Rustenb...

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Borakalalo National Park, North of Brits
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Dec 02, 2019

Borakalalo National Park, North of Brits

Borakalalo is situated 60 km north of Brits. It consists of 13 000 ha of woodland and open bushveld – in a remote and pe...

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