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Benjamin Ulenga
Biography
Sep 18, 2015

Benjamin Ulenga

Ben Ulenga is a poet and former SWAPO member, Robben Island prisoner, labour union leader and founder of Congress of Dem...

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Ndeutala Selma Hishongwa
Biography
Sep 18, 2015

Ndeutala Selma Hishongwa

Ndeutala Hishongwa is an author and scholar and was active in the liberation struggle through SWAPO.

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Art South Africa Today exhibitions
Article
Sep 14, 2015

Art South Africa Today exhibitions

In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of a...

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Jul 23, 2015

Class Consciousness, Non-racialism and Political Pragmatism: A Political Biography of Henry Selby Msimang, 1886 - 1982 by Sibongiseni Mthokozisi Mkhize, January 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Jomo Kenyatta
Biography
Jul 21, 2015

Jomo Kenyatta

President of Kenya and prominent independence leader

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State of Emergency - 1985
Article
Jul 21, 2015

State of Emergency - 1985

 

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The Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
Article
Jul 16, 2015

The Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999

In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, ...

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Jul 16, 2015

Numsa: Noisy in its silence at Cosatu’s special congress by Mphumzi Maqungo (Mail & Guardian),14 July 2015

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Jul 16, 2015

Cosatu special congress, Day Two: Numsa, Vavi walloped by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick), 15 July 2015, South Africa

Numsa, Vavi walloped Dissidents in Cosatu backing expelled metalworkers union Numsa and the ousted general secretary Zw...

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Jul 16, 2015

Cosatu special congress, Day One: The façade finally falls by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick), 14 July 2015, South Africa

The Façade Finally Falls For the longest time, the national office bearers of Cosatu insisted that they have a firm gri...

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Jul 16, 2015

Imprisoned by the Freedom Charter by Steve Lebelo (Mail & Guardian), 03 July 2015

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Norman Stewart Middleton
Biography
Jul 16, 2015

Norman Stewart Middleton

Norman Stewart Middleton was born in January 1921, in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) and moved to Pie...

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Jul 13, 2015

Struggle icon Ruth Mompati mothered the movement by Mmanaledi Mataboge (Mail and Guardian), 15 May 2015

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Jul 10, 2015

Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils (Middle East Monitor), 19 May 2015, London

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Jul 10, 2015

Response by Pallo Jordan to Ibbo Mandaza’s paper

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