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Dec 23, 2014

Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss

Zwelidumile Geelboi Mgxaji Mslaba “Dumile” Feni was born on 21 May 1942 in the small town of Withuis in Worc...

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The Group Areas Act of 1950
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Dec 19, 2014

The Group Areas Act of 1950

The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This 'separateness' put South Africa...

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The Early History of Rugby in South Africa
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Dec 19, 2014

The Early History of Rugby in South Africa

Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the on...

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Timeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
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Dec 19, 2014

Timeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa

1862 23 August, Canon George Oglivie organizes first recorded rugby match in South Africa at Green Point, Cape Town, W...

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Dec 18, 2014

Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa

Jazz has had an especial role in the social and cultural politics of South Africa. This paper will trace its function in...

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Dec 18, 2014

Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid

AbstractThis article traces the major segregation laws in South Africa that acted as precedent for the 1954 Native Reset...

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Dec 18, 2014

A foot soldier remembers the Mandela family by Horst Kleinschmidt, December 2013

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Dec 18, 2014

The last Khoikhoi Chief of Komaggas by Horst Kleinschmidt, November 2012, (SK Newsletter 15)

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Sophiatown Timeline
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Dec 17, 2014

Sophiatown Timeline

Pre-1860s South Africa is still a predominantly agrarian 1860s-1880s This period marks a turning point in South Af...

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Timeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
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Dec 17, 2014

Timeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation

1885The Asiatic Bazaar Law was passed in the Transvaal, which authorized the creation of separate districts for Indians....

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The History of LGBT legislation
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Dec 17, 2014

The History of LGBT legislation

Introduction Discriminatory, separate and oppressive, these are words that were used to explain South Africa’s Aparthei...

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Dec 17, 2014

The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga by Ingrid Jonker

The child is not deadthe child raises his fists against his motherwho screams Africa screams the smellof freedom and hea...

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The Role of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa’s Liberation Struggle and MK
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Dec 15, 2014

The Role of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa’s Liberation Struggle and MK

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The Battle of Ndondakusuka (Tugela)
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Dec 15, 2014

The Battle of Ndondakusuka (Tugela)

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Dec 12, 2014

Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung

ANC Deputy President, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa and all Officials of the ANC, Deputy President of the Republic, Comrade Kg...

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