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May 16, 2011

Doc Bikitsha

Teacher, journalist, awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for his contribution to journalism and literature and as a...

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Biography
May 16, 2011

Enoch Mgijima

Leader of the Israelite sect involved in the Bulhoek massacre of 24 May 1921.

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A History of the Bulhoek Massacre
Article
May 13, 2011

A History of the Bulhoek Massacre

In 1912 Enoch Mgjimia, a lay preacher and independent evangelist, broke away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church and join...

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Land, Labour and Apartheid
Article
May 06, 2011

Land, Labour and Apartheid

Land and labour are two very important elements of the economic development of a society, and the way they are used will...

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Article
May 06, 2011

Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s

The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner “Boer” c...

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Article
May 06, 2011

History of the Labour Movements in South Africa

The history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to organise is inextricably tied to the struggle against ...

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South Africa and the Olympic Games
Article
May 04, 2011

South Africa and the Olympic Games

Background What is today referred to as the “Ancient Olympic Games”, was a sports festival celebrated in honour of th...

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Parties involved in the history of elections in South Africa
Article
May 04, 2011

Parties involved in the history of elections in South Africa

The South African Labour Party (SALP) The South African Party (SAP) The South African National Party (SANP) Hersigte ...

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South Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
Article
May 04, 2011

South Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009

1910 First general election that followed the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Only White males had the rig...

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Elections in post Apartheid South Africa
Article
May 04, 2011

Elections in post Apartheid South Africa

1994: South Africa's first non racial, democratic elections South Africa’s democratic system was endorsed by voters d...

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Union, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
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May 04, 2011

Union, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy

The 1910 election: The Union of SA The first election that created the modern South African state, held in accordance w...

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History of elections in South Africa
Article
May 04, 2011

History of elections in South Africa

Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British coloni...

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Biography
May 03, 2011

Michael Kitso Dingake

Member of the ANC, SACP and MK, author and columnist

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Biography
May 03, 2011

Bonakele Milner Ntsangani

Musician, charged in the 1956 Treason Trial, involved in the Rivonia Trial, Robben Island prisoner and served as an MK c...

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Biography
May 03, 2011

John James Issel

Political activist, detained, regional secretary of SASO, UDF member, former provincial parliamentarian.

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