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Pule Pheto
Biography
Jan 30, 2017

Pule Pheto

Pule Pheto is a jazz pianist and composer who is known for his songwriting and improvised jazz performances.

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Drafting of the Final Constitution
Article
Jan 30, 2017

Drafting of the Final Constitution

Introduction The transition from the Apartheid era to the new democratic dispensation was a powerful and fundamental pr...

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Article
Jan 27, 2017

Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz

Abstract: Many South African Jews such as Eli Weinberg were heavily involved in the country’s anti-apartheid movem...

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King Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
Article
Jan 26, 2017

King Kong the Musical 1959 -1961

King Kong: An African Jazz, was the first all-Black South African musical which opened in 2 February 1959. The musical c...

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Article
Jan 26, 2017

Biography of Thamsanga Mnyele by Owen Dulik

This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project

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Archive
Jan 26, 2017

Oral History: Representing the Hidden, the Untold and the Veiled, edited by Christina Landman, (2013)

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

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Ray Berman
Biography
Jan 26, 2017

Ray Berman

South African Painter and fine artist living in  Swaziland 

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Article
Jan 26, 2017

Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang

Abstract: For most of his life, Arthur Nortje’s poetry remained relatively unknown, especially since he died very ...

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Archive
Jan 25, 2017

Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma, at the Funeral Service of Advocate Mvuseni Edward Ngubane, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 18 May 2012

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development,  Mr. Jeff Radebe;  Honourable Chief Justice and JSC Ch...

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Archive
Jan 25, 2017

ANC`s urgent court application in view of DA march, 12 February 2014

The African National Congress will submit its protection order application to afford its staff, members, its assets and ...

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Biography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
Article
Jan 25, 2017

Biography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams

Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid South Africa in the mid...

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Jan 25, 2017

NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012

The NDCA of the ANC has informed Comrade Julius Malema and Comrade Floyd Shivambu that the hearing for the Appeal agains...

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Archive
Jan 25, 2017

Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour, 1955 - 2014

Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe is the highest honour awarded by the ANC to those who have made an outstanding contribution an...

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Archive
Jan 25, 2017

Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996

The ANC in KwaZulu Natal strongly condemns the killing of our people in an ANC stronghold at Tin Town, Ntshanga near Dur...

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Article
Jan 24, 2017

Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti

ABSTRACT: Bessie Emery was the first black South African woman to publish a collection of short stories.[i] She was a...

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