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Sep 28, 2016

A preliminary study of the first decade of The Leader with particular reference to it's stance on the passive resistance campaign of 1946 by Prashanta Maharaj

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Diane Case
Biography
Sep 28, 2016

Diane Case

Author, community worker and mother.

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Sep 28, 2016

Memories of the Struggle: Australians Against Apartheid

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Sep 28, 2016

How Free Is FREE?: Reflections on Freedom of Creative Expression in Africa

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Sep 28, 2016

List of Robben Island Political Prisoners

Shamar Abduraghman Maduna Abednego Chiloane Abel Sibene Abishayi ...

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Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture
Article
Sep 27, 2016

Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture

The Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership w...

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Sep 26, 2016

Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)

Michael Hathorn was detained in Durban Central Prison in 1960, for his role in the struggle. Recorded below is an extr...

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Appelkooskop, Ficksburg; free State
Place
Sep 26, 2016

Appelkooskop, Ficksburg; free State

Mountain North of Ficksburg. Afrikaans for 'apricot hillock' referring to the wild apricots that grow there. Used to be ...

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Michael Hathorn
Biography
Sep 26, 2016

Michael Hathorn

Medical doctor and political activist, detained in Durban without trial in 1960 and moved to London in 1965

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Apollo Peak, a Mountain Peak of Cederberg; Near Citrusdal
Place
Sep 26, 2016

Apollo Peak, a Mountain Peak of Cederberg; Near Citrusdal

Peak in the Cederberg range, 18 km North-East of Citrusdal. In Greek Mythology this means one who brings back the sunshi...

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Apiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
Place
Sep 26, 2016

Apiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria

River which has its source in the Fountains Valley and flows through Pretoria. Said to have been named after the large p...

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Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station
Place
Sep 26, 2016

Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station

A Railway Station between Lydenburg and Steelpoort. Afrikaans for 'monkey thorn', the Afrikaans vernacular name refers t...

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Aogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
Place
Sep 26, 2016

Aogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth

Village at the site of the present Port Nolloth. The Khoikhoi name Aukwatowa; for 'where water took away the old man'. I...

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Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan
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Sep 26, 2016

Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan

A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand tr...

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Ann Shaw Mission, in the Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 23, 2016

Ann Shaw Mission, in the Eastern Cape

Wesleyan Methodist Mission Station 2 km South-West of Middledrift. Established in 1853 for the Xhosa under Chief William...

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