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Current feature · biography · B-0065300

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Childhood in the Eastern CapeNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the…

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Nelson Rolihlahla MandelaBiography

B-0065300

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Forced Removals in South AfricaArticle

A-0121027

Forced Removals in South Africa

The Women’s CharterArticle

A-0059680

The Women’s Charter

The 1956 Women’s March in PretoriaArticle

A-0099427

The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria

History of Women’s Struggle in South AfricaArticle

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History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa

uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)Article

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uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)

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The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)Article

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The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)

Lesley Hastings NdlovuBiography

B-0075872

Lesley Hastings Ndlovu

Police increase their presence in SowetoEvent

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Police increase their presence in Soweto

Hector PietersonBiography

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Hector Pieterson

A history of Apartheid in South AfricaArticle

A-0120864

A history of Apartheid in South Africa

History of slavery and early colonisation in South AfricaArticle

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History of slavery and early colonisation in South Africa

International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationEvent

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The Influenza epidemicArticle

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The Influenza epidemic

Murphy MorobeBiography

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Murphy Morobe

Second Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902Article

A-0016635

Second Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902

Pass laws are suspended in South AfricaEvent

E-0079720

Pass laws are suspended in South Africa

Black SashArticle

A-0059657

Black Sash

Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)Article

A-0059660

Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)

Cradle of HumankindArticle

A-0013830

Cradle of Humankind

South African Students Movement (SASM)Article

A-0059715

South African Students Movement (SASM)

Amersfoort Legacy - History of education in South AfricaArticle

A-0062583

Amersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa

The Wragg Commission (1885-1887)Article

A-0062644

The Wragg Commission (1885-1887)

CPSA is foundedEvent

E-0011432

CPSA is founded

State of emergency declared after Sharpeville MassacreEvent

E-0011911

State of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre

Soweto students march against government’s language policyEvent

E-0012267

Soweto students march against government’s language policy

Over a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacreEvent

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Over a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre

Black Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement OrganisationsEvent

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Black Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement Organisations

Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij MaharajArticle

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Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj

Rock Art Article

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Rock Art