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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

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Forced Removals in South AfricaArticle

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Forced Removals in South Africa

The Women’s CharterArticle

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The Women’s Charter

The 1956 Women’s March in PretoriaArticle

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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

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uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)

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The Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg DamArticle

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The Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam

Poor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas DamArticle

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Poor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam

Women and The Food and Canning Workers’ UnionArticle

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Women and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union

Edson SitholeBiography

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Edson Sithole

A Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)Article

A-0151921

A Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)

Brazil - Russia - India - China - South Africa (BRICS)Article

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Brazil - Russia - India - China - South Africa (BRICS)

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

A-0152267

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

South Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured Article

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South Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured

The Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern AfricaArticle

A-0153115

The Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa

The League of Nations hands over German coloniesEvent

E-0011445

The League of Nations hands over German colonies

Nathaniel Nakasa, South African journalist and writer, dies in exileEvent

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Nathaniel Nakasa, South African journalist and writer, dies in exile

Xenophobia in South Africa: Reflections, Narratives and Recommendations by Hussein Solomon and Hitomi KosakaArchive

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Xenophobia in South Africa: Reflections, Narratives and Recommendations by Hussein Solomon and Hitomi Kosaka

SA President Nelson Mandela to step downEvent

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SA President Nelson Mandela to step down

Patrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is bornEvent

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Patrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born

ANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros BoutrosEvent

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ANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros Boutros

The Defiance Campaign, 1952: Social struggle or party stratagem?Archive

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The Defiance Campaign, 1952: Social struggle or party stratagem?

Union leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.Event

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Union leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.

Thabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, TranskeiEvent

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Thabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei

Violence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversaryEvent

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Violence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary

Towards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under ApartheidArticle

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Towards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid

South African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of ApartheidEvent

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South African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid

General C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914Event

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General C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914

Protests against Afrikaans language in Black schools Event

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Protests against Afrikaans language in Black schools

Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar BadshaArchive

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Teaching South African History in the Digital Age - Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History by Jill E. Kelly & Omar Badsha