Law for domestic and farm workers unlikely this year 1986 - 1989
One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March, Lilian Ngoyi
History Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
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History Classroom Grade 11 Topic 2: Capitalism in the USA 1900 - 1940
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This day in history
Find out who was born, who died and other significant events from this day in history
History in Images
A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionary.
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Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976. Photo by John Paisley
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A certificate of slavery for an infant named Sophie, dated 1827 Cape of Good Hope.
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Riot police attempt to block the way of workers leaving a May Day meeting at Khotso House in Johannesburg in May 1985.
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A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home in Cape Town in the 1970s, prior to their forced removal. Photograph by Jansje Wissema.
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Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy was born in Durban on 1 September 1958. He was the youngest of four sons. The family resided in Sea Cow Lake and later relocated to nearby Kenville which remained the family home until 2013.
Diana Ferrus
Internationally renowned South African poet, writer, and activist for marginalised groups, Diana Ferrus, was born on 29 August 1953 in Worcester, Cape Province (now Western Cape), as the third of six children. The daughter of Ann and Jacobus Ferrus, she is of mixed heritage, including Irish and Khoisan.
Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal
Mkuze, also named Mkhuze or uMkhuze is a small Town in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located approximately 350 km from the City of Durban. It is along the N2 road on route to Johannesburg, Eswatini and Mozambique; between the Mkuze River and Intaba Yemikhovu (Ghost Mountain). Mkuze is some distance from other small Towns such as Hluhluwe (50 km), Nongoma (76 km), Pongola (65 km), and Jozini (25 km). Mkuze is the seat of Umkhanyakude District Municipality.