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| P-0125820 | place | Constitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg | 20 Mar 2019 | ✓ |
| B-0125809 | biography | Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam | 1935-2019 | ✓ |
| B-0125716 | biography | Ronald (Ronnie) Britten | 2013 | ✓ |
| P-0125679 | place | Vryburg, Bophirima Region | 30 Jan 2019 | ✓ |
| B-0125633 | biography | Pitso John Mosimane | 1964 | ✓ |
| B-0125539 | biography | Jeremy Vearey | 1963 | ✓ |
| B-0125501 | biography | Ashley James Kriel | 1966-1987 | ✓ |
| A-0125261 | article | United Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990 | 20 Aug 2018 | – |
| A-0125230 | article | The Women of Marikana | 8 Aug 2018 | ✓ |
| A-0125171 | article | Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830 | 16 Jul 2018 | ✓ |
| A-0124778 | article | Pass Laws in South Africa | 19 Mar 2018 | – |
| P-0124599 | place | Iziko Museum's, Cape Town | 16 Jan 2018 | ✓ |
| A-0124488 | article | How Unique was Slavery at the Cape? | 28 Nov 2017 | – |
| A-0124487 | article | Louis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808 | 28 Nov 2017 | – |
| A-0124437 | article | The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign | 15 Nov 2017 | – |
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
This historically rich site - where densely populated and frenetic Hillbrow meets leafy and affluent Parktown and bureaucratic Braamfontein…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam was born on 27 July 1935 in Sea View, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He had 12 siblings. He grew…
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Britten
At a young age, while a student at the University of Cape Town, Ronald (Ronnie) Britten was an active member of the then Non-European Unity…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular…
BiographyPitso John Mosimane
Pitso John Mosimane was born on 26 July 1964 in Kagiso Township in the Krugersdorp area, west of Johannesburg. He is a former South African…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
Jeremy Vearey was born in 1963 in Elsies River. He describes the area as a ‘different Elsies River’ than today as it was only around 50%…
BiographyAshley James Kriel
Ashley Kriel was born on the 17 October 1966 to Ivy and Melvin Kriel. He has two sisters, Michel Assure and Melaney Adams. He grew up in…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
1983 On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) conference in…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
Afrikaner newspapers were essential supports for Afrikaner nationalism, and from the 1870s onwards they were used to mobilise Afrikaners,…
ArticlePass Laws in South Africa
The Pass Laws was a system used to control the movement of Black, Indian and Coloured people in South Africa. The pass said which areas a…
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
Iziko is an isiXhosa word meaning “hearth.” A hearth is the traditional centre of the home where families would get together to share their…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at requesting slaves for the settlement…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
The unique nature of slavery in the Cape Colony hindered many attempts at wide-scale resistance on the part of Cape slaves. Instead many…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the…