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The Duration of the strike!
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List of women assassinated/executed
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Role of multi-lateral organizations
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ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… Africa itself. The Constitution was not a product solely of negotiation in the Constitutional Assembly. Experiences in other parts of the world played a role…
Speech by President Mandela at the Official Banquet at the Twelfth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-aligned Countries
… Mandela at the Official Banquet at the Twelfth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-aligned Countries …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the welcome ceremony by the President of the Republic
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the welcome ceremony by the President of the Republic …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly …
Speech delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation
… delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation …
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
… Inseparable from the photographic images of world-renowned South African photographer David Goldblatt, … power brokers in South Africa and beyond. However,…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1858, who befriended King … grabbing settlers. Cecil John Rhodes who…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… Other: (address, occupation etc.) Aba, Lickard Act No. 44 of 1950 (Suppression of Communism Act) Section 9 (1) 28 April 1967 31/8/1968 Kentani Abraham, Eric…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… The Empire of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its … it spanned from the Atlantic Coast to central parts of the Sahara…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed … A…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… Map Description 1554 The earliest obtainable map of the whole continent of Africa. Because it was issued with some variations in both of Münster's very…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 6) A Spiral of Trials In the arrests, indictments and trials that … in 1946 with the “sedition trial”, it became…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… first democratic constitution - the interim constitution of 1993. The Court, the key institution of our constitutional democracy, continues to function under…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… The arrival of the British at the Cape changed the lives of the people that were already living there. Initially … and Forced Labour Model. This was the…
ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… in ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptians are the inventors of another feature of civilization still existing today - the complete dictator! … through priests and…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
… The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes … it is the general consensus that credit for the discovery of the…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge of Treason When detectives invaded the Congress of the People on 26 and 27 June 1955, it was clear…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… By the 1860s, subjugation of African people in the immediate vicinity of the Cape had been achieved. Other than a small, enfranchised minority who owned land…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 … broad-based women’s organisation. This was the brainchild of Ray Simons who drew…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… 1997 September, The statue of Steve Biko is defaced twice within a space of three weeks after it was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. 2006 February,…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June … 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students…
University of York Student Submissions 2015
… final year English and Politics student at the University of York. From October 2015, he will read Law at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. An advocate…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… and friends may be able to recall their experiences of that time. Books and films also inform about the past. How do the writers of these books and the…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… A legacy is the long-term effect of something. A person or an event or a piece of writing from the past may still shape what people believe … and how they…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the Native Land Act in 1913, it spans back to the expansion…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… After World War II , the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans … political rights and independence. While in some…