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Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… during apartheid. “We came out of a society where our history was actually erased, totally, not recognised,” he … elections on 27 April 1994. He then founded…
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… ended a pioneering episode in South African engineering history. The history of the Kimberly mine began with the discovery of …
EventBhambatha becomes chief
… the treason trial of Dinizulu, unpublished Master of Arts (History) dissertation, University of Natal, Durban [Online]. Available at: www.history.und.ac.za/ …
PlaceNgqushwa Local Municipality
… good governance, and characterized by good quality of service for all. " An Extract from: "The Eastern Cape, Then …
PlaceSiyathemba Township, Balfour
… services to the people." The town was the site of violent service delivery protests in 2009 and 2010. Residents burned …
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… A tumultuous history has left women in present day South Africa with a …
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… Stalin's regime is recorded as one of the bloodiest in history. Millions were killed through the purges, through …
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… Albert Luthuli, 1920s-1952s Dr Peter Alegi, Department of History, Michigan State University Albert Luthuli's place in … Shooting Stars Football Club. The…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… movement, or its course. The people who migrated used oral history to continue their beliefs, traditions and history. When a group was destroyed or scattered…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Photograph by Drum Photographer. Permission: Baileys History Archives Golden City Post Can Themba was born a Black … Photograph by Peter Magubane. Permission…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Christian Missions and the Bantu
… home, relations and comfort for our sake, and for the service of God and humanity. But for them and their … effort in Christian work. As one looks back over…
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… Arthur Goldreich will go down in history as one of the rare breeds of revolutionaries that changed the course of South African history. Not only did he…
Gold and Workers 1886 - 1924 by Luli Callinicos
… Cover Acknowledgements Title and Dedication - A People's History of South Africa Contents Epigraph - Questions of a Worker Reading History Introduction Part…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… flourished. Pretoria is more famous for its political history which has overshadowed its rich art and cultural history, beautiful scenery and architecture as…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… Chief and Patriot, Struik: Cape Town.|South African History Onile, Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema,medical … 20 August 2013]|South African History…
EventInkatha becomes a political party
… president of the IFP. Sources: http://www.ifp.org.za/History/history.htm …
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… publications." It is notable that this day in history marks both the birth and death of this important figure in South African journalism and its history. …
EventBritish create the settlement of Sierra Leone, for freed slaves
… independence on 27 April 1961. Sources: "August 22nd in History". Website: tnl.net Sierra Leone - History. Website: nationsencyclopedia.com …
Foreword
… the AAM's role and impact, about the significance of its history and about how to ensure that its oral and written … also to all those who helped compile the…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
The term “poor whites” was coined during the 19th century, as the mineral revolution and development of mines forced smaller farmers off their land.[1] This…
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… the changing and many faces of South African culture and history through its buildings. Many of the photographs that … coffee table book and trophy of South…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 26 April 2013, Queenstown
… given to the struggle for liberation not as an accident of history or coincidence but because of the material conditions … Comrade Chris earned himself yet…
ArchiveCuito Cuanavale, Angola 25th Anniversary of a Historic African Battle by Ronnie Kasrils (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… When Risquet quoted Castro’s assertion that “the history of Africa will be written as before and after Cuito … It is a paradox that the place where Southern…
Say It out Loud - The 1939 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 11th April, 1939
… thinking is at an awful discount, and mere lip service is being paid to the great principle of love already … now passing through a crisis, which even in her…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… and later Cape Town, and because of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of … and the Great Trek). Dreyer published…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… adults, and displays concentrating on Tswana culture and history tell interesting stories of the heritage and history of the region’s people. One of the most…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… sun-kissed beaches; Robben Island’s allure lies rich in History. South Africa’s first democratically elected … and fortifications. While the Island has a…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… Skiet Commandoes, Vigilance Associations, Police Reserves, Civil Guards, private armies of the Robby Leibrandt type, and … ruling power assumes immense…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… resistance gained most of its popularity during the 1960’s Civil Rights movement in what was at the time labeled … Bakari, 1992. “Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana.”…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… members, who proceeded to organise the commemoration service. During the month leading up to 16 June 1979, two … marked the final demise of SAYRCO…