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Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon (54), South African born governor of Kenya, dies.
… Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon (54), South African born governor of Kenya, dies. …
Jan Volsckenk (89), well-known South African painter, dies in Riversdal, CP.
… Jan Volsckenk (89), well-known South African painter, dies in Riversdal, CP. …
Racially mixed marriages are banned by Italy in its North African colonies.
… Racially mixed marriages are banned by Italy in its North African colonies. …
Presidential Address by SM Makgatho, South African Native National Congress, 6 May 1919
… Presidential Address by SM Makgatho, South African Native National Congress, 6 May 1919 …
Ronald Draper, cricketer (South African batsman vs Australia 1949-50), is born.
… Ronald Draper, cricketer (South African batsman vs Australia 1949-50), is born. …
BiographyIrvin Jim
… General Secretary. Jim also held a position in the South African Communist party and the African National Congress. He is now the Secretary of the … for…
BiographyAnna Tempo
… from Cape Town to Athlone in 1960 as a result of the Group Areas Act . …
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… On 29 July 1951 the African National Congress (ANC) called a meeting in Johannesburg. Executives from the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the African…
ArticlePublic Protest in Democratic South Africa
… had taken place in the informal settlements or poor urban areas in the country’s biggest metro such as Cape Town, … the failure of service delivery. Poor…
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… the most historical and common challenge faced. Most South African women are situated in rural areas, where poverty is most rife. Due to the … a habit are…
Message on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union by O. R. Tambo, July 1974
… of the National Executive Committee and all members of the African National Congress of South Africa, I convey warm … brotherly friendship to all the members…
BiographyLaduma Ncwaba Mikaeli Madela
… was born in the Vryheid district in KwaZulu-Natal, into a family with a lineage of lightning doctors. He was unable to …
BiographyGeorg Schmidt
… in Kunewalde on 30 September 1709 as the son of a peasant family. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 16. In …
BiographyTu Nokwe
… Tu Nokwe was born into a family of musicians. Her father, Alfred, was in a jazz swing …
Founding statement for the visit to Washington DC of a delegation of South African church leaders
… about a visit to Washington DC by a delegation of South African church leaders namely, Allan Boesak, Frank Chikane, … political prisoners, to unban…
BiographyRobert Broom
… was born on 30 November 1866 Paisley, Scotland to a poor family. He was educated as a doctor and received his degree … Heritage Sites: The Cradle of…
BiographyDullah Mohamed Omar
… in this instance Omar had to apply annually for a Group Areas permit which allowed him to have an office in the city … for the Black Peoples' Convention (BPC…
”On the Organisations of the African People”, from I. B. Tabata to Nelson Mandela, June 16, 1948
… to it and it was supposed to be an organisation for African people—an argument that is purely sentimental and … of the question. Let me state here that when…
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
… belonging which is what she advocates is deeply rooted in African culture, in what it means to be human. She thereby challenges African societies and the…
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… In addition, he obtained an M Prax Med (Master of Family Medicine and Primary Health) degree in 1986 from the … served as vice-president of the National…
BiographyLillian Diedericks
… the railway line), in Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape . Her family, classified as Coloured, were forcefully removed from … was led by the professional elites…
Summary notes of a meeting between a South African and a United States delegation: Geneva, 20 April 1986
… Report from a meeting between a South African and a United States delegation in which the South African government's position on influx control was … Summary…
BiographyJohn Xavier Merriman
… Africa in 1910. He was considered a liberal in the South African context but he also held fairly conservative views. … between English and Afrikaner, and saw…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… came from a line of ancestors connected to a royal Zulu family from the Makabaleni area, north of Kranskop. Sardinia … simultaneously critical of European…
EventApartheid minister of Law and Order opposes White radicalism in the South African police force
… would be tolerated in any of the structures of the South African Police (SAP). Neither would members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) or the African…
EventSouth African born Charlize Theron wins an Oscar for best actress in the movie Monster
… South African born Hollywood actress, Charlize Theron won an Oscar … movie “Monster” on 29 February 2004, making her the first African to do so. Theron…
BiographyPhindile Mfethi
Restricted to Germiston, Transvaal. In mid 1978 banished to the Transkei.Former trade unionist with the National Union of Textile Workers and Secretary of the…
The National situation, an address delivered at the Edendale Conference of the All African Convention
… police swoop. The second, was the arrest of more than 200 African men and women of Sekukuniland. The third event of … of Dr. Verwoerd as prime Minister of…
Turning Adwa into a global heritage site of Pan-African struggle by Mammo Muchie (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… inspiration for struggles for freedom throughout the pan-African world. Adwa has important lessons for Africans in … INSPIRATION “After Adowa, Ethiopia…
ArchiveHugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture (The Guardian)12 March 2013
… spaces to encourage native arts and crafts and to explore African history. I've got to where am in life not because of … to the world but through something I…