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BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… was born ca. 1790 near Mkuze, Zululand (now part of South Africa). The son of Matshobana whom many had considered to be … called Nguni-speakers ‘maTebele', a…
The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report.
… The President's Council, mandated to consider South Africa's constitutional future, releases its final report. … The President’s Council, mandated to…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 1 - The Uneven Development of Colonialism in South Africa by Jeff Peires
… Education To understand the complexities of modern South Africa and, more especially, to account for some of the … more they pumped our chief full of bullets…
BiographyMaxwell Mduduzi Malinga
… Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga, was one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved fighters in the 1970s and … March 2015. ↵ [ii] Supersport “Shades of Ali in South…
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… composed the first two stanzas of democratic South Africa’s anthem in 1897. Although initially intended for his … iAfrika," is a prayer for God's blessing on…
BiographyWinston Monwabisi Ngozi
… development of jazz during the last three decades in South Africa. He distinguished himself as a seasoned composer in … and styles in Thus his music is not…
Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 December 1987
… The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our home … as emissaries of a common cause, committed to energise all humanity…
"Racial Problems in South Africa": Speech at the Second Pan-African Youth Seminar by O. R Tambo, Dar es Salaam, 5 August 1961
… I think I could speak to you on the situation in South Africa for several hours and there would be plenty left over … in whatever they say, and it is…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 1 - Rural Change and the Future of South Africa by Rachidi R. Molapo
… Thedevelopment of an industrialised society in South Africa took place over a period of time. It was a process … the provisions of the Bill, and he could…
EventSA signs treaty with Great Britain on the supply of military equipment to South Africa
… of the western world. This led to the expulsion of South Africa from membership of many International bodies, … Some historians suggest that the relations…
BiographyPaul Alberts
… Paul Alb erts, one of South Africa’s leading social documentary photographers, was born … Council). Some evidence of things seen: Children of South Africa,…
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
… serving head of state of any country, to address you. That all the parties represen ted in Parliament unanimously … that on this exact day ten years ago…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… fewer death sentences should be imposed on wrongdoers; all trials should be open; and there should be unrestricted … a regimental tailor. Then Shepstone led…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… fewer death sentences should be imposed on wrongdoers; all trials should be open; and there should be unrestricted … a regimental tailor. Then Shepstone led…
Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government
… Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU …
West Africa and trans-Saharan trade: salt, gold, slaves and ancient trade routes, centres of learning, historical reporting - ninth to sixteenth centuries (under construction)
… West Africa and trans-Saharan trade: salt, gold, slaves and …
Speech at Meeting to Commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to Condemn the 600-year Alliance between Britain and Portugal by O. R. Tambo, London, 20 June 1973
… liberation struggle against colonialism and apartheid in Africa, (2) the tenth Summit of the Organisation of African … determined struggle until freedom is…
EventEllen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa
… became the first elected woman as Head of State in Africa. Johnson-Sirleaf’s historic inauguration as President … becomes the first woman to be Head of…
BiographySamora Machel
… but also radically changing the society. He said, "of all the things we have done, the most important - the one … fighting white minority regimes in Rhodesia…
BiographyMonica Hunter Wilson
… 1945, which was an analysis of social change in colonial Africa. In 1947, Monica was appointed Professor of Social … Thompson to produce the landmark Oxford…
BiographyJean Clarice Middleton
… the door of Jean Middleton's flat in Johannesburg , South Africa, in July 1964, she shredded a document and flushed it … was one of a small group of white…
BiographyHarold Rubin
… of the previous year. His last solo exhibition in South Africa showcased his series of drawing titled ‘The Beast and … clarinet. In 1986, he resigned from…
BiographyRica Hodgson
… to the struggle for democracy, confronting the enemy at all stages of the struggle from the early 1940s, until her … mobilised against the rising threat of…
Document 5 - Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa adopted at the seventh annual conference of the Party
… against hope that you didn't need to go that route at all. Do you remember what your own perception would have been … But these chaps are running a good…
BiographySimon Nkabinde
… parents thought he had been bewitched, as his voice became all but a growl. Subsequently, because of these fears, they … Mahotella Queens, and this was just…
EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… apartheid government. In 1962 He was smuggled out of South Africa to speak at an African freedom conference in Addis … sentenced to five years for …
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… century died in Canterbury, England. Milner came to South Africa in 1902 to preside over the transition to the Union of South Africa that became a reality in…
Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the Executive Committee, Comintern
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … is also a step towards the unification on federal lines of all existing national…
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
… Hope is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679, the castle replaced a … et al. (eds) (1970). Standard…
The Storming: Insurrections Ensemble by Dilip Menon, Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand, June 2017
… the world seems to be in the midst of resolving all senses of the word. We are faced with the storm of … The shades of the Ancestors are shadowed by…