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ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… want to be with their families, husbands who just want to work to be able to feed their children. [1] -Archbishop Desmund Tutu The following article seeks to…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… colour, shall take part. A recognition of the necessity to work in consultation with, and reflect accurately the demands … UDF Vice-President, Fikile Kobese,…
BiographyBerni Searle
… specific box is apparent in the complex layers of Searle’s work; characterised by a desire to belong, yet not to be … and the History of South Africa. Searle…
Liberation organisations
… was an essential tool in the repressive apparatus of the apartheid regime, and consisted of both white and black … to make changes to its apartheid policies…
BiographyWilliam Mosehle Sekhukhune
… of Paramount Chief Sekhukhune. It was alleged that his status gave him great influence in the area and he used … and violent armed attacks on the police. At…
BiographyMartin Nambala Wilpard
… that he was guilty of various misconducts. He accused his wife of poisoning him and attempted to murder her, solicited money from his wife’s brother, forced…
BiographyMashudu Jonathan Mudau
… at Mbaleni, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo). He started his schooling at Makwarela Primary and passed standard 6 … in 1976. He then went to Makarela…
BiographyPaul Mokabe
… to go into exile to the USA, where he lived until he met his death in 2007. Mokabe did not return home when most … Mokabe’s last days were not happy. He was…
BiographyJane Gool
… struggle in India. He also took Mahatma Ghandi into his home for a while after one of his terms of imprisonment, when Jane was still a young child. … out of…
EventBusiness Day reports that minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok, said that apartheid has become an albatross around the country's neck.
… that minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok, said that apartheid has become an albatross around the country's neck. 'If you ask a black South African what…
BiographyViacheslav “Ivan” Shiryaev
… Engineers Navy Course in 1961. In 1969, he completed his studies at the Diplomatic Academy of the Union of Soviet … Regional Command, as the military…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… inspired the Civil Rights Movement in America. Desmond Tutu says he and many other South Africans took heart from … in 1828 and performed by a white New…
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
… generations of reptile enthusiasts who now continue the work. The saga began when Frederick W Fitzsimons, who had … on 6 August 1870 and died on 25 March…
BiographySydney Sekwati Choma
… (now Mpumalanga Province) on the 6 June 1956. He started his primary school education at Monyano L.P School and … to attend Sozama Secondary School education…
Abbas I, viceroy of Egypt under the Ottomans who opposed Western-inspired reforms, is strangled by two of his servants, and suc
… opposed Western-inspired reforms, is strangled by two of his servants, and suc …
While on his way to address a protest meeting in Johannesburg, Albert Luthuli is served with a banning order as he steps off a
… While on his way to address a protest meeting in Johannesburg, Albert …
William Philip Schreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2, summarises the pressure his gover
… at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2, summarises the pressure his gover …
The Commissary-General of the Cape, Jacob Abraham de Mist, in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master National, dedicates the templ
… Commissary-General of the Cape, Jacob Abraham de Mist, in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master National, dedicates the …
João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a
… João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe …
The Minister of Information outlines his government’s plan for the nine homelands of South Africa in London. They are to become
… The Minister of Information outlines his government’s plan for the nine homelands of South Africa …
Mr Alexander hands his report on the granting of gambling rights to the Transkei Military Council. It refers to a ‘grotesque pa
… Mr Alexander hands his report on the granting of gambling rights to the Transkei …
The SABC reports that the celebrated African poet Professor Mazizi Kunene, well known for his epic poem Emperor Shaka the Great
… African poet Professor Mazizi Kunene, well known for his epic poem Emperor Shaka the Great …
Justice Richard Goldstone said that his Commission was ready to carry out a full-scale inquiry into the security forces and pol
… Justice Richard Goldstone said that his Commission was ready to carry out a full-scale inquiry …
Daniel Tshabalala disappears in Soweto after allegedly taken from his house by four men, two Black men in police uniforms and t
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 261. … Tshabalala disappears in Soweto…
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has summoned his 1 million subjects to a gathering at Ludzidzi on August 10, at which he is expecte
… Swaziland’s King Mswati III has summoned his 1 million subjects to a gathering at Ludzidzi on August …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts sends his Chief of Staff, Lord Kitchener, to take overall command of the forces engaged agains
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts sends his Chief of Staff, Lord Kitchener, to take overall command …
(Sidney) Robey Leibbrandt, SA Olympic boxer in 1936 who was later condemned to death (but reprieved) because of his Nazi sympat
… was later condemned to death (but reprieved) because of his Nazi sympat …
Martin West, first lieutenant governor of Natal after annexation by the British on 12 May 1843, dies. (Muller: 500 Years: a his
… by the British on 12 May 1843, dies. (Muller: 500 Years: a his …
Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead
… Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This …
Pres. Paul Kruger meets the British High Commissioner, Sir Henry Loch, on Pretoria station and accompanies him to his hotel to
… Sir Henry Loch, on Pretoria station and accompanies him to his hotel to …