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ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… Legacy: Live in South Afrika 1964, which was released in 1995. Memory and healing From the late 1950s, many jazz …
ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… of Modern Art in Africa at London’s Whitechapel Gallery in 1995, he brought together artworks by Ezrom Legae, Sam …
ArchiveThabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa: The people who killed Eskom over 25 years by Ferreira, Harper and Saba (Mail and Guardain), 20 January 2023
… load-shedding that has the country grappling with up to 12-hour power cuts. The most critical period of the project …
71.The Group Areas Act
… Indians145,744 Africans 132,841 Whites131,430 Coloureds 16,104 The position in respect of landholdings for Durban is … Owned by Government and local…
Document 58 - Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, “The Opening Address at the Africanist Inaugural Convention”, 4 April 1959 [….]
… that was a legacy of the Anglo-Boer War. Sachs (1952:209-16), who had organised Afrikaner women garment workers, makes … 37, July 1959; Lazerson (1994:211-18…
Chapter 10 - The Character, Role and Significance of SANSCO
… we agree with but we cannot say so publicly (Interview, 1995). The revolutionary nature of SANSCO was also reflected … with women students within AZASO …
VI - The Inquest
… Officer Gen. Kleinhaus Sequence of events, 18 August to 12 September 18 August Biko is arrested. Steve Biko was … a Land-Rover, with nothing except a…
Chapter 2. The Early History of the Garment Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Second Year .. .. 12 6 Third Year .. .. … 13 10 12 4 …
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
As Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans for many centuries the maps that were created were by and large grossly inaccurate. They are still a fascinating…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… the name “Poqo” was first used in relation to the PAC. 16 March, Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner of …
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… the Bergen Belsen concentration camp in 1945 at the age of 16, just before the war ended. You can read more about her …
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… activities, and was in effect banned, together with 16 other organisations. COSATU was also severely restricted. …
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… weSizwe (MK), military wing of the ANC which launched on 16 December 1961. Just a year following the launch of MK, …
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… to the law of the Republics, all males between the ages of 16 and 60 were eligible for war service, and although the law …
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief …
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M. Cachalia, chairman … invalid. Source: Collected Works of…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 - 1699 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… and Carepane], two slave girls [Mu'minah and Na'imah], 12 children, 12 imams [religious leaders] and several friends with their …
ArchiveAssia Djebar: A Life of Resistance and Inspiration by Logan Landry
… Djebar would focus on writing and poetry for the next 16 years. Then, in 1978, she directed the film La nouba des … her contributions to world literature (De…
African Claims in South Africa by Dr Xuma, ANC Conference, 1943
… universities, and other institutions of higher education. 12 . Equality of treatment with any other section of the … country, and we urge: 1. That the…
ArticleThe Early Cape Slave Trade
… 30 to one; the reported slave population at the Cape was 16,839, of which only 3% were company slaves. The very first … Region 1652-1699 1700-1749 1750-1795…
Statement of the Alliance Political Council, 13 October 2009
The Alliance Political Council, comprising of the National Officials of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP), the…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… It measures about 11m² and has the capacity to accommodate 12 people during mass. What is the history of South Africa’s …
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
… sharp or dangerous! It's a fairly long Pass at 12,5 km and produces a gentle average gradient of only 1:86 …
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… Refreshments 3.Auction "THE SPARK" A Play in 3 Acts ( 12 Scenes) and Songs Songs: "The Spark" "7th November" (in …
PlaceZambia
… by 35% of the population), Nyanja or Chewa (20%), Tonga (12%) and Lozi (6%). An urban variety of Nyanja (Chewa) is the …
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… Steve Tshwete (1938 - 2002) was born in Springs on 12 November. He spent his childhood in the village of …
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 December 1975. Diagonally opposite - in West Street, …
PlaceOld Presidency
… asked to simplify their design, it still amounted to £12, 200. With some reluctance, this was accepted. The …
EventBenjamin Magson Kies, political activist & lawyer, is born
Extract: 'Benjamin Magson Kies Introduction Benjamin Magson Kies was an important South African political activist and theorist from about the middle of the…
PlaceGriqualand West
… that the Province had a total of 44,877 residents of whom 12,374 were of European descent. …