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BiographyElizabeth Mafekeng
… Cape Town in early 1930s. Mafekeng left school at the age of 15 to support the family. Her first job was at a “canning … married a fellow factory worker in…
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
… were married in the 1950's. During their seventeen years of marriage they lived with Buys' mother and six brothers for … times. Groesbeek claims that Buys…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the European Parliament, Strasbourg: 17 November 2004
… President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrel Fontelles, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Distinguished guests, Ladies and … of the…
BiographySolomon Tshekisho Plaatje
… Plaatje was born on 9 October 1876 in the Boshof district of the Orange Free State. His parents were Christians who … was born, his parents moved to the…
BiographyZainab Ebrahim Asvat
… Ebrahim Asvat was born 1920 in Johannesburg , daughter of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied him to ……
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… mass media in this country, creating a nation wide network of cinemas and theatres. He also created the first radio … SABC emerged. Lionel Ngakane[Link to…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 7 - Participatory Democracy for South Africa
… From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner South Africa is an unequal society. The inequalities are the result of the skilful use of power in…
BiographyHendrik Jacobus (Kobie) Coetsee
… his high school career Coetsee attended the University of the Orange Free State where he completed his BA and LLB in … council for extra-mural studies and…
BiographyJonathan Shapiro
… in cartooning, so studied architecture at University of Cape Town. Could not imagine a career in architecture, so … in the South African Defence Force (SADF …
BiographyDouglas Chadwick Thompson
… in local and world politics - particularly politics of the Soviet Union as well as the relationship between … return to South Africa he was assigned to the…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… synonymous. Open any school mathematics book and the role of African scholars has been relegated to the category of ‘ethnomathematics’, as if mathematics…
Statement of the Chairperson of SADC and the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 28th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa, 16th August 2008.
… Statement of the Chairperson of SADC and the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 28th Ordinary SADC …
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… After the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is … barriers that prevent South Africa’s…
Albert Luthuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1961
… most important occasion not only in my life, but in that of my dear wife, Nokukhanya, who shares with me this honour. … I will now, Mr. President, humbly…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… in the Eastern Cape Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief…
BiographyNkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma
… 1967 and began her tertiary studies 1971 at the University of Zululand . She obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Science … country in 1976 to complete her MB ChB…
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
… Province (now Eastern Cape). Xuma was the seventh child of Abraham Mangali Xuma and Elizabeth Cupase Xuma, devout members of the Wesleyan Church. Abraham, a…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… The official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media, appointed in June 1980, under the chairmanship of Justice M. Steyn, tabled its report. The Commission…
Joint Communique of the Meeting of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 27 May 1986
… During the weekend of 24th to 26th May, 1986, delegations of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce (NAFCOC) and the African National…
BiographyMohamed Ismail Dinat
… meetings with his Father, Ebrahim Dinat, who was a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) . In 1953,…
EventHundreds of thousands of people killed as tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia, coming as far as South Africa
… On the morning of 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake deformed…
EventThe UN Group of Experts on Apartheid proposes establishment of a National Convention to set a new course for the future of South Africa
… The United Nations Group of Experts on Apartheid presented its report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). The group suggested the creation…
Comparison between racial policies of Nazi Germany before 1938 and apartheid laws in South Africa
… The ideas of Social Darwinism also affected South Africa. Because of South Africa's long colonial and apartheid history, the … African, coloured, Indian -…
BiographyWolf Kibel
… a child. He studied briefly in Poland under the guidance of Appelbaum, a painter visiting from London. He became very … to see whether he had potential as a…
ArchiveMessage of symphathy and solidarity to the families of comrades that were murdered and the organisations of which they were active members.
… Message of symphathy and solidarity to the families of comrades that were murdered and the organisations of which they were active members. … Message of…
ArchiveReport of the Information and Propaganda Sub-committee of the General Executive of the Black Sash for the year 1956 to 1957
… Report of the Information and Propaganda Sub-committee of the General Executive of the Black Sash for the year May 1956 to April 1957, … Report of the…
ArchiveEarnest appeal by the President of the Non-European Unity Movement to the Leaders of the Non-European people of South Africa
… Appeal by the President of the Non-European Unity Movement to the leaders of the Non-European people of South Africa, referring to previous appeal to form…
EventThe Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade the Republic of Biafra
… Nigeria was created by the British without consideration of the country’s ethnic diversity. It has never truly … Nigeria has over 300 ethnic groups, with the…
Address at the Launch of the Millenium Labour Council, 7 July 2000
… Chairs of the Millennium Labour Council, Zwelinzima Vavi and Leslie Boyd, The Minister of Labour, Mr Membathisi Mdladlana, The Director of the … and develop…
Dumisani Mbatha
… Mr Dumisani Mbatha aged 16,was among a group of students and youths detained under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act in Johannesburg on 16 September 1976 ……