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ArticleWhen, why and where the first African farmers settled in Southern Africa
… affected the way society worked as people began living in larger groups because of the availability of food. Towns … developed and people had to learn new…
ArchiveUnity in action
… Silkscreened; brown, green on blue; Unity in action … Unity in action …
Work in progress
… White, grey, black and red poster. Work in Progress 65. Artwork of demonstrators and riot police. … Work in progress …
ArchiveEducation in crisis
… Silkscreened; black and blue; Education in crisis: Meeting with Michael Gardiner (Head of Eng. … Education in crisis …
ArchiveChurch in protest
… Title in white letters on red background. Yellow poster with black … Church in protest …
Black South African Poets of the 1970’s and their Publications
… Doubleday 1971 Approaches to Poetry Writing October 1994 If I Could Sing: Selected Poems January 2002 … Soweto Poetry, ed. Michael Chapman …
ArchiveConflict - in the community and in the factories
… Conflict - in the community and in the factories …
Eleven people die in riots in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
… Eleven people die in riots in Alexandra, Johannesburg. …
ArchiveJong pogings in demokrasie (Article written in Afrikaans)
… Jong pogings in demokrasie (Article written in Afrikaans) …
EventDr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal
… unanimously re-elected as the National Party's (NP)leader in the Transvaal. As the chief spokesman for the conservative … groups on a geographical basis…
Collen Chauke, South Africa’s most wanted suspect in a cash-in-transit heist, is captured in Nelspruit
… Colin Chauke, South Africa's most wanted suspect in a cash-in-transit heist, is captured in Nelspruit. He died on the 21st Nov. 2003 in Kalafong … Collen…
EventNelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… On 18 August 1994, the first democratically elected President of the … delivered a speech to the joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech marked…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1700 Number and … of Islam at the Cape of Good Hope. Dr A J Boeseken 10 in a…
A car bomb, placed outside the SAAF headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, claims twenty-one lives.
… A car bomb, placed outside the SAAF headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, explodes and kills twenty-one people, of whom eleven are members of the SA Air…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
… Patrick Chamusso will be remembered for his role in the bombing of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in the 1980s as a protest against the apartheid regime. But ……
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… From 7 April until mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are … died when his plane was shot down…
Eleven residents are killed in Katlehong in ongoing township violence in Katlehong and Tokoza.
… Eleven residents are killed in Katlehong in ongoing township violence in Katlehong and Tokoza. …
Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
… Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. …
Twenty-three people are injured in a bomb blast in a Wimpy Bar in East London.
… Twenty-three people are injured in a bomb blast in a Wimpy Bar in East London. …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain … policy to encourage these four colonies to come together in closer union. After the grant of…
BiographyAlbert Dlomo
… the African National Congress (ANC ) at Chesterville in Durban just before it was banned in 1960. He then went underground and embarked on a … Dlomo returned…
BiographyIrvin Jim
… Irvin Jim was born in1968 in the Eastern Cape in Motherwell. He became a university student, active in the … house. Jim married Lucia Guo, and they had 3…
BiographyEssop Goolam Pahad
… Essop Goolam Pahad was born on the 21st of June 1939 in Schweizer-Reneke in Western Transvaal (now North West Province). He grew up … Africa in 1990. After…
Africans’Claims in South Africa,
… PREFACE In the following pages the reader will find what has been … dynamic way of directing the attention of our Government in the Union of South Africa,…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… to England constituted a major challenge, especially in view of Jabavu’s warning that the SANNC would be wasting … of 1909. This chapter outlines Gumede’s…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… Lady Diana Spencer, simply known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the … royal Princess of Wales. Their…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
… Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of … Africa had its first democratic elections…
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BiographyMatsie Angelina Motshekga [Angie Motshekga]
… known as Angie Motshekga) was born on 19 June 1955 in Soweto, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng Province). She … (Yes Media,2022). She lectured at the…
EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
… M.J. Naidoo, Billy Nair and Paul David sought refuge in the British consulate in Durban and asked the British government to intervene on their behalf. This…
ArchiveSA Air Force operation, Pretoria bombing a 'crucial warning', Rand Daily Mail, 23 May 1983
… SA Air Force operation, Pretoria bombing a 'crucial warning', …