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EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This election changed the history of South Africa. It paved the way towards a new … SA.Info, ‘South African History: the…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, …
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… will enjoy taking your time in the Museum, taking in this History and learning about the City. On the outside of the …
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… seen as a last-ditch attempt to save the federation. The history of the federation dates back to 1953. … at africanhistory.about.com [Accessed: 20 January…
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… development and progress, but with due regard for your history, with due regard for the road you have followed. You … we sit here tonight, what is the truth…
Address delivered by the Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, at the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress, 24 May 2006
… Union - have always made decisive contributions in the history of our country and at every historical epoch of our … held a special place in the Tripartite…
PlaceVan Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
… Durban and Johannesburg but many are unaware of the History of these access Ways. Durban-born and bred … , has spent much of his life exploring them and…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… written by Lorna Mungur and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… and cultural magazine enabled the expression of culture, history and protest in the form of poetry, short stories, … on SA Fiction,” Staffrider, 1984, 44,…
Book launch: Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim
… and determination. In this groundbreaking book, the history of Special Ops is brought to life through the voices … 48 individuals, conducted over nearly…
PlaceDonkerhoek
… Museum preserves and presents South African Agricultural History in a unique manner. The Museum showcases the History of the development of Agriculture, in…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). In November 1941 history was made in the Transvaal, which was South Africa's … workers throughout the world. CNETU…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… developed around 5000 years ago. China has a recorded history of more than 3600 years and another early 2000 years of unrecorded history. Chinese…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… an important turning point in South African liberation history. On this fateful day, Black people congregated in … Photograph by Drum Photographer © Baileys…
Epidemics Affect Everyone By Elron Kleinhans
… a number of sanitation problems in common with other colonial towns. Overcrowding, especially in those areas …
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
… to the struggle of the ANC in difficult times in the history of the ANC we have created a partnership with the HIP … The lecture is vital to ensure the ANC…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… 'no middle road to freedom’ by Goolam Vahed Department of History University of KwaZulu-Natal - [email protected] One … (1916-1976). The signposts that…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 103th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… a bank directly linked to and administered by the Post Office (Postbank). The ANC is committed to a South … households, since 1994, than in all the years…
“Dockers and solidarity activism: from the Durban Strikes to choke points in today’s global economy” by Peter Cole
… global economy and society. Peter Cole is Professor of History, Western Illinois University (USA) and Research … San Francisco Bay Area, winner of the Philip…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… embodied in Frances Baard, a representative of the living history of the working women of South Africa. In 1960 the … book does not only tell her story. It…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… embodied in Frances Baard, a representative of the living history of the working women of South Africa. In 1960 the … book does not only tell her story. It…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… Peter Limb Historians have largely neglected the history of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the … of the party in 1921 to World War II. I trace…
First Matabele War
… Image of King Lobengula from a brochure by 'the History Society of Zimbabwe'. In 1888 Rhodes sent Rev. J.S. …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… 1650 Earliest known history - the Nqondo clan occupy the land now known as Cato …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… The Day Our Kids Lost Faith. 1976. © Bailey's African History Archives During the 1970s, and particularly in the …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… as one of the most colossal slaughter of men in military history. 15 July–20 July The Battle of Delville Wood, part of … https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/ww1…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… a song that represents the country and its traditions and history. The new anthem is made up of two different anthems …
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… bred in an atmosphere of semi-slavery and tainted with the Colonial prejudice against and contempt for the Indian … which reads: "The Law is an unprecedented…
ArticleBrazil - Russia - India - China - South Africa (BRICS)
… making them influential players in the global economy. The History of BRICS The concept of BRICS was first introduced by …
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… social science 'deals with problems of biography, of history, and of their intersections within social … of one of the most disorganised and violent periods…