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Outbreak of bubonic plague
… This work was begun immediately, and was completed in about 6 days by various contractors using some 1063m of … well as to those of the Medical Officer of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… opposite the magistrates' courts in downtown Johannesburg. About these years Mandela later wrote, "As an attorney, I … to choose between her or the ANC. She…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… that “By the time of the advent of the new South Africa, about 17 000 statutory measures had been issued to segregate … The locations were surveyed and…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… idea who Lenin was. (Walker, 1982 64) They learned a lot about communism and the ideals of an equal society. The ideas … family, Kompe went to work in…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… perpetuated by the police assertion that many women lie about rape. It appears “justice usually works against the … of the apartheid, still living with the…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… will also be examined, along with Gordimer’s own beliefs about the role of white liberals in South Africa. Essay: … stand before Duma Dhlada and have him say…
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… (2006: 129). However, she then laments how “the narrative about rape continues to be rewritten as stories about race, rather than gender” (ibid.), describing…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… (O’Malley 2003) This political consciousness that came about also had a lot to do with Maharaj’s parents being so … freedom, and a human being whose life is…
Indian Slaves in South Africa: Notes for monograph, 26 June 1995
… in 1618. In 1622, the vessel Nieuw Seelant brought about a thousand slaves from the Coast of Coromandel to … began setting up factories in India from…
Black ViewPoint - Kwa-Zulu Development by Chief M.G. Buthelezi
… make any sense. There has been very little done or said about this aspect of government policy until last year when … for the KwaZulu citizens, no wonder we…
Document 87 - “Lessons of the All-Bantu Convention”, The Spark, 2, 2, February 1936
… and so distasteful, that we would prefer not to write about it at all. When an event which should be of first-class … but a farce, it is usual to think that…
Address to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 31 October 2001
… since Africa's independence has offered valuable lessons about what we should do and not do if we are to pull … need to be further expedited. "The (New…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Baru as a burial ground for him and his family. It was about this time that Tuan Nuruman dug a small well, on his … and masajid. He used this official…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom
… the field of education, for four reasons: 1. Most thinking about education exhibits graphically the weaknesses of … other people. Children spend years…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 6
… Kajee went to unprecedented lengths to discover the truth about the matter in order to correct the error and give the … whips it into a nation-wide issue…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… Prison Act of 1959 had all but guaranteed that information about prisons and prisoners be left unpublished, unless first … fellow prisoner of Middleton’s,…
PlaceRorke's Drift, KZN
… where; 140 British 'Redcoats' fought off an attack from about 4,000 Zulu warriors ! From here, he hunted and traded …
Culture from Exile: Dakawa Art Centre By Jongikaya Mene
… other things. For several years it hosted an exhibition about the history of black rugby in Grahamstown. Every year …
ArchiveThis violence is not unique to SA by Daniel Magaziner, 09 September 2019
… time there is violence of a particular sort in SA I think about 1949. In mid-January of that year a single incident …
PlaceSkurweberg Pass, Mpumalanga
… overgrown Kloofs. Filled with mosses, lichens, ferns and about 90 different Indigenous Trees. The Pass starts in the …
EventFirst celebration of International Women's Day
… Women's struggle in South Africa ' for further information about 9th of August as South African Women's Day …
PlaceWhite River, Mpumalanga
… who wish to witness this culture first hand and learn more about a place such as this which is virtually untouched! …
PlaceSandton, Johannesburg
… outcrops of Witkoppen, Lonehill and Norscot Koppies. About 10,000 years ago ancestors of the San people settled. …
PlaceDelareyville, North West
… just over 80 kilometers North-East of Vryburg . It takes about 3.5 hours by car from Johannesburg and its …
ArticleXhosa
… The intonjane (girl to be initiated) is secluded for about a week. During this period, there are dances, and …
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… declaration seriously committed all the parties to bring about a united South Africa sharing a common citizenship, to …
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… to the role that artists played in an attempt to bring about social change in South Africa. Dikobe (Ben) WaMogale …
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
… Godane, Robow and others repeatedly denied speculation about splits within the group. [xii] The Kenyan invasion of …
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… evidence to answer questions. 2. Synthesise information about the past to develop, sustain and defend an independent …