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ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… and mismanaged Sarafina II one of the major mistakes of his administration. In 1996, Rose Smart was appointed as … thus been suggested that since Mandela…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… Colonial Secretary for the Cape 1843-53. Montagu began his career as a colonial administrator in 1834, when he was … Cape, which he held from 25 April 1843…
Mission Stations - M
… did not take place, as he states, as a result of Mswati's death, which occurred in 1868, but because the Regent, … of king Rapusa of Swaziland, the…
Propaganda and the Pursuit of Hegemonic Goals – The Myanmar and Zimbabwe Experience by Thabo Mbeki, 29 February 2016
… Government had executed Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his Ogoni colleagues. He then immediately joined others … was on the two matters of persuading General…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… Town Biography Asher Gamedze currently cuts up most of his time between playing music, studying history, writing, … politics, free jazz and other African…
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… heard about Brenda and brought her to Soweto to live with his family. She soon joined the group Joy and later formed … on 9 May 2004 after spending two…
ArchivePreface by Denis Goldberg
… by the systematic brutality of inequality, of wars and of death before they could reach maturity. I was surrounded by … I have been retired for over two…
Lecture by the President of the ANC, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of celebrating the life and times of the tenth President of the ANC President Nelson Mandela, 10 July 2012, Limpopo
… On the 18th of July, Madiba will turn 94 years old. His birthday has become an international celebration declared … a unique and great statesman who is able…
53. The significance of the settlement for the colonial-born India
… entitled, 'The Colonial born Indian: The Settlement and His Future.’ Source: Golden Number of Indian Opinion: … not a cursory discussion here. Mr. Gandhi, on…
ArticleSita’s story
… at the tender age of eighteen. This was the beginning of his and later our lonely life away from family. It was never … or a rich printing press owner, but…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… suffered from another period of depression following the death of her baby girl who died a few hours after birth, … the treatment of women by religion…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa (Soweto Day), 16 June 1989
… has done its work over the past year. The depth of his commitment to the cause of liberation is reflective of the consistent policy pursued by his country,…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… of Brazil in 12 deg. S. Latitude and had been reduced by death to 170, of whom many were very ill. The majority of the … a slave-trade, but the Heeren XVII…
ArticlePoqo
… Any person who disclosed Poqo information was sentenced to death and about ten members of the organisation were executed … Edna and Dawn and Mr. Derek…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye,1 September 1981
… hunger, self-imposed in the exercise of what was called "his democratic rights". The false medical death certificates - which were by no means the first in…
PlaceNigeria
… head of state After General Muhammed was murdered in 1976, his chief of staff, Olusegun Obasanjo, became head of state. … on August 27. Babangida then…
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… she lived and worked as a lecturer and writer until her death in Serowe, Botswana. Throughout her life, Head was a … a collection of short stories. The…
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
… especially the mineworkers, who suffered dreadfully. The death-rate of Whites was also unusually high. Deaths were … cure. The epidemic peaked in October…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… Mamphele Ramphele stands over Steve Biko's open casket in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at … and political organisations fighting…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArchiveThe Moral Problem of Winnie Mandela by Paul Trewhela (Dailymaverick.com), 6 April 2018, South Africa
… and less frightening and stressful for her husband in his almost 30 years on Robben Island and in other prisons … fellow kidnapped colleague, Katiza…
“Let us dream you, forbidden landscape”: the Storming project sings change, 17 July 2017
… an interview on 30 May this year, only six weeks before his death) illustrates, he never stopped urging the necessity for change. But it’s sometimes tempting…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… a major role in the student uprising of June 1976. In his book Year of Fire, Year of Ash , he writes: 'When finally … into links with the PAC. He presents a…
PlaceSharpeville, Gauteng
… Sharpe, he was the mayor of Vereeniging from 1935 until his death in 1937. He was known to be well disposed towards the …
PlaceOld Presidency
… in 1886 with President Brand taking up quarters until his death in 1888. Presidents F.W. Reitz (1888–95) and M.T. Steyn …
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… area about Port Natal of about 6500 km² in extent. Upon his return, on 24 August, Farewell hoisted the Union Jack and … a 15 year old boy, Charles Rawden…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… in January 1969 and Marks in July 1971, as well as the death of the latter in 1972, deprived the Party not only of … In fact, even though Marks was replaced…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… Gazette and African Advertiser. Cape Colony: Ndlambe and his people settle to the west of the Fish River, an area from … attempts to seize power by plotting…
ArchiveChapter 7 Arrest at Liliesleaf by Denis Goldberg
… to us by the Communist Party . Arthur Goldreich , with his wife Hazel and two young children Nicholas and Paul, were … regime. He travelled the country in…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
… 2015] The New York Times, (2013), ‘ Nelson Mandela Death: A Look at South Africa's First Black President ’, …