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EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
… his place as king. Moshoeshoe went to exile again this time in the United Kingdom. He was able to become king again …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… down, and this marked the start of the genocide. By the time the United Nations (UN) troops had been stationed in …
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… Africa for nations to become independent, and at the same time to do justice to all, does not only mean being just to …
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… We shall indeed be grateful, if he can find time to do this for our remote and backward country. South …
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… Africa and across the world devote one minute of their time and the fight for social justice, transformation and …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… building was not an impressive structure and even in its time was regarded to be ineffective. Its powder magazine …
Chapter 3: The Pitfalls of National Consciousness by Frantz Fanon, 1961
… away along the lines of nationalism. For a very long time the native devotes his energies to ending certain … over stupidity, hunger and inhumanity at one…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… Sixth Pan African Congress, held in Africa for the first time, takes place in Accra, Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) under … Ohio. They raise funds that allow…
Desmond Tutu interviewed by John Carlin
… 1980s, some women embraced newer ideologies which posed a challenge to their traditional roles. Others defended … their places of work and spent a large…
Message by Albert Luthuli on the eve of Multi-Racial Conference, 1 November 1957
… Africa, and not a South Africa of "Whites only." There is time to avert disaster that must result from such strained … their leadership. It must succeed…
African National Congress Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, 5 November 1979
… regime imposes on us daily. More than at any other time before we need to protest vigorously against the … accepted this option many years ago while at the…
Notes for address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast of the Raadzaal Rotary Club 17 September 1994
… independent Bantu republic. In this republic for the first time the Bantu will be able to enjoy real freedom as a nation … of the black, coloured and Indian…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 1 - 8
… from one a to another and giving the plants and animals time to grow again. !Kung people remember an animal and a … them on a gathering day and the children…
ArchiveA death warrant for Afrikaans by Hermann Giliomee, 11 November 2019
… existence of the shrinking Afrikaner ethnic group. The challenge of ethnic survival confronts all small nations …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… under the disturbing conditions that prevailed at this time. According to tribal custom, any such tribe could ask … the right to interfere in the carrying…
Black ViewPoint - Black Development by Njabulo Ndebele
… any conflict, two or more parties are both and at the same time, fighting against each other for an objective which … is that which has been granted the…
Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink
… of courage and resistance. It remained constant during a time of great industrial, political and social change in … properly dedicated to motherhood' (Davin,…
ArticleHistory of slavery and early colonisation in South Africa
… relations with Europeans, and for a considerable period of time they engaged with Europeans voluntarily and on their own … 1790, slave numbers increased from…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… began with annexation and division of territory, over time proclamations were made and laws were enacted by both … consolidating areas of White settlement…
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
… just retreat back into that. You had to, at the same time, be focusing on the national political issue of state … the racist regime. 54 For SACP members like…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… SACTU, FSAW and the reconstituted SACP. For the first time, the interests and weight of these varied … occurred within the established political movements of…
ArchiveChapter 18 New Life Number 9 2002- 2009 by Denis Goldberg
… often not well maintained because they are serving many time the number of patients they were designed for. They are … that she took me on as her Special…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… of African National Congress (ANC) exiles during the time of Apartheid. It was located at The Solomon Mahlangu …
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… first openly lesbian woman to do so and it was the first time that the United Nations was addressed about considering …
New Year Message to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 December, 1964
… of the South African white minority Government. The time has come to indict those countries which for the sake of …
Apartheid’s Twisted Dream: David Goldblatt’s South Africa by Joseph Lelyveld, 2 July 2010
… some editor or corporation (I first met Goldblatt—a long-time friend and collaborator—in 1965 when I was a …
PlaceAmandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
… Amandelboom. Brigade leader Major Cyril Swart says every time his band marches, 'two or three join our flock'. The …
EventDulcie September's 's life commemorated at Athlone High School
… her activism. She later joined the ANC, spending some time in Moscow getting military training. This training was …
EventJoyce Mashamba passed away
… Mashamba was one of the longest serving MEC’s and at the time of her death had been the Limpopo MEC for Agriculture …
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… affairs was taken over by central government. During this time the Burgher Watch House served as a magistrate's court …