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ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… Media Department at the University of the Western Cape. 1989 Sister Bernard Ncube is part of a United Democratic …
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
Nokukhanya Luthuli, maiden name Bhengu, (also known as MaBhengu) was the wife of Chief Albert John Luthuli. Although she never became as public a figure as her…
ArticleZulu Family History
Zulu Kings 1781 to 1816 Senzangakhona 1816 to 1828 Shaka 1828 to 1840 Dingane 1840 to 1872 Mpande 1872 to 1879 Cetswayo 1879 to 1916…
BiographyCassim Mohammed Bassa
Mohammed Cassim Bassa the estate agent and community leader was born on 11 August 1925 in India. He was the eighth of nine children of Mohammed Bassa, a…
BiographyChris McGregor
Christopher McGregor was born on 24 December 1936 in Somerset West in the Western Cape. He grew up in Blythswood in the Transkei (now a part of the Eastern…
BiographyIsmail Chota Meer
Ismail Chota Meer (known as IC) was born September 5, 1918 in the small town of Waschbank in Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father was a trader. He…
BiographyJohn Kgwana Nkadimeng
John Kgwana Nkadimeng was born in Sekhukhuniland in the rural eastern Transvaal in 1925 and after completing primary school he worked as a domestic worker in…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
Natvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia was born on 28 March 1924 at Coedmore Road, Bellair, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Natoo Babenia’s political activism…
ArticleBiography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… issues surrounding sexual abuse by men. [36] Published in 1989, One Never Knows: An Anthology of Black South African …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
Mobilise the world for sanctions against apartheid! We owe the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid a debt of deep gratitude for inviting me to…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye on the current situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in general, 01 March 1984
Question: At the end of August, the regime conducted its "elections" to the "Coloured" and Indian parliaments. As expected, the whole exercise turned out to be…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on signing Declaration, on behalf of the ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, adhering to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977, at the headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 28 November 1980
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village…
Umbrella Contemporary Dance Festival
… work. The first edition of the festival opened in February 1989 with fourteen choreographers presenting work. Between 1988 and 1989, the producers managed to…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
1600s In the Dutch colonial era, from the 17th century on, indigenous tribes people and slaves imported from the east adapted Western musical instruments…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… military pursuits and attacks on oil installations. June 1989 saw negotiations between Savimbi and dos Santos with the …
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… released in 1984. Nujoma returned to Namibia in September 1989. In 1978 the UN recognized SWAPO as the sole … effect in December 1988. Sporadic fighting…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
Extend and Defend Our Revolutionary Gains! President O. R. Tambo`s January 8th, 1981, Statement. Compatriots and Comrades, Fellow-fighters for the…
ArchiveVergardering van die Werk Komitee van die Staatsveiligheidsraad in die Uniegebou, Pretoria, op 14 Januarie 1980, om 14h00
Minutes of a meeting of the State Security Council Works Committee, held in Pretoria on 14 January 1980 in which
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
Compatriots A new year has begun, bringing with it fresh hopes and new challenges. I am sure that I express our collective conviction when I say that during…
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… responsibilities of the state (Swilling & Phillips,1989:114). This unusual delegation of tasks was given effect … the majority of black South Africans (Cock …
ArchiveRemovals Continue: The case of the Brits Old Location Removal: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1987
Removals Continue: The case of the Brits Old Location Removal: Paper Presented at National Conference on 14 March 1987 discussing forced removals, housing,…
Message to the People of South Africa on the 68th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1980
Today is January 8th, the birthday of the African National Congress. This 68th anniversary of the foundation of the ANC falls in the year 1980, a historic year…
BiographyAlan Keith Brooks
Alan Keith Brooks was born on 18 May 1940 in Bristol, United Kingdom. His father was a doctor by profession. His family moved to Southern Rhodesia (now…
BiographyWalter Ernest Stanford
Walter Ernest Mortimer Stanford was born on 2 August 1850 in Alice. His grandparents were part of the 1820 settlers. His father, William Stanford was born in…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… led to President B.J. Vorster’s resignation. In November 1989, Schwarz was granted access to visit Nelson Mandela in …
BiographyHermanus Lethebe
Towards the end of 1929, the Minister of Justice, Oswald Pirow, announced a new bill, an amendment to the Riotous Assemblies Act, which would give him the…
ArchiveDetentions in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage during the second National State of Emergency: Paper Presented at National Conference 1987
Detentions in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage during the second National State of Emergency: Paper Presented at National Conference on 13 March 1987 discussing…
ArchiveThe position of Black Women in relation to the 99 year leasehold system: Paper presented at National Conference 1981
The position of Black women in relation to the 99 year leasehold system- paper presented at National Conference on 15 March 1981 discussing land ownership,…
Covert operations
… For example, within the national budget for 1989/90 over R6 billion was allocated to secret funds about … and Repression in South Africa, HRC/SACC/SACBC …