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ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… suspicion of being the main architect of the rebellion. His Africanist approach is influential on the development of … Black Consciousness in solidarity with…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… to them that people were free of control by government American's believed other countries should be run their way … John F.Kennedy visited Berlin in June…
BiographyAndimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo
… amongst others. Toivo was put under house arrest on his return to Namibia and Chief Johannes Kambonde was charged … was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment…
First Raymond Mhlaba Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, 22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
… to the still life of Oom Ray, without being awed by what his generation of freedom fighters did to give us our … concept and practice of national…
BiographyPiet Joubert
… which proved to be disasterous, as opposed to what his younger generals had urged him to do. …
Eric Anthony Abraham
… as a correspondent for the South African News Agency. His banning order placed him under house arrest, where he was …
BiographyJoseph Morolong
… of emergency. In 1963 he was banned and restricted to his father's kraal in an isolated area of the Northern Cape, …
BiographyEdwin Thabo Mofutsanyana
… the early 1930s he studied at the Lenin School in Moscow. His wife, Josie Mpama , was the only African woman of note … each time being elected to the AAC's…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… the Mpondoland (eQawukeni), region of the Eastern Cape. His mother, Julia, was the third wife of Mzimeni Tambo, son … Assembly: United Nations must take…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… Frescura, has produced an online archive of Frescura's work. This archive includes sections on architecture, … lectures, tutorials and conference papers,…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… the Non-European United Front (NEUF) and APO attempted to work together. The ANC Women’s League was established in … seized power and began to set in motion…
BiographyChief Mshiywa Henry Tshabalala
… Alexander. Was a popular amateur boxer and lost the use of his right eye in the ring. Active in Congress since the …
BiographyFrancis William Reitz
… and satirical poems in English, Dutch and early Afrikaans. His publications include: Klaas Gezwint en Zyn Paert and …
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… after feigning illness and spent thirty-seven days in the American Consulate, before securing passports and flying out … harshness of the state of emergency…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… Some years ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American … as “the people’s photographer”. While his body of work…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… same year, the ANC was formed. 1920 Walter returns from his aunt Agnes’ home at Cofimvaba, Transkei, about 30 miles … time during his early life, Walter’s…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… hundreds of thousands of years. A journey into the past An American family, the Marshalls, spent several years living … detail and wrote books and made films…
BiographyZuleika Sarojini Christopher
… Africa (SOYA), which trained young NEUM cadres in field work. In 1961, the Durban Branch of the African Peoples …
BiographyRobert Cedric Wilcox
… for terrorism on Robben Island for six years. After his release from Robben Island, Wilcox continued to build …
BiographyLionel Forman
… Africa . He was an accused in the 1956 Treason Trial. His indictment was quashed in 1959. Lionel Forman died in …
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… Thabo Mbeki, Gary Player; Jan Smuts and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. There were some surprising inclusions in this list, such as Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect…
BiographyDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
… . [1] Hammarskjöld was one of the outstanding students of his day at Uppsala University where he earned his degree in linguistics, literature, and history in…
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
… Elizabeth Horak on 29 December 1918 in Johannesburg. His father was a businessman and farmer who also owned a … in the Transvaal Rugby Football Union. At the…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… South Africa had already been harshly criticised for its apartheid policies, and this incident fuelled anti-apartheid … in the country’s history. In…
EventNP serves legal papers on TRC
… called on the court to order Archbishop Desmond Tutu to refrain from making further public statements which … never have been appointed as a commissioner and…
BiographySteve Dyer
… this period that Steve chose the saxophone and flute as his main instruments of expression …
BiographyLord William Waldegrave Palmer Selborne
… more understanding and was much more approachable than his haughty predecessor, and also, as a keen farmer, he was …
BiographyTiyo Soga
… South African to be ordained in an established church. His journal of the return voyage (as yet unpublished) is an …
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… tasks. During the 1840s and 1850s, convicts were made to work on public projects, particularly building roads and … and a positive approach to work in…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… right thing to do. This was giving me confidence in the work I took on. So when the exceptional case of Solomon … Police surrounded the area and Mahlangu…