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BiographyJeanette Carlson
… where she was raised. Carlson did not question the South Africa of her youth, given that she grew up in a privileged Jewish family who had black servants to…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… by the Government and Parliament of the Union of South Africa that the African races of South Africa as a national … henceforth speak with one voice, meet…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… Act (National States Citizenship Act) No 26: Required all black persons to become citizens of a self-governing … South African nationality, the right to work…
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
… was sent as a delegate to Cairo, in Egypt, - to attend the All-African People’ Conference, where 69 organizations and … parties from 37 African countries…
Bathandwa Ndondo
… to a halt and the doors burst open. Three men and a woman, all carrying guns, sprinted after him. The young man ran … Mose and Sosha were posted to other…
BiographyDr. Neil Hudson Aggett
… schooling in Kenya, and when his parents moved to South Africa in the 1963,he attended Kingswood College in … Food and Canning Workers' Union (AFCWU) issued…
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
… member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) in 1986, and when the CONTRALESA … in Weltevrede and began shooting at him…
BiographyChris McGregor
… a vocal group with friends from uMthatha high school. All the exposure in uMthatha and Cape Town greatly influenced … Sound. McGregor and the Blue Notes…
BiographyReverend Mcebisi Osman Xundu
… a white missionary couple to continue his schooling at the All Saints Mission near Engcobo. Xundu matriculated at St … NILC is worried by the degeneration…
BiographyStephanie Urdang
… began to feel as if she did not have a place in then-South Africa. At the age of 23, Urdang and her then-fiancé decided … return some time in the future to a…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. On 20 December 1991, the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA I) started its first plenary meeting in the … On 21…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… drew the attention of the world to the situation in South Africa. Biko’s funeral on 25 September was attended by some … the Netherlands, Great Britain, West…
BiographyNosipho Dastile
… teacher. Following the growing political activism in South Africa after the institutionalisation of apartheid in 1948 , … the new democratic Uitenhage…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… a resolution asking the Crown to protect the interests of all African and Coloured people in South African colonies. … Colony with 48 delegates to discuss a…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the occasion of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
… Edited statement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the occasion of the 26th Congress of the Communist … Statement of the African National…
Samuel Chibane
… arrested for arson, but the evidence was inconclusive and all charges were dropped. In 1963 Chibane was also charged …
Chief Dingiswayo
… pillows, ladles of cane and wood, and snuff spoons were all produced, and a kaross factory was established. … River incorporated age regiments at about the…
BiographyDr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang
… the organisation in 1960. She did not return to South Africa for the next 28 years. While in exile, … Zambia. She held this position until her return to…
ArchiveExploration of Africa: The Emerging Nations - Nigeria 1880 to the Present: The Struggle, the Tragedy, the Promise by Daniel E. Harmon
… Exploration of Africa: The Emerging Nations - Nigeria 1880 to the Present: …
Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness edited by Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Nicole Svobodny, and Ludmilla A. Trigos
… Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness … Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness edited by Catharine …
An African Perspective the Management of Life and Death and its Implications for Nation Building and Reconciliation in South Africa
… for Nation Building and Reconciliation in South Africa …
ArchiveBlack Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975
… Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in …
ArchivePerspectives on ethnic and racial conflict in South Africa - a critical assessment of the Churches response from 1960 to the present
… Perspectives on ethnic and racial conflict in South Africa - a critical assessment of the Churches response from …
”The Spirit of June 26”, Speech by Oliver Tambo at rally on South Africa Freedom Day, London, 26 June 1981
… of June 26”, Speech by Oliver Tambo at rally on South Africa Freedom Day, London, 26 June 1981 …
World War 2: North Africa Vichy military chief in Algeria, Admiral Darlan, orders an end to the resistance against the Allies.
… World War 2: North Africa Vichy military chief in Algeria, Admiral Darlan, …
In a letter to the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, singer Frank Sinatra promises not to visit South Africa until apart
… singer Frank Sinatra promises not to visit South Africa until apart …
Diamonds are first discovered at Kimberley, South Africa, leading to the construction of the world’s largest open mine, the Big
… Diamonds are first discovered at Kimberley, South Africa, leading to the construction of the world’s largest …
On the 20th anniversary of the General Assembly resolution on sanctions against South Africa, the United Nations presents award
… the General Assembly resolution on sanctions against South Africa, the United Nations presents award …
Opening speech of the 17th General Assembly of the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa, Johannesburg, November 19, 1998
… 17th General Assembly of the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa, Johannesburg, November 19, 1998 …
Hendrik Witbooi, leader of the Nama tribe in German South West Africa, dies in a skirmish with the Germans near Keetmanshoop, S
… Witbooi, leader of the Nama tribe in German South West Africa, dies in a skirmish with the Germans near …