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Obituary: Dr Hastings Banda by Richard Dowden (Independent), 27 November 1997
… unable to reconcile the cultural schizophrenia which tore his soul. His first name was Kamuzu, a little root. He was conceived after his mother had been…
ArchiveChapter 17 Affairs of the heart and Community H.E.A.R.T.
… Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaff, let it be known that his publicity people could help us. They designed our logo, … a wonderful Welshman, was assigned to work…
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… time at Harvard and the University of the Free State. His work as political economist and public commentator over … marked by sharp and controversial shifts…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… in the filed of kwela music were Ntemi Piliso and his Alexandra All-Star Band as well as the Jazz Maniacs, who … a Benzedrine inhaler and occasionally bit…
France in 1789
… of the king is vitally important. Louis XVI started his reign as a popular king but, within ten years, he and his queen were hated. It was not only the Kings…
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… couples should share these responsibilities. He pledged to his wife that he and the other men would take care of the … out food when a magistrate came and…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
… Chief Minister to the Zulu people? VCG You can trace his descendancy. POM All the way back to his great-grandfather, all the Chief Ministers. VCG …
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… a lawyer by trade but was also a successful writer like his better-half. Ruth and Joe married in 1949, later on … conference at thecentrebefore it happened…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… Louis Jacobus Nel was a member of this expedition and in his memoirs he vividly recounted such a visit. He also … 1838 in Natal, Hendrik Potgieter (1793-1853…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… due to the 2005/2006 Zuma rape trial in which he used his Zulu culture as a significant part of his defence. Moreover, Zulu cultural traditions still hold ……
Statement at the International Conference on the EEC and South Africa by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 27 January 1979
… for the victory of the neo-colonial forces. Smith and his gang of traitors in Zimbabwe are camouflaging their … in the future. We have clearly demonstrated…
ArchiveBiography of Nawal El Saadawi by Sierra Hussey
… first thought to be incompetent, however he soon ousted his rivals. This proved to affect Nawal el-Saadawi later in her writing career. While he promised to…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… hanging from rusty pipes, a young black man is down on his knees. His feet are naked, his trousers rolled up to his knees as he beats his sodden …
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… not only as an artist, but an activist for most of his life. Born in 1945, he grew up under the oppression of … facing injustice on a daily basis. He was…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… dreading for some months: that Rob Shell had died. Sandy, his lovely wife, broke the news in an email. All day I have … Shell was the foremost scholar of…
ArticleSouth Africa Cabinet Members 2009 to 2010
… was elected the President of South Africa and announced his first Cabinet on 10 May 2009. The cabinet was later …
ArticleCommunism in Russia 1900 to 1940
… in 1905. Lenin observed the events from exile and adapted his own revolutionary theory. Online Resource: Upload, Share …
Assessment task: Fascism and Nazism
… which uses the photos to mock Hitler in order to damage his image - eg. singing and dancing. A man with so much power …
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… its orientation towards Black Theology, Steve Biko and his circle of associates were not content with the UCM. They … to people,” said Barney Pityana (Biko’s…
ArticleDrum Magazine
… of Bailey's from Oxford, was appointed editor, and under his leadership the magazine continued to grow and widely … writers included Todd Matshikiza, who was…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… embarrassing attempts to obtain clemency for himself after his arrest in the Defiance Campaign were frequently recalled … Africans toward the creation of a…
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… 40 years old, he published Native Life in South Africa, his great expose of the ruinous effects of the 1913 Natives’ … was also a proud member of the…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… It was Coetzee’s third attempt at a world title after his two previous attempts ended in defeat. It was a highly … South Africa’s first world heavyweight…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… an African can be employed, how much he can earn, where his or her children can attend school, where he should live, die and be buried, and even who his…
Crucial Stage in the Struggle for Liberation of Southern Africa - Statement at the World Conference for Action against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, Nigeria, 23 August 1977
… to fight for their inalienable birthright until victory or death. The contempt of our youth for death and their heroism … our people, convenes at a crucial…
Women’s liberation by Zanele Dhlamini (Mbeki)
… of rape of White women are generally sentenced to death. No White man has ever been executed for raping a Black … nit-wit incapable of caring for herself and…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… Congress of Democrats. He provides a detailed account of his role in the Congress of the People in 1955, his arrest and involvement in the notorious Treason…
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… became famous as an Afrikaans writer, even though much of his early writings and early education were in English. He … and later as a journalist. At the age…
This doccie about a SA photographer is worth the watch by Garreth Van Niekerk (channel24), 28 May 2017
… South African lensman David Goldblatt has turned his camera away from himself, focusing rather on the changing … But in Goldblatt – the first feature-length…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1948
… Tribute: "Prince among Men" When he received news of the death of Mr. Gandhi, the Prime Minister of South Africa, …