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BiographyEdward 'Eddie' John Daniels
… boy in Old Mutual and at Bally’s Shoe Factory. In 1955 he worked in what was known as South West Africa (now … National Committee for Liberation, which later…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… the international working classes. Historically, the South African Communist Party (SACP) has organised protests, … Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) …
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… both the workers and the mining companies. The South African mining industry shed 20,000 jobs in the 12 months … the strike had become the longest and most…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project
… South African History Online hosts “virtual internships” with … Meghan Healy-Clancy, Assistant Professor of History and African Studies Program Coordinator…
BiographyBantu Holomisa
… Bantubonke (Bantu) Harrington Holomisa was born on 25 July 1955 at Mqanduli, Transkei , the son of the late Chief … He was one of the first blacks to…
Thomas G. Karis
… Africa and who became a leading historian of the South African liberation movement, died of natural causes on August … From Protest to Challenge: A…
BiographyRay Alexander Simons
… In the 1950s, it played a leading role in the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) . She also wrote a … Florence Mkhize , she helped found the…
BiographyEulalie Doreen Stott
… by her school principal who was a member of the South African Institute of Race Relations. At the age of 12 she … of the living conditions of Africans, and…
BiographyJosephine Ethel (Josie) Wood
… which would house the library in future. In 1925 the South African Library for the Blind was officially opened by R.W. … Wood was a co-founder, with Bowen…
ArticleWhen, why and where the first African farmers settled in Southern Africa
… and ways of communicating between groups. Who were the African farmers? The African farmers who moved to southern Africa were Bantu-speakers. They are the…
ArchivePresidential Address delivered at the All-African Convention
… Presidential Address delivered at the All-African Convention held at Queenstown, 15th to 17th December 1955. … Presidential Address delivered at the All…
BiographyMohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal
… and the trial that was run parallel to this, namely the 1955-1956 Evaton bus boycotts. He was charged with public …
BiographyMichael Hathorn
… Alexandra Health Centre & University Clinic from 1952 to 1955, and then both moved to work at the Durban Medical …
PlaceCentral African Republic
… Diamond prospectors in the Central African Republic have found polished flint and quartz tools … all founded in the 19th Century. The region of the Central…
ArchiveAfrican resettlement
… African resettlement …
ArchiveAfrican wages
… African wages …
ArchiveAfrican socialism
… African socialism …
ArchiveAfrican Tragedy
… Southern African Research Service … African Tragedy …
ArchiveAfrican ivories
… African ivories …
ArchiveAfrican avalanche
… Southern African Research Service … African avalanche …
ArchiveAfrican shield
… African shield …
ArchiveAfrican Continent
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EventThe English Cricket Council calls off South African cricket tour
… Cricket Council reverse its decision to invite the South African cricket team on tour. This was as a result of the … reaction caused by the all-White…
African Statistics Day
… The African Statistics Day (ASD) is celebrated every year on the … Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Joint African Conference of Planners,…
African History Books
… a way to commemorate the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OUA) in 1963.. As a way to value the … African History Books …
EventAfrican's Claim is presented at the conference
… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented by the…
EventAfrican Mineworkers' strike starts
… A week long strike by African mineworkers, led by John Beaver (JB) Marks, leader of the African Mineworkers' Union, started on this day. The strike … forms…
BiographyPeter McKenzie
… Peter Michael McKenzie was born on 10 February 1955, in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He was the … the Afrapix office, which was first based at the…
ArchiveIndia’s African Sufis - Demystified! by Blanche Michael
… and India. Yet, there are scant accounts of India’s African Sufi community, their artistic inclinations and the Sufi saint Bava Gor, who was also of African…
The New African
… black lettering. Notice of a new publication - The New African. On sale weekly in Natal on April 3rd. Words - 'a new … The New African …