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BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… was born in Uitenhage, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) around 1873 as a member of the Xhosa-speaking Mpinga clan of the Tembu tribe. He trained as a…
BiographySatyandranath “Mac” Maharaj
… Mac Maharaj was born on the 22 April 1935, the fourth of the eight children of Mr and Mrs NR Maharaj of … as he was unable to obtain a permit to study law in…
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… THE COMMUNIST PARTY … Comrade Tom Your letter from Port Elizabeth and report of the meeting from E. P. Herald just to hand also … that your tour has done a…
BiographyMoses Mauane Kotane
… Moses Mauane Kotane was born at Tamposstad in the Rustenburg district of the western Transvaal on 9th of August in 1905, Kotane came … the Communist Party…
BiographyFrank Chikane
… Frank Chikane, the son of James and Erenia Chikane, was born on 3 January … 1951 in Johannesburg . His father was a preacher in the Apostolic Faith Mission …
BiographyHarriet Bolton
… was born in 1927 in Makwassie in Southern Transvaal, the eldest of four children – a younger brother and two … a secretarial course. She started working in…
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARICOM CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 July 2003
… High Commissioners, Delegates and friends: On behalf of the African Union and your brothers and sisters in Africa, I would like to thank you most sincerely…
Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege
… This archive consists of Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege … Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege …
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… extended research paper presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for B.A.(Honours) Degree in History at the University of Cape Town. The aim of…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) alongside Steve Biko , she was involved in political activism and…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… Context Nelson Mandela traces his lineage back to the Thembu Chief Nxeko, one of the early Thembu Kings who … led to the imposition of British rule in the…
Archive2002 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2002
… MBEKI, TO THE JOINT SITTING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, Cape Town, 8 February 2002 Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker, … a nation of hope. We have it within…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T … wage, as seen at Port Elizabeth, Durban, East London, Cape Town, King Williamstown and…
BiographyTopsy Madaka
… in Gratten, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1954. He was the son of Nontsikelelo and Mongameli Madaka who, both passed … at Emathafeni High School in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa …
Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius
… Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded the freedom of the city and county of Cardiff
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded the freedom of the city and county of Cardiff …
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly
… Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly …
Leon Trotsky, Remarks on the Draft Theses of the Workers' Party of South Africa, 20 April 1935
… Leon Trotsky, Remarks on the Draft Theses of the Workers' Party of South Africa, 20 April 1935 …
EventWorld Aids Day is internationally observed for the first time
… Following the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a … be observed as World Aids Day. This step was motivated by the growing realisation that,…
BiographyFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa
… as a pastor in Witbank until 1970, when he was seconded to the church's general secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) in…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … (2) Number of volunteers arrested in each centre: Eastern Cape 5,719 Western…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
… A joint planning council of the African National Congress and the South African Indian … arrested in each centre: Eastern Cape5,719 Western Cape, Mafeking,…
EventAllan Boesak’s plea for the acquittal on fraud charges is rejected and the case is postponed to the following year
… Allan Boesak graduated from the Belville Theological Seminary and worked as a pastor in … Belville South. Boesak rose to prominence when he became the head…
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… Mattheus Uys Krige and his contribution to the Second World War Mattheus Uys Krige (1910-1987) can … early childhood in the country, mostly in the Karoo and…
PlaceRehoboth
… hot springs. Khoikhoi name, of Anis, means 'smoke' from the steam seen, at the hot springs on winter mornings. In 1870, the Basters, who had migrated out of…
BiographyArthur Maimane
… in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, which was also known as the Black Eton of South Africa. Oliver Tambo taught Maimane Maths before becoming a lawyer and…
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… During the first week of Anglo-Boer War 2 , Boer forces besieged the small town of Mafeking (now Mafikeng) in the Northern Cape (now North West Province),…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism … and Colonialism: Rethinking the History of the British Cape Colony and its Frontier Zones…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening Ceremony of the Second Festival of the Cultures and Civilisations of World Deserts, Dubai: 16 April 2005.
… Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Your Excellency, Patron of the World Deserts Foundation and President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the World…