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Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government
… Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government …
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… Before the establishment of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 (RCMA), there were … In South Africa a customary marriage is understood as…
ArchiveConstitution of the friends of United Democratic Front
… Constitution of the friends of United Democratic Front. By this constitution there shall be established a body corporate to be know as the friends of United…
ArticleOrigins of major world religions reflected in SA
… Religion is an important part of millions of people's lives across the world. Thousands of African … Nigeria about 20 new religious sects or groups come into…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… Road in Oudekraal in the Cape on 29 July 1977. It was being towed to a wreckers yard and ran aground. It is firmly … Armadale Castle The Armadale Castle was…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. … procedure and structure of the trial…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees equality for gay … Africa's past, sexual orientation…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
… they made trips back to the Free State to visit the graves of his relatives almost every year. His parents were unhappy … to get a teaching job at his old…
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… night watchmen go on strike, demanding a wage increase of R10 per month. 8 January - Rumours of an upcoming strike at Coronation Brick and Tile in Durban ……
BiographyHassan Howa
… Cape Province) into a large working-class family, one of 12 children of a Christian, Coloured mother and a Muslim shopkeeper. He … and so argued for the…
BiographyDenis Mayer
… Harold, was the Recruitment Manager for the Chamber of Mines, and had come to South Africa from England in the … Light Horse unit in the Anglo-Boer War . On…
List of exhibitors - South African Society of Artists
… List of exhibitors - South African Society of Artists …
USA’s application of principles of Darwinism and Eugenics
… USA’s application of principles of Darwinism and Eugenics …
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… period following June 16th. The biographies here are of some of these role players. This section of our site is currently being researched further, so the…
BiographyNdazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
… 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Nakasa was the second of three children of Joseph Nakasa and his wife, Alvina Nakasa. As a child from … a window of a high…
Thayanayagie (Thailema) Pillay
… Thayanayagie (Thailema), daughter of Veerammal Naidoo and Govindasamy Kristshnasamy Thambi … family moved to the Tolstoy Farm. Gandhi, with the help of…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… Cooper was born on 22 May 1926 in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province) and … one of the drivers who had driven the…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time from South Africa due to his role in spreading … the struggles of…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into … and elsewhere on the continent. Under the leadership of Dr DF Malan , the…
BiographyLivingstone Mqotsi
… Livingstone Mqotsi (Livie) was born in the village of Rabula in the Keiskammahoek district in the former Ciskei, … Thus began a nightmare of persecution by…
BiographyAbdool Karrim Essak
… Essak was born in 1925 in India. He was the third child of Fathima and Ishaq Hashim. His father was an adventurer and … in sharp contrast to the rest of his…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… Africa itself. The Constitution was not a product solely of negotiation in the Constitutional Assembly. Experiences in … of taxation, are labouring under…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… as well as encourage others to write to show the strength of individuals in the face of struggle. He still holds an important spot in South today … Langa's…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Swaziland Education : High School, Polokwane University of Fort Hare :English Degree Rhodes University : Teaching … Black South African in a country where…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 6) A Spiral of Trials In the arrests, indictments and trials that occurred from the 1940s to the 1990s, history…
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… The fate of Natalia After the defeat of Dingane, the Kingdom of the AmaZulu was hurled into political strife. Mpande was … The aftermath of the Battle of…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… struggle leaders that we have lost, our opinions and views of them are directly impacted by the way they were portrayed … they have past away. Here you will…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid. This is the biographical portion of the paper. At the end of the paper there is a…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Enoch Mgijima is born at Bulhoek, Eastern Cape, the son of Jonas Mayekiso Mgijima. 1907 19 April, Enoch Mgijima, who … vision, he receives several…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge of Treason When detectives invaded the Congress of the People … morning and there were few…