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PlaceCradock Division
… making up a third of its geographical area. The two urban centres of Cradock and Middelburg are fairly similar, … former previously disadvantaged…
BiographyMbalekelwa Mngomezulu
Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu was the induna (headman) of the Lindizwe Area, Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal]. It was alleged that he was involved in the…
BiographyMankopodi Sekhukhune
Mankopodi Sekhukhune’s partner was Morwamotse Sekhukhune, a Paramount Chief (PC) of the Bapedi people. He was suspended for not supporting the Native Affairs…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bridging two worlds by Emilia Potenza
… Africa. By the 1920s, one or more members of nearly every family spent some time every year working as wage labourers … land in Britain. It was often in the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… only, not with the Rhodesian Africans. Quoting from the African National Congress-Zimbabwe African People`s Union … who were able after the fighting to…
Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo
… Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo, a South African lawyer who was an active opponent of apartheid, died … was widely known as M. D. Naidoo, belonged to the South…
Chapter VII - The 1980’s
… a prominent founding member of the Federation of South African Women, died in October 1979. She had been one of the … principle as before, but for sheer…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
… leaders participated in the founding conference of the African National Congress in Bloemfontein, 98 years ago. At … we can say we have bridged the gap…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… particularly uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) – precipitated the … of Bantu education, and forced removals under…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… completed her Bachelor's degree in Political Science and African Studies with Honors in May 2012. During her … honours program) and minoring in History with…
BiographyT W Thibedi
… the Cape and, according to Roux, for some years the only African Communist in South Africa. An able and dedicated … Benjamin Weinbren he worked in the mid…
BiographyPambani Jeremiah Mzimba
… from 1860 and in 1875 was ordained as the first South African-trained black Presbyterian Church minister on 2 … declined to accept union with other…
BiographyPitso John Mosimane
… area, west of Johannesburg . He is a former South African football player and currently the coach of Mamelodi … of the longest serving and highly rated…
BiographyDr Nomava Eslinah Shangase
… participated actively in the struggle for the rights of African nurses, having suffered the indignities of racial discrimination herself. In 1962, the…
BiographyKewpie
… Preceding the forced removals of 1968, Kewpie’s family left District Six for Belville . Kewpie refused to …
”India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948
… The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations …
BiographyPeter Nkutsoeu Raboroko
… finish them. In 1935 he became president of the Transvaal African Students' Association and also joined the African National Congress (ANC). He was in the…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… there was a global economic crisis. As a result, the South African currency lost value, the gold price dropped; … resisted apartheid to some extent, but also…
Durban Historical & community
… Durban. Inanda was home to three key figures in South African and World history. It was home to – Dr. John … Mdliwamafa Shembe the founder of the largest…
BiographyDerrick Vusimusi Nxumalo
… as a gardener on the Berea in Durban. He first went to the African Art Centre, Durban in 1985 where he received … has received various commissions…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… São Rafael and São Gabriel . They sail along the southern African coast on the way to India. They put foot on South … command, become a colony. 7 May, Van…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… of Zululand (Ongoye) after students aligned to the UDF and African National Congress (ANC) oppose an attempt by Chief … supported by the UDF spread across…
BiographyGeorge Hallett
… and Guilds of London. He freelanced for the famous South African magazine Drum, but the politics of segregation made … moved to London where he made contact…
BiographyMakomba Ngomane
Proclamation No. 84 of 1951 declared, without providing reasons, the removal of the entire community from Area No. 54, Tenbosch Farm No.234, Barberton District…
Chapter 5 - The Freedom Charter
… for a national minimum wage, unemployment benefits, decent housing, education, hospitals, transport, etc, did find their … housing space" available should…
BiographyJoseph Booth
… unorthodox approach to mission work and his schemes for African self-help and advancement eventually created friction … around 1903 as an alleged supporter…
“Let Me Live - Letter to a European”: June 1946
… Indians own 326 acres. As you know, there is a very acute housing problem for all sections. This shortage is more … to alleviate the position? The Council's…
EventIFP declares attacks on UDF as self-defence
… Party (IFP) men on United Democratic Front UDF (UDF) family members were self-defence. This was despite the fact … shortly after the emergence of the UDF as…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… army, Azapo and the ANC in Bekkersdal township, 1994 African Media Online During 1981 tensions between Charterists … Movement (BCM). Indeed, as popular…
BiographySipho Gumede
… explored the possibilities of mixing jazz and traditional African music. In 1982 he joined Khaya Mhlangu and together … Places, was released. The next year,…