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BiographyFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa
… to the church's general secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) in Pretoria. In …
BiographyKlaas Matlala
… already held other compatriots. He was a Ma-Congress [ African National Congress - ANC)] supporter and key member of …
BiographyLothar Neethling
… Taiwanese government. In 1971, Neethling founded The South African Police’s forensic unit. His work in the unit earned …
BiographyPumzile Mayapi
… September 1956 in Willowvale, Eastern Cape. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in June 1980 when he was …
BiographyRodger Bosch
… the early democracy with its most celebrated President, African leader and world statesman Nelson Mandela. Then, …
EventDale Steyn retires from Test cricket
… On 5 August 2019, Dale Steyn South African cricketer announced his retirement from the Test … Fast bowler calls time on his Test career,” The South African,…
PlaceEersteling Monument, Polokwane
… du Preez. It was discovered at a time when the South African Republic of the Transvaal was practically bankrupt … gold rush to Eersteling, with about 30…
PlaceHankey
Hankey is the oldest Town nestled at the confluence of the Klein and Gamtoos Rivers, is a treasure trove of History and natural wonders. Part of the Kouga…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… conquest of Africans came the issue of how to deal with African people, which the government termed the “Native … enacted by both the Afrikaners and the…
PlaceSenekal
… which the current pine and yellowwood belong. Senekal also claims the house of AD Keet, the poet whose family lived and … in memory of the fallen Boers of…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… as participating in a political conflict between the African National Congress (ANC) and IFP. Ndimene, a …
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… of 1913. It arose out of the protest campaign of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) founded in 1912, renamed in 1923 the African National…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… were stalinists and socialists of various hues in the African National Congress (and its ancillary movements) … movement COSATU, have been active…
BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… were born. During this time, he volunteered for the South African Air Force, qualified as a night bomber pilot and … son, Neville, the President of the…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… process, revolutionary politics, free jazz and other African musics. Presently his research and thinking is … shrines of liberalism and radicalism in…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… Workers Union (GWU – now a part of the Congress of South African Trade Unions – COSATU ) and started working as an … returned to teaching. Govender was a…
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
In December 2018, protesters took to the streets in response to austerity measures[i] imposed by then Sudanese president Omar al Bashir. Bashir had…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… would say that they are those Africans who believe that African Nationalism is the only liberatory outlook that can bind together the African masses by…
BiographyMary Malete
… South Africa (FEDUSA) and the first president of the South African Confederation of Trade Unions (SACOTU). She served on … of South Africa (FEDUSA), first…
Mary Matilda Brown
… 1880 she sent the manuscript of her novel, The story of an African farm, to the Browns for evaluation and dedicated the …
BiographyVuyani Goniwe
… together with Bandile Ketelo and Mgcini Mali to join the African National Congress’s (ANC) military wing, uMkhonto …
BiographyHargreaves Nkosana Mbodla
… Hill Committee. While this movement clearly involved African National Congress (ANC) supporters, the revolt …
Faith Gasa
… Brigade into peace talks with their counterparts in the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) in a bid to … Africa. Gastrow S. 1995. “Who's Who in…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
… & Fatima Meer Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru condemns the South African Government Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, commenting on the Indian policy of the South African…
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… with Mda he gradually integrated these ideas into African Nationalism. Lembede became part of the National …
BiographyBettie du Toit
… only brother. At the time Cornelius and Du Toit met South African textile workers were on strike over unsatisfactory …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… Stopforth has always maintained interest in South African issues. In 2003 he was invited to Robben Island as a … South African Artist (painter and graphic…
BiographyJohanna (Joey) Hendrina Scheepers
… She also represented the GWU at conferences of the South African Trades and Labour Council and at the meetings of its …
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… "Jan" van Riebeeck remains a significant figure in South African history for his role in establishing the colony at …
BiographyEthel Walt
… a comfortable life afforded to middle-class White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege …