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Rivonia: Telling it as it was, 2 July 1988
… liberation movement's activists, of the triumphant state claims that the 'headquarters' of the illegal ANC and … on the other. And yet, whenever the history…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… of transport and communication. An apartheid view of South African history: Most apartheid history books began with the … ideology stated that South Africa…
PlaceNkandla, KZN
The Nkandla region encompasses nearly 115,000 inhabitants, spread relatively sparsely over a large Area. Nkandla, is mainly a Rural Area and is in the top five…
PlaceBennebroek Wreck, Hamburg
On the 16t of February 1713, the Bennebroek which was an 'East Indiaman'- which is a large sailing vessel. This type of sailing vessel's were built from in the…
PlaceLaingsburg, Karoo
A small, modern Karoo Village, Laingsburg lies at the confluence of two rivers, but is one of the driest parts of the Country. Laingsburg is 280 km from Cape…
PlaceWitwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)
… of World gold production. Although legends of a South African: “El Dorado” , existed among the natives of the Area, …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… and Kanya Adam. "Merits and shortcomings of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission." In Remembrance … and Kanya Adam. "Merits and shortcomings…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… the life and times of the seventh President-General of the African National Congress, Dr James Sebe Moroka, who led our … loss for the continent. It is a…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… by Cecil Rhodes in the Cape, restricted the ability of African men to own and (Root Wachira, 2009: 668). It also … passed by the Port Elizabeth City Council…
ArchiveWomen Freedom Fighters tell of Sexual Abuse in Camps by Carl Collison (Mail and Guardian), 27 October 2017
… Sibongile ‘Promise’ Khumalo claims that, after running away from home in the 1970s to … The farm was given to Khumalo’s organisation, Pan African Genesis, by…
BiographyBabette Brown
… 2019 at the age of 87. At the news of her passing, former African National Congress (ANC) Minister, Ronnie Kasrils , …
Women in the apartheid society by Fatima Meer
… Apartheid and racism continue their tyranny and the South African society is as far away from equality, peace and … 31 deaths during August 1984. The first…
PlaceCape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
… structure is the tallest masonry tower on the South African Coast. It is 28 metres in height and the focal plane …
51. The ‘Satyagraha’ campaign ends
… at present, with inquiries and sent away for making false claims in spite of the genuineness of the thumb-impression … and Mr. Gandhi. These concern issues…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… security prison in Luanda, his commission refuted the claims of Mbokodo that the mutiny had been organised and led … York) and Clive L. Glaser (Professor of…
PlaceSchoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town
Schoenstatt’s Founder was a priest, Father Joseph Kentenich was born in 1885, near Cologne in Germany. In 1912, he was appointed Spiritual Director in the…
BiographyKing Cetshwayo
… was finally alleviated when the British annexed the South African Republic in April 1877. The arrival in March 1877 of …
BiographyJoseph Masobila Mdluli
… Mdluli earned his a living as a hawker. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1952, the year of the …
BiographyDawood Seedat
… into activism as a member of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW); NIC, Natal Peace Council, Civil …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… a generation of black and white educators responsible for African education in South Africa. For details, see R. Hunt Davis, "The Black American Educational…
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… Bill, 1931 1 The above two measures weakened the Coloured, African and Indian vote in the Cape in relation to the White … see what lies inside it. The…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… President Motlanthe has appointed new members of the South African National Aids Council Trust. We congratulate the … the Land act of 1913 was introduced to…
PlaceFramesby, Port Elizabeth
… Fort Frederick stands overlooking the harbour in the South African ‘windy’ or ‘friendly city’ of Port Elizabeth. Fort … the corner of Market Square. Number 7…
BiographyMogoeng Thomas Mogoeng
… President to represent them in the Council of the South African Judicial Education Institute. In 2009, Justice … [Accessed on 28 May 2014] • Who’s who, '…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
… Luthuli and Nelson Mandela . As a result, Mati joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became an organiser for …
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… 1970’s and reaching its height in the 1980’s, the South African province of Natal (now known as KwaZulu Natal – KZN) … each other. Indians were set against…
Chapter 23. How the United Party Betrayed South Africa - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… had everywhere met people who strongly opposed the South African race hatred. The men and women who came back from the … 1950. General Smuts was the dominant…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… an early liberation struggle against the encroachment of African land and African sovereignty. History has promoted two images of … battle as being “driven…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948 The African National Congress (ANC) arose as a mass organisation … New racial measures were instituted also…
PlacePlettenberg Bay, Garden Route
… Plettenberg Bay has a relatively long history for a South African town, having been regularly visited by Portuguese … quietly thinking about what it means to…