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ArchiveUnomsa for African Renaissance by Thobeka Sinxo
… 1991): The popularity of the Xhosa language is due to his tireless efforts. Against a strong opposition he preached … and breaks into tears. Nomsa notices…
EventNjabulo Ndebele was born on this day
… was born in Coronation Hospital in Johannesburg, where his mother worked as a nurse. [1] He matriculated in … Cambridge and the University of Denver where he…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… Art Centre, Katlehong Art centre and Thupelo Workshop. His drive for social equality, was equal to his passion for the arts/ …
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… Nelson Mandela was incarcerated here. Mandela also took his steps to freedom through these gates in 1990. The prison has a huge bronze statue of Mandela with…
Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c
… a political prisoner between 1964 and 1971, he completed his Senior Certificate. After his release he was restricted under a banning order and kept …
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… February to form a coalition after Smuts had surrendered his principles on the issue of the African vote in the Cape … to the golden calf, scoffed Hertzog's…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… Becker beat Curren in the finals 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. After his defeat, Kevin Curren said he thought the game would see … tournament began, raised the coveted…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… On the 2 March 1996, President Nelson Mandela paid his first state visit to Mali. While there, he addressed the National Assembly at Bamako where he…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… heart of Africa to Christian missionaries. The king and his officials relied on forced labour and his reign resulted in the deaths of millions of Congolese. …
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… war office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, Kaggia studied political science, journalism … Kenya with a mission to Africanise…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… left-side spinner. Though he began as a bowler, over time his batting became better than his bowling leading him to become a dependable middle-order …
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… to ill health. The speech was read out to the public by his aide. In his speech Steyn emphasised that the memorial has not been …
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… of Rhodes wearing a three-piece suit, standing with his left hand raised and pointing North. The Monument is … top of Adderley Street because of the scale of…
Say It out Loud - The 1910 Presidential Address, Port Elizabeth, Cape
… learn, say a poem by heart, he repeats it several times. His mind goes as it were through the succession of ideas that … this room at the present time. Your…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… he changed its name from Villa Marina to Villa Zain, after his little girl. For her, the spirits of her family still … concedes that the pressure of being…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Da Gama gives the following description of them in his diary: 'The inhabitants of this country are … in the fire, is attached...' Further east Da Gama and…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… and those that did not. He declared that in this period his main priority was white security. He called on all whites … one in 1957 limiting him to a radius…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… served to confirm that the person had agreed to serve his/her employer to whom they were to be allotted to by the … punishment on the immigrants. The…
ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
… Cape Dutch Reformed clergy were not happy when he baptised his converts. After seven years, he had to end his work and leave the country, in 1745. The…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… a British naturalist, is the person most remembered for his contribution to how the process of evolution works. He … of Species , which was very…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… related to Indigenous peoples around the world and focuses his studies and professional experience on learning about … prison of Robben Island has had an…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… 10 February, Gandhi is violently assaulted by a Pathan on his way to the registration office. 10 Feb – 9 May: Voluntary … the passive resistance campaign…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… object for which we are striving to raise the status of His Majesty's subjects [Indian] and that this desirable and … SAIC was opened by J.X. Merriman on 26…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… of a group of objectors rejecting their call-up. Seated on his left is Cameron Dugmore, later Western Cape education … student, was helping another objector,…
ArchiveMandela, From a Freedom Fighter to an Icon of Reconciliation
… to oppression was free at last, and curiosity as his photographs had been banned by the South African … high command were arrested in Rivonia in July 1963…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… difficult questions on which he wanted adÂvice bypassed his officials and secretaries and sent for Moses because he … had so much confidence in Kotane that…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… publicity, both here and abroad. It was termed "civil death" and I remembered the living dead, the banished people … had returned from other lands? He had…
Eye of the Needle - Preface by Richard Turner
… this apartheid strategy are discussed by Richard Turner in his Postscript. Throughout the rest of South Africa every … political scien c e at the University…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Racism against Indians
… pays particular attention to the Indian problem in his election manifesto published in Die Transvaler. The … least 20 suitcases packed with goods, piled high…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… Man?" Scene 3. In town, some weeks later, Lukosi meets his cousin, Ntombela, who is a teacher. Though he is … is developing. Characters: Nkomo, a middle-aged…