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Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… or izikhuluwas at the top and included the Zulu royal family, the king and other leaders of Zulu chiefdoms. The … frontier farmers who from the Cape Colony…
BiographySamora Machel
… avoid starvation, his relatives went to work in the South African mines under repressive and dangerous conditions. Soon … Machel left Mozambique and…
BiographyGisele Wulfsohn
… . She was picture editor/photographer for The South African Women's Health Book published by Oxford University … and photograph Bongani's Day: From Dusk to…
BiographyJonathan Shapiro
… Gatherings Act caused some consternation in the South African Defence Force (SADF ) and his being monitored by … Went in 4X4 (2001) Bushwhacked (2002) Dr Do…
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… often focused on goodwill and celebration with friends and family. Gift-giving is a near-universal part of Christmas … including many that combine Christian…
Local Government
… at that time, the Republic could only boast of two major urban centres: Potchefstroom and Pretoria. Most so-called … 1858, provisions for the ‘Regulation of…
BiographyJohannes Nkosi
… involved with the 1919 anti-pass campaign of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC and African National Congress (ANC) after 1923) and became…
”Joint Declaration of Cooperation.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma of the ANC, Dr. G. M. Naicker of the Natal Indian Congress, and Dr. Y. M. Dadoo of the Transvaal Indian Congress, March 9, 1947
… This Joint Meeting between the representatives of the African National Congress and the Natal and Transvaal Indian … rights and full citizenship for all…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… regime through the medium of music and assisted the African National Congress (ANC) by performing at events in … Words Johnny Dyani, jazz, music, double bass…
PlaceMiddleburg, Mpumalanga
… tours to adrenaline pumping watersports in pristine dam areas, Middelburg is the ideal holiday destination. For … over a hundred years ago that cements its…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… of Blaeu’s atlases. The maps and atlases of the Blaeu family business, carried on after Willem’s death by sons … these two maps was probably the most…
EventDon Mattera withdraws from public performances
… During the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices Festival, South African poet, journalist and former gangster who turned …
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… 27 April, The national flag was designed by a former South African State Herald, Mr Fred Brownell, and was first used … ousted Haitian President Jean…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… Sons and Daughters of Afrika! We of the African National Congress meet once again to review South … movements and on the rights of the individual and the…
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… the use of Afrikaans as the language of instruction at African secondary schools. In the ensuing two-year … 1977, boycotts and unrest grew after Steve Biko ,…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… 1963 Becomes involved in NUSAS (National Union of South African Students) 1964 First marriage, to Barbara Hubbard … Completes doctorate and returns to South…
PlaceLiliesleaf Farm, Rivonia- Johannesburg
… final meeting would prove to be one too many and the South African Police swooped down on the Buildings after they … a member of the Communist Party; Arthur…
ArticleSita’s story
… the beginning of his and later our lonely life away from family. It was never lonely on the farm because there were … paper the “Indian Opinion”. We had four…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly: Cape Town, 13 April 2008
… of the IPU, Anders B. Johnsson; Speaker of the South African National Assembly, Baleka Mbete; Deputy … in what have been called ‘poverty reserves’, in both…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… not be like them. My father says: I am a member of the African National Congress. I have always been a member of the … What freedom am I being offered to…
Cape Floral Region
… Cape Province, South Africa - made up of eight protected areas, covering 553,000-ha. The Cape Floral Region is one of the richest areas for plants in the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1991
… Democratic Front and its affiliates, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, religious bodies of all faiths and many … of apartheid local government,…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… life and without whom any account of my part in the South African struggle would be meaningless. The religious … without passes to get through the colour bar…
BiographyKeable Mote
… ICU. He was a participant at the conferences of the All African Convention (AAC) in 1935-1937. …
BiographyVictor V. T. Mbobo
… him as a possible candidate for the African National Congress (ANC) presidency. He was elected … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of…
BiographyIsaiah MacDonald Maseko
… A chairman of the Orlando African National Congress (ANC) during the 1952 Defiance …
BiographySir Winston Spencer Churchill
… as a correspondent to the Morning Post during the South African War of 1889-1902, and was taken prisoner in Natal …
BiographyChristian Malcolm
… its inception he has worked with about 150 major South African printmakers, botanical and wildlife artists and …
BiographyStephen Tefu
… Non-European Trade Unions; later he became chairman of the African General Workers' Union in Pretoria. Banned in the … Federation of Non-European Trade…
BiographyPaul Landau
… and Democracy Today" conference organised by South African History Online, University of the Witswatersrand, The …