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ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa. … long hours…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for the death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police … Dr Haffejee was arrested by the police…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat hamstrung … primary functions of the National Intelligence Agency as being to…
BiographyEsther Barsel
… (now Gauteng). Barsel dedicated her life to the struggle of the South African people from an early age, joining the … Influenced by a Jewish friend, Barsel…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… The opening moment of education in South Africa coincides with the foundation of the colonial experience at the Cape in 1652. Six years … this period there…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… had an especial role in the social and cultural politics of South Africa. This paper will trace its function in the … a campaign of resistance to every…
Constitution of the ANC
… 29a. Constitution of the ANC 1. NAME: The name of the organisation shall be the … harmony with the aims of Congress may become an affiliated body upon…
BiographyArthur William Blaxall
… in 1891 in Britain. He was a clergyman who was convicted of aiding the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … for Coloured blind children near…
BiographyIzak de Villiers
… and a prolific author. He wrote 54 books, including five of poetry and one on depression. De Villiers also composed a number of hymns that were included in…
Appiah Saravanan (AS) Chetty
… (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 3 April 1929. He was the second of five children of Appiah and Vellimah Chetty, whose parents had been brought … in initiating the…
ArticleThe impact of the collapse of the USSR in 1989
… The impact of the collapse of the USSR in 1989 …
Calendar of major events during the unfolding of total strategy
… Calendar of major events during the unfolding of total strategy …
Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary
… Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary …
ArticleThe National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA)
… The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) …
Archive of documents used in compilation of Solomon Mahlangu feature
… Archive of documents used in compilation of Solomon Mahlangu feature …
League of Atrican Rights, Announcement of Meeting, 25 August 1929
… League of Atrican Rights, Announcement of Meeting, 25 August 1929 …
The establishment of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 1994
… The establishment of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 1994 …
Impact of the collapse of the USSR on South Africa
… Impact of the collapse of the USSR on South Africa …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is one of South Africa’s most important revolutionaries that fought … Exile, Musician, Intelligence,…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the year of 1955 in…
The State of Art in South Africa Conference
… Held at the University of Cape Town from 16-20 July 1979, The State of Art in South Africa Conference was chaired by Neville … artists “boycotted the event…
BiographyJacob “Dancing Shoes” Morake
… wind was not a pleasant prospect. So he picked up a can of paraffin in the kitchen and tipped it over the coals in … author Gavin Evans wrote: “Morake was a…
BiographyLindiwe Nonceba Sisulu
… Lindiwe Sisulu was born on the 10th of May 1954, in Johannesburg . She is the daughter of African National Congress (ANC) veterans, Walter and ……
BiographyDr Essop Essak Jassat
… Dr Essop Essak Jassat, the second of three children, was born on 5 October 1932 in 11th Street Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Both of his parents came from India…
BiographyNontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho
… Virtually nothing is known about the life of the first and only major female poet to write in Xhosa , apart from what is revealed in her writings, almost all…
BiographyIsaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch
… South Africa. Ike Horvitch's politics were fashioned out of his family's oppressed past. His grandfather, a Talmudic … having arrived in England with her…
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… discovered by them. The land was already occupied and was being used by the inhabitants. The reason why groups often … any claim they make to "owning" the…
BiographyJohn Kgwana Nkadimeng
… became a full-time organiser for the Transvaal Council of Non-European Trade Unions. Whilst he was working for the Council, it joined the South African…
BiographyLele Jacob Motaung
… is a modified extract from the following source: Prisoners Of Apartheid , A biographical List of political prisoners and banned persons in South Africa … 1…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONALISTS. OUR POLITICAL LINE OF ACTION. Our mass political line of action is inspired by … its target of an army…