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BiographyEsther Susanna Mentz
… Germany to study singing and acting and returned to South Africa in 1937. After her return she did pioneering work in …
BiographyTiyo Soga
… important literary influence in nineteenth century South Africa after the Bible (which he, too, played a large part in …
PlaceeThekwini Municipality
… one of four coastal metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa, alongside Cape Town , Nelson Mandela Bay , and … The World-class Durban Chief Albert Luthuli…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela on Women’s Day, Pretoria, 9 August 1996
… Guests; Friends and compatriots. When the women of South Africa converged on these Union Buildings forty years ago, … in common with 180 other countries. By…
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) agreed to participate in South Africa's first non-racial elections, security officials and … that political violence had dropped…
EventThe Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member
… Van der Merwe advocated immediate participation in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), and was not an advocate of the volkstaat …
Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders for Closer Co-operation, February 6, 1949
… its deep and heartfelt sympathy to the relatives of all the victims of the unhappy tragedy and to all those who have suffered. Whatever are the immediate ……
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
… its deep and heartfelt sympathy to the relatives of all the victims of the unhappy tragedy and to all those who have suffered. Whatever are the immediate ……
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… Deneys were active members of the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA). Deneys did not join any political party after … Else was a founder member of the …
Community histories of Rustenburg
… schools but the coming of the war put an end to all of his noble ideas. With the advent of war Rustenburg had … the Reformed Church in the Transvaal and…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… Black Consciousness (BC) philosophy of the Black People’s Convention (BPC). In the first four years of its existence … The UDF: A History of the United…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… colony. 1658 17 April, The first formal school in South Africa is opened by the Dutch East India Company. It is … colonial decree requires compulsory school…
BiographySuliman (Solly) Mahomed Nathie
… for leading an illegal procession. He later left South Africa and moved to India. He returned from India in 1976 and …
BiographyNehemiah Tile
… Leader of the first major secessionist church in South Africa, Tile was born in Tembuland in the Transkei and … Leader of the first major secessionist church…
BiographyStephen Tefu
… 1910, he was recruited to the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in Pretoria at a time when the party was at … Member of the Communist Party of South…
BiographyDilizantaba Mji
… politically inactive. He still practices medicine in South Africa. …
BiographyCharlene Smith
… access to anti-retrovirals for rape survivors in South Africa, Namibia and the USA. Her work now is focused on …
Peter Papela Nthite
… him from attending gatherings. He later left South Africa for Botswana. …
BiographyJames Gavin Younge
… He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in South Africa and abroad; he has received numerous Awards and has …
BiographyBransby Ndobe
… in its heyday and also of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) until about 1929, he supported J. T. Gumede's …
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… People, Kliptown, on 26 June 1955 We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who…
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… one of the most significant events in the history of South Africa, described by many as tension-driven and known as the Convention for a Democratic South…
BiographyHerbert Henry Curson
… Veterinary Commission on Rinderpest in German East Africa until October 1918. He was then appointed as research … of legal status for the veterinary…
BiographyHarold Cressy
… the improvement of Black people's education in South Africa. In 1912 Cressy was appointed principal of the … Cressy co-founded the Teachers' League of South…
BiographyPaul Michael Sibisi
… guidance). In 1984 Sibisi received an Operation Crossroads Africa grant which enabled him to visit the USA. In 1987 He … Art Competition (fourth prize). 1984…
BiographyDaniel Sefudi Rakgoathe
… one f the first black handicrafts teachers in South Africa. Rakgoathe completed his junior certificate and in … of California, Los Angeles, USA. On his…
BiographyNomathamsanqa Xoliswa Ngwevela
… contacts and liaise with Women’s Groups in South Africa and the global Anti-Apartheid movement. Her … as secretary to the minister. She visited countries in…
BiographyAllister Sparks
… Corporation (SABC). In his later life, he launched SABC-Africa, a satellite broadcaster to the entire African … he published books such as ‘The Mind of South…
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… decided to suspend his party's participation in the Convention for Democratic South Africa (Codesa) . Codesa was at the time beginning to chart a …
EventTripartite Alliance plans mass action
… plan for August. The resolution was adopted after the Convention for Democratic South Africa (CODESA) negotiations at World Trade Centre in Kempton …