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EventDay of the African Child
… 16th of June is commemorated each year as the Day of the African Child. This commemoration was adopted on 16 June 1991 … in South Africa. By adopting this…
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in … of its co-founders Sam Nujoma, began attacking the South African regime. It was…
PlaceSouth African National Art Gallery
… South African National Art Gallery. Source: www.sa-venues.com This … Thomas Butterworth Bayley, the collection of Iziko South African National Gallery has…
African farmers in Southern Africa
… The wheel of change had begun to turn. In about 250 AD, African farmers came to Southern Africa from further North. … eastern part of the country. The origin…
PlaceThe South African Police Service Museum
… The Muizenberg Police Museum, also known as South African Police Services (SAPS) Museum, is situated on the … Blaauwberg Online (2009), South African Police…
PlaceIziko South African Maritime Centre
… The Iziko South African (SA) Maritime Centre opened in 1990. It is based at … Iziko South African Maritime Centre …
BiographyYetta Barenblatt
… to prepare for the Congress of the People, in June 1955. On 5 December 1956, Barenblatt was arrested on charges …
BiographyJimi Matthews
… Jimi Matthews was born in 1955 in Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape) and … South Africa: The Cordoned Heart , Essays by Twenty South African…
BiographyNoria Mabasa
… was there that she met Jim Mabasa, who she would marry in 1955. She settled in Vuwani for a few years and returned to … South African Sculptor and Woodcarver…
BiographyGerrit Viljoen
… degree and a D Litt et phil at the University of Leiden in 1955, based on research into poetry of Pinder, a classical … Gastrow, S. (1992). Who’s who in…
BiographyGerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen
… degree and a D Litt et phil at the University of Leiden in 1955, based on research into poetry of Pinder, a classical …
BiographyMaggie Resha
… training at Holy Cross that she first read about the African National Congress (ANC) in a copy of The Bantu … was also elected to the NEC of the …
ArchiveSouth African Students Movements History
… and secondary school students came together and formed the African Student Movement (ASM), later becoming the South African Students Movement (SASM). The…
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… On 4 -5 March 1955 the Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was held at the … ANC," This week in history:4 - 5 March…
EventSouth African refugees leave Lesotho
… government announced that an undisclosed number of South African refugees have decided to leave Lesotho voluntarily. … days after the announcement, the first…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… starts to become involved in the struggle. He joins the African National Congress (ANC) after hearing an ANC speaker … is convicted and given a nine-month…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… then served, between 1954 and 1959 “as President of the African Food and Canning WorkersUnion (AFCWU) and branch … working conditions, she joined the Paarl…
PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
… of the two former National libraries: the South African Library in Cape Town and the State Library in … .' South Africa had two National Libraries, the…
ArchiveIntroductory essay: The African Communist
… A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical The African Communist … Introductory essay: The African Communist …
Constitution: South African Students' Or
… Amended version of "Draft Constitution" of the South African Student's Organisation … Constitution: South African Students' Or …
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: Report
… on the leadership training seminar organised by the South African Students' Organisation … South African Students Organisation: Report …
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Draft Constitution
… Draft African National Congress Constitution to be adopted at the … African National Congress Draft Constitution …
South African Students Movement Constitutio
… The constitution of the South African Student's Movement adopted at King Williams Town, … South African Students Movement Constitutio …
ArchiveAfrican National Congress (South Africa)
… red border and black lettering. Multicoloured image of African shield and spear in centre with words of the Freedom … African National Congress (South Africa…
ArchiveFederation of South African Women
… Western Cape Region Launch. Nine photos of famous South African women in green black and white. Green image of Africa … Federation of South African Women …
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: histori
… the early history leading to the formation of the South African Students Organisation (SASO). An undated, estimated … South African Students Organisation:…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… cultural and student formations, along with the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the South African Students’ Movement (SASM), were banned…
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: Portfol
… are statistics showing enrollment figures at South African Universities, government financing, graduates and … South African Students Organisation: Portfol …
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is vital to … had the ability (and the inclination)…
ArchiveSouth African and Western Initiatives
… Notes on Southern African and Western initiatives. Covers United Kingdom … South African and Western Initiatives …