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BiographyDon Mattera
Donato Francisco Mattera was born in Western Native Township, now called Westbury, Johannesburg in 1935. His grandfather was an Italian immigrant who married a…
BiographyPamela dos Santos (nee Beira)
Pamele dos Santos (nee Beira) was born in Johannesburg on 19 June 1942 to Banny and Golda Beira. She attended Houghton Primary and Johannesburg Girls High…
BiographyHarold Cressy
Harold Cressy was born on 1 February 1889 in Rorkes Drift, KwaZulu Natal. He was one of the five children of Bernard and Mary Cressy. The local Roman Catholic…
BiographyCijimpi Mnyandu
Cijimpi Mnyaundu, a trade union leader and African National Congress (ANC) member, who worked in Durban, was from the Makhanya Tribal Area, Umlazi District, on…
BiographyDr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh
Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh was born in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 12 June 1917. She was the eldest daughter of Latchmee and Chatrapul Singh. Her…
BiographyMavivi Myakayaka-Manzini
… for a New South Africa. Basic Books, Inc. New York, USA, 1989.| Third World News, (2010), ‘ Manzini fronts women's …
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
Background and policy of apartheidBefore we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what apartheid was and how it…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
The United Democratic Front (UDF) was an anti-apartheid body that incorporated many anti-apartheid organisations. It was launched in 1983, in Mitchells Plain…
PlaceLanglaagte Deep Residential Village, Johannesburg
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 March 1989. …
EventPresidents of Mozambique and South Africa meet
… developments led to a significant breakthrough in February 1989, when church leaders returned from peace talks in Kenya …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… Mfecane,” Canadian Journal of African Studies. (23), (2), 1989. p. 272. [3] History News Network. “The History of … Mfecane,” Canadian Journal of African…
The Spirit of Bandung - Address to the International Conference in Support of the Liberation Movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
The Afro-Asian solidarity movement has traversed a long and complicated but glorious path since the days, 25 years ago next year, when a delegation of the…
ArchiveDiscussions between Mr Silvino Da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cape Verde, and Representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information: Sal Island, 11 September 1983
Report on discussions held between South African and the Republic of Cape Verde with regard to negotiations between Angola and South Africa. Includes a letter…
ArchiveSummary notes of a meeting between Minister Silvino da Luz, Foreign Minister of Cape Verde and Messrs D W Auret and J Marx of the Department of Foreign Affairs: Praia, Cape Verde, 24 February 1986
Notes from a diplomatic meeting between the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde and representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs. The release of Captain…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
Statement by Oliver Tambo at a Conference on Southern Africa of the Socialist International and the socialist group of the European Parliament with the Frontline States, ANC and SWAPO, Arusha, 4 September 1984
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture between Shell Solar and Eskom Bhipa in the Flagstaff District, 24 February 1999
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE RURAL NON-GRID ELECTRIFICATION BY THE JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SHELL SOLAR AND ESKOM Bhipa in the Flagstaff District, 24 February 1999
Summary Minutes of the Bilateral Meeting held in Brazzaville on Friday 13 May 1988 between delegations from the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and the Peoples Republic of Angola
Minutes of a meeting between delegates from South Africa and Angola to discuss a strategy for peace and stability in Southern Africa. Withdrawal of Cuban…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
This short history of Electrical Supply Commission (ESKOM) aims to provide an overview of the history of the power utility over its first seventy-eight years…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
BiographyMzondeki Makhunga
Mzondeki Makhunga, a resident from Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was the head induna [chief headman] of Ntunja Mngomezulu in this area. In…
BiographyWilliam Mosehle Sekhukhune
Over 70 years old, William Mosehle Sekhukhune’s banishment order described him as a half-brother of Paramount Chief Sekhukhune. It was alleged that his status…
BiographyAlfred Toto Metele
Alfred Toto Metele was born to farmworker parents,in the farming area of Qumhra, Eastern Cape. He attended school at Mooiplaas, outside East London, where he…
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… Although the DP was officially launched on 8 April 1989 its history dates back to 1959, when a number of liberal …
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… References: South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South …
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February 1989, just before the South African War(Anglo-Boer War II, …
Community Arts Project (CAP)
The Community Arts Project (CAP) was established in Cape Town in 1977. Originally located at 17 Main Road, Mowbray, the facility moved to the old St. Philips…
ArticleAfrapix
Afrapix – Comrades with Cameras A history of a South African anti apartheid Documentary Photography Collective Afrapix, a progressive photographers'…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… hope, and pushed others to stand up for their rights. In 1989 Ruth was expecting new government and made it aware that … elected her as honorary life Vice…