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ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
… Boers preferred the freedom of their ox wagons and tents to living under the rule of the DElC. Their trek brought them … the Khoikhoi, who fought them off…
BiographyDoc Bikitsha
… Johannesburg. After passing Matric, Mr Bikitsha went to study at Pius X11 University College, then known as Roma … for allegedly assaulting a fellow student,…
BiographyFeziwe Bookholane
… from them, her meals were leftovers and she was expected to read books on her own, because she was the only black nun. She wrote to the Bishop to get a…
BiographyAndrew Mokete Mlangeni
… schooling at the age of 10, financial problems drove him to seek work at the age of 12 to assist his mother in maintaining the family, as his father … for…
BiographyCebisile Yawa
… at scene 1 after being shot twice by the police in his back and his buttock. He was the sole breadwinner in his … his young daughter, parents and five…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… only ones who participated in it, the only ones allowed to vote. Under their leadership segregation laws were … poor and unsafe conditions and were denied…
BiographyJanet Mary Cherry
… where she was raised. Janet comes from a family committed to social justice. Her father, Robin, the Dean of Science at … of the United Democratic Front (UDF…
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… in Johannesburg . She was the second of four children born to Pauline and Thomas Selema Masekela. Her mother was a … under watchful eye of her grandmother,…
BiographyIsaiah Stein
… Isaiah Stein was born to a Coloured family in Durban in 1931, the son of a pastor … After both his parents died, during his teens, he moved to District Six,…
BiographyDr Sathasivan “Saths” Cooper
… which called for the imminent renaming of the College to University of Durban-Westville (UDW). He saw this as … year the South African government denied him…
BiographyJane Gool
… Jane Gool – Tabata was born in Cape Town on 19 March 1902 to Yusuf and Wageda Gool, the sixth of nine children. Her … he considered the education that they…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… not about principle, but about political power: the power to determine the final constitutional dispensation. It also … 90 per cent of the workforce heeded a…
BiographySir Patrick Duncan
… House, London, and was chosen as private secretary to Sir Alfred Milner , who brought him to South Africa in March 1901. Duncan was the senior member … and…
Five more people die in overnight violence in South African townships bringing the death toll during a two-day strike by Black
… African townships bringing the death toll during a two-day strike by Black …
Students at Lovedale College embarked on a strike against the new Code of Conduct and the appointment of the new Headmaster who
… Students at Lovedale College embarked on a strike against the new Code of Conduct and the appointment of …
’General Strike’ Statement by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the National Action Council following the stay-at-home in May 19611
… ’General Strike’ Statement by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the National …
The strike by mineworkers on the Witwatersrand, also known as the Rand Revolt, ends. More than 200 people were killed durin
… The strike by mineworkers on the Witwatersrand, also known as the …
The condition of Donsie Khumalo, on a hunger strike since 9 March with other unionists in support of the release of all detaine
… The condition of Donsie Khumalo, on a hunger strike since 9 March with other unionists in support of the …
At least 4,500 people die when two earthquakes strike North West Algeria. In El-Asnam (formerly Orleansville) and its surroundi
… At least 4,500 people die when two earthquakes strike North West Algeria. In El-Asnam (formerly …
BiographyMargareth Baloi
… woman. When discussions on incorporating Bantustans back into South Africa were held, Margareth was convinced … where she rightfully belonged. She took a…
BiographyLucky Philip Dube
… from her husband before Lucky’s birth and was forced to leave Lucky and her other two children, Thandi and … in her job as domestic worker that she was…
BiographyJaneveke Raphael Liau
… supported his late brother’s wife and children. According to his wife, Masebolai Liau, "Janveke was a very caring and … man. He loved his family and he took…
Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege
… This archive consists of Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege … Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege …
Bonginkosi Yona
… was killed at scene 1 after being shot 3 times in the back by the police. He left behind his wife, two young … son was only 7 days old when he was killed…
BiographyTelang Mohai
… was killed at scene 2 after he was shot twice in the back. One of the bullets travelled downwards, which means he … left behind his wife and three young…
Documents, and articles pertaining to National Party
… Documents, and articles pertaining to National Party …
ArticleSouth Africa Cabinet Members 2009 to 2010
… South Africa Cabinet Members 2009 to 2010 …
Articles and documents pertaining to Yusuf Dadoo
… Articles and documents pertaining to Yusuf Dadoo …
Letter from F. A. W. Lucas7 to James Ramsay MacDonald,
… Letter from F. A. W. Lucas7 to James Ramsay MacDonald, …
Address to the World Council of Churches
… Address to the World Council of Churches …