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BiographyJanet Mary Cherry
… has received numerous death threats and has been assaulted by white thugs. Janet's home and office have also frequently been raided by the security police.In…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… the Act making reference to the fact that it was “inspired by the noble ideals which guided the founding fathers. . .and … The AU Commission is the third…
BiographyAlfred Khumalo
… Golden City Post. As a young man, Khumalo was intrigued by the impact of pictures, and their ability to “freeze … Alf Khumalo (2007) [online] Available at:…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… and Medupi, two large coal fired power stations which by 2022 are still not functioning to their capacity. The … led to blackouts in the province during…
BiographyLawrence Nkosi
… in 1910. He was a factory worker and active trade unionist by the 1950s. In 1955 the Congress of the People and the … from an exhibition on the Treason Trial…
BiographyDr. Pholile Mpofu
… that the field of dermatology tended to be neglected by black doctors, and felt she could have an effect in this …
BiographyVictor Shange
… township environment and changes in the environment made by settlement and industrial installations among others. His …
BiographyConan Doyle Modiakgotla
… in the Orange Free State, he was a building contractor by occupation. During the 1920s he served as secretary of the …
BiographyBabalo Mtshazi
… 2012 Babalo was killed at scene 1. He was in the head by police. He left behind two young children, his mother and …
BiographyNtandazo Nokhamba
… was killed at scene two after being shot once in the back by the police. He was the breadwinner in his family and left …
BiographyRobert Cedric Wilcox
… PDF in the Archive section (on the right-hand side) by Peter T. Jacobs and Julian H. Sauls. … Resistance Wilcox, R. (2020). Interviews. (Conducted by …
PlaceLusikisiki near Port St. John's
… an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. This part of the world, rich in milkwood trees and wildness, has unrivalled access to …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… of the Military-Industrial Complex (coined in 1961 in by President Dwight Eisenhower), Meyer Weinberg suggests that … in the United States. During the 1920s…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… sources People can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners … detective. People can be great sources of…
BiographyNeville Allan Lewis
… terms of subject matter was replicated to a large degree by Lewis when he set up a studio in London after the First World War. His career in England was…
BiographyAndries Raditsela
… a rental car in Tsakane Township Raditsela was accosted by the police. He was assaulted and dragged into the police … which began on 6 December 1985. The…
BiographyBen Baartman
… his friendliness with the locals had led to an application by the security police and the Bantu Affairs Department (BAD) … Baartman was arrested along with…
Ntela Richard Sikhosana
… arrested and imprisoned for six months. An intervention by Jacob Zuma and Joe Slovo secured his release. Sikhosana … in Wembezi, Estcourt, was shot near his…
BiographyAlexander Lionel Boraine 'Alex'
… 2000, Boraine book, A Country Unmasked, was published by Oxford University Press. Boraine was a founder and … Town, Western Cape on 5 December 2018. He is…
BiographyBaleka Mbete-Kgositsile
… children behind. In Swaziland she worked for the ANC and by the end of that year she had obtained a teaching post in … Arts Ensemble until the disruption of…
BiographyDavid Perumal
… explained that Kajee was targeted as he ‘was looked upon by the Indian people as a collaborator’ for ‘proudly taking … explained had been aborted because…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Victorian and Karoo-style buildings, combined with its rich History of the Anglo-Boer War and early settlers, make … 20km south of present-day Cradock. The…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Where Working people Lived
… Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic This part describes the nature of … also anxious to avoid the division of…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… in 1858, who befriended King Mzilikazi. This was followed by fortune hunters and land grabbing settlers. Cecil John … territories from King Lobengula. He…
BiographyCassim Mohammed Bassa
… 1948. Bassa's involvement in community work came very much by accident. He was requested by the Natal Indian Blind Society to collect and replace … South…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… Diamond Mines of South-West Africa, financed largely by the AAC. The company expanded its gold mining influence by venturing into the Orange Free State and…
BiographySheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
… Night School in Johannesburg until it was closed down by the government. She then moved to Cape Town, Cape Province … which was set up to investigate four…
BiographyOscar Dumisani Dhlomo
… and leader of the Inkatha strategic think-tank established by Buthelezi. From 1980 he served as chair of the board of … and was re-elected to this position…
BiographyChris McGregor
… ) where his father was a principal at a school founded by the Scottish Missionary Society. Since there were few … members kept changing as members left and…
BiographyDirk Johannes Coetzee
… of friends and family and scraped together a living by doing odd jobs.In September 1987, a Constable Butana … In 1990, Coetzee told the Harms Commission in…