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BiographySam Kahn
… district in 1949 but was expelled three years later on the grounds that was a Communist. In 1954 he visited … of violating his ban, but the conviction was…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… mens outfitting shop. It was, of its kind, one of the best on the Reef. His customer base was extraordinarily mixed. … gone on to be a radio operator in the…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as … or 'MK' as it was more commonly known, was launched on the 16th December 1961. On the same day…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… commission of inquiry into the shootings at Winterveld on 26 March 1986 because, according to the homelands minister … course or have, by and large, been…
BiographyEla Gandhi
… Vice President. It was the first time that that she took on such a position. She also participated in a number of … I used the office to interact with…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Acknowledgement
… (Journals) at the Taylor and Francis Group, on behalf of the University of the Witwatersrand, for … “Peace will come (praise song),” (Mulukab). Carol Kat on…
Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… historians argue that there is too much emphasis placed on the role of Shaka as the Mfecane began prior to the reign … Dingiswayo and became a soldier in the…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… of Liberia (ex-African slaves from America, who promptly on arrival set about enslaving the indigenous people using … and social integration." Gaining an…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… up under the oppression of apartheid, facing injustice on a daily basis. He was harassed, his work was banned, and … after release. Now freely accessible,…
EventZimbabawean Independence Day
… Zimbabwe Independence Day On this day in 1980, Southern-Rhodesia gained independence … after a protracted war of liberation that claimed many lives. In the…
BiographyRichard Steele
… woke him to the reality of the effect that apartheid had on the country. This made him question the society that he … out. Eventually, Steele was instructed…
BiographyAlfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo
… Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo was born on 4 January 1879 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. At the age … he worked for the Goldsmith Alliance in 1898. His stay…
BiographyJohn Tengo Jabavu
… John Tengo Jabavu was born on 11 January in 1859 near the Methodist mission school at … was of the great assistance to the ministers, especially on Sundays,…
BiographyStephen Vukile Tshwete
… Tshwete was born in Springs, just outside Johannesburg, on 12 November 1938. He grew up in the village of Nkonkqweni, … to a banned organisation and…
BiographyFeziwe Bookholane
… meals were leftovers and she was expected to read books on her own, because she was the only black nun. She wrote to … the risk of arrest by the security…
BiographyAnna De Koningh
… a portrait, was considered a true beauty in Cape society. On 10 September 1678, Anna married Oloff Bergh, a very well … the High Court of Justice. In 1687,…
BiographyBasil Coetzee
… affectionately known) was born in District Six, Cape Town, on 2 February 1944. He grew up in the area, and as a teenager … removals. He first recorded in…
BiographySidney Percival Bunting
… Sidney Percival Bunting was born on 29 June of 1873 in London, the son of Sir Percy William … Anglo-Boer War . When the war ended he decided to stay on and…
BiographyDavid Hartman
… degree Hartman spent a year travelling around South Africa on his bicycle and taking photographs which he later … Africa.” (Interview with Hartman, 2009)…
BiographyAaron Mosibudi Mangena
… Aaron Mosibudi Mangena was born on 7th of August 1947 in Tzaneen, in the Northern Province … in October 1973 to five years in prison which he served on…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… historians have often neglected those aspects of the pre-1948 city (and, more accurately, the city before the forced … give-and-take of urban bustle embodied…
BiographyShaka Zulu
… be a way of life for him, and one that he was to inflict on thousands of others. Shaka usurps the Zulu Chiefdom On the death of Shaka's father (c. 1816),…
Press Conference in Lusaka: Oliver Tambo, 25 June 1985
… Question: The ANC lays great emphasis on unity. How do you see the question of unity with such … because apartheid was war against the people anyway. From…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 25 June 1985
… Question : The ANC lays great emphasis on unity. How do you see the question of unity with such … because apartheid was war against the people anyway. From…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… and objects. The stories they tell give us insight in the lives of their makers, viewers and users, as well as the … Analyse and Intervene in the Visual…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… Franschhoek Motor Museum was opened to the general public on 7 May 2007. This new location now includes; a 2 kilometre … Car Museum, doesn’t exist anymore,…
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
… all work. He participated in Christian-affiliated events on and off campus and joined the College of Agriculture’s … he did so at a predominantly white…
Indian education in Natal
… day and evening schools.Á‚ There was a Mr Earl?s school on the Isipingo plantation which was attended by both Natives … Governor Keate in Despatch Number 47…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… South African Indian Congress, which held their meeting on the 12th and 13th instant at Johannesburg, should not be … of the varying interests, and since…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root cause of anti-Asiaticism
… South African Indian Congress, which held their meeting on the 12th and 13th instant at Johannesburg, should not be … of the varying interests, and since…