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BiographyMary Elizabeth Davis
… social welfare work and to the interests of women in South Africa, particularly in Natal. In Pietermaritzburg, she … member of its biennial conferences and…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… Boshoff succeeded Hoffman as President of the OFS. Despite all the problems experienced by the young Republic, Boshoff … of withdrawal. On 23 February 1854…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… through re-structuring and mergers in Post-Apartheid South Africa, historically White and Non-White universities and … shall be free, compulsory and…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… In 1852 Potgieter was a delegate at the Sand River Convention, where the Transvaal was granted independence as … and State, it was a High Dutch spoken…
Online directory - archives and media sources
… National Archives The government archives service in South Africa houses and preserves the state records and other … computerised database concerning…
ArticleTimeline of the 2014 general elections
… 2013 9 and 10 November 2013, South Africa’s first registration weekend for the 2014 National and … 7 February 2014, the President of the Republic of South…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… a series of negotiations a police unit storms the back. All three cadres are killed including two civilians. This … in its role as peacemaker must help the…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… a major "advancement" in the visual arts in colonial South Africa, is today largely forgotten by the offical art … Art Gallery on the Third of November, 1930…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… across more than 1.29 million square kilometres of West Africa, encompassing the headwaters of the Senegal and Niger … exercised strict fiscal sovereignty…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… and police visits and attacks on her home. She bore all of this cheerfully and with humour. In the tense periods … to be rewarded or to be offered any…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… the cause, if Afrikanerdom is no longer there?”2 Here, in all its fanaticism, was the belief that the ideas of service, … to the Broederbond’s thinking; the…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… It is to be awarded for friendship shown to South Africa. It is therefore an order of peace, co-operation and … Tambo (Silver) Class 3 = Companion of O.R…
EventKing Sekhukhune is defeated by the British in war
… 1 in 1881, he was freed under article 23 of the Pretoria Convention signed between Britain and the Boers, and he was …
ArticleThe missionaries
… William Shaw, Director of the Wesleyan Society in South Africa, travelled to the Mpondo Kingdom to introduce King … such instructions were against the will…
ArticleTransport on water
… of sailing boat was developed, and these different boats all have their own characteristics. One of these is the dhow, originally from the Arabian Seas and…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 26 April 2013, Queenstown
… abhor social inequality in later years. Despite all these difficult circumstances under which he grew up, his … in our country. His opening statement to the…
ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… is the highest honour awarded by the people of South Africa, through the African National Congress, to those who … on those who distinguished themselves in…
ArticleBalfour Declaration
… Britain and the dominions were autonomous communities All dominions were equal in status No one dominion was … as recognizing the constitutional independence…
Schlebusch Commission
… Movement (UCM), the Christian Institute of Southern Africa (CI) and the South African Institute of Race Relations … could no longer receive funds from abroad…
BiographySamson Ratshilumela Mudzunga
… the book 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa. … S. (2004) 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa , Struik House, Cape…
BiographyJustice Sfiso Mkame
… the height of the turbulence of the apartheid era in South Africa; the strength of these works gave Ka-Mkame a high …
BiographyLetsau Nelson Diale
… the April 1994 democratic elections took place in South Africa Diale was elected as a Member of Parliament … 2011]|Anon, Letsau Nelson Diale , from Whos who…
BiographyMpumelelo Paul “Cosmo” Grootboom
… makes Grootboom the most controversial playwright in South Africa, a society still largely “conservative”. His …
BiographyJob Patja Kekana
… Cathedral in Johannesburg and other churches in South Africa. Later, Kekana travelled to Europe in 1960. He visited … Leadership in the Church of the…
BiographySewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum
… remains one of the greatest golfers to come out of South Africa. For his excellent achievements in the field of golf …
BiographyJames Matthews
… commitment to the struggle for a non-racial South Africa at the National Orders Awards in October 2004. …
BiographyVictoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge
… made in the fight against apartheid oppression in South Africa. …
BiographyMatlakana Philemon Tefu
… awareness. Matlala taught about inequalities in South Africa and the oppression of African people under apartheid. …
BiographyElmon Malele
… part in the activities of the Communist Party of South Africa, or carrying out its interests. His “crime” was that …
BiographyRuth Mompati
… an International Day of Solidarity with Women in South Africa. In 1994, she was elected a member of parliament in … (2006) Life and soul: portraits of women…