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ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… 1952 during the Defiance Campaign . Collins was in South Africa during this period, and met with Nelson Mandela , … the government’s attitude towards the…
BiographyGopal Krishna Gokhale
… Society in Poona. On Ghandi's invitiation, he Toured South Africa in October of 1912. He was associated with Deccan …
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… Empire consisted of outlying areas and small kingdoms. All these Kingdoms pledged allegiance to Mali by offering … Mali prospered from taxes collected from…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
… The Transvaal , is one of the former Province of South Africa. It occupied the North Eastern part of the Country. … Voortrekker leader, Hendrik Potgieter ,…
BiographyEdson Sithole
… in 1935. He was the first black person in Southern Africa to obtain a Doctor of Laws degree. He was the second … work toward a Doctor of Laws from the…
BiographyMlungiseleli Velaphi
… was a United Democratic Front (UDF) member. He left South Africa in 1985 to join the African National Congress (ANC) … (now Limpopo). The unit crossed from…
BiographyAlbert Newall
… for Temple Press Ltd. In 1946 Newall immigrated to South Africa, where he eventually settled in Doornfontein, … sculpture for the African Life Centre in Cape…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… won by the pioneers of the movement, others were lost, but all left a heritage of struggle upon which the younger … organising a demonstration to the same…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa The Dutch East India Company (VOC) established Cape … city’ is the centre for historical archaeology in southern Africa…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for the … Eastern Bantu group of languages. In the remote past, all Bantu languages…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… other organizations to bring an end to apartheid in South Africa, the United Democratic Front (UDF) brought rallies and … result of negotiations among…
PlaceNamibia
… German colony, is situated towards the north west of South Africa. It is predominately covered by the Namib Desert. The … 1885 the Chancellor of the German…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… The Nile River The Nile is the biggest river in Africa . The river comes from the meeting of three rivers … the role of god, king and high priest. The…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… combatant burgers driven forcibly into camps established all over the country, the camps ceased to be refugee camps … A proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… had become alienated from developments in South Africa since the Sharpeville massacre in 1960. In exile the … was irresistible. At the end of October 1978,…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… and received with horror from every quarter. South Africa had already been harshly criticised for its apartheid … Chief Albert Luthuli and Professor Z.K…
BiographyPremanathan “Prema” Naidoo
… as a welder in a factory. From the late 1960s, when all political activity seemed to have been suppressed by …
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… These reserves made up only 7% of the land in South Africa and were converted from existing “tribal” areas, … bulk of the black population may never be able…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… In 1949 Kwame Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' …
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… after a general election. The 1956 election returned the Convention People's Party (CPP) to power with 71 of the 104 …
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… that received Libyan support were the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South African Students Organization … 'The PAC in Exile', in The Road to…
BiographyBertha Solomon
… for an LLB degree (law degree) at the University of South Africa. She was called to the Bar in June 1926, becoming one … one of the first advocates of women…
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
… series of articles on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in South Africa which appeared in The Leader during 1979 and 1980. He … years, as well as general material…
BiographyTholakele Madala
… the society on the General Council of the Bar of South Africa. In 1982, he was admitted as an advocate and handled … was the first black judge in the Eastern…
BiographyPaula Ensor
… 1976, Ensor and her husband, Robert Petersen, left South Africa, via Botswana , for Britain where they lived in exile … Policies (1980). Ensor eventually…
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS, 23 April 1999
… has been made to uphold the integrity of the ANC. South Africas first democratic government has, in five short … premier for the province, I undertake to…
BiographyChief Justice Raymond Zondo
… of: 'KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of South Africa (Unisa)'. As one of nine children, he put himself … political violence and intimidation in the…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… wake of World War I. 1921 The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) forms. It is initially made up of mostly white … where ANC members met many anti…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… South Africa enters the War General Smuts signing the agreement at … to the white government, but the question then arose: Were all liberation movements well…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… of Conquest and Colonialism: Portuguese Expansion in Africa Abid Bahrami, “From dawn to dusk of colonialism: A … practise traditional African religions or…