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PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… in 1976 , sparked by a ruling that Afrikaans be used in African schools there; the riots were violently suppressed, … the country in the months that followed…
PlaceSun City, Rustenburg
… and Interior Themes from the Legend of a Lost African Tribe, to capture the essence of 'The Palace'. Think … Yet, his sculpture is not widely represented in…
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… an overview of the changing and many faces of South African culture and history through its buildings. Many of … of an exceptional coffee table book and…
New Generation Sculpture
… marketed. Colin Richards referred to it as " a take-away African Spirit for the culturally needy". (3) 'TakeÂaway' to … into another, a cross fertilisation…
PlaceGallery 101
… Haenggi founded Gallery 101 to showcase modern South African art. The original location was next to the Head … space in Britain, exhibiting works of…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… to lead this collective into the Centenary year of the African National Congress on the 8th of January 2012. This is … but for all liberation movements in…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… As the theatre’s mission is to “create an authentic South African cultural experience which is committed to providing … has won them over 21 international…
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… to give the country what he thought was a more authentic African name. “ Zaire ” is a variation of a term meaning “great river” in local African languages;…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… The woman accusing South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape is being … She explained the special closeness of people in the South African exile…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… existence of British and French imperialism in the West African region. Following a period of relative stability … ally of Taylor, formed his own army. By…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… In a discipline that was (unofficially) ring-fenced for African Americans and he was the wrong colour. His South African background probably did him no…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's knack for satire and his keen ear … language have made him one of the most…
Introduction - The anti-Apartheid Movements: a 40-year perspective
… apartheid, K.Chiume, press secretary of the Nyasaland African Congress, Tennyson Makiwane and Vella Pillay of South … support for our struggle against…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… sailed into the bay. West appointed a Commission to give African land holding legal status. Included were the … but still permitted individuals who had been…
Chapter 6 - TOWARDS HOME
… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The 7th … being Operation Vula).1 The review of the Road to South African Freedom which resulted…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the unveiling of the FIFA Soccer World Cup South Africa 2010 emblem, Tempodrom, Berlin 7 July 2006
… Issa Hayatou, Your Excellency, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Alpha Omar Konare, Your … We continue to work together to ensure that every South…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… 1992 As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress - 25 November 1992. The strategic … set the stage for a negotiated…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… date, December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought … political means, with Jan Smuts and…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… the forbearers of the majority of present-day South African Indians. Further reading The system of indenture has … learn more about the system visit SAHO’s…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… the pass laws was organised by the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW). The Federation famously … has come to represent the courage and…
EventHumphrey Khoza, former chief executive officer of Uthingo Management (Pty) Ltd and director of several other companies, is born in Germiston
… the first company awarded the bid to operate the South African National Lottery. Born in Germiston, Gauteng, in … in 2001, being the first black president of…
EventPaarl Riots report submitted
… overthrow the government in 1963 in order to create an African socialist state representing Black South Africans. … Poqo with the PAC and Umkhonto we Sizwe…
EventSir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid
… De Zuid-Afrikaan (The South African) was the first proper Dutch newspaper in South … After Union, the paper became the organ of the South African Party. On 8…
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… and eventually surrounded the vehicle, shouting the Pan African Congress (PAC) militant slogan "One settler, one … the congregation during a Sunday evening…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… Ndweni, Sipiwe James Bholo and Sipho Samuel Gavin, three African National Congress (ANC) activists were found guilty … a Truth and Reconciliation Commission …
EventBlast opposite the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and police complex kills two people
… Court and police complex, which took the lives of two African National Congress (ANC) activists. Two activists, … speculate had already been infiltrated by…
EventDisinvestment moves by two major companies
… was selling its remaining 40 per cent holding in its South African associate, Barclays National Bank Limited of South … admitted that while the decision to…
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… The South African Police (SAP) and the South African Defence Force (SADF) ambushed and killed six alleged …
EventWriter J.M. Coetzee is awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
… in moments of defeat and weakness. The only other South African to receive this award was Nadine Gordimer, in 1991. … South Africa's Nobel Prize-winner J.M…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is concerned about stability
… Xolo, who was blamed for the murder of G'caba by the African National Congress. Mr Xolo was the Chairman of the … killed near a tavern in Richmond. All were…