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Gandhi, Tamils and the Satyagraha in South Africa by E.S Reddy
… At a farewell meeting of the Tamil community in Johannesburg on July 15, 1914, Gandhi said that the Tamils … came to the meeting to meet his “blood-brothers…
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
… that may have tried him, but certainly never failed him. In doing so he built two groups, the Checkers chain, whose … anything that's wrong for the man in…
BiographyHezekiel Sepeng
… Hezekiel Sepeng was born on 30 June 1974 in Potchestroom, Western Transvaal. At primary school he … good marathon runner. Sepeng’s running talent was spotted…
BiographyLawrence Ndzanga
… time.He was held at the Johannesburg Fort. He was charged in terms of the Terrorism Act on 28 December and remanded in detention. Mr and Mrs Ndzanga were…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… By 1980, the Black Consciousness organisations were in a gradual decline and struggling to avert state … Federal Party (PFP) were bombed, with a group called…
ArchiveFrom Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town, Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire (The Heritage Portal), 21 September 2016
… Review of The Reb and the Rebel Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913. Edited by Carmel Schrire and … to appeal to the Jewish community who are…
BiographyAntjie Krog
… Antjie was born on 23 October 1952 on a farm in the Free State . She completed her BA degree with … Freestate and then she went on to obtain a Masters degree…
BiographyDolly Rathebe
… Dolly Rathebe was born in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg in 1928, but grew up within the unique cultural and political … of the earliest South African…
BiographyBaruch Hirson
… born on 10 December 1921 at Doomfontein near Johannesburg in the Transvaal. His father was an electrician. His parents, … persecution and discrimination Jews…
BiographyWilliam Frederick Nkomo
… Frederick Nkomo was born in Makapanstad near Pretoria in 1915. He was the son of a Methodist minister, Abraham … lot of urban Africans and promoting co…
BiographyMatlakana Philemon Tefu
… Philemon Matlakana Tefu was born in 1940 and grew up in the township of Riversdale in Pretoria. In 1954 his family … The news of its independence and its…
BiographySamson Ratshilumela Mudzunga
… Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga was born in 1934 in the Nzhelele district of the former Venda ‘ homeland’ , … an exhibition at the gallery of the Federated…
History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Contents History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 - 1699 History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799…
Address to the Biennial Meeting of the Association for The Development of Education in Africa (Adea), Johannesburg, 6 December 1999
… appropriate to the long-term needs of our context and in order to equip us fully to meet the many challenges of the … the century of durable peace and…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… made him one of the most highly esteemed African writers in English. Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria, the son of a teacher in a missionary school…
BiographyJohn Koenakeefe Mohl
… John Koenakeefe Mohl was born on 29 September 1903 in Dinokana, Zeerust in the North-West Province. Mohl's father was a carpenter who … his peers as the …
EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
… Born John Maxwell Coetzee in Cape Town to Afrikaner parents, Coetzee uses his initials … of Cape Town and graduated with an honours degree in English in 1960…
EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… Kenneth David Kaunda was considered a key figure in the continuing conflict between Zimbabwean liberation … However, following the assassination of Hebert…
EventIvorian Footballer Didier Zokora is born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer born in Abidjan on 14 December 1980. He started his career in his home country’s team Académie MimoSifcom…
AAM and UN: partners in the international campaign against apartheid
… as well as a growing number of governments, which in the 1960s was able to secure the active involvement of the … and of no other cause for which so many…
EventFirst Tramway Company in Cape Town commences operations, with a horse
… Public transport in South Africa commenced in Cape Town in May 1801, when a weekly coach service from Cape Town to … First Tramway Company in Cape Town…
American troops arrive in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, in advance of a multinational operation to feed and help send home more tha
… American troops arrive in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, in advance of a multinational operation to feed and help send …
Over 600 people killed in Liberia in an unsuccessful military coup against President Samuel Doe, led by former Brigadier-Genera
… Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Handbook, London: Cassell. … Over 600 people killed in Liberia in an unsuccessful military coup against…
The military government in the Transkei lifts the state of emergency and banning orders on fifteen organisations in the territo
… The military government in the Transkei lifts the state of emergency and banning orders on fifteen organisations in the territo …
A meeting convened by Chief Lucas Mangope, Chief Minister of Bophuthatswana, held in Umtata in camera and attended by eight ‘ho
… Lucas Mangope, Chief Minister of Bophuthatswana, held in Umtata in camera and attended by eight ‘ho …
Ntuzuma Thami Zondi, ANC member, and ANC Civic worker, Mr Nene, are killed in hit squad action in Ntuzuma, Natal.
… ANC member, and ANC Civic worker, Mr Nene, are killed in hit squad action in Ntuzuma, Natal. …
Hendrik Witbooi, leader of the Nama tribe in German South West Africa, dies in a skirmish with the Germans near Keetmanshoop, S
… Hendrik Witbooi, leader of the Nama tribe in German South West Africa, dies in a skirmish with the Germans near Keetmanshoop, S …
Reggie Hadebe, ANC Natal midlands deputy chair, is gunned down in an ambush on a vehicle transporting senior ANC officials in R
… Hadebe, ANC Natal midlands deputy chair, is gunned down in an ambush on a vehicle transporting senior ANC officials in R …
Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.
… Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives. …
A number of people are injured in a bomb explosion at a taxi and bus terminal in Johannesburg. Right wing complicity is suspect
… A number of people are injured in a bomb explosion at a taxi and bus terminal in Johannesburg. Right wing complicity is suspect …