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EventFelix Mounie, the Cameroon opposition leader is assassinated in Geneva.
… and had been under the government’s watch for years. In 1991, the parliament of Cameroon declared Felix Mounie a … Mounie, the Cameroon opposition leader is…
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
… The post offices at Waldau and the Waterberg in German South West Africa (now Namibia) were destroyed … Violence escalates in German South West Africa during…
EventThe Luanda International Jazz Festival is launched in Luanda, Angola
… International Jazz Festival was launched on 31 July 2009 in Luanda, Angola. It has been held annually since then. The … The Luanda International Jazz…
EventGary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
… Democratic Front (UDF) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the townships between 1990 and 1994. Bernard was winner of … Gary Bernard, photographer of The…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… Introduction December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa. Today in the new South … and expressing disdain at continued subjugation of black people…
What were the roots of African nationalism in South Africa? What links did it have with Pan Africanism? (under construction)
… What were the roots of African nationalism in South Africa? What links did it have with Pan Africanism? …
Non-European United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939
… United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939 …
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
… On 21 August 1900 the Boers and the British again clashed in what became known as the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal). … Pretorius F. ‘The Second Anglo-Boer…
BiographyDr Franklin Abraham Sonn
… Dr Franklin Abraham Sonn was born in October 1939 in Vosburg in the Karoo, Northern Cape and raised in … corporate businesses and as a co-founder of large…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… Ronald Vernie Dellums was born on 24 November 1935 in Oakland, California. Dellums’ parents were Willa Terry … School. Unable to get a college scholarship,…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… Ronald Vernie Dellums was born on 24 November 1935 in Oakland, California. Dellums’ parents were Willa Terry … School. Unable to get a college scholarship,…
BiographyWilliam Khanyile
… William Khanyile began selling the New Age newspaper in Pietermaritzburg. By then he was already interested in Marxism and took part in study circles on the…
BiographyNellie Jibiliza
… Nellie Jibiliza was born in 1926 to parents who were African National Congress (ANC) activists in Cape Town. Thus, she grew up in a politically active ……
BiographyDeborah Jean Budlender
… (Debbie) Budlender received a five-year banning order in late November 1976 alongside more than 20 other people working in the nascent black trade union…
BiographySusan Shabangu
… on 28 February 1956. She attended Madibane High School in Soweto , Transvaal (now Gauteng). From 1980, she became involved in politics. Shabangu served as…
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
… Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)’s Central Committee. In his meeting with Gorbachev, Tambo was accompanied by Thabo … ANC President Oliver Tambo meets with…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… The parliamentary by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to both the … many reasons, among others that we have never done to the Black man…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda Kigali 19 October 2000
… other things to convey our own best wishes for success in the important work in which you are engaged of achieving … of history, South Africa had become a…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
… Beperkt (The Co-operative Wine Growers' Association of SA, or KWV) in 1918, Charles W H Kohler can be regarded as the most important figure in the Cape wine…
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
… In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act which … 22 March 1907. The Asiatic Law Amendment Act, 2/1907 ("The Black Act") was identical to…
BiographyStephen J.C. Dlamini
… Stephen Dlamini was born in 30 November 1913 in Natal (KwaZulu-Natal). As a factory worker, Dlamini became … of a worker was intrinsically linked to the…
BiographyMotsoko Pheko
… was born on 13 November 1933 to a wealthy rural family in Lesotho. In the late 1930s, after the sudden death of their parents, … through African eyes (1969)…
BiographyIvan Toms
… Ivan Toms was born in Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape ) on 11 … his medical degree at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1976. This was…
Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters: The development of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) shipping network in Asia by Robert Parthesius
… Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters: The Development of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) Shipping Network in Asia 1595-1660 … Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters:…
ArchiveTheoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences No.68 1986: literature in South Africa today, Special issue
… Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences No.68 1986: literature in South Africa today, Special issue …
ArchiveIn the Supreme Court of South Africa (Transvaal Provincial Division) - In the matter between the State and Sathasivan Cooper and Others
… In the Supreme Court of South Africa (Transvaal Provincial Division) - In the matter between the State and Sathasivan Cooper and …
Lillian Gugu Baqwa, first African woman admitted as attorney in 1977 and member of several boards, is born in Pinetown, Natal.
… Gugu Baqwa, first African woman admitted as attorney in 1977 and member of several boards, is born in Pinetown, Natal. …
Nine French soldiers and an American aid consultant are killed in bombing attacks in Ivory Coast’s rebel-held north, after the
… French soldiers and an American aid consultant are killed in bombing attacks in Ivory Coast’s rebel-held north, after the …
James John Hadebe, anti-apartheid activist and later representative of the ANC in Cairo and East Africa, is born in Frankfort,
… activist and later representative of the ANC in Cairo and East Africa, is born in Frankfort, …
The Commission against Apartheid in Sports meet from 28 to 30 October in New York with representatives of the liberation moveme
… The Commission against Apartheid in Sports meet from 28 to 30 October in New York with representatives of the liberation moveme …