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How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
… the ship had been marooned on the São Nicolau island of Cabo Verde (now Cape Verde, but then a Portuguese territory 350 miles off the west coast of Africa)…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… for the first time women were admitted as full members of the ANC in 1943, leading to the establishment of the ANC … freedom. At the end of the decade, the…
Visit of His Excellency Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to South West Africa/Namibia: 25-26 August 1983
… Report on the visit of the Secreatry-General of the United Nations to South Africa to discuss the independence of Namibia/South West Africa. Includes minutes…
EventMinister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa’s defence policy.
… Minister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa's defence policy. The paranoia that…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… South African government finally approved the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu. The…
NUSAS in the 70s. Official opening address at the 46th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, July 1970
… address by Mrs Fatima Meer at the 46th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Camp Jonathan, Eston, Natal, July … the Union should…
Address to the Parliament of Ghana, Accra 06 October 2000
… Speaker of Parliament President Jerry Rawlings Members of the Executive Honourable members of Parliamentarians Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies ……
ArchiveAssia Djebar: A Life of Resistance and Inspiration by Logan Landry
… Life Fatima Zohra Imalayen was born in 1936 in the town of Cherchell, Algeria (Chronology Assia Djebar 1996). She … French would come to be her enemy tongue…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
… is a number that ought to be deeply etched in the minds of all Africans. For during 1912 achievement parted ways with … and heaven indeed sounded a trumpet,…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Okiep, in Namaqualand, starts
… In the final stages of the South African War (Anglo Boer), the British had … This was largely due to the superior military power of the British, the …
55. S.A.I.C. deputation sees the Minister of the Interior, 1925
… Members of the South African Indian Congress met the Minister of the Interior in Pretoria on 16 November 1925. They opposed … to agree to a round-table…
”Opening Address” at Annual Conference of the South African Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
… Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am deeply conscious of the signal honour it is to be asked to open this 20th conference of the South African Indian…
Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 19 September 2003
… Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Premiers and MECs, Honourable … national symbols. Our flag, the national anthem and coat of arms…
Marxism and history: twenty years of South African Marxist studies
… Thesis submitted in partal fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in the department of history, at the University of … Marxism and…
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…
30. Potchefstroom traders: we please the poorest class of customers
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Transvaal towns were singled out for the criticism of unfair…
South African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject sociology at the University of South Africa. This…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga, became the Prime Minister of the Congo (now known ……
Ciskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Sheena Davis, Advice Office Director and Joyce Harris, President of Black Sash regarding the Transkei Independence
… Transcript of an interview with Sheena Davis, Advice Office Director and Joyce Harris, President of Black Sash regarding the independence of the Transkei and…
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… years ago Steve Bantu Biko who would become a pioneer of the Black Consciousness(BC) philosophy was born in King … Biko’s unshaken stance against apartheid…
Memorandum of the National Committee for Liberation. London, mid-1963
… situation, having failed to establish itself as the means of coordinating and federating all revolutionary activity, it … Poqo from their positions as being…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of a military camp on the present…
Summary notes of a meeting between a South African and United States delegation on the question of South West Africa/Namibia: Geneva, 13 February 1986
… Report of a meeting between a South African and a United States … Dr Savimbi's visit to the United States, Cuban withdrawal of troops, refugees and the…
Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons?
… Critical overview of history of the National Union of South African Students in which the speaker questions the … Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troopship, from which 616 South Africans lost … the magistrate, J.G. Hay Halkett with the assistance of three assessors…
PlaceCape Flats Nature Reserve, University of the Western Cape, Bellville
… 25 August 1978 The Cape Flats has the world’s highest rate of plant extinction, is highly fragmented and isolated by … The Cape Flats Nature Reserve,…
The politics of the South African Communist Party 1962 - 1990
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Studies, … The politics of…
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… On this date, The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Act outlawed all slave trade … to the British slave trade. If slave…
EventSouth African Parliament repeals The Separate Amenities Act of 1953
… The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, Act No 49 of 1953, formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South … "15 October marks 22 years…
PlaceCape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
… The Cape Town Civic centre is a Building in the centre of Cape Town , which is just under Signal Hill . This building houses the Municipality of the City of…