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Rietvlei
… village of Rietvlei was renamed Vergenoegd in June 1911. By Franco Frescura …
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… was a theatre training workshop that was founded in 1971 by the South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) in … play ZZZip! (1973) was a musical…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… Coloured schools was later to write: 'We haven't done much by way of teaching since the Soweto riots first began. Kids … (NUSAS) and just as steadfastly, the…
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
… The Mandela family tree drafted by Nelson Mandela and K.D. Matanzima. From the book Higher Than Hope - 'Rolihlahla we love you' by Fatima Meer . Click here…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… are injured. The Pan Africanist Congress retaliates by calling for a work stoppage that lasts for two weeks. … the many Africans who present themselves for…
ArchiveA Speech to Displease All Parties by Imraan Coovadia, 11 October 2021
… afford to be a corrupter of words, or to be corrupted by them, or worst of all to corrupt others by channelling … which is as true on the right as on the…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… address issues of gender inequality that were driven by the state against women of colour. The Women’s Charter was … achieved her midwife qualification and…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… that some of the leaders were already being influenced by ANC underground operatives. Murphy Morobe, Billy … student leaders were initiated into the…
ArticlePoverty and development
… of South Africa's Domestic Services Workers , conducted by the Development Policy Research Unit of the School of … women work on farms, where the minimum…
Speeches and Public Statements: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… and transcriptions from various sources, some were scanned by Pambili Productions . …
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… (SACTU). Kimberley's Garment Workers Union is formed by J Mampies, independent of any South African Congress of … inaugural conference in Johannesburg. 13…
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… If they can’t help you, try to find out yourself by using the internet or by asking your neighbors. Also answer these questions in your …
Letters: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… Some of these items have been scanned from originals by Pambili Productions , others are text files and …
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… education ,and general welfare of those around her. Guided by the enormous sense of responsibility and duty to her people, she preserved through personal…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in … South Africa of the future’. The idea was endorsed by the…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… was established under the command of a Captain, assisted by a Lieutenant and several Sergeants and Corporals. The … Legislation The South African Defence Act…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… people were killed. The British government was embarrassed by the army's initial lack of success against what they … Buller suffered a humiliating loss and…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… marked the beginning of territorial segregation by forcing the majority of Black South Africans to live in … relocated to the reserves. Further separation…
France in 1789
… to this model, political revolutions are not caused by one event only. Various factors, evolving over time, can … The philosophy behind a revolution is…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… were heavily taxed. Wealthy farmers responded angrily by destroying their crops and killing their livestock. Stalin punished them by destroying their homes…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… and position in society. [1] This system was introduced by William I, after he won the Battle of Hastings on 14 … to determine how far north or south they…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… during this period, where he studied in art classes run by Medu for prisoners.) Other cultural activists in Medu … see themselves as elite and isolated…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… Africa convene the Defend Free Speech Convention, attended by 528 delegates representing over a million people, … so, unofficially. Dr Moroka presides over…
A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe
… pertaining to Robert Sobukwe: Books : Time for Azania by Robert Sobukwe, 1976 (pdf) Speeches : Robert Sobukwe …
ArticleSouth Africa’s World heritage sites
… A World Heritage Site is declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural …
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… in rugby was not limited to White South Africans for long. By the late nineteenth century some Blacks had adopted rugby … of its subsequent leaders were…
ArticleAfrapix
… collective and photographic agency. Established by Omar Badsha, Lesley Lawson and a small group of black and … in the face of stare censorship. Afrapix…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… next decade. Stalin became a famous local revolutionary by supporting strikers, publishing illegal propaganda and … Stalin made sure that his regime was not…
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… of the ANC and others. The announcement was received by the UDF with joy, suspicion and confusion. The State of … up focusing on the homelands and on…
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… the land was not, as so many explorers argue, discovered by them. The land was already occupied and was being used by the inhabitants. The reason why groups…