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The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
… most prominent leader, who with others guided the movement of student discontent into a political force unprecedented in the history of South Africa. Biko…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
… Town at the Southern foot of Aggeneys Mountains, about 60 km West of Pofadder. It has been suggested that the name is derived from the Nama language,…
Statement by the National Executive Committee of the ANC - 20 September 2008
… Over the past two days, the National Executive Committee of the ANC has deliberated on the Pietermaritzburg Court judgement on the 12th of September by Judge…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… Robberts Swart was born on a farm in the Winburg district of the Orange Free State (OFS) on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a…
Marikana and the New Politics of Grief, 20 August, 2012 - Jon Soske
… Workers Union. After four days, the mine owners fired all of the workers, who then responded by occupying the living … mine owner’s favor; the company…
The Role of Women in the Struggle against Apartheid, 15 July 1980
… Women in South Africa, since the turn of the century, have emerged as primary catalysts for protests against, and as challengers of, the apartheid regime…
educating African youth and provision of large scale scholarships tenable in various
… On negotiations and suspension of armed actions Preamble Noting that: 1. Negotiation is only one form of struggle towards the transfer of power to the people…
Chapter 6. A Daughter of the Free State - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… in English once a week, which consisted almost entirely of reading. I was quite good at school and would have liked a … fortunes made that impossible. I left…
EventSekonyela, chief of the Batlokwa, dies in the Wittebergen Reserve, Herschel district.
… Kgosi Sekonyela (c. 1804 – 20 July 1856) was a chief of the Batlokwa people. He effectively took over the … raids on neighbouring tribes, often to the…
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… industry to mourn these deaths, under the supervision of NUM (National Union of Mineworkers). An earlier memorial service, sponsored by … & rejected the…
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
… Horrified by apparent infiltration of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) by non-whites, … Church for white Afrikaners only. This followed a meeting of around…
The conduct of EFF at the National Assembly Today, 17 September 2014
… once more expresses it`s concern about the conduct of EFF Members of Parliament in the National Assembly today. Their refusal to abide by Parliamentary rules…
EventArmscor’s Chairman announces the production of a record breaking South African artillery system
… On 28 March 1982, the Chairman of Armscor announced that South Africa had developed a 155mm artillery piece that outranged it's counterparts of a similar…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Glossary
… book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education accentuate - to make more noticeable or…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… The official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media, appointed in June 1980, under the chairmanship of Justice M. Steyn, tabled its report. The Commission…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents , is a record of the second resistance movements waged by Indians in the … country; the first was waged by…
EventManne Dipico, former Premier of the Northern Cape, is born in Kimberley
… Manne Dipico, activist, politician and former Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, is born in Kimberley. Emsley Manne Dipico was the first…
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… Haiti's recorded history began with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. The island was named Hispaniola and became the territory of the Spanish…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… The increasing politicization of the oppressed and exploited masses of South Africa/Azania demands the constant re-writing and re-assessment of the past. New…
The Indians of Natal: Resistance to Apartheid, 1971-1985 by Davinder S. Dhillon
… ABSTRACT OF THESES This thesis highlights the ebbs and flows of the Indian minority's struggles against the systematic and unjust segregation of mankind…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Bibliography
… book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education Beinart, William. Twentieth-century…
The Khoikhoi carry out a series of raids on the free burghers’ herds
… With the coming of the Dutch settlers, the Khoikhoi faced a stronger demand for their cattle. Trade disputes and charges of theft caused great tension…
ArchiveA decent respect for the opinions of mankind: Academic freedom and human freedom
… Denis Healey, M.B.E., M.P. at the Eighth Annual Day of Affirmation of Academic Freedom and Human Freedom, University of Natal, Durban, September 17, 1970…
The death and injuries of South Africans in Nigeria, 16 September 2014
… The African National Congress has learned with sadness of the passing of 67 South African nationals who died and scores who were injured in Lagos as a result…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… the South African government to probe the mysterious death of Mozambican president Samora Machel , started its first … crashed in Mbuzini near Komatipoort,…
EventLeendert Janszen, junior merchant of the VOC, recommends settlement at the Cape
… was established as a trading company in 1602, with the aim of monopolising trade in East Asia, in particular the spice … a year. Their survival, as well as…
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… Prior to 1870, the Damara people occupied most of central Namibia, but large numbers were displaced or … When the first Europeans visited Namibia they were a…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front (UDF): a case study of democratic organisation, 1983-1987
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science, University of Natal, Durban, 1998. … The United…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, … what I'm going to do with her every day. She is so bored. Of all the…
EventChristoffel Coetzee de Villiers (37), compiler of South African genealogical registers, dies
… (now Western Cape). De Villiers is known as the 'father of South African geneaology' and began writing his … Geslachtregister der Oude Kaapsche Familien …