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EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… 1960s. He was detained in 1977, the same year as Steve Biko. He used his writings to speak out against the injustice …
EventGideon Nieuwoudt dies
… denied amnesty in 1999 for his role in the death of Steve Biko, the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). …
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… Nelson Mandela in 1985; reworking the Peter Gabriel song, Biko, along with Lou Reed as part of the Amnesty …
Chapter 3 - SASO: The Ideology and Politics of Black Consciousness
… in Fatton, 1986: 55). It was this kind of situation that Biko had in mind when he expressed in his column, "I Write … with experience of NUSAS politics …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinning, St. Georges Hotel, City of Tshwane, 27 September 2005
… of you who care and appreciate an African intellectual legacy, an Islamic legacy, an academic legacy and a spiritual legacy help save the endangered …
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
… boxer to hold four World Champion titles. He retired in 2002. He won his farewell fight against British boxer Mickey …
EventCosatu and TAC table a National HIV/AIDS plan
… On 28 June 2002 the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and …
EventRashaad Staggie shot dead
… to remove those deemed stumbling blocks, like Staggie. In 2002, Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim, Pagad security chief Salie … Eddie Jayiya,(2002), ' Pagad chief found…
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… to terminate the tram service. References: Beavon.K.S.O, (2002), The Role of Transport in the Rise and Decline of the …
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… an abundance of artifacts that reflect the true spirit and legacy of the local community. (So if you’re visiting on a …
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
… entered South Africa. He left an impressive political legacy, covering a number of fields spanning the relationship …
EventAfrikaans is used for the first time in an international document with the signing of the Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria
… apartheid government has meant that it has inherited the legacy of being the oppressor’s language. The apartheid …
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2016 submissions
… walks. Always wanting to travel and leave behind a legacy, she hopes to work with Doctors without Borders and …
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… government had done. References: Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South African Yearbook 2001/02, Pretoria: GCIS, p. …
ArticleSocialism
Socialism is a political and economic ideology aiming to create a society where all members distribute resources and wealth equally. It is based on the belief…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… and the first president of the United Arab Republic. His legacy was one of awakening, of wasting Arab nationalism on …
PlaceBeau Constantia, a Cape Town- Wine Estate
… Pierre and Cecily Du Preez purchased the 22ha property in 2002 and after extensive soil analysis the first vineyards … relatively new, purchased by Pierre…
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… in Pretoria is widely considered to be a masterpiece. His legacy is evident in his hometown of Pretoria, where a street …
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… the WFP warned the UN Security Council on 3 December 2002, that 38 million Africans were at risk of starvation. …
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… On 19 August 2002, an Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, … Isaacs D.(2002) Nigerian woman fights stoning from BBC News 8 July 2002 [online]…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Olehile Bada Pharasi
… reached the strange environment of the university cities, enduring cultural shock of untold proportions, all in …
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… mill and clothing factory after another, despite the enduring hardships, we want to believe there is laughter and … critique of his dear comrade and friend,…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… people and injury of hundreds. [6] Activist Steven “Steve” Biko founded and established the Black Consciousness … In the midst of various scandals and…
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… South Africa when he escaped from custody in 1963. His legacy will always be with us and will serve as a reminder of …
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… processes such as Gentrification, Spatial Violence and the legacy of Architectural Apartheid in São Paulo, Cape Town and …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… his imprisonment. However, she decisively upheld Mandela’s legacy. Winnie was pivotal in the formation of the Black …
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… of the movements and comrades that helped build his legacy. …
XIII - The Courts
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa In any society … to domination. There are certain things about the death of Biko,…
PlaceWits Art Museum
… purchased and donated art works grew substantially and in 2002 the gallery closed as a larger space was needed for the …