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ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid activist, … that fought for those who were…
ArticleTimeline of the 2014 general elections
… elections. 25 November 2013, by this date the number of registered voters was 24 112 414, and the number of new voters added to the voters roll was over one…
Iron Age Kingdoms of Southern Africa
… Some scientists say this was helped by the abundance of resources. Food and water were readily available and … gathered together their cattle in a kraal in…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… town only nine years old. South Africa was certainly one of the first countries in the world to see and hear sound … Lingards Waxworks in Durban, who…
BiographyMakhosandile Mkhonjwa
… 2008. On 16 August 2012 he was killed at scene 2 after being shot in the forearm by the police. He was the sole … I was hurting. His mother is still mourning…
BiographyPumzile Sokanyile
… in 2001. On 13 August 2012 Mr Sokanyile was killed after being shot in the head by the police. He left behind his wife … brothers, his sister and his nephew…
BiographyBongani Nqongophele
… On 16 August 2012 Bongani was killed at scene 1 after being shot once in the head. He was the sole breadwinner in … and 8 nieces and nephews.He was paying…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa The Dutch East India Company (VOC) … the Prestwich Memorial, celebrates the contribution of all these people to Cape Town…
ArticleSouth African Institute of Race Relations
… The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) was established in 1929 as an … and sociologists, and focused on socio economic conditions of those who…
BiographyArchie Mafeje
… was born in Ngcobo in South Africa on 30 March 1936. Both of his parents were involved in education; his father was a headmaster of a primary school and his…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Activities | Grade 6
… Johannesburg: STE. Randles, W. G. L. (1975). The Empire of Monomotapa: from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century. … E. A. (1983). Mapungubwe: An…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… were victorious. Later, the day was commemorated as part of the Afrikaner nationalist project. This article traces some of the main events that make up the…
The Order of the Southern Cross
… E Mphahlele for exceptional achievement in the field of literature and to Professor P Tobias in the field of palaeontology. … The Order of the Southern Cross…
BiographyJohannes Nkosi
… A martyr for the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA and SACP after 1953), was the son of Jacobina Nkosi (no details of his father could be … was fractured…
The Godliness of Apartheid Planning by Elizabeth Corrado, (University of Illinois), 5 October 2013
… Reformed roots in South Africa How are colonial histories of planning transnational? Apartheid as planning for … as patron (Cornevin, 1980). Corinthians 12…
ArchiveBiography of Mariama Bâ by Lauren Daugherty
… the Dutch and finally the French, becoming a part of French West Africa around half a century earlier. With … a three-party political system was introduced…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… known as Oliver Tambo or OR) was born in the village of Kantilla, Bizana, in the Mpondoland (eQawukeni), region of … For the first time in history, two…
BiographyDennis Brutus
… moved to Port Elizabeth where he grew up,at the age of four he attended Paterson High School. He graduated from the University of Fort Hare with distinction…
Crisis of capitalism: The Great Depression in the USA and its wider impact in terms of the emergence of fascist economies and states
… Crisis of capitalism: The Great Depression in the USA and its wider impact in terms of the emergence of fascist economies and states …
BiographyMgcineni Noki
… Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009 and was a leader of the strike. On 16 August 2012 Mambush was killed at scene 1 after being shot 14 times by the…
Bonginkosi Yona
… On 16 August 2012 Bonginkosi was killed at scene 1 after being shot 3 times in the back by the police. He left behind … sought advice. He liked to tell jokes…
BiographyFort Calata
… Canon James Arthur Calata , was the Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1936 to 1949. In 1956, when Fort was born, Canon Calata was…
EventThe League of Nations officially dissolves
… for international cooperation and peace, the League of Nations, established by the Allied Powers at the end of World War I was officially dissolved in Geneva…
EventP.W. Botha proposes a 'Constellation of States'
… constitutional reforms would not lead to the formation of a federal system of government based on a one man, one vote system. Instead, … which quickly…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It … reproduction; b. to security in…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… born in Steinsrust, a municipal location, in the district of Kroonstad, (then Orange Free State) on July 18, 1929. His … citizens of a South Africa that…
BiographyIngrid Jonker
… was born on 19 September 1933 on a farm in the rural area of Douglas, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape . After her parents’ divorce, Jonker experienced a…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
… Jacobus Hercules de la Rey was the sixth child of Adrianus Johannes and Adriana (van Rooyen). He was born … had wandered from place to place in an effort to…
BiographyNgugi wa Thiong’o
… The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He was born James wa Thiong’o Ngugi in … the chair of…
BiographyMzukisi Sompeta
… On 16 August 2012 Mzukisi was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice in the shoulder by the police. Mzukisi was … for groceries and clothes from him. He…