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BiographySolomon Tshekisho Plaatje
… Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born on 9 October 1876 in the Boshof district of the Orange Free State. His parents … Plaatje received his only formal…
Acceptance speech by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in recognition of his contribution to education at Texas Southern University Houston, Texas, 23 September 2011
… the opportunity to do so. My passion for education arose in part from my inability to get the education I desired, as … time, where education was a privilege…
"Peace and Development in our Region" Speech at "War on Want" Conference by O. R. Tambo, London, June 1988
… SADCC. This has not only become an important instrument in the struggle against underdevelopment, but also a source … economic system is predicated on the…
BiographyPenny Siopis
… This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob Modus Operandi Penny Siopis is … engaged with the shifting social and political situations…
Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert: Former Leader of the Opposition in the Whites-Only Parliament, and co-founder of Idasa interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib, 24 March 1998, Johannesburg
… 24/3/98, Johannesburg Former Leader of the Opposition in the Whites-Only Parliament, and co-founder of Idasa … experience at Stellenbosch University, in Cape…
EventGeneral Koos de la Rey, buried in Lichtenburg amid a very tense atmosphere.
… military leaders during that conflict, was buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal. On 15 September 1914 de la Rey was … General Koos de la Rey, buried in…
BiographyDr Essop Essak Jassat
… the second of three children, was born on 5 October 1932 in 11th Street Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Both of his parents … India. His mother, Khadija Jassat (nee…
BiographyMaggie Oewies-Shongwe
… Maggie Oewies-Shongwe was born in 1940 in Namaqualand, Cape Province (now Northern Cape Province). … she became highly aware of the inequality experienced by…
BiographyEudy Simelane
… Eudy Simelane was born on 11 March 1977 in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal (Gauteng). An active LGBTQI+ … she was one of the first women to live as openly…
BiographyKenneth Mosenyi
… Kenneth Mosenyi was jailed for a month during the uprising in Bahurutshe. He was involved in the African National Congress (ANC) prior to his return … to…
BiographyElliot Shabangu
… and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in Dube, Soweto. He assisted in setting up and coordinating Congress of the People (COP) … as the…
"Racial Problems in South Africa": Speech at the Second Pan-African Youth Seminar by O. R Tambo, Dar es Salaam, 5 August 1961
… problems. I think I could speak to you on the situation in South Africa for several hours and there would be plenty … of colour. No one has ever raised any…
ArticleSouth African Film
… are the long format, fictional (non-factual) films you see in cinemas. They are called long format because they are … like South African Akin Omotso’s G-d is…
Prisoners of Apartheid - Statement at a Press Conference in Addis Ababa by O. R. Tambo, 11 July 1973
… of every race. These political prisoners represent, in the words of our late President-General Chief Luthuli, "the highest in morality and ethics in the…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… P. van Schoor's.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa" Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951 Introduction It … blacks blacker, Mr. van Schoor tries…
EventAbout 22 000 miners on Witwatersrand gold mines go on strike in what became known as the Rand Rebellion
… In January 1922 some 22 000 white miners downed their tools and went on strike in what became known as the Rand Rebellion or the Red Revolt. … by removing…
Interview with Ntsizi Elijah Moremi
… Interview with Ntsizi Elijah Moremi who was a refugee in Kenya in the late 1970s. An adherent of the black consciousness movement, he became involved in…
Address by President of the Republic Commander-in-Chief of SANDF and Patron-in-Chief of Military Veterans at the funeral of Major General (retired) Mongameli Johnson Tshali (aka Lennox Lagu), Thaba Tshwane, 17 September 2011
… as Lennox Lagu, sadly passed on. He did so at a moment in our history when the need to fortify our democratic gains … the apartheid regime. He served…
Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
… among students, particularly those at English universities in the Republic. Adv. Vorster pointed, to the responsibility … way of acting and behaviour, I am…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) raid Maseru in an effort to kill suspected members of the African National Congress
… In the early hours of December 9th, 1982, South African … the African National Congress (ANC) were believed to be in hiding. Meeting no opposition from…
The Lady in White: British Imperial Loyalism and Women’s Volunteerism in Second World War Durban by Jonathan Hyslop (Journal of Natal and Zulu History), 2018
… The Lady in White: British Imperial Loyalism and Women’s Volunteerism in Second World War Durban by Jonathan Hyslop (Journal of …
The occupation of the British Consulate in Durban, the Anderson visit and the role of the United Democratic Front in the international struggle against apartheid
… The occupation of the British Consulate in Durban, the Anderson visit and the role of the United Democratic Front in the international struggle against…
‘In the belly of the beast’, Speech at Conference of the International Committee against apartheid, racism and colonialism in Southern Africa (ICSA), Stockholm, 1 April 1980
… ‘In the belly of the beast’, Speech at Conference of the … Committee against apartheid, racism and colonialism in Southern Africa (ICSA), Stockholm, 1 April…
Vasco da Gama goes ashore in St Helena Bay and he and three of his men are wounded in the first skirmish between Europeans and
… Vasco da Gama goes ashore in St Helena Bay and he and three of his men are wounded in the first skirmish between Europeans and …
Statement issued by the South African Council of Churches in reply to remarks made in Parliament by Mr. Jimmy Kruger, Minister of Justice, on the
… Statement issued by the South African Council of Churches in reply to remarks made in Parliament by Mr. Jimmy Kruger, Minister of Justice, on the …
The Women’s Peace Train, launched in Kampala on 15 August, leaves the city on its way to Johannesburg to be in time for the Wor
… The Women’s Peace Train, launched in Kampala on 15 August, leaves the city on its way to Johannesburg to be in time for the Wor …
More than R10m in foreign currency is stolen from the safes of the SAPS serious and violent crimes (SVC) unit in Benoni, on the
… More than R10m in foreign currency is stolen from the safes of the SAPS serious and violent crimes (SVC) unit in Benoni, on the …
Cornelis de Houtman rounds the Cape for the second time (the first was in 1595) and sets foot on shore in Table Bay to barter s
… Houtman rounds the Cape for the second time (the first was in 1595) and sets foot on shore in Table Bay to barter s …
BiographyColin Wells Eglin
… Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape) … Carl August and Elsie May Eglin were religious. He grew up in…
ArchiveAfrapix - Social Documentary Photography in 1980s South Africa by Amy McConaghy
… Afrapix - Social Documentary Photography in 1980s South Africa by Amy McConaghy …