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ArchiveRobert Gabriel Mugabe (1924 – 2019): A tragedy in three acts, Simon Allison, 6 September 2019, South Africa
… Robert Mugabe was an ordinary mortal like the rest of us, albeit one who shaped and twisted an entire nation in …
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… a strangely ambiguous role in the history and affairs of the region. On the one hand they were driven by a strong … and social changes which would improve…
BiographySolomon Tshekisho Plaatje
… Plaatje was born on 9 October 1876 in the Boshof district of the Orange Free State. His parents were Christians who … was born, his parents moved to the…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… Congress movement in Baroda, and served several terms of imprisonment in that country, before returning to Durban … Babenia worked as a journalist for the…
BiographyMewa Ramgobin
… in Greyville, Durban. He enrolled at the University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal-UKZN) and was active in the National Union … Parliament in…
BiographyM. N. Bhola
… and educated in the Cape Province . She was an organizer of the women's section of the African National Congress (ANC) from the mid-1920s … prosecuted under…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan Abstract Elizabeth Davenport … in the Senate in order to pass the Separate…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… and Else Schreiner. Else and Deneys were active members of the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA). Deneys did not join any political … were detained…
BiographyMildred Lesiea
… Town in the 1930s. She grew up in the racially mixed area of Kensington. Her father, Sello Ramakaba, was from Lesotho … although they were classified as…
Statement of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the OAU meeting of Heads of State and government
… Statement of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the OAU meeting of Heads of State and government …
Current Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa
… Current Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa …
Former Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa
… Former Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa …
BiographyStephen Tefu
… born about 1910, he was recruited to the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in Pretoria at a time when the … at a low ebb. Shortly after joining, he…
ArticleParliament of the Republic of South Africa
… Parliament of the Republic of South Africa …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… 1943 (Including 'The Atlantic Charter from the Standpoint of Africans within the Union of South Africa' and 'Bill of … The Honourable Deneys Reitz, speaking…
BiographyHerbert Henry Curson
… Herbert Henry Curson, the eldest son of Henry Charles Curson, was born on 22 September 1892 in … this time he won 14 medals and qualified as a member of the…
BiographyKeable Mote
… the Orange Free State. With Clements Kadalie, he was one of the first Africans prosecuted under the Native Administration Act of 1927, which made it an…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… elections and shifted the country towards the construction of a new political, social and economic order. 27 April, The … of National Unity and…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract The Federation of South…
BiographyImam Abdullah Haron
… Town’s southern suburbs. He was the youngest in a family of five, and still an infant when Asa Martin, his mother … Sadan, Hattas, Galant and Ganief families…
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… President Marais Viljoen three weeks later. As a result of the adoption of the Republic of South Africa Act, which made provision for a three-chamber…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… Armadale Castle The Armadale Castle was a mail steamer of 12 973 tons. A sister ship to the Kenilworth Castle, she … the 10th Cruiser Squadron. On 2 October…
BiographyAyesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood
… hating the Apartheid Laws, especially the Group Areas Act and the Pass Laws . In 1951, when a call came from a … 800 defiers who signed up and Asa's home was…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the year of 1955 in…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… This Order is to be awarded to foreign nationals (Heads of State and Government) and other foreign dignitaries. It is … friendship shown to South Africa. It…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… The Afrikaner ideal of a republic South Africa only became a Republic on the 31st May 1961 , but the formation of a Republic had been the dream of many…
20 Years of Democracy - Profiles of the Presidents
… vote for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This year, 2014, marks 20 years of…
BiographyWinston Monwabisi Ngozi
… the 1960’s the Apartheid government continued its project of racial divide, and the enactment of the Group Areas Act was the most prominent example. Ngozi’s…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… to make the electricity that trains use; large amounts of coal have to be burned. The smoke also causes air … is carbon dioxide (CO2), which is a greenhouse…
BiographyFrank Alexander Landman
… Raised in the close knit community of Dowerville, Port Elizabeth (P.E.), Frank was the youngest … to witness the end of Cape Colouredism” and called for …