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The appointment of Judges
… that have had a profound impact on the law in South Africa. Some of them, and the themes they have tackled, are: … Kaunda & Others v The President of the…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… Cup COSATU launched its post-World Cup declaration. South Africa needed to come together, as they had during the world … COSATU affiliate National Union of…
BiographyLucy Mary (nee Mullins) Wiles
Lucy Mary Wiles (Mullins) was born in Johannesburg, 1920. Wiles originally trained as a nurse. She also studied under Nils Andersen and Walter Gilbert Wiles…
BiographyLennox Sebe
Lennox Sebe was born on 26 June 1926. He completed his matric at the Lovedale College. Upon his completion he went to attend a teachers college. Sebe had a…
ArticleNdebele
… and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa’s Black population and can be divided into four … were the ancestors of the Nguni migrated…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political … to ‘draw up a Freedom Charter for the…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
… of abstracts for individual papers and panels for the 2012 Africa Century International African Writers Conference. The … in African history – such as the…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… by The Department of Education The1950s and 1960s in South Africa were marked by the apartheid state's tight control … their own lines in their own areas”…
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… at the interiority of being Black or non-White in South Africa came to dominate cultural expression. By contrast, … equal opposition to institutionally…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… opened the door for the negotiations which, led to South Africa’s first non-racial polls on 27 April 1994. His … due to infighting over its role in post…
ArticleZulu
… and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa's Black population and can be divided into four … were the ancestors of the Nguni, migrated…
BiographyGodfrey I. M. Mzamane
Godfrey I.M. Mzamane was born near Matatiele in the Transkei in 1909 and obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees from Fort Hare. He taught at St. Peter's Secondary…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… United States suddenly turned its attentions to Southern Africa, wary that events there might escalate into a new Cold … end to white rule in both Rhodesia…
Zulu Community
… Frere was appointed British high commissioner to South Africa in 1879 to realise the Policy of Confederation. This … them more of a threat to peace and…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… Background - "The Road to Reconciliation." South Africa experienced numerous human rights challenges during … hitherto unbridgeable racial disparities. Thus,…
BiographyJohn J. Skomolo
John J Skomolo was an Anglican clergyman prominent in the Cape African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s and 1950s, Skomolo was also a member of the ANC…
BiographyMangisi Pheneas Nene
African National Congress branch chairman in Alexandra Township in Johannesburg in the 1950s and one of the accused in the Treason Trial. He was born in Natal…
BiographyMujahid Safodien
Mujahid was born on 17 of March 1972. He matriculated at the Alexandra Senior Secondary School and went on to do a Graphic design and Fine Art Photography…
BiographyMargaret Chuene Mncadi
Margaret Chuene Mncadi was born in the Eastern Transvaal, she graduated from Fort Hare and the medical school of the University of the Witwatersrand. She…
SAHO Milestones
… With Our Own Hands - Fighting Poverty in South Africa Edited by Omar Badsha A book and exhibition about poverty and development in South Africa, commissioned…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… proclaims an end to the immigration of Asians to South Africa. 28 January, Gandhi reaches a compromise with Smuts . … Court that prevents the emigration of…
BiographyMatome Maponya
Matome Maponya was born on May 14 1949 in the Thabakgone village of Lephapane in the district of Tzaneen, where his parents eked out an existence on their…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
Nzimeni Elliot Mfaxa was born August 26, 1926 at KwaGusha Farm in Somerset West. He was orphaned at age 12,Mfaxa moved to the Eastern Cape to attend secondary…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
… group. Azania Frontline: Newsletter of the Azania (South Africa) Liberation Support Committee published articles … written by the committee based on news…
PlaceOrigins Centre
… in learning about the rich and diverse history of Southern Africa . The Centre is a world-renowned facility that … to exploring and celebrating the deep and…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… of the reserve economies. Full proletarianisation in South Africa, would threaten the migrant labour system upon which … Beyond the Pale: Essays on the…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… on the one hand, and Black Africans living in southern Africa, on the other hand. These activists did not create … out of nothing, but rather took elements…
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… political and cultural changes that took place in South Africa. Previously known as the South African Association of … Society. This was the first organized…
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… with presenting a critique of pre-apartheid South Africa and the way in which it discriminates against the … in the city, legal system, and rural areas of…