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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 Daily Dispatch
… went to exile in London where he wrote six books on South Africa’s apartheid. He has been awarded honorary doctorates … being the first to offer full colour…
“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…
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…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… in 2019. 14 February- Egypt becomes the first country in Africa to record a confirmed case of the virus, and France … March- The first case of coronavirus is…
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…
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…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… of his statues, from 1979, predicted the coming of HIV to Africa, while one of his paintings from the same year … it is also a journey into the mind of one…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was held. There were 19 political groups at this … that they would begin writing a new…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… Rolihlahla Mandela is hailed as the greatest icon of South Africa’s liberation struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role … and appeals for Mandela’s release…
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
… material conditions and how they impact on our country and Africa, in particular. Our vision is to create a better South Africa in a Better Africa and Just…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… over the world. Rising sun - the new dawn emerging from Africa. Mapungubwe hill - forms the background, a sandstone …
ArticleMads Nørgaard
… in 1987, is a photographer educated and living in South Africa. Mads has integrated himself into South African life …
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… in history and to encourage scholars throughout South Africa to engage with their shared history in addition to …
BiographyKeable Mote
Keable Mote was born in 1898 in Leribe, Basutoland Lesotho. He was educated at Pietersburg in the Transvaal. He joined the Industrial and Commercial Workers'…
BiographyVictor V. T. Mbobo
… A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - 1964. …
BiographyChristian Malcolm
He was born in Durban. He studied at the Natal Technical College, Durban, the Croydon College of Design, Surrey, England, and at the UN(P) where he lectured in…
BiographyPitness (Stalwart) H. Simelane
Pitness Simelane was born in 1910. He was a leader of the African National Congress in Natal in the 1950s. As a teacher in the 1930s he helped establish high…
BiographyHoward S. Ngcobo
… A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 ”“ 1964 . …
Conclusion: A Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… such as Zimbabwe and Namibia, and more recently, South Africa, market assisted land reforms have served to justify … without any means for survival. The…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… providing for Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (the Call of South Africa) and Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God bless Africa) to become the combined national anthem of the…
BiographyMichael Madimetja Teffo
Michael Madimetja Teffo was born in 1957 in the Pretoria township of Lady Selborne. The Township of Lady Selborne was destroyed shortly after his birth. Teffo…
BiographyJacob “Baby Jake” Matlala
Jacob Matlala was born in 1962 in Meadowlands, Johannesburg. At the age of 10 he started going to the gymnasium with his father who was an aspiring boxer…
BiographyJohannes Jacobus Degenaar
Johannes Jacobus Degenaar was born on 7 March 1926 in Ladysmith. As a young man he was sent to the Cape to study at the University of Stellenbosch, where he…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… political upheaval and the struggle for freedom in South Africa, a feature of the final years of apartheid. Some … voters line the streets of Cato Manor as…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… once again played an important role not only within South Africa but as part of the banned ANC operating from outside … South African politics, which is…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit … mentions race and ethnicity in response to South Africa's past, sexual orientation is…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… census. 1938 Finds employment at Union Bank of South Africa as a marketing agent, persuading potential clients to … alliance parties, initiates the Defiance…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… with a wave of anti-communist legislation in which South Africa proved to be prominent but not alone. From the end of … fascism”. “What Hitler had achieved…