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ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… Savannah, eventually resulting in the infiltration of several SADF forces and a clash between the South African … conflict. July 1975 FNLA…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… April 1932 in Johannesburg in what was then the Province of the Transvaal (now Gauteng Province). Her politics would … hoped to exploit the land from which…
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
… Â 1947 "Joint Declaration of Cooperation" Signed by Dr A.B. Xuma, President of the African National Congress, Dr G.M. Naicker, President … of African trade…
Opening address by Albert Luthuli to the Twenty-second Biennial Conference of the South African Indian Congress, 19 October 1956, Gandhi Hall, Johannesburg
… Conference opening today the blessings and guidance of the Almighty. My message at this Conference will centre … Areas Act and kindred Acts such as the…
The Order of the Star of South Africa
… and for defending the physical integrity and sovereignty of South Africa. It must also include contributions to peace … The Order of the Star of South Africa…
Alex Moumbaris
… in 1973. His wife was detained during the same period of his detention, but was later released without charge. Moumbaris was charged under the Terrorism Act…
BiographyJordan Kush Ngubane
… was born 15 November 1917 near Ladysmith in Natal, the son of a policeman. After receiving his early education in … in 1937, Ngubane was offered the…
BiographyYvonne Bryceland
… New York Times called her an actress 'who reads the soul' of Fugard. Bryceland's collaborations with Fugard were many … included S tatements After an Arrest…
Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland
… Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland …
Community histories of Rustenburg
… North West Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape farmers living next to the East Riet River area in the vicinity of the…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… She arrived with her family in Durban in 1933 at the age of eleven, although her father had come to South Africa a few … Podbrey’s father was involved with…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… The emergence of the Black Consciousness movement that swept across the … country in the 1970s can best be explained in the context of the events from 1960…
Bellington Mampe
… detained for 140 days at the Worcester police station.The Act he was detained under and the cause of death were undisclosed. Although Mr Mampe died in 1963…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… was born on the farm Telegraaf in the Paul Roux district of the Orange Free State , the son of Afrikaner parents. He … this, he was at the forefront of those…
Hundred years of resistance, E.S. Reddy, 29 January 2012
… The African National Congress of South Africa, founded in January 1912, got a lot of … of the African National Congress.” [3] In 1913, when the Natives Land…
BiographyOprah Winfrey
… Daughter of Vernon Winfrey by Vernita Lee (May 2, 1935 - November 22, 2018), a former maid. She was raised as the daughter of Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner,…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONALISTS. OUR POLITICAL LINE OF ACTION. Our mass political line of action is inspired by … pass laws and Bantu…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… The opening moment of education in South Africa coincides with the foundation of the colonial experience at the Cape in 1652. Six years … culminating, in…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
… secondary school for the town’s ‘Coloured’ population of Stellenbosch. To date no publication exists that focuses … thereof. [xliv] However, because of the…
BiographyStanley Silwana
… Stanley Silwana was one of the first African recruits to the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), he joined the Young Communist League … the "hostility…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… Cooper was born on 22 May 1926 in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province) and … railways as was his grandfather, Henry,…
Commission of Enquiry into the Penal System of the Republic of South Africa
… Commission of Enquiry into the Penal System of the Republic of South Africa …
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A.
… Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. …
BiographyBilly Nair
… Road), Sydenham, Durban on 27 November 1929. He was one of five children born to Parvathy and Ittynian (Kisten) Nair, … six months for a dairy, but was fired…
BiographyEmil Sachs
… 11 November 1900, in Kamaai, Lithuania. He was the fourth of the five children of Abraham Saks, later changed to 'Sachs', and his wife, … to assist the…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… Scanned in copy of the last page of the Treaty of Vereeniging, click to enlarge and view other … nationalist organisations sprang up. However, when the Act…
BiographyArnold Selby
… when not many whites were prepared to face the hazards of joining the struggle for the rights of the black majority, he became involved in the trade union ……
Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government
… Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government …
Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba
… Gauteng , in December 1950. She was the second eldest of four daughters and a brother. Her father was the nephew of Samuel Matshoba, an adviser to Gijima,…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… Background The establishment of the Teachers’ League of South Africa (TLSA) emerged out of increasing racial … Town. In 1905 the Cape Parliament passed the…