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PlaceErmelo
… Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality … forcibly displaced by the apartheid…
Message by Albert Luthuli to Asian-African Conference, 7 April 1955, Bandung
… convening of the Afro-Asian Conference and congratulate all those responsible for organising this historic meeting. I … and Asian people for peace, freedom…
EventTranskei gains complete independence
… its constitution, but became a multiracial state in which all citizens had the franchise. The Republic of Transkei was … declaration of independence as…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… on the banks of the Orange river in what is now South Africa, sparking the diamond rush in which Rhodes first made … I anxiously crammed the college mottoes,…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… independence. 1975 South Africa’s Prime Minister JB Vorster authorises Operation … sweeping towards Luanda. 23 October 1975 …
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… coming together was that they would be sincere, that all the parties were as one and would tend to work together … led by him which staged attacks on the…
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
… a boy and leave the girl so dark? What is a boy doing with all this beauty?” Gender stereotypes continued to follow her … men already enjoy. Adichie’s TEDx…
PlaceLichtenburg, North West
… is a Town situated, in North West Province of South Africa. It is the Administrative Centre of Ditsobotla Local … triangle , which is the main maize growing…
PlaceDonkerhoek
… the Sammy Marks Museum. (Sammy Marks had arrived in South Africa with a case of silver knives as his only valuable … the History of the development of…
Tribute at the funeral service of Walter Sisulu by Nelson Mandela (News 24), 25 January 2011
… and lived their lives in pursuit of a better life for all who follow. The democracy, in which we bury them and … my comrade. Our paths first crossed in 1941…
PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
… in the hall and front rooms and laid down paving stones on all the floors. The roofs of the house and stable were … new windows put in. He also installed a…
ArchiveBoycott the Can
… working people in townships and rural areas to boycott all products of Metal Box We demand our jobs back! Metalbox workers An injury to one is an injury to…
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
… Dakar to play against Senegal in a world cup qualifier. All thirty on board the plane perished. The Gabonese … to fatigue. The cause of the fire remained…
South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… United States, and the office of Prime Minister of South Africa was abolished (see State President below). P. W. Botha … the transition to majority rule in…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… as Political Affairs Officer in the Section for Africa and the Middle East. 1956 November, Reddy is political … Committee of Trustees, United Nations Trust…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 6: The South African War and Union
… were declared a single entity, the Union of South Africa. Until then, these political units were locked in a … and apartheid, and the history of 20th century…
ArticleHistory of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841
… Het Gesticht, the fourth oldest church building in South Africa and erected in 1813 by the inhabitants of Paarl as a … into the category on par with Free…
Address by President Mandela at a Masakhane rally in Vosloorus Katorus, 21 September
… happening. Masakhane is happening! Masakhane is happening all over the country, and it is certainly happening here in … special is the level of community…
PlaceFordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg
… droves of people to the Oriental Plaza each month from all over South Africa and neighbouring Countries. Silk flowers, jewellery, … ‘pass’ documents. (These…
PlaceCairo, Capital City of Egypt
… Pyramids of Giza , Perhaps the most famous ancient site in all of Egypt. Located approximately 20 kilometers west of the … developed into a modern metropolis…
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… For the month of August 2016, in honor of women, South Africa History Online (SAHO) began collaborating with … pushing notions of visual culture for the new…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… University students enrolled in a “History of South Africa” course with Dr. Jill Kelly. The project was inspired … students to SAHO and new scholarly efforts…
Archive25 Years of Democracy and Now!
… recent election as the President of the Republic of South Africa. Ever since the dawn of Democracy in 1994 the country … of women and children since the dawn…
Apartheid power in crisis
… year in the struggle for a non-racial democracy in South Africa. If there is one event, which could be said to have … before examining the period immediately…
Chapter 6. A Daughter of the Free State - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… the workers of the factory where I was employed. I brought all the workers' complaints before the manager, who rather … regularly cleaned and washed and in…
PlaceTunisia
… in 647 CE. Although the Arabs initially unified North Africa, by 1230 a separate Tunisian dynasty had been … Empire, whose control of the region, always…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… of people on colour and race ”” it is completely alien to all religious creeds. Furthermore, as an integral part of … rights and recognition as full-blooded…
Accredited Events
… Sub Committee whose primary function is to consider all submissions for the accreditation of events, shows, … Street Johannesburg 2001 or; email to ikoole…
EventUnited Nations appoints Kofi Annan as secretary
… with the rest of the world, would have to change. He urged all member states to welcome change, not resist it. He further said that with the cooperation of…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… 8, determined that the local municipalities had to supply all Non-Whites over the age of 16, who were residents of a … was payable per month. The letter had…