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BiographyElsie Nair
… with treason and sabotage. He was sentenced to 20 years on Robben Island in 1964, along with former president Nelson … for the people of South Africa.’ She…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village of Lowfield Heath, Sussex. The … traveled to Windhoek and spent the…
The Directors of the Dutch East India Company (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possib
… (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possib …
Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)
… Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the …
Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)
… Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the …
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Frederik), who was administrator of the Transvaal at the age of 29, is appointed principal of the South Af
… Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Frederik), who was administrator of the …
The Directors of the Dutch East India Company (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possib
… (Heeren XVII or Lords Seventeen) propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possib …
General Jan Smuts becomes prime minister of South Africa. This date is given as 31 August by Keesing’s Events of World Records.
… General Jan Smuts becomes prime minister of South Africa. This date …
The United Nations (UN) comes into existence with the ratification of its charter by the first 29 (51?) nations. SA premier Jan
… of its charter by the first 29 (51?) nations. SA premier Jan …
The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth
… were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth …
The League of Nations is established, with Gen. Jan Smuts and Prime Minister Louis Botha as the two representatives of the Unio
… The League of Nations is established, with Gen. Jan Smuts and Prime Minister Louis Botha as the two …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Jan (alias George) Malhombe is executed by the British under Baden-Powell because he was found guilty of stea
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Jan (alias George) Malhombe is executed by the British under …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Jan (alias George) Malhombe is executed by the British under Baden-Powell because he was found guilty of stea
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Jan (alias George) Malhombe is executed by the British under …
The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen
… The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest …
Rick Turner: Thirty Years On by Jann Turner
… it was a quiet Christmas in Cape Town with my mum. On Boxing Day my sister and I flew unaccompanied to Durban to … because they’d been there, on the shadowy…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Mendi troopship, from which 616 South Africans lost their lives, there was an official and legal investigation done … as some of their chief officers and…
BiographyJohn Hlatywayo
… to provide him with support and advice. He currently lives and teaches art in Harare. Exhibitions: 1963: Rhodes …
E. R. Roux, Thesis on South Africa, presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 28 July 1928
… E. R. Roux, Thesis on South Africa, presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, …
"The State of the Nation." Address by R. M. Sobukwe, on "National Heroes' Day," August 2, 1959
… "The State of the Nation." Address by R. M. Sobukwe, on "National Heroes' Day," August 2, 1959 …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the ANC National Conference on Reconstruction and Strategy
… by President Nelson Mandela to the ANC National Conference on Reconstruction and Strategy …
Human rights issues during and after World War II with focus on Nazi Germany
… rights issues during and after World War II with focus on Nazi Germany …
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… Dilke and Chamberlain also ran a fierce campaign on behalf of the autonomy of the Zulu people, opposing … members of the government, including State Attorney…
“I want to live not survive”: the politics of refusing low-wage work in a time of mass joblessness by Hannah Dawson
… and decisions of young men in an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg. It argues that the refusal … of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Her…
ArchivePublic Launch of 'Factory and Family - The Divided Lives of SA's Women Workers' and 'Towards Understanding Iran Today'
… Public Launch of 'Factory and Family - The Divided Lives of SA's Women Workers' and 'Towards Understanding Iran …
BiographyHenry ‘Mr Drum’ Nxumalo
… sentiment, fiction, sport, scandal, weighty commentaries on continental affairs by renowned thinkers and devastating … star was Nxumalo himself, whose…
ArchiveAppendix 5 Notes on Palestine and Israel by Denis Goldberg
… I made notes in November 2002 for use in future speeches on Palestine and Israel, nearly 9 years later they are … did the same under the Group Areas Act This…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… Teboho MacDonald " Tsietsi" Mashinini was born on 27 January 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. … education started at the Amajeli crèche in 1963. He…
Enuga S Reddy: Notes on meeting with Dr. Cassim Jadwat -1997
… and may be difficult. But you should ignore that and carry on your work." In 1946, South Africa organised a big … London, called South Africa-46. "I quickly…
BiographyMoses Josiah Madiba
… and a sense of responsibility among students. In 1948 Madiba returned to Potgietersrus as founder principal … and became its educational advisor. He…
BiographyJames Kantor
… James Kantor was born on 26 February 1927 in Johannesburg to Abraham Kantor, a … first daughter and Nelson Mandela’s godchild, currently lives in England…