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ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
… Cross border raids 1975 August Invasion of Angola. 1978 4 May Air and ground strike on SWAPO refugee … Schoon and daughter 1985 13 February Botswana,…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, June 7, 2006.
… to engage in dialogue with the Honourable Members of the National Assembly on the occasion of the Annual Debate … comrades, and yet another patriot, Eric…
Document 15 - ‘A document to create a climate of understanding’; Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… act as host to a conference which would investigate ways of establishing effective contact. In response to this … is too fluid and may very- easily break…
BiographyJoseph Sallie Molefi
… in 1948.’ He pursed Medical studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in the early 1950s, but they were … and ‘to become a full-time political organiser…
BiographyNtandazo Nokhamba
… 2006. On 16 August 2012 he was killed at scene two after being shot once in the back by the police. He was the …
EventAlgerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated
… Algerian head of state, Mohamed Boudiaf, was assassinated by military officers during a public speech at the opening of a cultural center in Annaba. The…
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
… This article was written by Alexandra Larkin and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … project Abstract This essay sheds…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… ‘informal’ settlement in a large family, with both sets of families.His grandfather and father did all the slaughtering of animals in the area, a skill which…
BiographyEric Mbatha
… longer relationship with Rorke’s Drift than most artists, being associated with the centre for most of the 1970s. He was part of the second intake of artists…
Thoko Phillip Mamogobo
… a place named Vlakplaas in Ga-Marishane. He was the first of three sons born to Manabeng and Dibetle Johanna Mamogobo. … Manabeng was a farm worker. The…
Biography of Thamsanga Mnyele by Owen Dulik
… This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … Biography of Thamsanga Mnyele by Owen Dulik …
PlaceAlgoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
… the bay Agra da Roca, which in Portuguese means- 'bay of rocks'. It was then renamed Bahia da Lagoa, which was … bay is a wide inlet along the South African,…
EventThe University of South Africa is officially opened, replacing the University of the Cape of Good Hope.
… South Africa’s biggest University, the University of South Africa (Unisa) was officially opened on 2 March 1918. It had been known as the University of the…
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
… chose to live in Cato Manor. They bought a small piece of ground to develop a market garden. His paternal … (high school), Durban. He spent a year at the…
BiographyJohn Collins
… at Cambridge University. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1928. Collins became ordained at the Canterbury Cathedral and he became a curate…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… This article was written by Peter LaNasa and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … project Abstract: This essay discusses…
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… David Wilcox Hlahane Bopape was the son of Pedi-speaking farm workers, Levi and Jerita Bopape. He was … School, where almost upon arrival he became a member…
Statement at the 25th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 24 – 26 July 1989
… Hosni Mubarak, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Esteemed Heads of Delegations, … of the world of which it is part. We…
Chapter V - Acts of conscience
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph One of the special joys of being unbanned was that although banned people could still … Hector Peterson. The…
Declaration of principles adopted at the foundation conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions, on 5 march 1955, and included as a preamble to its constitution
… Declaration of principles adopted at the foundation conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions, on 5 march 1955, and included as a preamble …
BiographyChief Justice Raymond Zondo
… known as Judge Raymond Zondo) was born in the rural town of Ixopo, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1960. He holds a B Juris degree from the University of…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… The period preceding the formation of the South Africa Union witnessed the establishment and growth of trade unionism which continued even after formation. ……
BiographyCebisile Yawa
… On 16 August 2012 Cebisile was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice by the police in his back and his buttock. …
BiographyMax Yergan
… born about 1893 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the grandson of a slave, he studied at Shaw University and Springfield … 1920 to 1936 he lived in South Africa as…
BiographySister Bernard Ncube
… in the Transvaal region and in 1984 was elected president of the Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) . Sister Ncube was detained six … of Johannesburg in…
BiographyJames “Jobe” Hadebe
… 1923 in Frankfort in the Orange Free State. The son of a clerk and descendant of the Hlubi chief, Langalibalele, he became a teacher and … He later returned…
Mama Beshenga
… During the 1960s, at the height of the forced removals with the introduction of the Native Law Amendment Act , there was great panic and … within the…
BiographyMosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale
… was born in Orlando West, Johannesburg as the third of six children of Godlieve and Frank Sexwale. He grew up amid the turmoil of … crossing the border with…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… the United Nations Unit on Apartheid in 1971 1 The system of white supremacy in South Africa is applied in the field of … South African Table Tennis Board as…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
… Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) alongside Steve … , she was involved in political…