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Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… 1976, thousands of students had gathered in Orlando West to begin a protest march against the imposition of the … and did not even possess a loudhailer. They…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… 1976, thousands of students had gathered in Orlando West to begin a protest march against the imposition of the … and did not even possess a loudhailer. They…
BiographyRafique (Rafs) Mayet
… of these pictures were published in a book called "An end to waiting". He has also done an essay on Working Women for …
PlaceCasper Nek Pass
… Casper’s Nek Pass looping off it through the Mountains, to join the R36 North of Ohrigstad. It is 1404m at its … is still in use over this part of the…
EventThe Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… ngelethu, "Africa is Ours", and Mayibuye iAfrika, "Bring back Africa". APLA was associated with attacks on and murders … took place in the Eastern and…
PlacePilgrims Rest, Graskop- Mpumalanga Province
… streets, and historical landmarks that transport visitors to the gold mining days. Visitors can pan for gold, explore the Royal Hotel, or take a ghost tour…
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
… 24 February 1862 when the farm Rietfontein was purchased to built a Church and an active Berliner Missionary Station, … The most likely explanation is that…
PlaceWitwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)
… placer model and the hydrothermal model-attempt to account for the origin of gold in the Witwatersrand basin. … very little time for the local village of…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… of apartheid and racial segregation. It is no surprise to read Castro’s many pronouncements against racism, which he … challenges of the new society the…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… Due to the fact that Black People were detained in separate … first two of these camps (refugee camps) were established to house the families of burghers who…
Local Government
… may be conducted in an orderly manner”, but did little to differentiate between the affairs and divergent interests of town and country. Land was held to be…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… "Without doubt it is a far more costly thing to kill the (indigenous population) than to Christianise them." (Warneck 1888) European missionaries … Africa…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… : Poet, African National Congress Chief Representative to Sweden and United States of America, South African Ambassador to Germany Abstract Lindiwe Mabuza is…
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter” by Thabo Mbeki, 11 April 2016
… matter”, the ConCourt made an outstanding contribution to the clarification of the issue – what do we mean when we … from any failure by anybody or any…
45. Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, 1906
… three thousand Indians attended. An invitation was sent to the Colonial Secretary, who sent Mr. Chamney. In the … the following points: We in the Transvaal…
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… that, in the first place, he thought they would expect him to thank their worthy Mayor and the one whom they called " … he used the term Coloured person " or…
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… people of this country. I also take it as your tribute to the gallantry and heroism of those men and women who for the last two years elected to suffer…
PlaceWalvis Bay, Namibia
… top spot for nature lovers and animal enthusiasts. Things to do here include kayaking past seals, surfing down dramatic … over Walvis Bay and the offshore…
PlaceIsandlwana Battlefield Site, Nqutu
… 'Nquthu' is an isiZulu name meaning: "the back of the head", also spelt 'Nqutu' . The Battle of … Nquthu is an isiZulu name meaning "the back of the head"…
EventQueen of Gospel Rebecca Malope is born
… She became well known after winning the Shell Road to Fame talent search in 1987, with a soulful rendition of … noticed she was not doing well in pop music,…
PlaceBuffalo River, East London
… trip into the city from the East London Airport. Home to the Buffalo Harbour and Port of East London, the Buffalo … River is the largest of the four rivers…
PlaceHondeklipbaai, Namaqualand
… the coast of Namaqualand . The Village was originally used to export copper in Namaqualand. Simon Van der Stel , the … as 1852 the first copper was shipped…
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
… The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations, … of all their rights. As a minister Huddleston was able to speak to…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… the National party, broken down into sections, according to significant periods of the NP’s history. An archive section listing and linking to relevant…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Krugersdorp, Klerksdorp and Roodepoort. It allows land to be transferred to Asians in the Malay location of Johannesburg and the Nigel … election boycott. In…
ArchiveBiography of Nawal El Saadawi by Sierra Hussey
… from her work as a doctor. This allowed her, she says, to focus even more on her creative work. Over the course of … in at least 13 different languages. She…
Chapter 12 - Certification of the final constitution
… concerned about the enormous caseload it had and wanted to ensure that the process of testing the adopted text was … at a final constitutional text. It was…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… in the 'glittering chains of office', and its opposition to racially-organised autonomy was necessary to prevent Indians from drifting into the 'white laager…
Chapter 6. Conclusion by Frantz Fanon, 1961
… Come, then, comrades; it would be as well to decide at once to change our ways. We must shake off the heavy darkness in … of the people of Europe, it is no…
ArchiveRecollections of the Resurrection of Women’s Day, 40 Years Ago by Julie Wells
… My Background When I look back at those activities of 1980, I think of it as the time when I got introduced to the realm of political activism. I had first…