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ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… This genre of music started emerging in the 1990s. It is a mixture of a number of different rhythms from marabi of the 1920s, kwela of the … This genre of…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… originally known as Transoranje, with its abundance of permanent water sources, was the hunting grounds of the San at the beginning of the 19th century…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred … hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South Africa. The town…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Origins of colonial settlement It is thought that Andries Hendrik Potgieter was one of the first Voortrekkers to settle in the Rustenburg area. … conflict…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… Nelspruit lies in the Lowveld, in the valley of the Crocodile River just below the great eastern escarpment of the Transvaal. Long before it acquired a…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… region, they set up settlements in various locations. One of the earliest settlements, in 1836, was in the Zoutpansberg, north of Pietersburg. Two groups…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. … Ikhamanga (Strelitzia) plant…
ArticleThe Order of Luthuli
… The triangular flint stone represents a basic tool of survival used by prehistoric ancestors to produce … to make clothing, among others. It symbolizes the…
The Origin of People
… are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a great difference with other … told weird and wonderful stories about…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. … Ikhamanga (Strelitzia) plant…
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… 16 Days of Activism is an international awareness-raising campaign … from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10…
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… Claremont, a Suburb in Cape Town , is situated North of Kenilworth , East of Bishopscourt and South of Newlands in … Claremont. Prior to forced removals…
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois", Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935 ……
Writer’s of The Constitution
… President Thabo Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the … Negotiating Process (MPNP) had…
Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius
… Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius …
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada
… Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada …
BiographyArthur William Blaxall
… in 1891 in Britain. He was a clergyman who was convicted of aiding the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … superintendent until 1950. He became a…
BiographyChris van Wyk
… before moving to Riverlea, a poor suburb about 8km west of the Johannesburg, surrounded by dusty mine dumps. At the … designated as a Coloured township under…
BiographyZainunnisa “Cissie” Gool
… Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool was born in Cape Town in 1897. One of South Africa's most popular and renowned female political … the prominent politician, Dr…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), African National … Alliance). COSATU has been involved in the liberation of the country and has…
Durban listing of mayors
… This list is listed in chronological order, listing mayors of Durban, starting from 1854 to date . Dr. John … Durban listing of mayors …
Notes on the History of Parliamentary Franchise in Southern Africa: Fact Paper presented by Western Cape Region at the Black Sash National Conference 1975
… Notes on the History of Parliamentary Franchise in Southern Africa- Fact Paper … vote, Franchise qualifications for Blacks, High Court of Parliament Act,…
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government …
BiographyBartholomew Hlapane
… Moru Hlapane was born in 1918 in in the Ficksburg distric of the Orange Free State. Hlapane was a factory worker. A … (who worked with the Defence Team in…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact … was launched by African people in response to their loss of…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… While on a choir trip to the United States (US) Institute of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) with the help of Bishop Henry Turner, she decides…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… anthem and a flag, and significantly adopting the Bill of Rights. Another significant development was the formation … Commission to investigate the pass law…
BiographyNtsikelelo Magwanya
… Ntsikelelo Magwanya, aged 41, a resident of Peelton Location, Zwelitsha District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] was accused of hampering the Acting…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the times of apartheid,…
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 6 - … about the 1946 African mineworkers' strike: "Appears natives were misled by…