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Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd Africa Regional Conference of the Food and Agricultre Organisation: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 4 March 2004
… and politicians.” (Penguin Books, London 2002. pp251-2.) Most of us participating in this Conference belong to … the years 1992-97, the World Bank support…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… and to establish the “Bantu Educational Cinema Unit”. [1] This unit ran from 1935 until 1937 and was intended to … Coast and Uganda, and centralize its…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… property to the value of two hundred and fifty pounds. 1 Before discussing the reaction of the Indian community to … the opportunity to successfully…
PlaceVereeniging, a City in Gauteng
Vereeniging is a City, in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It has a population of more than 350,000 people. It is located on the banks of the Northern loop of…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… the network of water routes for mobility and surprise." [1] By the mid sixteenth century the area was invaded by … their match at the hands of the Limbas and…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… in a personal plane of Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. 2 May, Thabo Mbeki leads the Lusaka delegation for a meeting … the National Assembly during the…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… Figure 1 Image source Abdullah Ibrahim is a profoundly influential … was the largest community in Cape Town at that time. [2] Ibrahim’s birth name was Adolph…
ICA launches 2017 Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o
The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) is honoured to launch its annual Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with a lecture by the internationally renowned…
ANC Statement on the 40th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli`s death, 20 July 2007
To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli tomorrow, 21 July 2007, the ANC is publishing a special edition of the…
ArchiveGarment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… every worker should take to heart. Introduction Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background Chapter 2. The Early History of the…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, destroying all settler resistance…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… Lembombo mountains between South Africa and Swaziland. [1] Other early artifacts had markings of 28, which has been … for the later work of Descarte and…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… aid. A national census puts the population of Lesotho at 2,031,348. Prime Minister Mosisili takes a public HIV test as … murder. The population of Lesotho…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… of the reform process that the state president started on 2 February 1990 and which is aimed at a new constitution … of the registered voters turned out and…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African History Archive (BAHA) Tom Petrus, author of 'My Life…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… apartheid government, and Resolution 134 was adopted on 1 April 1960 to show disapproval of “the situation arising … 12 March 2012]|The Same boat’ in Africa…
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least … At the Boschhoek concentration camp for Blacks,…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… Figure 1.1. With his call to put “America First”, Donald Trump is … is a key feature of nationalism in many definitions. [2] Figure 1.2. A postcard from 1916…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 88th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2000
Fellow South Africans: Today we mark the 88th anniversary of the African National Congress. We celebrate our anniversary during a year that is being…
SAHO Milestones
… Ghetto by Omar Badsha was launched in Addis Ababa. 1 June - Publication: With Our Own Hands - Fighting Poverty … Apartheid: Social Identities in the new…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… 69 demonstrators were shot dead at Sharpeville, and 2 in Langa on 21 March. The state response sparked off the … ripe for stepping up the pressure nation…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… comprises 12 white colonist children, 4 young slaves and 1 Khoikhoi child. A church clerk named Ernestus Back teaches … school categories: public, mission…
“Dockers and solidarity activism: from the Durban Strikes to choke points in today’s global economy” by Peter Cole
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference The Durban Strikes were one of the pivotal moments in the…
Launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps, 12 June 2013
The African National Congress in the Northern Cape will be launching the Luthuli Volunteer Corps; thousands of volunteers of the ANC dressed in gold overalls…
PlaceSharpeville, Gauteng
Sharpeville Township holds many sad memories and is Home to the Memorial at the 'Human Rights Precinct'. Sharpeville is situated +/-14 km from Vereeniging.In…
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
Situated at 323 Boom Street, the zoo is the largest in South Africa and rated as one of the top zoos in the world and is run by the National Research…
PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth owes its origin and development to the arrival of British settlers in 1820. Sir Rufane Donkin was the Acting Governor of the Cape at the time,…
PlaceZithulele Hospital, Mqanduli
Zithulele Hospital is a 147 bed government-funded Hospital near Mqanduli, Eastern Cape. The Hospital serves a population of 130,000 people. Originally a…
PlaceLaingsburg, Karoo
A small, modern Karoo Village, Laingsburg lies at the confluence of two rivers, but is one of the driest parts of the Country. Laingsburg is 280 km from Cape…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… determined one’s wealth and position in society. [1] This system was introduced by William I, after he won the … able to rule and control the entire country…