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BiographyPercy Ndithembile Konqobe
… . This work has informed his art, instilling a sense of mysticism in many of his pieces. Konqobe began creating works of art in the … sculptor Sydney Khumalo…
BiographySibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu
… Sibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu was born on 8th of May in 1934 in Natal. He began his career as a teacher in 1952. His years of teaching culminated in…
BiographyJean Sinclair
… Party’s segregationist bills. She was opposed to all forms of injustice, especially the Group Areas Act (1950) which … and the Senate Bill in 1955 which led…
BiographySonia Beryl Bunting
… studies to do full-time political work. After the banning of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in 1950, she joined the staff of … Bunting was…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… Africa. Thus was born Umkhonto we Sizwe, the People's Army of our country. By that time the demands of our people … the leadership of the African…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… Leaflet issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of Umkhonto we … discrimination. Umkhonto we Sizwe is a new, independent body,…
ArchiveSpeech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela to members of the British parliament House of Commons, London, 5 May 1993
… Address by Nelson Mandela to Members of the British Parliament, London - United Kingdom 5 May 1993 Chairperson, My Lords, Distinguished Members of…
BiographyAndreas Vlachakis
… a National Diploma in Photography from the Technikon of Pretoria. He did his third year Specialization and thesis in area of documentary photography, "…
43. Resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the Natal Indian Patriotic Congress, 1909
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … unlimited discretionary power is entrusted to governing body of…
Chapter 10 - The Character, Role and Significance of SANSCO
… possible to interpret the character, role and significance of SANSCO. For this purpose, I draw on the previous chapters … the pre-1976 BC and SASO tradition…
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… Shakas two half brothers; Dingane and Mhlangana and his body servant, Mbopa assassinated King Shaka on the 22 … opened. Mavivane Execution Cliff- This means…
BiographyJan Bouws
… 28 July 1902. He trained in Musicology at the University of Amsterdam and on completion of his studies became a lecturer at the Watergraafsmeerse … a…
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… have indicated the appropriate framework for the analysis of SASO and SANSCO is not a given and by no means obvious. … formulation steers us to conceive of …
ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… The birth of a new non-racial and non -sexist democracy in South Africa necessitated a critical review of the system of National Orders. The previous system…
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… the ANC saw the need for a clear statement on the future of South Africa. The idea of a Freedom Charter was born, and the Congress of the People Campaign was…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… The struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the working class dates back to the 1800s. On 7 October 1884, the Federation…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… The Role and Impact of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile and Women in South Africa Politics … has played a major and vital role in the history of South African…
History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… The history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to … struggle against racism and national liberation. The roots of Trade Unionism and…
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…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… Coming Revolution’, Julius Malema had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters when he was still the president of the ANC…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… The word fascism is used to describe any form of dictatorial, right wing, anti-Communist form of government. Nazi Germany became a fascist country under ……
PlaceKweneng, District of Botswana
… Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the … was 7,212, 4,727 male and 2,484 female, with agriculture being the…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom
… From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner At this point I want to make … The four basic assumptions are in fact wrong. There is no body of key…
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… The South African government approved the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 17 … the constitution. AFCAC is a specialised and…
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… Your Excellency, President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Vice-Chairman of Chama … We are confident that under your capable…
BiographySamuel Alfred (Taffy) Long
… in 1891 in Monmouthshire, Wales, Britain. Little is known of Long's early life, other than that he ran away from home … he was ten years old and went coal…
BiographyGladys Thomas
… Cape with her foster parents until she was a teenager. Being a female was not easy for Thomas because it meant she would encounter a lot of challenges like…
BiographyJohn James Issel
… Issel was born on 17 August 1946 in the wine-growing area of Worcester outside Cape Town . At a tender age, he worked … It was during this time that he was…
BiographyZephania ‘Zeph’ Lekoane Mothopeng
… in the Orange Free State (now Free State) near the town of Vrede. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to the … St. Mary's Anglican School, Daggakraal,…
Press statement of ANC Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, on the Operation Vulindlela and the Indemnification of ANC members
… Press statement of ANC Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, on the Operation Vulindlela and the Indemnification of ANC members …