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ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… holding a snake in its beak. They found the eagle on an island in Lake Texcoco, where they settled. According to … and part of Brazil. In 1620 they began to…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… institution started as a University College on Salisbury Island in Durban Bay in the early 1960s. Student numbers grew …
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO SAHO WEBSITE
… Rivonia trail who were involved and how did they end up in Robben Island? Who is the longest serving political prisoner - Is …
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… en route from Bombay to London is wrecked off Dassen Island. It was carrying more than 1 300 pieces of ivory. Clan … suffered a broken cylinder head some…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… in 1781, mail workers in Simons Town, Saldana Bay and Robben Island had to handle official mail documents. As the postal …
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… the bay, where they found a safe mooring off Salisbury Island, a small land outcrop in the bay. 1824 10 May, A small … arrested, and after his trial, he was…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… for Mandela. South Africa June 28 2013 Barack Obama Oldest Robben Islander, Dr Lindsay Melt van der Spuy dies. South …
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… like Mapungubwe in southern Africa. Swahili Mosque at Lamu Island North Of Mombasa, Kenya. Image source A traveller's …
ArticleCape Schools Join the Revolt
… made more complex by the fact that Cape Town was not an island divorced from events elsewhere in the country. They … 'Away with apartheid'; 'Equal education'…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… trip. In 1492, he and his crew of 96 sailors reached an island that is part of what is today known as the Caribbean. …
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… This was his first introduction to incarceration on Robben Island. In the course of time he would become the symbol of … believed in what they were writing…
ArticleSouth African Film
… film industry is operating in a vacuum, or on some little island. South Africa is operating on an audio-visual playing …
The Atlantic slave trade
… had a currency, in the form of nzimbu shells from a nearby island. The Kongo Kingdom had been in place for around 200 …
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… However, since Mr. Sisulu was imprisoned on Robin Island for 26 years, Albertina made it her life goal to …
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… was convicted. Those found guilty faced imprisonments on Robben Island lasting between eight and 21 years (SADET, 2004: …
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… go for training to the USSR. Andrew Masondo, released from Robben Island and banned, left the country and travelled to Moscow …
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… the protest were hanged; and participants were jailed on Robben Island. In the 1820s, new laws were passed which improved …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… forcing a costly withdrawal of Japanese forces from the island of Guadalcanal in February 1943. The Japanese, …
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… group were known to the police, were arrested, and sent to Robben Island. Jordaan, who would have been called to provide … was arrested and several were…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… and charged under the Terrorism Act and spent 16 years on Robben Island. His book was published in London by Kliptown Books. …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… forty-three political prisoners began a hunger strike on Robben Island demanding their release in order to strengthen the …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… central highlands of Madagascar. The region controlled the island by the 19th century. 1400 CE The Sayfawa Dynasty moves … War occurs, with the intention of…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… first arrived at New South Wales (NSW), then to the Island of Van Diemen's Land (today known as Tasmania) and …
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… ANC at a conference hosted by the Ford Foundation in Long Island. New York. Thabo Mbeki has dinner for the first time …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… Portuguese Territories (CONCP) founded in Rabat. 1 April, Robben Island turned into a prison. 5 April, United Kingdom … Vorster announces that Robert Sobukwe…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… activists) and Reggie Vandeyar, who served a decade on Robben Island. Students leading the movement included Saffora …
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… Harry Gwala and others. She also helps those released from Robben Island to find jobs. With Shadrack Maphumulo, Phyllis … 1974, “Viva Frelimo“ rallies are…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… Nelson Mandela stated that while incarcerated on Robben Island prison playing football "made us feel alive and …
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… Cecyl Esau [ Memories of a political prisoner on Robben Island, 1987-1991 ] reminisces that many Coloured people …
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… to six year terms and three to five year terms on Robben Island . 29 December, The Minister of Bantu Education …