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BiographyAnna Tempo
… not to go home with the women. In 1922 the public opinion of her changed and she was forced to leave the house and … clinics and by the Child Life Protection…
BiographyTu Nokwe
… Tu Nokwe was born into a family of musicians. Her father, Alfred, was in a jazz swing band … sing by their mother and she introduced them to the music of …
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
… Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His father was … man who decided to move to South…
BiographyJoão Albasini
… In 1831, when João was 18, his father left him in charge of a trading post at Delagoa Bay (In present day Mozambique). … the first White person to settle in…
BiographyJoe Slovo
… 1926. He moved to South Africa with his parents at the age of nine. His father was a van driver in Johannesburg . Slovo … clerk for a chemist while studying…
State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela
… State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 24 May 1994 Madame Speaker and … State of the…
Compilation of documents relating to the sentencing and execution of Solomon Mahlangu
… Compilation of documents relating to the sentencing and execution of Solomon Mahlangu …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors …
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
… List of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa) …
The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution
… The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution …
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… 1824 The Glasgow Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 The … A. Chalmers on Rev Tiyo Soga. 1880 With…
BiographyMmusi Aloysias Maimane
… Dobsonville, Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). The eldest of four children, Maimane attended Allen Glen High School, … he matriculated in 1997. He graduated…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as the … years. Events include the fight against the…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… before passing away in West Berlin, Germany at the age of 39. Dyani actively fought against the apartheid regime through the medium of music and assisted the…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… the United Nations Unit on Apartheid in 1971 1 The system of white supremacy in South Africa is applied in the field of … white bodies as subservient members…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… The role of a Coat of Arms A national coat of arms, or State emblem, is the highest visual symbol of the State. Take a minute to consider the important…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… Introduction The battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban intervention in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… their territory. This expansion was first at the expense of the Khoikhoi and San , but later Xhosa land was taken as … White pioneers or ‘Trek Boers’ in the…
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… content This topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and a brief concluding overview of…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… life began to change significantly in the Western part of Southern Africa. Herders, also known as the Khoikhoi, arrived, bringing with them a different way…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron … these Iron Age inhabitants are most likely the ancestors…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… in Southern Africa. This turmoil also changed the patterns of settlement and influenced the ethnic structure of the African population north of the Vaal. The…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… My intention is to show aspects of village life through photographic images. These are just fragments of a much bigger picture of rural life; basic elements…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… and her Independence. Machel was a revolutionary leader of the Mozambican liberation movement FRELIMO and Independent … the controversy surrounding his death…
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
… The origin of South Africa’s judicial capital goes back to the mid 19th … was the danger posed by armed Khoe (Korana) and groups of mixed ancestry (Griqua)…
ArticleThe Causes of World War I
… dissent from the growing working class. The influence of socialist parties in France, Germany and Austria was … returned 110 Socialist deputies, as the…
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
… movement in Somalia . The ICU began as a loose grouping of Sharia Courts that by 2006 had grown into a powerful Islamic militia which enjoyed control over…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins … Where is Thulamela? Thulamela is in the north-eastern part of South Africa near the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for … to the early 19th century. To understand the prehistory of the Zulu and related…