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ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… through the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In particular, NUSAS was outspoken in its criticism of government…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market …
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… Volkskas was one of the four largest banking conglomerates in South Africa, and one of the three biggest Afrikaner monopolies. It was established … further…
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…
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…
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…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the death of President Samora Machel
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the death of President Samora Machel …
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
… born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from … Standard 8, but did not complete his…
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…
BiographyDr Hersheela Narsee
… Hersheela Narsee was born in Durban on the 23 of March 1956. Narsee grew up in a family of eight children. She attended the Gandhi Desai High School … of…
BiographyProfessor Harold Jack Simons
… . He completed a Ph.D. degree at the London School of Economics. From 1937 until 1964 he taught African law and administration at the University of Cape Town…
BiographyPeter Mokaba
… During the 1976 uprisings , Mokaba became a leader of school boycotts, which led to his expulsion from school. … own in 1978 and then went on to enrol with…
BiographyTemba D. A. Mqota
… and supported the Indian struggle against the "Ghetto" Act. He was also prominent in organising the Laundry Workers' … and supported the Indian struggle…
BiographyFlorence Mkhize
… she wanted to fight against apartheid and the oppression of women, and so joined the Congress Movement. She … home after her bus was stopped by police. The…
Wellington Mlungisi Tshazibane
… Mr Wellington Tshazibane,aged 30,an employee of the De Beers-Lesotho Mining Company,was detained on 9th … Rand Airport,Johannesburg.He was held under section…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… at Boons or Molote. This feature explores the history of Bakwena ba Mogopa, who, on the eve of the promulgation of the Natives Land Act of 1913 bought the…
BiographyDundubela Aubrey Mokoena
… Dundubela Aubrey Mokoena, was the former executive director of the Black Community Programmes (BCP). November 1978. … prison and served with a 5 year banning…
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…
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…
ArchiveThe failure of the Coloured Persons Represen
… Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts of Rhodes University. This thesis discusses … Governments to serve as an…
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…
The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution
… The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution …
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
… List of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa) …
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 …
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…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… organization that was founded to unify the hundreds of Anti-Apartheid movements occurring in the 1980s. Female … United Women Organization Strong and…
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…