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BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… struggle away from the limelight. But she will go down in history as a member of the battalions of resilient women … Mother of Light, pp. 17-19, 23. ↵ [2]…
The oldest forms of human communication
… the printed word can be misleading. For example, certain history books taught, inaccurately, that Africans arrived in … them as 'primitive', and paid very…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… movements in countries that were still under the grip of colonial occupation, white minority rule and apartheid took … accompanied by a renewed effort to…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… have made its people unique in the world. The study of history and the past is never objective. The way the past is … and museums, it is relatively easy to…
PlaceValdezia Mission Station, Soutpansberg District
… of Louis Trichardt is Valdezia Mission Station, an establishment that has come to represent a portion of South … and beauty, communication services such as…
BiographyJackson (Balisile)) Nkosiyane
Jackson (Balisile) Nkosiyane, Twalimfene Joyi, Bangilizwe Joyi and McGregor Mgolombane were all banished on 30 May 1958 from Thembuland, Umtata District, …
Henrietta Rebecca Stakesby Lewis
Henrietta (Ettie or Het) Rebecca Stakesby Lewis was born in 1850 at the Umpukani Mission Station, Orange Free State (now Free State Province), and grew up in…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… 1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white … Isaka Seme , future co-founder of the SANNC, proposes the establishment of a "…
Thomas G. Karis
… book series, From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964, …
BiographyRomeo Zamani Makhanya
… an old house in Glenwood, Durban, with a rich but sad history. The property was the site of a former underground …
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… of the ANC (1924-1927) was a quiet period in the history of the organization. Mahabane increasingly tried to …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… and understanding. Now, he reflects, “I engage with history, with memory; I hover between two places, which is a …
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… van Riebeeck remains a significant figure in South African history for his role in establishing the colony at the Cape …
BiographyRuth Naomi Leon
The youngest of nine children, Ruth Naomi Leon (who later started calling herself Tania) was born in a small town called Wellington in the Cape Province (now…
BiographyKhaya Biko
… Town. Khaya was charged. According to South African History Online's biography of Steve Biko, he was sentenced to … South African History Online, "Stephen…
BiographyOliver Mtukudzi
… Mtukudzi was widely known for his contribution to the history of Zimbabwean music. One of Mtukudzi’s hit songs, …
BiographyAnn Tobias
… Randolph Vigne in his book, Liberals against Apartheid: A History of the Liberal Party of South Africa, 1953-68, wrote … Randolph Vigne, Liberals against…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… these movements and acted as a consistent opponent of colonial rule in Africa. In particular, Julius Nyerere – the … end of the First World War and the…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… these movements and acted as a consistent opponent of colonial rule in Africa. In particular, Julius Nyerere – the … end of the First World War and the…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… in the Transvaal (now Gauteng). For the first time in history, two African students, one being Tambo, passed the JC … addressed meetings in Copenhagen and…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… is established. Herero revolt in Namibia against German colonial rule is brutally suppressed by German colonial … and Toure to plan the union of free African…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… is established. Herero revolt in Namibia against German colonial rule is brutally suppressed by German colonial … and Toure to plan the union of free African…
BiographyLydia Kompe
Lydia (nee Ngwenya) Kompe was born in 1935 in Matlala, near Pietersburg in the Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). Her father was a small-scale farmer…
BiographyIqbal Shaik Mohammed
Mohammed Iqbal Shaik was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg on 26 August 1958. He became politically active when he was a student leader at the M.L. Sultan…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… of community among our practising artists across former colonial and provincial divisions, and that it demanded the … for the South African Society of Arts…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… at Rhodes University, where he studied journalism and art history. He later moved to Cape Town where he found his …
BiographyDr Abdullah Abdurahman
… Abdurahman's political striving. In 1913 he initiated the establishment of the Teachers' League of South Africa (TLSA), …
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… Africans resisted colonial rule from the outset, trying to hold on to their … remained free. After the First and Second World Wars colonial control of the…