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BiographySydney Brenner
… 1927. His father was a shoe repairman who had moved to South Africa from Lithuania in 1910, while his mother had emigrated … of Anatomy at Oxford. He decided…
BiographyImam Abdullah Haron
… the intellectual gatherings of the Teacher's League of South Africa (TLSA) and the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM) and … built around our motherland to…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Towards the end of 1912 Mgjima predicted that the world would end on Christmas after 30 days of rain. As a … as they could not condone the preaching of…
BiographyNontetha Nkwenkwe
… change. Spirit possession cults in early twentieth century South East Africa, for instance, helped overcome the anxiety and … The Story of Nontetha Nkwenkwe,…
BiographyAchmad Cassiem
… 1979 with the purpose of defending and promoting Islam in South Africa. Cassiem was arrested for breaking the conditions of … they would come down to Harare…
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… as a top member of the instructorate. or send him back to South Africa. The decision seemed to have been made to send him back to South Africa, as in 1987,…
BiographyVictor V. T. Mbobo
… was chosen as the league's delegate to a conference of the World Federation of Democratic Youth in Prague. He spent four … to challenge: A documentary…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… The Bloemfontein Bank, Standard Bank and the London South African Bank. 1862 De Tijd , a German newspaper, begins … of the Burghers that lost their lives…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… reinstatement of Matthew Goniwe. On 27 May, police and the South African Defence Force (SADF) cordoned off Lingelihle … PW Botha and attended by Nobel Peace…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… of the situation, police shot and killed 69 people. World headlines condemned this callous example of unwarranted … despite being banned. The decline of the…
PlaceNamibia
… German colony, is situated towards the north west of South Africa. It is predominately covered by the Namib … In 1907, the death of Marengo brought about the…
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… one of the smallest but most interesting Municipalities in South Africa. Founded in 1820, this peaceful little Village … fire and looting during the frontier…
BiographyAaron Sipho Madondo
… children in his family was born on 6 August 1958 in Mofolo South, Soweto. He began his primary school education at Gugu … we Sizwe (MK). Soon after, he was…
BiographyTu Nokwe
… ended up featuring in Mbongeni Ngema’s Sarafina. Tu left South Africa for England and, during the filming of Shaka Zulu , …
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… defined. Most office and financial activity became located south of Market Square, bringing together banks, broker’s … persisted to the present day. The end…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… State University Albert Luthuli's place in the history of South African liberation movements derives primarily from his … and organizer (and later elected…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… first group of Indian indentured labourers arrive at the South Beach of Port Natal, which was later to become Durban. … Child and Goldie and is built in this…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… I take this opportunity as President of the Republic of South Africa and as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement … presiding over this august Assembly of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 67th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1979
… in our country, Cadres of Umkhonto we Sizwe inside South Africa and outside, Comrades-in-Arms in different parts of the world Friends, Allies, supporters and…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New Times, 05 January 1980, Moscow
… has signed the ceasefire agreement? TAMBO : The liberation war in Zimbabwe is part and continuation of the liberation … last remaining colonial, racist and…
BiographyAlfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo
… later used in his compositions. At the outbreak of the South African War in 1899 he returned to Natal””mostly on foot, since the … buildings. With the…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New Times, Moscow, January 1980
… has signed the ceasefire agreement? TAMBO : The liberation war in Zimbabwe is part and continuation of the liberation … last remaining colonial, racist and…
EventGeneral J.C. Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies
… South Africa's former Prime Minister on two occasions, from … opposed the view of the majority of Afrikaners by joining World War II. During the war,…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
… Act of 1913 was the final nail in the coffin for Black South Africans in the 20th century and a step to Apartheid. … since the delegation occurred at the…
BiographySiyabonga “Bhele” Nomvethe
… Calcio for another year. He made his first appearance for South Africa's national team, Bafana Bafana against Slovenia in the 2002 Fifa World Cup, where he…
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… 1984 and 1988. Leading up to the Huguenot Tunnel from its South side, is an awe-inspiringly beautiful, high-altitude … that dates back to long before the…
Diana (Di) Bishop
… her first political statement at age eleven in 1961 when South Africa became a republic. During the celebrations, she …
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
… in the former Ciskei . Gumede subsequently studied at the South African Native College (now University of Fort Hare) at … Gumede also came into contact with…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By … to Nagasaki can be prevented from occurring in the future. South Africa…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… and 1940s Life in the cities was also very difficult. South Africa, like the rest of the world was feeling the effects of the Great Depression that … in the…