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BiographyViolet Weinberg
Violet Weinberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a Jewish refugee who fled from Latvia, then a part of the Soviet Union, where Anti…
ArchiveCelebrating 200 years of the South African Astronomical Observatory by Karel van der Vyver (Daily Maverick), 16 October 2020
… and followed by the Astronomy Symposium, which will cover “current and future science, the history of astronomy …
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… it sought to deprive of their very nationality behind the cover of propaganda about so-called reforms within apartheid. …
Amulets & Dreams by Omar Badsha and Guy Tillim
This book covers civil strife and its effects on the society in 6 African countries namely Angola, Mozabique, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritria. The…
BiographyCecyl Esau
Cecyl Esau was born on 30 September 1955 in Worcester, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province), the youngest of four children. His father was a veteran of…
Call for papers: 100 years of the SACP
… the themes that the proposed programme of events aims to cover: 1) ‘Red lives’: This has been a major area of new …
Chapter 16. Coloured and Indian Members - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… as nearly all industrial agreements were extended to cover non-parties-i.e., employees who are not members of …
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… Durban Film Festival. [xviii] Ngakane choose to not just cover injustices against him and those around him. He also …
Evelyn Ntoko Mase
Little is available in the public to construct a thorough biography of Evelyn Ntoko Mase before and after her relationship with Nelson Mandela. She may have…
BiographySydney Kumalo
It is appropriate that the final large scale work completed by Sydney Kumalo before his death is a three-metre high bronze figure of a Zulu "imbongi" or praise…
BiographyKing Dingane ka Senzangakhona
Dingane ka Senzangakhona was born in 1795 to father Chief Senzangakhona and mother Mpikase kaMlilela Ngobese who was Senzangakhona's sixth and ‘great wife'. [i…
BiographyGideon Mendel
Gideon Mendel was born on 31st August 1959 Johannesburg, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cape Town where he majored in African Economic…
BiographySantu Mofokeng
Born in 1956, Mofokeng grew up in and around Soweto (Johannesburg), spending most of his childhood in Orlando East. Mofokeng’s initial experiences with…
BiographyRobert Sobukwe
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was born to Hubert and Angelina Sobukwe on 5 December 1924 at Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province. He was the youngest of five boys and one…
BiographyNongqawuse
History is not kind to Nongqawuse. What we know of her is mainly related to the Cattle-Killing/Millenarian Movement of 1856-7 and her role and relations…
BiographySunny Girja Singh
Sunny Girja Singh was born in Cato Manor (uMkhumbane), Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1939 to a working-class family. His father, Girjabaksh, came to…
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, Africa’s first Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 1960, was President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) from December…
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
… My Mind” is a collection of short essays and speeches that cover topics such as: autobiography, culture, class, gender, …
BiographySimon Gqubule
Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule was born on 18 February 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his…
Event11 die when the South African Defence Force (SADF) opens fire on negotiators in Sebokeng
The unbanning of the South African liberation movements on 2 February 1990 was an important milestone, which signalled a shift from being covert underground…
A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… the ‘nationalisation clauses’ of the Freedom Charter are a cover for a section of the black middle class to become …
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… Doctrine by the present United States Administration to cover the entire Third World. We, the peoples who were …
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… concluded that Beyleveld had “fingered innocent people” to cover up for others in the leadership.35 These observations …
Chapter VIII - Treason - South African style 1
… servants for "registration" ”” a deceptive term used to cover the intention to issue passes. While it may have …
Chapter 10
… the people and stood for elections, thinking, however. to cover themselves with the ridiculous slogan of "boycott, …
Chapter II - Partners in protest
… Fortunately I had taken a week's leave from my office to cover the demonstration and I could spend the whole day …
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between invading Italian forces and a strong…
PlaceMontagu Pass
Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa, and links George with the Village of Herold. Until the building of the…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… to secret places, usually on the mine dumps, and under cover of dark. But the private police aided and abetted by …
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… cart 'Cafe-de-Move-On' (1964, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Cover and frontispiece). Made of found materials like pieces …