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EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
… he published his only and much acclaimed book Blame Me on History, which was in many ways similar to Can Themba's short … for Sophiatown (destroyed in the…
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
… occasion arises, without once feeling the weight of the history he was carrying on his mighty shoulders. Therefore, … a product of his own environment a…
EventHundreds of thousands of people killed as tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia, coming as far as South Africa
… lost, this is one of the ten worst earthquakes in recorded history, as well as the single worst tsunami in history. The Tsunami traveled at 500 miles per…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
… a vivid account of this crucial era in southern African history. It seeks to understand the sociology of the ANC in … Centre, Oxford University and is a…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
… and New Germany. The museum’s exhibitions, center on the history of these Settlers and their contributions to the … with a considerable collection of South…
Foreword, By Nelson Mandela
… of Dr Monty Naicker is an invaluable chapter in the history of our struggle for liberation. Monty, as we all … to the end of his life and remains entrenched…
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… (AEB). Vorster described the success as ‘unequalled in the history of our country’. It is widely believed that the … nuclear weapons by the South Africa…
EventSchool boycott in Port Elizabeth ends
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from … Westport: Greenwood. Reader's Digest. (1988)…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… 8.2 Strategic forces we need to consider right now are the SADF, SAP, all the other armed formations and the civil …
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… under-recognised, book in South African politics, history and literature. At home and abroad, it is not nearly … Part polemic, part political commentary,…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… Picture: Terre Blanche, H & Ilsley, J. 1999. Help-U-History Grade 12 . Cape Town: Kagiso Black South Africans For … to allow him to receive the Nobel Prize…
Opening Address to the Conference on "Whites in A Changing South Africa", Convened by the Five Freedoms Forum and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 1 July 1989
… assist us in the execution of the great deeds to which history summons us. These expectations are themselves … Security Council resolution 435 and the…
Address by President, Nelson R. Mandela, at the funeral of Martin Chris Hani FNB Stadium, Soweto, 19 April 1993
… control with immediate effect. This should include the SADF, the South African Police, Umkhonto we Sizwe, the … wishes of all South Africans. For the first…
Chapter 4 - Poor, yet generous Lesotho
… it to Castro's historical speech at his own trial - "HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME". My Basotho clients complained that … coup which toppled Chief Jonathan in…
EventApartheid becomes official policy
… policy. These segregation policies arose from a history of settler rule and Dutch and British colonialism, … Rousseau. Muller, C.F.J. (ed) (1981) Five…
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… ended a pioneering episode in South African engineering history. The history of the Kimberly mine began with the discovery of …
EventBhambatha becomes chief
… the treason trial of Dinizulu, unpublished Master of Arts (History) dissertation, University of Natal, Durban [Online]. Available at: www.history.und.ac.za/ …
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… during apartheid. “We came out of a society where our history was actually erased, totally, not recognised,” he … elections on 27 April 1994. He then founded…
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… A tumultuous history has left women in present day South Africa with a …
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… Stalin's regime is recorded as one of the bloodiest in history. Millions were killed through the purges, through …
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… Arthur Goldreich will go down in history as one of the rare breeds of revolutionaries that changed the course of South African history. Not only did he…
Gold and Workers 1886 - 1924 by Luli Callinicos
… Cover Acknowledgements Title and Dedication - A People's History of South Africa Contents Epigraph - Questions of a Worker Reading History Introduction Part…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… flourished. Pretoria is more famous for its political history which has overshadowed its rich art and cultural history, beautiful scenery and architecture as…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… Chief and Patriot, Struik: Cape Town.|South African History Onile, Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema,medical … 20 August 2013]|South African History…
EventInkatha becomes a political party
… president of the IFP. Sources: http://www.ifp.org.za/History/history.htm …
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… publications." It is notable that this day in history marks both the birth and death of this important figure in South African journalism and its history. …
EventBritish create the settlement of Sierra Leone, for freed slaves
… independence on 27 April 1961. Sources: "August 22nd in History". Website: tnl.net Sierra Leone - History. Website: nationsencyclopedia.com …
Foreword
… the AAM's role and impact, about the significance of its history and about how to ensure that its oral and written … also to all those who helped compile the…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… movement, or its course. The people who migrated used oral history to continue their beliefs, traditions and history. When a group was destroyed or scattered…