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ArticleBattle of Blood River 1838
… In the early hours of the morning of 16 December 1838, a battle was fought between the Voortrekkers, under the leadership of Andries Pretorius , and the…
Budget Speeches of South Africa
… South African budget speech is given by the Minister of Finance. The event gives a detailed break down of the collected revenue of the prior year and how…
BiographyMartin Plaut
… Germany, but left in the 1930s due to the persecution of Jews. Plaut schooled at Saint Georges and from Standard 8 … which led to the resurgence of trade…
BiographyFreda Levson
… in Johannesburg . She was educated in England from the age of 13, and studied geography at St Hugh's College in Oxford. … became involved in the launch of…
BiographyFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa
… when he was seconded to the church's general secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) in Pretoria. In 1973 he enrolled at the…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… The Second Anglo-Boer War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had … should surrender completely. 15 May 1902 saw the…
BiographyMbuyiselo Stanley Vanqa
… was born in 1923. Inspired to join the African National Congress by the Defiance Campaign. Took an active part in subsequent Congress Campaigns such as the…
The Order of Good Hope
… Foreign heads of state Neck badge This medal is awarded to heads of state and foreign dignitaries to signify peace, … The Order of Good Hope …
BiographyPeter Nkutsoeu Raboroko
… was employed as a farm laborer. He grew up in the slums of Sophiatown in Johannesburg . He made his way through the … Association and also joined the …
BiographyMeshach Pelem
… and King William's Town, eventually made him one of the wealthiest Africans in the Cape, rivaling such men as … one of the four vice-presidents of the…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the 104th Annual General Meeting of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa
… Nelson Mandela at the 104th Annual General Meeting of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa …
BiographyJohn Stephen Gomas
… near Malmesbury in the Western Cape.He was the only child of divorced mother,he completed most of his school before … being a coloured person,the South…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 67th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1979
… Fellow countrymen, Militants of the African National Congress and of the struggle for … of all the oppressed and exploited, as well as all true democrats of…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
… born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ), where … projects within their community taught her…
Executive summary of the statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC, Mangaung 8 January 2012
… Your Excellencies Heads of States and Government, Former Presidents of the ANC, … the world, Comrades and Compatriots, The African National Congress, the…
BiographyJ B Marks
… his mother, a midwife. His father was a staunch supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1919, his parents succeeded in getting him … and trade…
BiographyZachius Botlhoko Molete
… was born in 1930 in Winburg in the Orange Free State of mixed Tswana-Ndebele parentage. His father was a teacher. … P. Mda at the annual conference of the …
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid … Mongane Wally Serote, poetry, apartheid, African National…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… no discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The … is commonly…
BiographyBartholomew Hlapane
… Moru Hlapane was born in 1918 in in the Ficksburg distric of the Orange Free State. Hlapane was a factory worker. A traitor to the African National Congress…
BiographyWalton Zacharias Fenyang
… 'Nchu distric in the Orange Free State. An early treasurer of the African National Congress (ANC) and for some years the ANC provincial … of nine officials…
BiographyBhawani Sannyassi Dayal
… Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal was the son of the Jariam Singh, a former President of the Transvaal … African Indian Conference (SAIC) at the Indian National…
BiographyElizabeth Mafekeng
… Cape Town in early 1930s. Mafekeng left school at the age of 15 to support the family. Her first job was at a “canning … she joined the Paarl branch of the…
BiographyDr Essop Essak Jassat
… Dr Essop Essak Jassat, the second of three children, was born on 5 October 1932 in 11th Street … brother. In 1947 he joined the Transvaal Indian Youth…
BiographyElizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams
… , in the Western Cape . She was born into a large family of 8 children, and attended a multi-racial school in Paarl … general secretary from 1956 to 1964…
BiographyJosias Ratshilumela Madzunya
… Josias Ratshilumela Madzunya was born in the Sibasa area of the northern Transvaal in about 1909, a member of the … 1947 he became a member of the African…
Mkhuseli Khusta Jack
… Humansdorp on 31 May 1958. Jack was the second youngest of eight children of Fikile and Alice Jack, a domestic … the banning of SASM, was among those who…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The … forces of many movements including: the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The … forces of many movements including: the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… liberation. Babenia played an active role in the Indian Congress movement in Baroda, and served several terms of imprisonment in that country, before…