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PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… Street - lies Durban's second National Monument from the colonial times. The Victorian building used to be the Town Hall from 1885 to 1910 and today serves…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… dawn for South Africa and a decisive turning point in her history.” At the November elections for the TIC, Dadoo was … to all the disenfranchised, enslaved…
BiographyHarry Moyaga
… has to be directed to the past ”¦ to rewrite the history of the black man and to produce in it the heroes who …
BiographyNokutela (nee Mdima) Dube
… (she could not bear children) and injustice of human history (Colonialism/Apartheid and the patriarchal system was …
BiographyEvelina de Bruin
… and the couple had two children. De Bruin had no known history, political activism as such, until her name surfaced …
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… as one of the most important female figures in the history of South Africa. Her funeral provided an opportunity …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… of South Africa could be viewed as an effort by Capital, colonial authorities and Afrikaner Nationalists to counter … the country for the next eighty years…
BiographyGuy Tillim
… child soldiers in Sierra Leone for South African History Online. The photographs, taken in July 2001, are both … Art, Milan, Italy 10 Years Old 2007-2017:…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… for nearly a hundred years. This was largely due to colonial expansion which in turn dispossessed Xhosa and … felt doing so would advance their own interests…
BiographyNtongela Masilela
… in 1977; his doctoral thesis was titled Theory and History in Marxist Poetics. He held a research position at … intellectual contributions to South Africa’s…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… South Africa’s Maritime History The Suez Canal allows for ships from Europe to travel … and bottom image, www.womankind.org.uk South Africa's history is…
ArticleThe missionaries
… by missionaries. Well-known leaders in South African history such as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , Mangaliso Robert … education from mission schools. As the…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… and grievances could be brought to the attention of the colonial government. The concerns of the NNC centred around … the significance of Dinizulu and his…
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… training courses for adult educators at certificate and post-graduate diploma levels and initiation of academic …
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… On 12 September 2008 South Africa nominated Minty for the post of Director-General of the IAEA and his nomination was …
BiographyAshlatha Rambally
… is among the many women who helped pave the path to a post-apartheid South Africa. Through the various … community work, 1970s South Africa. The Journal of…
Durban Historical & community
… Did you know An interesting history to mention is that of Inanda just outside Durban. … was home to three key figures in South African and World history. It…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… wrought on African societies by the imposition of European colonial rule occurred in quick succession. In fact, it was … The Atlantic slave trade stands at…
Faith Gasa
… ) from 1968 to 1972. She then went on to study History and Afrikaans in 1972. It was at the university that …
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… popular culture and it is important to understand its history and significance within the broader South African … in the experiences of those who were forced…
The Road to Durban: Workers’ struggles, student movements, and the resurgence of resistance politics in Namibia and South Africa by Heike Becker
… forgotten; at best they are told as footnotes of separate post-apartheid narratives of nationalist liberation … in South Africa helps to understand the…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… buildings, an old-world atmosphere, and a fascinating history. The Lord Milner Hotel, with its grand colonial design, still welcomes guests, and the town’s ……
PlaceBurundi
… was a colony of first Germany and then Belgium [ii] . The post-colonial period was then marked by ethnic violence, political … Africa, Sylvie Kinig [vii] …
ArchiveHugh Lewin obituary by Peter Hain (www.theguardian.com), 21 January 2019
… But Hugh’s spirit remained undaunted. He kept a secret diary, writing between the lines of his Bible in minute, … and immediately started transforming his…
BiographyRebecca Malope
… becoming the fastest selling CD in the South African music history. In 1996 she lost her father, brother and sister in …
BiographyDenis Mayer
… is displayed in the South African Museum of Military History in Johannesburg. Mayer saw service in the South …
BiographyStanley Huette Uys
… a blog on President Jacob Zuma entitled The End of History. He is survived by his wife Sarchen, daughter Ingrid …
BiographyJames Madhlope Phillips
… time of his death he was working on the compilation of a history of the South African liberation movement in song. He …
BiographyShirley Gunn
… a non-profit organisation that focuses on capturing oral history and disseminating through multi-media. She is the …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… reasons. He wanted Africans to learn about their own history and culture: “We thought this kind of material that … Lefifi Tladi sheds light on the fact that…