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PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
… Riet River and its many small tributaries. There have been Postal Coach Tracks discovered, dating back to 21 February …
EventThe first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrives in South Africa
… Africa from America. This aircraft has remained in the service of the South African Air Force (SAAF) up until today. … have replaced it in that role. The…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… His celebrity had grown and this element of his history had been largely diluted, focusing instead on his … with bated breath as South Africa seemed on the…
National General Council 2005: Consolidated Report on Sectoral Strategies, 3 July 2005
… the role of public in the elections process in relation to service delivery. Government documents must be simplified and … all formal and informal nodes of…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… it today is deeply informed by two vital documents in the history of fight for human justice: the Universal Declaration … for equality and justice to have…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… and undertake the appropriate church rites. (The civil ceremony only took place in November 1922.) On 20 …
BiographyMary Moodley
… to. Mary also had gratitude and was sensitive to the history of slavery that her mother’s family endured. During …
BiographyJane Gool
… were members of the second group of matriculants in its history. When it was time for her sister and herself to …
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Ebrahim
… Whilst in prison he completed a BA degree, majoring in history and psychology, and a BCom degree. Shortly before his …
Save South Africa calls ‘People’s Assembly Against State Capture’
… approached by a number of interested parties, including civil society organisations, trade unions, faith based … 2, to ensure there is maximum impact and a…
ArchiveAppendix 6 Studies in Asia by Denis Goldberg
… Tadbiram Awam Negara (INTAN), the Malaysian Government Civil Service Training Institute. Comments arising from visits to … in that ethnic group having a…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… for the powerful and potentially disruptive Whites in the civil service and military. Active in the Communist Party since …
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… to implement the Arusha Peace Accords that had ended the civil war. The immediate consequence was a dispute over who … moderate Hutu leaders. While the…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… he or she has control of. Chiefs are not in control of service delivery as it is the local government’s … was permitted to decide any criminal case and even…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… mass action and tactics of boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience. Some 8 000 Blacks are arrested for … of general strike in defence of the political…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… built by Fairfields, in Glasgow, Scotland, and came into service in 1903. In 1914, during the First World War, she was … returned to the Cape mail run in…
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
… irrespective of ideological differences. Born out of a history of political conflict and mistrust, the credibility … made it an international point of…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… The Rise or Fall of Ghallywood? When looking at the history of the film industry, it is evident that Ghana plays … Indiana University Press, 1992. Ghanaian…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… South African History Online believes that history is made every day and to that effect we have compiled … March 28 2013 Thaban Makwetla Zuma addresses the…
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… it attempted to do what had never been done before in the history of South Africa – it allowed ordinary people, … of the South African struggle. This was no…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… Charter, together with its failure to stem the tide of civil wars and emerging dictatorships, eventually … and to ensure grassroots participation and input…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… Africa (CODESA) . Maggie Govender has continued to be of service to her people, holding various positions within … University of Durban-Westville…
Fourthly, as to the NATIVE QUESTION
… all universally accepted fundamental rights, freedoms and civil liberties, which shall be provided for and protected by … in forming, joining and maintaining…
EventDefiance campaign leadership meets with SAIC
… and mass action and to tactics of boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience. It was the largest scale of non-violent … Anon, (n.d.), ‘Defiance Campaign 1952,…
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… the South African Confederation of Trade Unions (SACOTU). History NACTU was founded on the 5 October 1986 in … and General Workers Union (NASECGWU) National…
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941
… do our duty. Congress claims us. Congress demands our best service for our people. Since Congress was founded and made … · Higher salaries for the…
BiographyWangari Maathai
… self betterment, gratitude, respect and a commitment to service. [l] Maathai incorporated various faiths and …
BiographyKing Sekhukhune
… of an attack from behind by 10,000 Swazi troops in the service of the British. These had been recruited on direct …
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… regime, possibly with the complicity of the French secret service. After apartheid's ruin in 1992, it is alleged that …
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
… De la Rey had been deliberately assassinated. After a service at Pretoria attended by almost every dignitary of …