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ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its height, it spanned from the Atlantic … that he caused great inflation lasting a…
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… grounds stretching across the Area, and has a torrid History of contested space in the Group Areas Act . This is … the main place of retirement for many of…
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 … 1949 began with one of the most…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… change in the position of women I will briefly outline the history of women in South Africa. I will evaluate the reality … established to monitor government,…
EventBattle of Delville Wood starts
… personnel. The Battle of Delville Wood went down in the history of WWI as an example of supreme sacrifice and heroism … Botha on 10 October 1926. 146 000…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… most culturally sophisticated empires in medieval world history. Founded by the Mandinka warrior-king Sundiata Keita … imperial protection against banditry…
Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… know anything at all about the Afrikaner people, their history and their national aspirations. Yet it is impossible … by a Commission, consisting of two…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… bring a whole cargo of slaves to the Cape, beginning the history of the slave trade at the Cape , these ill-fated … his first expedition to Madagascar. Eva…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
… in 1996 was one of the major turning points in the history of our country. This chapter will seek to explain how … interested parties – be they individuals…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… ran the International Defence and Aid Fund information service in London. He was the author of a biography of … (1967) and of South Africa: a Political and…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, … task of leading her country from a devastating seven-year civil war, to peace under a sub…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… phrase meaning ‘People First’, committing the public service to serve all the people of South Africa. The Batho … the country’s coat of arms. On 1 October…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… cuts up most of his time between playing music, studying history, writing, and engaging in radical education work. He … Abstract In 1982 while undergoing…
Land Reform and Traditional Leadership in South Africa
… This event is co-hosted by The South African Civil Society Information Service and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa Office …
BiographyJulius Sello Malema
… career, as he was dependent on the tradition and the history of the ANC to support his agenda and being excluded … also criticized the party with regards to…
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… Cape Corps and 2 000 joined the 2nd Cape Corps. They saw service in South-West Africa, in Europe and in the Middle … the Empire will always stand forth as an…
BiographyNise Bulelwa Malange
… 1995 Children’s creative writing publication 1998 Oral history publication Book of poems …
BiographyEmil Sachs
… (also called Garment workers in action) (1957) . The History Of The GWU , and with L Forman The South African …
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… George VI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth, National Cultural History and Open-Air Museum, Pretoria, National Museum, …
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… epic poetry, didactic Christian essays and Church history. As one of the earliest collections of the oral …
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… A public memorial service was held by the state to commemorate the Rugby legend … legend was another unifying moment in South African history, as it focused…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Bibliography
… Remaking the Past: New Perspectives on South African History . Cape Town, UCT Press, 1986. Callinicos, Luli. We … 4, 1989, p 91. Davenport, T.R.H. South…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… During her infant years her father, Columbus, was a local history teacher. In later years he was the minister of the … at the end of 1987; in the townships,…
Document 3 - Peace Treaty of Vereeniging
… President Nelson Mandela to parliament will go down in the history of our country as one of the most sober analyses of … We remain hopeful that the…
Archive1997 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 1997
… requiring and deserving of the highest professional service from their elected representatives. Last Friday, I … are in production than at any other time in…
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
… Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a British … fortune protecting oil installations during the Angolan Civil…
BiographySally Gross
… most challenging and important figures in our country’s history. Gross was born intersex and classified male at …
BiographyAlan Keith Brooks
… Together with Jeremy Brickhill, he wrote a book about the history of the young people's uprising of 1976, which was …
BiographyDiana Ferrus
… was thus published in the French law (a first in French history) that made it possible for her remains to be …
BiographyGcinisizwe Sylvester Khwezi Kondile
… End Notes [1] Moosage, R., 2018. Missing-ness, History and Apartheid-era disappearances: The figuring of … Accessed [2022, July 18] Moosage, R., 2018…