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ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… their territory. This expansion was first at the expense of the Khoikhoi and San , but later Xhosa land was taken as … White pioneers or ‘Trek Boers’ in the…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… Armadale Castle The Armadale Castle was a mail steamer of 12 973 tons. A sister ship to the Kenilworth Castle, she … the 10th Cruiser Squadron. On 2 October…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… My intention is to show aspects of village life through photographic images. These are just fragments of a much bigger picture of rural life; basic elements…
The Battle of Square Hill
… as combatants in the First World War was reserved for men of “European descent”. [i] According to Article 7 of the South African Defence Force Act 13 of 1912…
EventMore than 2,250 people are arrested in the township of Sebokeng
… Police arrested 2,300 people in the township of Sebokeng in the Vaal in what was believed to be the … the townships and hostels. The arrest came at the…
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
… movement in Somalia . The ICU began as a loose grouping of Sharia Courts that by 2006 had grown into a powerful Islamic militia which enjoyed control over…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins … Where is Thulamela? Thulamela is in the north-eastern part of South Africa near the…
ArticleFederation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW)
… The Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) was formed on the 8th of December 1984, bringing together close to 200 women from … over the Transvaal (now known…
Launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… Umkhonto we Sizwe logo 16 December 1961 is seen as the date of formation because Umkhonto performed its first acts of violence on this date. Popularly called…
Slavery and Emancipation of Slaves
… Read more on Slavery at the Cape After the establishment of a refreshment station at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck was to ensure a constant supply of fresh…
BiographyMewa Ramgobin
… in Greyville, Durban. He enrolled at the University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal-UKZN) and was … was to drive the very next day to Brandfort…
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… service awarded is well above and beyond the ordinary call of duty. It is an award for exceptional and distinguished … be awarded in three Classes: Class 1 =…
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… African citizens who have performed an extraordinary act of bravery that placed their lives in great danger, or who … lost their own lives including in…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… The places we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we grew up and where we live are … to talk about Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South…
ArticleBonani Africa Festival of photography
… On 13 November 2001 the Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs Mr Sipho Pityana launched the "Africa to … aims to forge closer cultural links…
Prehistory of the Nelspruit area
… Prehistory of the Nelspruit area Prehistory of Southern Africa Lying just below the escarpment, Nelspruit is the capital of a region with important Iron Age…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… Bloemfontein on 8 January 1912 to consider the formation of a dynamic and unified movement that would challenge the White government. The outcome was the…
ArticleThe “Wind of Change” speech
… "The wind of change is blowing through this continent and, whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all …
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…
Vella Pillay
… This is a short autobiography of Vella Pillay written for his 80th birthday party held on … the CPSA. The apartheid authorities had already declared a state…
BiographyOupa Joshua Gqozo
… was born in Kroonstad on 10 March 1952. He is the son of Anna and Fikile Joel Gqozo. His father was a skilled … of the Ciskei Chief Minister Lennox Sebe …
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… his family relocated to KwaMphepheta in Mbumbulu. One of the reasons for the relocation was that Lembede should get … From Natal Lembede moved to the Orange…
BiographyEthel Walt
… on 22 November 1925 in Bothaville in the then Orange Free State (now Free State Province). Her family relocated to Yeoville, … White South African women,…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid … 2016. The Fulbright Program. 6 December 2016 https://eca…
ArticleList of parties 2009 Elections
… African National Congress Democratic Alliance Congress of the People Inkatha Freedom Party Independent Democrats … African People's Convention National…
BiographyLord Kitchener
… over the legend, "Your country needs you", as secretary of state for war at the beginning of World War I Kitchener … accepted an appointment to the cabinet…
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 …
BiographyPieter Arnoldus Beyleveld
… Pieter Beyleveld was born in 1916 in the Orange Free State and educated at farm schools. He joined the army at the outbreak of World War II, when many of his…
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… 1872 and graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Glasgow in 1893.He return to South Africa with his … the law, that the franchise be colour…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… after the Zuma years. Noteworthy, too, is the number of religious parties — with churches hoping to turn … called for security guards to be directly employed…