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PlaceNigeria
… Many reports claim that little is known about the earliest history of Nigeria. By 2000 B.C. most of Nigeria was thinly … continued it until about 1875. In…
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life in the service of his people, a communist of world prominence; a … numerous meetings and travelled to many…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… Lango in important positions in the Armed Forces and the Civil Service. This inevitably alienated the Buganda, and his … Mazrui, A, (ed) (1993) General…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… land have captured, in a fleeting moment, the centuries of history that the South African people have endured in search … all levels of government, will be…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, Response to the State of the Nation Address, 16 February 2010
… by clear outcomes, and of increasing the pace and form of service delivery. That is our new way of doing things. We … and we have already begun to do so…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… People’s level of discontent around the government’s poor service delivery, poor wages and poor working conditions at … Informal settlements have been at the…
ArchiveLetter to Zuma by David Goldblatt (Mail and Guardian), 25 November 2011
… protracted but failed battle by activists, the media, and civil society to alter draconian clauses within the Bill. … in which the award was created. I quote…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Mbete-Kgositsile has played a major and vital role in the history of South African politics and the impact that women … African National Congress supported…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… and mass action and to tactics of boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience. The period culminated in the Defiance … defiers who began the campaign did so…
EventIndian Rights Campaigner Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal is born
… Order of Sannyassis, which members were known for their service to mankind. In the same year Dayal was one of the … to them. He also authored several books…
23. Durban merchants plead for Sunday trading
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … time undertake to close our shop during the time divine service…
BiographySiyamthanda Kolisi
… was one of the worst seasons for the Springboks in recent history. The following year, under new coach Johan ‘Rassie’ …
Performance, Violence and the Collapse of a Cultural Movement by Ari Sitas
… periods of ascendance and growth and pessimism during the civil war in KZN and ends with the final failed attempt to …
PlaceAmalienstein, a Mission Station in the Western Cape
… dependent on Tourism for their survival. Their immediate History goes something like this- Zoar was the first of the … funding from a Baroness Amalie von…
The ANC Gauteng condemns violent protests and ongoing disruption of schools in Gauteng Province!, 7 September 2011
… in a month by illegal marches and violent protests by civil society organizations and some trade unions have no … violent community protests that take place…
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
… alumni know this, but one of South Africa’s most important civil rights leaders is part of the University of Minnesota … and restrictions here into…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… St George's Cottage Hospital , is opened. 1874 A telegraph service starts. The service eventually connected Bloemfontein to other Free State … and to the…
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… the province and hundreds of women were sent to prison. Civil disobedience and demonstrations continued sporadically … on 28 May 1913. Click here to read…
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… to make them easy to identify Jews were dismissed from the civil service Jews were expelled from all schools and universities …
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… that fought against the Bolshevik Red Army in the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1921. The officer core of the army, … and others who opposed the Russian…
Speech at the Funeral of M.P. Naicker, London by O. R. Tambo, 8 May 1977
… to liberate Germany, he was advancing onto Berlin in the service of our struggle to liberate South Africa and fell in … fully dedicated. This will go down in…
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… On 1 January 1972, for the first time in the history of the South African Police (SAP), policewomen were … This took place despite the instruction of the…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… six murders of Black anti-apartheid activists during his service as commander of a police unit, C10 based at … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African…
The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp
… country have helped to shape the way that South African history has unfolded. One of these many organisations is the … are women. Women are also playing a…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… at that time, participating heavily in the American civil rights movement. Belafonte became a mentor and … (2011) Bibliography Anon, 2011. Letta Mbulu. South…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
… of our movement. Our movement has made its name in the history of liberation movements, not only of Africa but the … a major participant in decisively…
2018 - Cyril Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 16 February 2018
… and sensitive process. I wish to thank him for his service to the nation during his two terms as President of … Commission, which will include the private…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
… search of gold. The powerful Sudanese empires dominate the history of the Ivory Coast. It was from these empires that … consequences of military coup were…
The Student Wages Commissions, the 1973 Durban Strikes, and the Politics of Statistics by Grace Davie
… end of the 1970s. Grace Davie is Associate Professor of History at Queens College, City University of New York. She … the author of Poverty Knowledge in…
8. Pillay and others petition the Viceroy of India
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … experience possessed by your Excellency in Council of the civil…