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… ALBERTI, Ludwig. 1968. Account of the Tribal Life and Customs of the Xhosa in 1807. Translated by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: … James Edward. 1838. An Expedition of Discovery into the Interior of Africa ... etc. London: Henry Colburn. …

… made an historic announcement: South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup. Nelson Mandela wept tears of joy: “I feel like a young man of 15,” he told the audience in Zurich. In South Africa, people of all races erupted in simultaneous, raucous celebration of the much-anticipated announcement. The socio-historical …

… Mangaliso Sobukhwe is born in Graaff-Reinet a town in the Cape Province. 1940 Sobukwe enrols at Healdtown Institute … bursaries and additional funding provided by George Caley the school’s headmaster. 1943 Sobukwe’s schooling is … to a hospital suffering from tuberculosis.   1944 2 April, The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the youth …

… by historians. Although Lenin can be fondly referred to as the father of Soviet Russia, he is often accused of setting the scene for Stalin's campaigns of forced labour and mass murder. During the revolution, Lenin imprisoned and exiled his opponents, …

… Africa in 1960, she used her success to shine a light on the ugly truths of apartheid government. She utilised her … voice to sing political songs and deliver two speeches at the United Nations. Key Words Miriam Makeba, music, Pata … but no one can deny she played an even bigger part in the South African history. During her time in exile she …

… Deep Level Mining Only twenty years after the first mine was started at Langlaagte, gold had become the most important industry in South Africa, bringing much money into the country. Gold mining on the Rand created a revolution in …

… or have any content suggestions please click on one of the 'interact' menu options on the right. Buddhist monks dress in orange rhobes. Source: sundaytimes.lk Buddhism is often listed as the fourth largest religion in the world, Christianity, Islam …

… to King Mswati II who was also known as Mavuso. He invited the Rev Allison to establish a mission station at Mahamba in 1844. The incident mentioned here by Merensky did not take place, … of Mswati's death, which occurred in 1868, but because the Regent, Malambule, had retained some of the Royal cattle …

… referring to black youth who travelled   either sitting on the roof or hanging onto the outside of overcrowded, racially segregated commuter … to as many readers as possible. [ii] According to the founding editor, and head of Raven Press Mike Kirkwood, … 13, no. 3 (Spring 1987): 597–623. |McDonald, Peter D. The Literature Police: Apartheid Censorship and Its Cultural …

… 2009 February 2009, the University of Limpopo in Limpopo Province experienced … of students by some staff members, and academic exclusion. The protests had caused significant damage to property and threatened the safety of students and staff. Some Student Representative …

… Feature Films are the long format, fictional (non-factual) films you see in … between 80 minutes and four hours, with 90 minutes being the average length. They are generally the most expensive kind of film to make, the most demanding, …

… Latvia and Lithuania, respectively) who helped establish the Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA). 1939 First becomes a member of the Young Left Wing Book Club. 1942 After matriculating at Jeppe High School for Girls, First begins studying at the University of the Witwatersrand. 1946 First completes her …

… On 19 March 1960, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South … at police stations nearest their homes, and demand that the police arrest them for not carrying passes.  The PAC saw this as the first step in Black peoples’ bid for …

… This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … to 1999. Today, she lectures over women’s rights all over the world. Key Words Gertrude Fester, women’s rights, … Introduction Gertrude Fester was born on 4 July 1952, in the fourth year of South Africa’s apartheid state. By this …

… As a result of parent's reactions to the 1976 uprisings and their aftermath, ex-Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) members in the Western Cape began organising themselves from as early as 1978 and eventually formed the United Women's Organisation in 1981. The organisation …

… “The time comes in the life of a nation when there remain only two choices … Nelson Mandela’s original handwritten journal and notes in the National Archives of South Africa in Pretoria where it … by SA History Online. Herein may be a found a memory of the early years of the liberation and armed struggle anchored …

… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students. NUSAS was open to students of all races. At the organisation first inaugural conference in Bloemfontein …

… There are different ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining industry has often been told as the story of …

… This article was written by Jarvis Pruitt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … with others, was an honorable woman who was literally the backbone for human rights, amongst blacks, in South … Ruth Robb went by her middle name, Noel, and died at the late age of 95. Ninety five years well spent. Ninety five …

… Forced removals refer to the moving of people from their homes against their will. … but sometimes coercion or other tactics against which the evictees are not in a position to challenge are employed [i] . Examples of the types of tactics used to move people against their will …

… Marcus Garvey, preaching the unity of all blacks, claimed that liberty would come about only through the return of all Afro-Americans to their ancestral homes in Africa The majority of the political activists of the 1920s - …

… and Stalin? Background and Focus In this topic, as well as the next , the rise of the two economic systems that dominated the 20th century: …

… Elizabeth. Due to rising political oppression imposed by the Apartheid regime, Pukwana was forced to flee to Europe. … in many countries with multiple bands, most notably The Blue Notes and The Brotherhood of Breadth. Through this mutually felt …

… and activists from South Africa living in exile and within the country, as well as foreign nationals, were hosted by the Botswana National Museum in July of 1982 in Gaborone, Botswana as part of The Culture and Resistance Conference. The Culture and …

… Background and History The South African Association of Art Historians launched a journal in 1987. Accredited by the Department of Education and Training, the journal contains refereed articles as well as exhibition …

… Soon after the 1971 garment workers’ strike at Currie’s Fountain, three students from the Durban campus of the University of Natal –David Hemson, Halton Cheadle and …

… “Just Transition” has become the buzz term used to explain the socioeconomic need to address the jobs and communities built around fossil fuel industries, … Researcher & Content Producer at The Big Debate & South African History Online …

… Morgam Moodliar and Sunny Venkarathnam are detained under the Terrorism Act . After a long period of solitary … charged on 16 June 1971 with conspiracy to overthrow the state, recruiting members for the armed struggle, and falsifying reference books 1971 M.P. …

… examination is published. He failed Latin. June, Passed the London Matriculation examination on his second attempt. Later in the year, he met two theosophists with whom he read Arnold's The Song Celestial. Invited to read the original Gita with …

… On 12 September 1977, the Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko died while in the custody of security police. The period leading up to his death, beginning with the June …