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EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… Hugh Ramopolo Masekela , South African musician, was born in Witbank, South Africa. Masekela grew up playing the piano … Masekela mastered the trumpet and…
EventWits attains full university status
… The University College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the … (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of Wits lies in the South African School…
PlaceEnon
… Enon is a small town in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is named after the biblical place mentioned in John. It lies 13 kilometres East of Kirkwood and…
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22 May 1859. Although Doyle is best … the Sherlock Holmes crime novel series, he also…
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… In July 1986, South Africa was in a state of martial law, with a nation-wide State of Emergency having been declared in June of the same year. To counter the…
Chapter X - Trial by detention
… In Pretoria things had changed at court. Our van drove … synagogue. We heard shouts of greeting as we were driven in and knew that friends were gathered…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… No man's private life should be called upon to bear it. In these days we expect all our leaders to be "good" men. The … era was full of men who combined…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… Former name of Jan Kempdorp. Named after the region in southern Spain, which was the ancient maritime kingdom of … by the authorities. The first Settlers…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… In preparation of the FIFA World Cup of 2010 , South Africa … the soccer games. These included the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit , Free State Stadium in…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
… Johannes Gerhardus (JG) Strijdom was born in 1893 in the Cape Colony. He trained as a lawyer at the Victoria … leadership. He succeeded Malan and became…
ArchiveThe Little Acknowledged Legacy of Steve Biko by Prithiraj Dullay, (Daily News), 08 Sept 2008
… Thirty years ago in 1977 the beast of Apartheid snuffed out the life of one of the greatest thinkers in the liberation pantheon of South Africa: Steve Biko…
Document 139 - “The coming Anti-African Bill”. Workers’ Voice.6.2. December 1947
… is oppressive and fascistic to the core. The Act of Union in 1910 wrote the colour bar into the statute books of South … for restricted voting rights allowed…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina Buenos Aires, 23 July 1998
… what we might do together to help one another realise them in a changing world. There is much that makes it moving to stand before you in this the highest…
ArchiveMarikana: The blame game - A special report by Niren Tolsi and Paul Botes
… and killed 34 striking miners at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana. Nearly three years later, on the afternoon of … of inquiry into the deaths during the…
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
… the employers and what the strength of the workers consist in: it teaches them not to think of their own employers alone … that socialists call strikes' a…
Document 104 - Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937
… a big effort on behalf of the coming elections to be held in June under the Natives Representation of 1936. [....] . , … voices: "UNITY! Let us unite! Let us…
EventSeretse Khama is born
… Sir Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 in Serowe in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, now known as Botswana. He studied in South Africa and…
EventPolitical activist and lawyer A. P. Mda is born
… African National Youth League (ANCYL) and its president in 1947, Ashby Peter (A.P.) Solomzi Mda, was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape. Under Mda's leadership…
EventGuinea-Bissau is granted independence
… In 1974 Guinea-Bissau, formally Guine Portuguesa, was granted … Verde (PAIGC)., Almeida Cabral. Cabral was assassinated in Conakry in January 1973. Guinea…
Chapter 29. Policy and Tactics of The Union
… The tremendous achievements of the union in all spheres since (928 were made possible largely by the … of the union, however, played a major role, not only…
NANNA’S LIFE STORY
… Contents Early Days Seasonal work in the canning factory THE 'SUBS' STEWARD - "a fine leader to workers in all areas" Life as general secretary Providing…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
… and tends to over-simplify, very soon manages to disrupt in spectacular fashion the cultural life of a conquered … Three years ago at our first congress I…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… with constant seriousness the segregation of the Bantu in the Union of South Africa as a solution of what is called … until, on acceding to Parliamentary…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… THE DEEPENING POLITICAL CRISIS in our country has been a matter grave concern to me for quite some time and I now consider it necessary in the national…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
… faced by our two regions of West and Southern Africa. In today's world, no country can conduct its affairs in isolation. What happens in any country in a…
Address by President Nelson Mandela North West stadium Welkom, 27 August 1995
… that I stand before you today during this important phase in the democratisation of South Africa. This week, The ANC … vision for local government. 1.2 The…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd Africa Regional Conference of the Food and Agricultre Organisation: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 4 March 2004
… for South Africa to join the African family of nations in hosting, for the first time, this seminal 23rd African … Conference of the Food and Agriculture…
Document 12 - Notes prepared by Nelson Mandela for his meeting with P. W. Botha
… we thank you for the trust you have given to us. To serve in the leadership of COSATU is a great honour. It is also a … of COSATU House, who handled the…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… are talking to Swaminathan Gounden at his home in Pastoral Road. Swami, thank you so much for … about where and when you were born? SG: …
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
… for its Shakespeare performances and its ballet nights. In addition to the amphitheatre, Maynardville Park features a … – Cecilia Sonnenberg and Rene…