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ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… fathers. 1882 Kasturba and Mohandas are married at the age of thirteen. Kasturba moves in with the Gandhi family in Rajkot. 1888 Birth of their first son,…
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… on sixteen November that Mr. Rathebe told meeting of Johannesburg Joint Council Europeans and Africans that … This was apropos Polish delegate's anticipation…
PlaceCiskei
… for the South Africa's Xhosa -speaking people as part of apartheid racial segregation . The area was relatively small for the number of people it was…
EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… religious persecution brought about by the ascendancy of Catholicism in France. The Edict of Nantes, passed in 1685, inspired a great deal of … continued…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… by Mannie Manim and Barney Simon. Now based in the center of the Newtwon Cultural Precinct, The Market Theatre was … The Market Theatre won the bid for the…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Ste l … De Wet family in 1809 when it was purchased by the widow of…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… Society (ACS) in 1822 and was to serve as the home of freed slaves from the United States. Although Liberia has … managed to maintain its independence…
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… is the fourth such to have been Built by the old Republic of the Orange Free State. Following the abolition of the Orange River Sovereignty in 1854, the…
EventPresident Jacob Zuma steps down as President of South Africa
… his resignation with immediate effect, following years of scandals and internal disputes. The ruling African … The party then stated it would go on to…
PlaceTanzania
… succeeded in driving the Portuguese from the area north of the Ruvuma River by the early 18th Century. They then … his capital to Zanzibar in 1841. European…
EventIt is widely reported that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticised the ANC, calling it a terrorist organisation
… in general help cement her reputation as a supporter of South Africa's Apartheid regime. Throughout the summit … sanctions would result in "the further…
Opening Address to the Conference on "Whites in A Changing South Africa", Convened by the Five Freedoms Forum and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 1 July 1989
… Compatriots, fellow South Africans and comrades, On behalf of the National Executive Committee of the African National … the end of a decade during which the…
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… THE GENERAL ELECTION ON 27 APRIL 1994 was the product of negotiated agreements to bring an end to conflict and … Committee 1 dealt with the character of the…
POLICY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES TOWARDS 51ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Parktown, 13 August 2002
… the ANC celebrates its 90th anniversary - making it one of the oldest political movements in the country, and on the … the role of institutions such as…
PlaceAlabama, Klerksdorp
… Township 6 km West of Klerksdorp in the North West . It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East America. Named after, the…
PlaceParliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town
… Cape Town , plays a vital role in the Legislative policies of Government and plays a direct and active role in National … Mass resistance increasingly…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… The African National Congress is a fundamental feature of a stage in the evolutionary process of the African people … of Congress organisational work in the…
ArchiveOttilie Abrahams: An Honest and Upright Person by Harry Boesak (Pambazuka News), 14 July 2018
… Ottilie Abrahams was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable personalities of contemporary Namibia. … Rudi, during the reign of a black president, she would…
PlaceCullinan
… Cullinan is roughly 45km to the north-east of Pretoria . Cullinan boasts a rich History of more than 100 … diamond is Cullinan II which is set in the…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… I welcome you all to this thirty-sixth annual session of the Provincial conference of the African National Congress … seems to stand out more clearly to me…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… anthem and a flag, and significantly adopting the Bill of Rights. Another significant development was the formation … women are arrested by the police in…
Chapter VIII - The Mandela’s – family extraordinary
… The main street in a small country town in the Orange Free State, some 360 miles from Johannesburg; a few shops, a bank, a couple of filling stations and a…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - ’The rock on which the future will be built’ by Emilia Potenza
… Glitters by Emilia Potenza Up to the 1860s the economy of South Africa was based on agriculture and trade. Then the … both Boer Republics (the Transvaal and…
ArticleInanda Seminary and its Influence on Education in South Africa by Claire Wilt
… This article was written by Claire Wilt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … tortured and pressured to change her…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… two centuries, Europe was able to colonise large parts of the world. The focus is on the early processes of colonisation and the consequences on the…
Chapter 1 - Introduction
… and final Constitution fixed a milestone beside the road of South African history, and marked the way for a new … order. The Constitution was also the birth…
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day, 16 December 1995
… But then there are few nations with our history of enforced division, oppression and sustained conflict. And … transition to reclaim their humanity. We, the…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that … San people. The San would draw the art in a trance-like state. This…
Education for Service
… We, the duly authorised representatives of political parties, political organisations, … African Government, coming together at this first meeting of the…