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EventAllan Boesak is arrested
… Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without permit, but … to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, to…
Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… word which translates to “forced removal) was a series of Nguni and other Zulu wars and forced migrations from the … raiders were groups of Tswana, Khoi and…
EventKenya lifts ban on sports links with South Africa
… to sports events in South Africa. This marked the end of Kenya’s 15 year ban on sports links with South Africa. The year 1991 saw many of South Africa’s…
EventSolly Sachs leaves South Africa
… untenable. This move followed after two notices in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (1950) had been served on him on 19 May 1952 and his … Verwey, E…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Thandi Modise, Chairperson … in several areas. We will amend the Domestic Violence Act to better protect victims in…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… on 17 December 1961 in Durban under the auspices of the banned African National Congress (ANC). At the time of its formation, Durban was the centre of Black…
EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… At the time of his death at the age of 74, Ken Gampu was a well known veteran actor in South Africa. Gampu was the first South African actor to act in…
EventKing Mswati III buys another luxury car
… based newspaper, Times, reported that King Mswati III of Swaziland bought himself a luxury Maybach 62 sedan worth … despite his country's economic problems,…
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… kilometeres from North-East Johannesburg . The development of Alexandra Township dates back to 1912. Sometimes thought to be named in honour of Queen…
ArchiveHugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture (The Guardian)12 March 2013
… It is said that 11 of the world's 20 fastest growing economies are in Africa, … in heritage restoration, and I'm working with a group of people to create a…
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… the Orange River Sovereignty, covering a broad area of land over the Gariep River. In July the British Resident in Bloemfontein, Henry Warden, came under…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… timeline provides some historical background to the role of English in the Namibian public by tracing it within the … altogether. 1981 Jan Knappert published…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
… African Communist Party ( SACP ), as well as the opening of new fronts/sites of struggle in a changed and changing … The solidarity economy approach in…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… Present day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the latter half of the nineteenth century,…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
… Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is … with no magnetic deviation. Therefore the Portuguese name of …
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… establish a new congregation to serve the spiritual needs of residents in its Southern region. To this end it purchased … visitors an unforgettable stay. …
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
… secretary-general. In this capacity, Calata was signatory of the 1949 Programme of Action, though he found the proposal of the Youth League … suspended…
EventDurban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement
… regarding voluntary registration, poll tax, recognition of Indian marriages and other matters. The preliminary … took place on 30 June 1914 through the…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… During the 1960s most of Africa’s countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrub land, as…
ArchiveTorture in South Africa
… This book discusses security law, terrorism Act, and politics generally in South Africa …
PlaceSannieshof, North West Province
… is a small train stop and farming town in the middle of the North West Province’s maize farming belt, it lies … The a vast rural area called: the ‘Stellaland…
NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION RESPONDS TO REPORT IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 3 March 2001 The followng letter has been sent to the editor of the Daily Telegraph in London in response to an article published in that newspaper today 3 March 2001.
… March 2001 The followng letter has been sent to the editor of the Daily Telegraph in London in response to an article …
EventMK operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung are executed
… and defended the attack on the police station as an act of liberation. It called for the MK operatives to be treated as prisoners of war under the protection…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… Faso, previously known as Upper Volta, was once part of French West Africa since 1896 until 1960. The first people … Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. These kingdoms…
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… Dr. Jan Steytler, leader of the Progressive Party, which was later renamed Progressive … by the government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of sabotage in…
EventAfrikaans Writer Breytenbach is sentenced
… years imprisonment for high treason under the Terrorism Act by the Pretoria Supreme Court. He had pleaded guilty for … apartheid in exile and was intended to…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
… This article was made possible with the support of the British Academy Elizabeth van der Heyden, known as … or 1 am. But as the impact of the 1950 Group…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Glossary
… from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ . In case of a definition accessed from a different source or website, … referring to a Bolshevik, one is referring…
PlaceRiverside
… made his home at Riverside. A notorious miser whose mode of dress was more suited to the life-style of a homeless pauper, he soon accumulated a vast fortune …
Wosa on the 1997 Conference for Socialism
… Street, now obsolete and waiting its on the new reclaimed land that was once Table Bay. At that time Roggie Bay came … fact the declared he came from New…