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ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… leader was boosted by his tour of the independent African states and by his court appearances although he was not then …
EventMalebane-Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
A dissatisfied faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force and some members of the National Executive Committee of the People's Progressive Party, led by Rocky…
EventSouth Africa's first multiracial elections start
Four years after the unbanning of the liberation movements and release of political prisoners, SA held its first multi-racial elections. The elections resulted…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical 'TIME' appeared on news stands
… Joseph Gurney Cannon on the cover. It was the United States' first, modern news magazine. Today, the worldwide …
EventWomen's Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
The Women's Memorial was unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of Dingaan's Day upon which the Voortrekker victory over the Zulu at…
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
… he trained as a teacher. He travelled widely in the United States lecturing on self-help for Africans. In 1892 he … Church. In 1900 he returned to Natal…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… idea of a constellation of Southern African states, while persisting with its policy of aggression against these states. The anti-colonial resolve of the…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… and to send delegations to India, Britain and the United States of America (USA). Sorabjee Rustomjee led a SAIC … that its President, A.L. Barns, travel to…
PlaceBethal
Established in 1880, Bethal is a small farming town, in Mpumalanga. Farming in potatoes, maize, sunflower seeds, sorghum and rye. There is also a large amount…
PlaceBuntingville, Eastern Cape
The South African mission stations of Buntingville and Old Bunting, founded in the Eastern Cape in the nineteenth Century, were named after Sidney Percival…
PlaceDurban Convention and Exhibition Centres
The International Convention Centre Durban (DICC) is one of the most advanced conference facilities in the World. Key factors in the design of this state-of…
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents' meeting
… Ciskei in 1981 and according to the Borders of Particular States Extension Amendment Act the government wanted in 1988 …
PlaceThe Langman Hospital, Part of the 'The Ramblers Club' in Bloemfontein
Ramblers Club is one of the most Historic Buildings in Bloemfontein. As the oldest Sports Club and former Military Hospital in the Free State. The main…
Class, Consciousness and Organisation: Conclusion by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… us Sobukwe); "Forward to Independence,Tomorrow the United States of Africa." When the marchers reached Sharpeville's … was severely handicapped. Coupled…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… Booker T Washington's Tuskegee Institute in the United States of America, this vocational school was established in … recreation movement in Victorian…
America, Spanish conquest
… parts of the Caribbean, Mexico and much of the United States of America (USA). In 1494 Spain and Portugal signed … of one of the biggest 20th century powers,…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… also increased in the beginning of 1992. Jeffery (2009) states that very little media attention was given to the … give veto powers for small parties. [xxxi]…
PlaceGovan Mbeki Municipality
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga Province.Mbeki died in Port Elizabeth on 30 August 2001. He…
Apartheid stakeholders - where are they now?
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman South Africa can heave a collective sigh of relief that…
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… Africa, Rwanda, Mozambique and Uganda, out of 55 African states, the dismal reality is that there only three female heads of states (in Liberia, Malawi and…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… body was reinterred at Mamelodi Cemetery where a plaque states his last words, spoken to me in his death cell. A …
Address to Extraordinary Summit of the World Economic Forum 21 June 2003
… a document drawn by the ANC, adopted by the Front-line States and the Organisation of African Unity. The Declaration … peace for all." By rallying the…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 11
… in the Assembly were over he spent some time in the United States. 'I also saw a play,' he wrote, "called 'Deep are the … and enjoyed himself largely. This…
Rick Turner: Thirty Years On by Jann Turner
… to a man who presided over one of the most vicious, racist states of the twentieth century and whose legacy for most …
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
Webinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) Convenor: Janet Cherry Has the South African development trajectory over the past…
ArchivePretoria Central Prison execution register entry and prison photograph of Petros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize, recorded as "Mkhise P", File V963
A photocopied page (numbered 134) from the execution register of the former Pretoria Central Prison. The upper portion is a tabular entry recording, under the…
The trade union movement and the burden of the future by Monique Marks
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Progressive social movement organisations in South Africa, including…
EventVaal Uprising Begins as Sharpeville Residents Resist Rent Increases
On this day, residents of Sharpeville and surrounding Vaal Triangle townships rose up against a R5.90 rent increase imposed by the Lekoa Town Council. The…