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EventThe Birkenhead runs aground with 638 passengers
… sea could offer. The Birkenhead has secured a place in history due to the gallantry of her men, who, in the face of …
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 26 … South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This election changed the history of South Africa. It paved the way towards a new … SA.Info, ‘South African History: the…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, …
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… will enjoy taking your time in the Museum, taking in this History and learning about the City. On the outside of the …
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… seen as a last-ditch attempt to save the federation. The history of the federation dates back to 1953. … at africanhistory.about.com [Accessed: 20 January…
Address delivered by the Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, at the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress, 24 May 2006
… Union - have always made decisive contributions in the history of our country and at every historical epoch of our … held a special place in the Tripartite…
PlaceVan Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
… Durban and Johannesburg but many are unaware of the History of these access Ways. Durban-born and bred … , has spent much of his life exploring them and…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… and Cetshwayo, and he retains an important place in the history of colonial administration. He died on 23 June 1893. …
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… and Cetshwayo, and he retains an important place in the history of colonial administration. He died full of years and …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… written by Lorna Mungur and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… and cultural magazine enabled the expression of culture, history and protest in the form of poetry, short stories, … on SA Fiction,” Staffrider, 1984, 44,…
PlaceDonkerhoek
… Museum preserves and presents South African Agricultural History in a unique manner. The Museum showcases the History of the development of Agriculture, in…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). In November 1941 history was made in the Transvaal, which was South Africa's … workers throughout the world. CNETU…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… developed around 5000 years ago. China has a recorded history of more than 3600 years and another early 2000 years of unrecorded history. Chinese…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… an important turning point in South African liberation history. On this fateful day, Black people congregated in … Photograph by Drum Photographer © Baileys…
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
… to the struggle of the ANC in difficult times in the history of the ANC we have created a partnership with the HIP … The lecture is vital to ensure the ANC…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… Distinguished Guests; Citizens of Bloemfontein, The history of South Africa would have been very different … the fact that this region has been a crossroads…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… 'no middle road to freedom’ by Goolam Vahed Department of History University of KwaZulu-Natal - [email protected] One … (1916-1976). The signposts that…
“Dockers and solidarity activism: from the Durban Strikes to choke points in today’s global economy” by Peter Cole
… global economy and society. Peter Cole is Professor of History, Western Illinois University (USA) and Research … San Francisco Bay Area, winner of the Philip…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… about the nature of these events. Early nineteenth-century history was a period of intense interaction among African … and boundaries, and moves beyond…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… embodied in Frances Baard, a representative of the living history of the working women of South Africa. In 1960 the … book does not only tell her story. It…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… embodied in Frances Baard, a representative of the living history of the working women of South Africa. In 1960 the … book does not only tell her story. It…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… Peter Limb Historians have largely neglected the history of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the … of the party in 1921 to World War II. I trace…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… strikes marked a decisive turning point, not only in the history of South African labour relations, but in the history of South African society as a whole…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… & Carter, G. – ‘From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa 1882 – 1964’, …
Robben Island
… the buildings on the island are a reminder of its sad history and because the same buildings also show the power of …
First Matabele War
… Image of King Lobengula from a brochure by 'the History Society of Zimbabwe'. In 1888 Rhodes sent Rev. J.S. …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… 1650 Earliest known history - the Nqondo clan occupy the land now known as Cato …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… The Day Our Kids Lost Faith. 1976. © Bailey's African History Archives During the 1970s, and particularly in the …