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ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… expanding, aggressive and self -confident. In short the colonial history of the Cape of Good Hope from its first occupation in …
ArticleFootball in South Africa
… for contesting, negotiating, and shaping capitalist and colonial attempts to impose strict controls over workers' … force. Reference: Article written for…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… Freedom, a memoir. 1955 Abrahams is sent to Jamaica by the Colonial Office to write a popular history of the Island. 1956 A Wreath for Udomo is published, …
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… 29, Leads deputation to Sir John Robinson, Premier and Colonial Secretary, Colony of Natal July 1, Writes circular … Gandhi advised the people to send a…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… and did not try to control land in the interior. As the colonial trade became more competitive, trading stations grew … of settlement. Colonies of settlement…
Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 1 December 2010
… you as you mark a significant historical milestone in the history of this great trade union movement - the 25th … We must upfront congratulate COSATU for…
PlaceLesotho
… territory of Basutoland played an important role in the Colonial History of Southern Africa. The first formal contact between … whose magisterial seat was…
The Afrikaner Bond
… stance would run throughout the organisation’s history and take different forms in each of the states. … type’; and he ‘took cognizance of Afrikanerdom…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… regarding trading rights for Indians 1911 13 March, Colonial Born Indian Association formed due to the … October, Albert Christopher, Ruben Joseph and three…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… groups in Namibia and Zambia. While the Sotho people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, their history had an important…
Book Launch: The Nightwatchman, Hlonipha Mokoena
… Khumisho Moguerane on the portrayal of African men in colonial South Africa and how the Black male body and their sartorial choices move through history,…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… While on Robben Island, Solomon completed a BA in History and Economics through the University of South Africa … for another five years, during which time he…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… Esau. Ferus also awakened Esau's interest in the political history of Worcester and surrounding towns. In 1974 … In 1980 Esau was elected Vice-Chairperson of…
PlaceNtabankulu Municipality
… between the Khoisan , Xhosa , and European settlers . Its history is intertwined with the broader history of the region, including its Xhosa heritage and its…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… experienced one of its most turbulent years in its recent history, characterized by the deadly Ebola outbreak, … between traditional tribal beliefs and the…
PlaceAlgeria
… the coast but joined to the mainland in 1525. Algerian History spans; thousands of Years some of it being under the … Then in 1848, in a move…
Obituary: Dr Hastings Banda by Richard Dowden (Independent), 27 November 1997
… surrounded by friends. But he was swept away on a tide of history which he thought he controlled but which finally … Indiana and Chicago he graduated in…
BiographyJacqueline Daane-van Rensburg
… As I am watching another milestone in our young democratic history, the right to hostthe World Cup Soccer Championships …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985 by Sean Field
… or their apathy, by saying, ‘We don’t actually have a history of feeling confident that people stand together in … “Coloured” is a loaded term in South…
Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985
… or their apathy, by saying, ‘We don’t actually have a history of feeling confident that people stand together in … “Coloured” is a loaded term in South…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… labour from other races. But residential segregation has a history that reaches far back into South African history. According to AJ Christopher, “ formal…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… at heart and used to an ideology of tyranny” and that his history under such kings as Shaka AND Dingaan showed this, … this Province well by tendering his…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… MPLA begin a guerrilla campaign to overthrow Portuguese colonial rule. 25 April 1974 Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes the government in …
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… was path-breaking action which “would change the course of history in South Africa”. The announcement of the outcome of … in defying provincial barriers;…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… be traced back to the demand for indentured labourers in colonial Natal in the mid-19th century. As Indians completed …
ArticleNational Newspapers and News Sites
… Kwazulu Natal) Northern Review - (Limpopo) Paarl Post - (Paarl, Western Cape) Port Elizabeth Express - (Port …
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
… Church, Library, old Jail, the House where Lourens van der Post was born, Adam Kok's House (the Griqua leader) and a …
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… that the Nats are a logical product of past South African history and that what they stand for is approved and … given in a statement appearing in the Golden…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… [49] Mesthrie argues that Fanakalo is associated ‘with colonial racism and cheap labour.’ [50] He goes on to state … are based on master-servant discourse,…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way amid high security at the … the longest running criminal trials in South…