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The British Government, The Trade Union Congress, and Black South African Trade Unionism, 1973 to 1994 by Dan Feather
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference In the aftermath of the Durban Strikes (1973) the British Trade Union…
BiographyVincent Tshabalala
Vincent “Toivo” Tshabalala was born in Bethal in Mpumalanga on 15 August 1964 where he also grew up. Tshabalala became politically influenced at a young age by…
The SA Defence Force announces that the body of an SAAF Mirage pilot and the remains of his aircraft have been found in the ope
BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
Jacob Koti Dikobo was born on 22 April 1962 in the village of Bataung (Makgophong) in Zebediela, Limpopo, where he also grew up. He went to Khureng Primary…
BiographyJabu Sithole
Jabu Sithole was born on 23 October 1949 in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where he attended primary school until age seven when he was struck…
ArticleThe Constitution
… of: b.i. all official languages; ii. the Khoi, Nama and San languages; and iii. sign language ; and c. promote and …
ArticleDutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC
… relations with the indigenous people, the Khoikhoi and the San, were to be maintained. Although Van Riebeeck did not …
BiographyJohn Marinus Ferus
John Marinus Ferus (Hennie Ferus), an uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) soldier, was born on 8 February 1940. He joined the South African Coloured Peoples Congress (SACPO)…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
On 25 May 1996, two South Africans - Ian Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd, reached the summit of Mount Everest. This was the first official South African team to…
BiographySorabjee Rustomjee
Sorabji Rustomjee, son of Parsee Rustomjee, was born in Durban on 25 December 1895. He went to India to study and soon after returning to South Africa, crossed…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… incorporated other groups such as Khoikhoi and displaced San communities. Some slaves ran away from their masters. For …
ArchiveAll children need ... : All children need a safe environment where they can be helpful and also receive love and support
Offset litho; black; All children need ... : All children need a safe environment where they can be helpful and also receive love and support
Address at The Official Opening of The Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 28 June 2003
… Western Cape was the home of the indigenous Khoikhoi and San who co-existed in harmony with nature as captured so … Tuoi Stefaans Samcuia passed away a…
BiographyMkhuseli Joseph Kettledas
Mkhuseli Joseph Kettledas joined the Pan African Congress (PAC) in 1961. He was arrested on 8 April 1963 for sabotage and sentenced to ten years in prison. He…
An evening with FW de Klerk – the full event by Alec Hogg (Biznews London Forum), 15 September 2017, (interview transcript)
It’s 28 years ago that FW became leader of the National Party and he won against Barend du Plessis. Has Barend du Plessis got a home on Lake Geneva? Not that…
EventThe South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (SABRA) issues a statement by Professor Carel Boshoff (Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd’s son-in
The South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (SABRA) issues a statement by Professor Carel Boshoff (Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd's son-in-law) arguing that every race…
76. The Indian people are an integral and permanent part of South Africa
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Institute of Race Relations…
An amendment to the Inquest Act prevents any reporting on a suspicious death before an inquest.
Uwe Pfaff, S.A. artist, is born in Rye, Denmark. He emigrated to SA in 1970.
77. The South African Indian Council: an assessment from within, 1978
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1966, the Government appointed a National…
EventThe Comoros declared an Independent State
Although Portuguese explorer and cartographer Diego Ribero first claimed to have discovered The Comoros in 1505, the islands became a French colony in 1843…
ArchiveNational Union of Clothing Workers (SA)
Are student politics changing in SA?
ArchiveBreaking new ground: recommendations from an
Recommendations from an African National Congress in-house workshop on the political, economic and social issues of South Africa's rural areas, held in Lusaka,…
ArchiveThe Story of an African Femme
ArchiveThe Image of an Open University
ArchiveReturn of an exile: September 1991
An Evening with Mr. Sindiso Mfenyana
Archive'This is not an Inkatha union...'
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