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ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… Where and what is America? 'America' has more than one meaning. It is usually taken to mean the United States of … and islands of North, Central and South…
BiographyLionel Mxolisi Majombozi
… One of the group of African medical students at the …
BiographyPeter Kaya Selepe
… One of the first-string accused in the Treason Trial of …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… at F.W. De Klerk’s home in Groote Schuur in Cape Town. One of the major issues tabled for discussion was the release … those killed were Russian seamen…
BiographyMadibeng Chris Mokoditoa
… his first ban in 1973. In 1975, Mokoditoa was sentenced to one year imprisonment suspended for three years for failing …
BiographyRustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu
… and later became a prosperous businessperson. He was one of the founders of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) on …
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… Xuma starts working as a teacher at two primary schools; one in a settlement known as Newala and the other in Ntibani … Black fraternity. December 1919…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… Dr WHI Bleek. /Xam speakers originally occupied a large part of western South Africa. By 1850, only a few hundred … protected from the elements, has made the…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… Where is Thulamela? Thulamela is in the north-eastern part of South Africa near the South African border with … Anatomy at the University of Pretoria who…
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… They were nomadic which means that they did not settle in one place. They moved around to find different plant foods at … had many conflicts over cattle and…
BiographyMaretile Kooae
… Maretile Kooae was allegedly one of the agitators in the Witzieshoek Native Reserve, …
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… before he was given leave of absence from Parliament, he, one evening, drove for several hours looking for his home at … capable political leader, an…
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… competitive diplomacy. France moved to occupy Tunisia, one of the last of the Barbary Pirate states, under the … in 1884. This, in turn, partly convinced…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… African National Congress was a live organization in that part of the country. His name and that of the late Kenneth … this respect is unique and worthy of…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… through to the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt under one Pharaoh. We learn about their beliefs and religion and … and built their civilization. In its lower…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… recounted such a visit. He also mentioned the name of one De Lange who was present. After the Italeni incident in … At that time, the present Pretoria-area…
BiographyPatrick “Bra Pat” Matanjana
… imprisonment on Robben Island. After 1994, Bra Pat was one of the first ex-prisoners to respond to the call to act …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… draconian repression of the black population or that part of it displaying tendencies towards toppling white … been the same for apartheid power had to be…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… in Bloemfontein, where Bram excels both in academics (one of only two boys to receive a first-class pass) and sport … distinctions in economics and history…
BiographyCarol Moses
… was born on 7 April 1968 in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, one of seven siblings. She grew up on a farm outside … of the Karoo. Moses was arrested more than…
BiographyS .G. Sekano Ntoane
… competed for the S.G.S. Ntoane trophy. Besides being one of the pioneers in the DRCA, Ntoane maintained his … was married to Lydia Seduku. They had three…
BiographyVivienne Ncakeni
… returned to Brakpan to teach in the late 1930s and became one of the most outspoken members of the Transvaal African …
BiographyJacob Mafora
… charges were dropped against him in December 1957, he was one of the accused in the Treason Trial . His wife Ivy …
BiographyBabalekile Anderson Gigaba
… Nqabeni, Alfred District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] was one of four people to put forward a claim to be appointed as …
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… specialised hunter-guilds, of which, the Kamajoisia were one. The various armed militias that became known as the … [14] Not just anyone could join or call…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… the early 1950s until the 1990s, focusing on the work of one artist particularly. While Abdullah Ibrahim is by no … his conversion as the ‘universal truth’: …
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… and were victorious. Later, the day was commemorated as part of the Afrikaner nationalist project. This article … see the articles dedicated to them on the…
BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… When the government banished Chief Luthuli to a remote part of Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) because he would not …
Khoisan Identity
… the past’. This address held special significance as one of the first official recognitions of Khoisan communities … with its own identity. There is an…
ArticleZulu
… The Zulu language, of which there are variations, is part of the Nguni language group. The word Zulu means "Sky" … at the southern end. The majority of…