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BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… in South Africa and brought the matter before the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). The meeting …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… tribal and territorial levels. The office of Governor-General was created with the aim of prescribing traditional leaders’ duties and autonomy. The Governor…
Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2012
… Message from the Director-General of Basic Education This guidelines book aims to … methodology across the curricula. Mr PB Soobrayan Director-General…
PlaceSt. Andrews College, Grahamstown now Makhanda
… Armstrong, who had a great interest in and knowledge of architecture. Together they consulted with Captain C Hervey …
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Documenting Ordinary Scenes Of South Africa Then and Now by Michael Kimmelman (The New York Times), 24 August 2001
… photograph before and after. He recorded the inside of the general store, the owners' daughter standing demurely behind … but with a subjective attention to…
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… himself with a number of strikes. 1943 - He confronted General Smuts's Pegging Act, the first South African Act … overdue conference of the NIC. 1945 - The…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… stage British army was divided into 3 main groups under General Sir Redvers Buller, who was the British … in South Africa at the beginning of the war,…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… miscegenation punishable. August 22, The Indian Agent-General, Sir Benegal Rama Rau, convenes another meeting of … declares war on Germany on 3 September…
PlaceThaba Bosiu, Lesotho
Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone Plateau, at the historic and spiritual heart of the Sotho Kingdom, in Lesotho. Rising to an altitude of 1,800m only 20km East of…
PlaceSwakopmund, Namibia
… down towering dunes to exploring German colonial architecture, there’s something for every Historian in this … is a beach resort and an example of German…
PlaceHarrismith, Free State
… Cemetery. (There are also Boer, Brit and sandstone Architecture to be seen.) Many Outdoor Activities can be …
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… come to its assistance. The South African Prime Minister, General Louis Botha declared his government’s wholehearted … A number of high profile Afrikaner…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… over a long period of time. This exchange must be seen in architecture or technology, the planning of the town or city …
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
… fully in union affairs. Alexander was elected as the first general secretary of the FCWU in the 1940s. In 1941, the … on top of it.” Between 1941 and 1964…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… Witwatersrand. 1921 Josiah Gumede is appointed full-time General Organiser for the SANNC. His duties include touring … to form the CPSA. William H. Andrews…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… President, second Deputy President, National Treasurer, General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary. The 2015 COSATU office bearers are: … Tyotyo Jame…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… and G.S. Bajpai hold informal talks with Prime Minister, General J.B.M. Hertzog . 1931 28 January, The Government of … of persons in legal/ illegal…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… The Nationalist Party (NP) wins a majority in the general election and introduces a policy of apartheid. 1949 … Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner of…
Address at the Work-in-Progress Review Workshop of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), 24 Jan 2002
… Mr Amara Essy, Secretary General of the OAU The Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni Metro, … attention at the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…
ArticleNo Land, No House, No Vote Timeline
… No Vote’ campaign to coincide with the 2004 South African General Elections . [1] The campaign aimed to highlight how … No House, No Vote’ is extended to the…
ArticleOFFICIAL LETTER FROM YASSER ARAFAT TO ANC PRESIDENT
… chapter in the lives of the people of the Middle East in general and the two peoples of Palestine and Israel in … in the region in particular and in the…
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… He formed the Independent Movement to fight the 1987 general election. Only Wynand Malan won a seat for the party … 1989. The National Party government…
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… and the ANC. 1949 December, Moroka is elected president- general of the ANC. 1950 Moroka resigns from the NRC. 26 … Moroka is defeated by Albert Luthuli as…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… a delegation of African National Congress (ANC) President-General Dr. A. B. Xuma, 1948 Reddy obtains his M.A. from New … Council. 1983 Reddy is appointed as…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… (Bill), a pioneer of the trade union movement and first General Secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa … Africa (CPSA) . Andrews is elected as the…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… Council (SRC) at Fort Hare. After he became embroiled in general student dissatisfaction with boarding house food and … elected President, a position she…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… of Namibia was wiped out during the 1904 revolt. General Von Trotha, a seasoned African campaigner, had been … rebellion. This war, and the extermination…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… Company, which had lasted from 1652 to 1795. Commissioner-General J.A. de Mist and the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Lieutenant-General J.W. Janssens,…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… linguistic, and political solidarity July-August, General strike of government employees over wage demands, … writes Strike and Hunger, set against the…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… linguistic, and political solidarity July-August, General strike of government employees over wage demands, … writes Strike and Hunger, set against the…