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BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
… possible that Maxeke's birth place was confused with that of her husband, who was born in Middledrift in the Cape … Queen Victoria, allegedly in Victorian…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… town only nine years old. South Africa was certainly one of the first countries in the world to see and hear sound … Lingards Waxworks in Durban, who…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
… Comrade Professor Doctor Rathmann, esteemed rector of Karl Marx University, Members of the Central Committee of … a way that it should be in accord with the…
ArchiveBiography of Tseko Simon Nkoli
… Biography of Tseko Simon Nkoli. Simon was born in Soweto on Boxing day … in 1959 but grew up on a farm in Heilbron in Orange Free State. He began high school…
BiographyAdvocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels
… his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, graduating from the law … The First Indictment commenced on 1…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The African Peoples Organisation and the Teachers League of South Africa
… Like their African counterparts, the organisations of the coloured elite came out strongly in support of the British war effort. They shared the same…
ArchiveArtwork of map of Africa
… Brown, orange, red, black and white poster. Artwork of map of Africa with a soldier, a farmer and a woman with a baby on … Artwork of map of Africa …
EventGovernment’s final consolidation of ‘homelands’
… announced its intention to consolidate the total number of separate 'homeland' areas from 113 to 36. The homelands … were officially instituted in the 1950s…
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
… The site of the Battle of Diamond Hill, which took place on the 11th … Botha had been persuaded to continue the war by the Free State President Martinus…
BiographyGerrit Viljoen
… 1926 to Helena and Hendrik Geldenhuys Viljoen. At the time of his birth his father was the editor of Huisgenoot Magazine. After his family relocated to … in…
BiographyGerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen
… 1926 to Helena and Hendrik Geldenhuys Viljoen. At the time of his birth his father was the editor of Huisgenoot Magazine. After his family relocated to … in…
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… Africa in 1902 to preside over the transition to the Union of South Africa that became a reality in 1910. Milner arrived … ensure that they would cooperate…
BiographyPambani Jeremiah Mzimba
… Church minister on 2 December 1875. He became a teacher of biblical studies. After his ordination, he volunteered to … and taught at Lovedale Institution. In…
BiographyZulumathabo Zulu
… Zulu is a software engineer and published author of more than eight books and hundreds of articles including The Sesotho Dictionary of … University of…
Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity, Dar Es Salaam by O. R. Tambo, 7 – 10 April 1975
… Mr. Chairman, Your Excellency, Secretary General of the OAU, Distinguished Ministers, Fellow leaders of the … the apartheid regime maintains a complete…
BiographyJohn David Rheinallt Jones
… Jones was born in 1884 in Carnarvonshire, Wales, the son of a minister, and immigrated to South Africa in 1905, imbued with his family's ideals of liberal…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… cabinet. A successful businessman, he became the mayor of Birmingham, using his term to implement policies regarded … The Boer governments of the Republic…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Council of Provinces, Limpopo, 4 November 2005
… Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Members, … therefore the challenges our nation faces, the democratic…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, 25 October 1996
… Mister Chancellor; Mister Vice-Chancellor; Members of the University; Honoured Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, As … receiving me with hospitality and warmth as…
ArchiveThe Government of divided communities
… delivered by David Thomas in which he describes the fears of the worlds population and the fact that there are … societies religious differences which has an…
BiographyArthur Phetedi Thulare
… Transvaal [now Limpopo Province], councillors accused of collaborating with the state were voted out. Other figures that were firm in their opposition to…
"Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961
… South Africa has a population of 15 million, of which 12 million are non-whites and 3 … onto their privileges, depending upon the power of the State, its…
BiographyPaulus Howell Mopeli
… Native Reserve, Harrismith District, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) firstserved a prison sentence in … He was then banished in 1952 to the…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… Preamble: Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of segregation, discrimination and other repressive measures ……
BiographyGabriel Dichaba
… a labourer in the railway workshops. He led the first Free State volunteers in the Defiance Campaign and was a member of the African National Congress …
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
… We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh … especially since the declaration of the current…
BiographyMiriam Tlali
… . Miriam wanted to study literature at the University of the Witwatersrand but was not admitted due to the reservation of positions for White students. She…
BiographyWessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje
… private boy’s school. Hansie graduated as the head of his class after completing his matriculation in 1987. An … excellent all-round sportsperson, he…
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… 5.1 The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence It would be an oversight … of KwaZulu-Natal, it is virtually impossible to state that…
Chapter 12 - Blind alley of guerrillaism
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 12 - … could induce a similar "moderation" from the forces of the state. "We can assure…