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PlacePella
In the mid-1880s a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely no idea what they were…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… Voorvaders and Dutch as De Wraak van het Voorgeslacht in 1990 and in 1999 respectively. Jordan also authored a …
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular Afrikaans toilet humour…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… Johannesburg, Department of Community Development (1980 - 1990) (JGB), 124, 13/1/4/4045-4052, Letter from the Regional … Director to the Station Commander at…
Lecture by the President of the ANC, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of celebrating the life and times of the tenth President of the ANC President Nelson Mandela, 10 July 2012, Limpopo
… of behind the scenes manoeuvring, on the 2nd of February 1990, FW De Klerk announced Mandela`s release in parliament. … We must emphasise that the release of…
Zulu Community
Late nineteenth century postcard of Zulu Warriors. Note the Europeans in the background. Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of…
PlaceCape Peninsula University of Technology
… the institution opened its doors to all races in 1987. The 1990’s also ushered in more changes for the institution, … regulation lifted on the quota for…
ArchiveCuito Cuanavale, Angola 25th Anniversary of a Historic African Battle by Ronnie Kasrils (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… August 1988, and that Namibia became independent in March 1990, even before the Cuban troop exodus from Angola. What … Angola: The Final South African Phase …
PlaceSomalia
… Peter. A History of African Archaeology. J. Currey, 1990, p.105. ↵ [ii] Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji. Historical … Peter. A History of African Archaeology. J…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
Bookmarked by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, which opened on…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
Music Music was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in Sophiatown in particular. It was here that the most important…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
1500-1800 This period is marked by the advent and growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade affecting West Africa, Central and East Africa. On the Southern African…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… and Chief of the Intelligence Department in Lusaka. 1990 November, Zuma is elected chairperson of the ANC’s Southern Natal region. 1991 He is elected as the…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… R, The politics of national security in Botswana: 1900–1990, in the Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Volume … to democracy , (London), p.92 Medard…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
An Invitation to a Gripping True StoryJoin us for an exclusive evening at Ike's Bookshop, Durban's beloved independent book haven, to celebrate the launch of…
PlaceKoelfontein Wine Farm
… on the grounds. Noble cultivars were first planted in the 1990’s, followed by Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon …
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… respective organizations. Mothopeng died on 23 October 1990 and Gwala died of a heart failure on 21 June 1995. …
EventIvory Coast's new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… crime rose dramatically in the capital, Abijan. By 1990, a strike of civil servants and students led to the …
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… It is not difficult to see therefore, how, by 1990, when the Nationalist government and the ANC began a … to announce that these had been shelved…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… until after the demise of the apartheid regime in the 1990’s. Due to the fact that the Market Theatre ran as a …
PlaceRondebosch
… , as a commitment to a peaceful negotiation process in 1990 - the beginning of the end of Apartheid . Rondebosch …
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… Johnson, former ally of Taylor, formed his own army. By 1990, neighboring African countries formed a military force …
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… and The Trouble with Nigeria (1983). In 1990 Achebe was paralyzed from the waist down as the result …
ArchiveAfrican languages should be at the center of educational and cultural achievement by Abdi Latif Dahir (Quartz Africa)
… 1972. But after the collapse of the central government in 1991, Arabic became the dominant language in professional, …
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… men with AK-47s robbed the security firm’s facility in 1991. Suspecting that Kganakga, who was an employee of the …
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
… Conference of African Ministers of Education and Culture, 1991). This conference aims to bring together writers, …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… land in each of the provinces for black settlement (RRS 1991/92: 381).Commences: 31 August 1936. Repealed by Proc R … Abolition of Racially Based Land…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… characterise the decade before Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990. banning order ”” a document issued in terms of South … (ed.), The Island: A History of…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… for a new constitution. [Resolution A/RES/S-16/1]. 1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk made a speech at … hold a full discussion of the report from 12…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… your eyes and touch something here, and it has meaning. In 1991, you published some work in Staffrider on what you …