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PlaceCala, Eastern Cape
… Hani District Municipality. With a population of around 15,000 inhabitants. The Village is located on the Tsomo … Hani District Municipality. With a…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… By this time, policies, such as the Group Areas Act of 1950, the Population Registration Act, No. 30 of 1950 , and the Abolition of Passes and the…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter Abstract: The Black Consciousness…
How to Approach Heaven by Jon Soske (Chimurenga Magazine)
The struggle for freedom is a reckless, foolish and sacrosanct adventure—so believed Albert Luthuli, president of the African National Congress from 1952-1968…
PlacePrimville, Soweto- Johannesburg
… to the outside World and those abroad. In the early 1950's a planning committee chaired by Mr FE Mentz responded …
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
… it was declared a white area under the Group Areas Act of 1950, and by 1982, the life of the community was over. More …
PlaceLake Kariba, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… Construction on Lake Kariba began in the early 1950's out of the necessity to generate hydroelectric energy … Construction on Lake Kariba began in the early…
PlaceHotazel
… name! Not much else happened in the area until the early 1950's, when geologists conducted tests looking for …
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first iteration of Art South…
ArticleThe San
The San, the first people in South Africa The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. The San were also known as 'Bushmen', a term…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
In the early 1960s the Apartheid government moved swiftly to dislodge numerous Black communities on the Transvaal Highveld occupying land in what was…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
The African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) was launched in Duncan Village outside East London in March 1961. The launch followed a…
ArchiveThe end of an era - A tribute to Cde Govan Mbeki, by Jacob Zuma, 8 September 2001, Port Elizabeth
During the past week, the entire country has been united in mourning the fall of a giant of our struggle. Messages of condolences have come from all over the…
Pan-Africanism was Peter Abrahams’ Country by Tyler Flemming (Africa is a Country), 13 February 2017
On January 18, the world lost an icon. Only much of the world did not know it. South African-Jamaican writer Peter Abrahams died at 97 in Jamaica, where he has…
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… we understood that the banning of the Communist Party in 1950, was but a prelude to the suppression of all democratic … wrong to have enacted the Suppression…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… came to be known, was officially opened on Sunday, August 15, 1937 by the then Agent-General of India in South Africa, … as follows: * Main jama 'at khana:…
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
… called upon me to say a Coolie of his was dead. At 10.15 a.m, I visited Mr. McEwan's place (Town Hill). I found the … those of the Calcutta men amounted to …
14. Suicide among indentured
… called upon me to say a Coolie of his was dead. At 10.15 a.m, I visited Mr. McEwan's place (Town Hill). I found the … those of the Calcutta men amounted to …
Chapter 2. The Early History of the Garment Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… 6 Third Year .. .. 15 0 Fourth Year .. .. … 11 1 3 4 15 8 Durban .. .. …
Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… lodged with my sister, whose husband is a waiter, earning £15 a month, and I had to share their only room. I was … all found guilty and were each sentenced…
Lobenguela’s izinDuna by Martin Plaut (Quarterly Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa ), 2016
… ↵ [xv] The Times, 8 September 1893. ↵ [xvi] The Times, 15 September 1893. ↵ [xvii] The Times, 18 September 1893. ↵ … Accessed 15 September 2016. ↵ This…
PlaceOude Molen, Alexandra Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Maitland
… on repairs he still requires… four beams of stink-wood of 15 inches square and 30 feet in length… to put the mill in …
PlaceHerold's Bay, Gwaing River Valley
… blow on the Coast, make this a favorite destination! Only 15 kilometers from George, the bay literally nestles in a …
PlaceSteenbras Nature Reserve, near Gordons Bay
… Environmental Management Protected Areas Act , 2003 on 15 September 2017. The City of Cape Town’s portion of the …
PlaceDonkerhoek
… The Shopping Centres of Pretoria East are now only, 15 minutes' away. What you do get when staying out there are …
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… Prof. P.S. Dreyer (assistant) 1949-1952: Prof. E.S. Muller 1950-1963: Prof. S.P.J.J. van Rensburg 1952-1967: Ds. P.M. …
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
Apollo Milton Obote (some say Milton Apollo Obote) was the 2nd and 4th President of Uganda. He first came to power in 1962 but was ousted by Idi Amin in 1971…
PlaceSabie Sands Game Reserve
The Sabi Sands Game Reserve is a 65,000 Hectare Reserve, pioneered by local Landowners in the 1950s, and shares a border with the' World-Renowned': Kruger…
PlaceBraamfontein, a Suburb of Johannesburg
… During the Economic and Building booms of the 1930's and 1950's , many Businesses Relocated to Braamfontein. Blocks of …
Document 118 - Johannesburg District Communist Party, Call to a Non-European United Front!
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew CALL TO A NON-EUROPEAN UNITED FRONT! TO …