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ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… The HIV/AIDS Crisis Emerges: Reponses of the Apartheid Government In 1982, the first case of AIDS in South Africa was reported in a homosexual man who … were…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… a strangely ambiguous role in the history and affairs of the region. On the one hand they were driven by a strong … and social changes which would improve…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… In 2002 the South African Society of Artists, the oldest surviving organisation of its kind in our country, marks its centenary. It is … that the Society was…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… Scanned in copy of the last page of the Treaty of Vereeniging, click to enlarge and view other pages … Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations &…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… Heritage is what we have inherited from the past. Each of South Africa’s nine provinces is rich in diverse heritage … a significant person. The heritage…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… but according to the Gregorian calendar (which most of the world adheres to today) it took place from 8-12 March … The Julian calendar, which the Russian…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… ramkie, a guitar with three or four strings, based on that of Malabar slaves. They used it to blend Khoi and Western … by the Khoi in their own music making…
Activity: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… For the student Discussion Questions Who was the founder of the Mali Empire? Which city was considered a centre of learning during the Mali Empire? What is a…
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…
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
… Master of Ceremonies UMama wethu uMam` Sarah Umndeni wonke wakwa … the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress Ministers and Deputy…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… Streitwolf hold a meeting to discuss the shooting of alleged Herero cattle thieves by a settler named Bulack. … Rademacher's Waterberg patrol arrives at the…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… Sam Kahn, leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in … than a thousand communists joined the African National…
Glossary: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… in one God and revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah Kingdom : an area controlled by a particular person … particular thing or idea is important…
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… and seven sisters. He is the 10th child in a family of 12. Until he was baptised, he did not know the date of his … following a massive miners' strike. He…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… on 24 February 1851. His father was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Madras Light Infantry. Beaumont attended … the representatives from Natal to be invited…
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
… The Honourable President of the University, Esteemed Members of the Convocation, … of the role of our organisation, the African National Congress and a…
ArchiveList of Members of the Satyagraha Movement
… The chapter was taken from the book Pioneers of the Satyagraha, Indian South Africans Defy Racist Laws, … List of Members of the Satyagraha Movement …
EventANC launches mass boycott of Bantu Education
… African National Congress (ANC) launches mass boycott of Ba ntu Education. Bantu education referred to the … It handed over leadership to the Women's League…
BiographyCaleb Mayekiso
… Caleb Mayekiso was an African National Congress (ANC) supporter who was arrested on 16 January 1964 … sentenced to three years` imprisonment under section 6…
BiographyJack John Masinga
… the high school they were attending at the time. All three of them were arrested later that year and sent to Robben … Patrick Lekota and the late Muntu Myeza…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… Development Trust recognises on this important occasion of the centenary of Phoenix Settlement, the outstanding … serving as the President of the South…
In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy
… Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after … the good society. The South African Native National…
EventCharlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born
… a choir, and traveled throughout Europe performing. One of the highlights was the 1897 Jubilee at the London Royal … took part in political activities in the…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Situated in front of the Rustenburg Town Hall, the work depicts Kruger during … viewed as an "Icon of Apartheid" by some African National Congress activists…
Joint Communique of the Meeting of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 27 May 1986
… During the weekend of 24th to 26th May, 1986, delegations of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce (NAFCOC) and the African National…
Black South African Poets of the 1970’s and their Publications
… This Way I Salute You September 2007 Oswald Mtshali Sounds of A Cowhide Drum, Renoster Press 1971 Fireflames 1980 … with Serote by Duncan Brown …
EventTreason Trial of 16 UDF members resumes
… years after the first Treason trial in 1956, 16 members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) were accused of treason … with endorsing the ideas of the banned…
BiographyKenneth Mosenyi
… in Bahurutshe. He was involved in the African National Congress (ANC) prior to his return from Johannesburg in 1953 … women not to apply for pass books and…
BiographyMaqashu Leonard Mdingi
… and become involved with the African National Congress ( ANC ) , the South African Communist Party (SACP ), and the ANC-aligned South African Congress of…
BiographyAlbert Dlomo
… Dlomo joined the African National Congress (ANC ) at Chesterville in Durban just before it was … Detention law. He was later charged with furthering aims of…