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South African and World leaders
… to expose the horrors of apartheid through their films, books, newspapers and photos. Two writers from South Africa …
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
Our success educationally, industrially and politically is based upon the protection of a nation founded by ourselves. And the nation can be nowhere else but…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… Institute launch Ravan Press, a publishing house for their books as well as for BC publications such as the Black …
Luli
Deep Level Mining Only twenty years after the first mine was started at Langlaagte, gold had become the most important industry in South Africa, bringing…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989 1980 January 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… Vol. 4, No. 1, "Opening the Doors of Culture", 1982 Books Christie, Ian. Machel of Mozambique (Harare: Zimbabwe …
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… joint council. In May 1939 it is reported to have 11000 books in stock. 6 November, The thousandth sub, economic …
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… including a development fund which amounted to R5 a year, Books which were R20 a year and uniform as well. Workers …
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… things he Malcolm X said about education: "My teacher was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life …
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
Conference: THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Conference Date: 23-25 November 2016 Venue: University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) …
Slavery and Emancipation of Slaves
Read more on Slavery at the Cape After the establishment of a refreshment station at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck was to ensure a constant supply of fresh…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
National Symbols since 1994In South Africa, we have a perse number of people and cultures, but we are all South African. National symbols such as a national…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… publications included newsletters, journals, pamphlets and books. There is no shortage of information on the origins and …
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
IntroductionAfrikaans, one of the official languages, together with English, during South Africa’s Apartheid era, often occupies a politicised space as the …
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
The first sign of open resistance against payment of the tax came when a magistrate called A.W. Leslie went to collect taxes from the Hlongwa and Cele clans in…
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
Activity: Learning about the farmers Archaeologists found a lot of information from their research surrounding Suikerbosrand and Hartebeespoort Dam near…
ArticleThe Information Scandal
The information scandal was nicknamed Muldergate, after Dr Connie Mulder, the central person throughout the scandal. Dr. Mulder was the Minister of Information…
ArticleSS Mendi
The sinking of the SS Mendi was caused by the reckless action of the captain of the SS Darro. It remains the greatest wartime maritime disaster ever suffered…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
… positive narrative regarding the school. When reading books such as In ons bloed [cviii] , the impression may be …
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… Ata Aidoo's The Dilemma of a Ghost is published The three books in Duro Ladipo's trilogy on the history of the Kingdom …
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… Ata Aidoo's The Dilemma of a Ghost is published The three books in Duro Ladipo's trilogy on the history of the Kingdom …
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… KPMG announced it would no longer audit the company’s books, and Sasfin, the family’s stock exchange sponsor, …
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
1928 Fatima Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes for adults in her father's garage She spent…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
… Books …
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
Indian immigration into Natal brought with it strained relations and severe problems and conflicts between the White colonists and the new arrivals. Within a…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established by Canon L John Collins of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1956. Its mission was to work towards a…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… banned publications, especially “Marxist-Leninist” books; periodicals and journal articles from China, Eastern … Fighting Talk, extracts from New Age and, of…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
Thami Mnyele and Medu Art Ensemble Retrospective During the past few years the Johannesburg Art Gallery has focused attention on black artists who were…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
1905 9 August, Moses Kotane is born in Tamposstad, to Samuel Segogwane, a lay preacher and traditional healer, and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal…