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EventSouth African Political activist, James Sofasonke Mpanza dies
… East home in Soweto. He was given a rousing civic funeral service and was buried at the Doornkop Cemetery. Mpanza died … New Dictionary of South African…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… was that jails would become too full and the police service would be thrown into chaos. Many were arrested for …
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
… Emeritus of Cape Town. 1996 – Order for meritorious Service (Gold) from State President, Nelson Mandela. 1989 – …
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… disseminate information, provide training and information service for workers and organizers. The Institute of …
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Freedom Day celebrations, Bisho Stadium, Eastern Cape, 27 April 2007
… and ethos of working among our people, of dedication and service to the people. They should also use Umsombovu to … for all. In this regard, the…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… to both. The one-century approach was represented by civil servants such as Jacob de Villiers Roos, Director of … employment of a 'normal' delinquent was…
Buy the Insurrection Ensemble's music
… Tina Schouw and Malika Ndlovu. Produced by South Africa History Online (SAHO) Centre for Humanities Research and …
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… Brief political context on the formation and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a …
Provincial government and symbols
… national symbols. Activity Get map picture from hands on history ‘map.htm’ 1. Fill in the …
EventRamzi Yousef, alleged mastermind of World Trade centre bombing goes on trial
… Intelligence and the U.S Diplomatic Security Service in 1995, and was extradited to the United States. On …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… for such a ceremony. It is therefore the first time in the history of our country that we have convened as we have … would like to convey my profound…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… on the Xhosa communities in Port Elizabeth. However, the history of these communities is inextricably linked to the pre-colonial history, colonial history…
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… of the liberation forces in South Africa. Nothing in the history of the liberation movement in South Africa quite … constituted the most representative…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the National Council of Provinces Cape Town, 7 August 1998
… is with this august Council, now in the second year of its service to democracy in South Africa. Part of that service, we believe, is this practice of a Mid…
EventThe SA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded
… leadership level, with Dr E. Rhoodie retiring from public service on 1 July 1978, to be replaced by Dr. Connie Mulder … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five…
EventA Zairian aircraft crashes in Angola, killing 141 people.
… owned by Zaire’s (now Democratic Republic of Congo) Trans Service Airlift Company, crashed shortly after takeoff from …
Presidential Address to the Extended Meeting of the National Executive Committee of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, April 1975
… the hardest task that has faced any people in the colonial history of Africa - a movement entrusted by history with a glorious and noble task - the conquest…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… [14] Photographs have an intimate relationship with history. Walter Benjamin wrote, "photographs become standard … [15] Photography in many ways is the first…
Article1956 Women Marchers
… Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South African History Online to gather the names and stories of the 20.000 …
ArticleHuman evolution
… Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid …
Comparison between racial policies of Nazi Germany before 1938 and apartheid laws in South Africa
… Because of South Africa's long colonial and apartheid history, the ethnic and racial terms that have been used to …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
EventSouth Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the …
EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
… A service in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the …
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… 1. Introduction ↵ The value of history is derived from its obligation to view all factors … by recreating images and narratives of the past, history may be…