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EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
… of Aden and the Indian Ocean, were occupied by the two colonial powers since the early 19th century. In 1956, in …
Ikwezi
… was seen as both a national and a class struggle against colonial and imperial domination. Ikwezi took a firm stand …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… Africa by Jeff Peires Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling Chapter 3 - What is …
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela to the Angolan National Assembly Luanda, 29 April 1998
… whose potential has largely been untapped because of our history of colonialism and apartheid - we can help each other … as a whole. Honourable members; In…
ArchivePaper on National Civic Movement delivered at UDF National General Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991
… role of Civic Movement in transition period and in a post-apartheid period, organisational structure and …
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… anti-Semitism, and discrimination. The millennia-long history of “social isolation, curtailment of opportunities, … Photograph by Eli Weinberg. Permission:…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Introduction
… to all South Africans who care deeply about their history, and take a keen interest in the diverse and … them. Firstly, the exclamation mark represents the …
ArchiveJoint Communique of the African National Congress, Natal Indian Congress, the Transvaal Indian Congress and members of the Indian community of South Africa
… of the ANC, the armed struggle, the ANC and Communism, the post-apartheid economy, sanctions and disinvestment, the …
PlaceGoudini Health Spa
… it as Gaudiene in 1778, 13 km from Worcester. There is a post office. …
PlaceAmajuba, a Mountain in Natal
… means 'hill of many doves'. It has given its name to the Post-Office Amajuba, the Railway Station Majuba, and Amajuba …
ArchiveApartheid - a vigilant witness
… photography. They are in short the pre-1980's and the post-1980's. They share the common thread of all documentary … movement of recent years. A good…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
… new dimensions and raised severe manpower problems for the colonial regime and weakened its hold on Namibia. Never had … It was this grim assessment of the…
PlaceFort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
… . Fort Beaufort was founded in 1822, when a frontier post was established by Lt. Col Scott. The British army … displaying military items and exhibiting a…
PlaceBeestekraal, North West
… Settlement with a Railway Station and Post Office, North of Brits. It was given the name in 1837 by … Settlement with a Railway Station and Post Office,…
EventMandela confirms the appointment of first Black Chief Justice
… in South Africa. Ismail Mahomed was interviewed for the post by Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which makes its … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… for many students was their encounter with South African history in the form of racially biased textbooks. Several … of written works cover topics such as…
PlaceMiddleburg, Mpumalanga
… excuse for a getaway. Middelburg has plenty to offer all history lovers as it is home to a few museums and fascinating … War (ABW), 1899-1902, if you are…
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… of Namibia. On this date is also commemorated the anti-colonial war against Germany in the figure of Samuel … South African History Archives, (2013), Namibia…
EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… after abandoning his country and people in the middle of colonial occupation, killings and humiliation of its people … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… class origin, sex, or age - in favour of human dignity. History will never forget the role that Olof Palme played in … for the masses of the people to act as…
ArticleWhat is heritage?
… For example, heritage can include a family's professional history; religious affiliation; or cultural traditions. Yet … dwellings or anything else deemed…
Activity: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… ://e-classroom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/EngGr7T1-SS-History-Kingdom-of-Mali-L2.pdf … aps-content/grade-7/grade-7-english/grade-7-social-sciences…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… with Fenner Brockway (1888 - 1998) of the Movement for Colonial Freedom and Reverend Michael Scott of the Africa … for voting against UN clauses in relation…
EventMinister of Public Works Stella Sigcau dies
… Sigcau died of a recurring heart problem. In 1994 first-post apartheid government she was appointed Minister of …
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… older, Du Toit's Kloof Pass , has a long and interesting History that dates back to long before the Italian Prisoners … were chosen, and rail coached down to…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… this time plans for its use were implemented. In 1847 a post, known as Fort Buffalo , was built on the West Bank of … unpolluted and uncrowded Beaches. Long…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… a Xhosa organization, which prompted an interest in tribal history and encouraged economic independence from whites. … a mass organization. It was at this…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on ANC`s seventieth anniversary: Appeal to the world, 02 December 1981
… a non-tribal loyalty, a loyalty which was inherently anti-colonial and would in the course of time develop to become … Africa, under new historic conditions,…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… In 1948 apartheid was introduced in South Africa in a post-World War II political climate that was very against … and there was a customs union between the…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… in the ANC. She continued to serve South Africa during the post-apartheid era, as well as in present day through various … 13). Maharaj believes that women…