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BiographyNowongile Cynthia Molo
… communities on issues affecting them. She was also one of the founding members of the Dispute Resolution and …
BiographyWinston Field
… replaced by Ian Douglas Smith, his deputy. This was after one of Field’s cabinet ministers, John Gaunt, a former …
BiographyBoas Moiloa
… eyes I have seen three chiefs appointed to my tribe. Each one was appointed by being acclaimed by the tribe as a whole …
BiographyPiet Mokoena
… them. Sometimes there would be four whole months and no one from the authorities would ever come near us’. He had …
BiographyAlex Tikana
… case, as the available evidence indicates that he is one of the men behind the hut burnings”¦From time to time, …
BiographyThemba Godi
… when he was in his early teens at the age of 13. During one of visits to his father Godi found a book by Tom Lodge …
BiographyJoey Fourie
… work and her life, Fourie demonstrated the possibility for one to let go of prejudices and stand side-by-side with …
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO SAHO WEBSITE
… to see my great-grandfather, Mohamed Hajee Joosub, was one of those who is featured on the site. However, after … a competition for the nearest school around…
PlaceBlyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
… One of the largest green canyons in the world, the Blyde … rock along the Drakensberg Escarpment. The canyon forms part of the Mpumalanga escarpment, where…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… in this period. Seven slabs of rock engravings known as one of the oldest rock art artefacts on the continent were … site in the Huns Mountain range in the…
EventZola Budd of SA and Mary Decker of the USA collide accidentally during the 3000m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
… Zola Budd and Mary Decker are athletes who took part in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Budd, a South African, … from the crowd had she won. The incident is…
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… Having started out as policemen in the Italian governed part of Somalia prior to World War Two, Barre was found to … post of a junior general in the army…
EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… of the now disbanded United Democratic Front (UDF), was one of the participants in the Rainbow Debate at a heritage … 1994. Various speakers at the festival…
EventSibusiso Vilane tells about his conquest of Everest
… reach the top of Mount Everest, an 8 848m Himalayan peak, one of the world's highest. Vilane, with dual South African and Swazi nationality, took part in an…
EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
… for another five years after the expiry of a previous one. Reasons for the renewal of the banning order were based … name was due to be struck off the roll…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… the horrors of the East African slave trade. He was also one of the first Europeans to make expeditions along the … to convert Africans to Christianity…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… her in Indian Opinion, Gandhi writes: " We have lost one of the holy daughters of India. She has done her duty … are introduced regarding the urbanisation of…
The Story of PR Panther, the gold man of Indian politics in South Africa: Introduction - By Riashnee Pather
… Indian politics, what I am attempting to do is to look at one man, PR Pather. PR and others in his position were always … decision to examine the life of PR…
PlaceMolenvliet House, Molenvliet Street, Mowbray
… The land on which this house is situated originally formed part of the farm Coornhoop, which was granted to Thielman … consisted of a barn and Jonkershuis…
New Generation Sculpture
… the work of a number of sculptors working in the northern part of the country, Gazankulu and Venda, came to the … resolution of the base indicates a…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
… racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all -- … oppression and exploitation of all the…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
… Worker and Azania Frontline as publications that were part of the South African liberation movement but independent … Organiser did the printing at a reduced…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… Land restitution is one of the key issues since South Africa achieved democracy … 1996 Constitution shifting the approach from a judicial one to an…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… endorsed by the Coat of Arms. Your smallest coin has it on one of its sides. When away from the country seeing a plaque … a home away from home. The coat of…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… NP government for the attack. The Boipatong massacre is one of the bloodiest and brutal moments of popular violence … to his departure, armored vehicles…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… matter the cost, before it capitulated to African demands. One of the lessons learnt 40 years later was that a national … options. In the event the policy…
EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
… a feature article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu Homelands. In addition to the … spot removals bring more people to…
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
… in exile. Known as Mama Africa , she had left in 1959 as part of the cast of the musical King Kong and was barred from … Nations twice on the horrors of…
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… he was at the time of the tragedy. Meyiwa was one of the best players of Orlando Pirates. He was also a part of Orlando Pirates squad when they won a “Double…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… men migrated to new lands, their motive was the selfish one of enriching themselves. Hence they colonised, and … should go. If he does not satisfy these…