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… unknown. Yet it was largely because of his ideas and inspiration that the African National Congress was … in 1912 (the subsequent days of the conference were fine and calm!). There is no full biography of Seme. Indeed, very … hitherto unknown material connected with his early years and to give insight into a character who was one of South …

… Ernest Sedumedi Moloto, linguist, educationist and teacher who served as chairman of both the Tswana Language Committee of South Africa and the Botswana National Language Committee was born in … In I960 he was seconded as lecturer in Tswana, Southern and Northern Sotho to the newly established University …

… to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Odi district presented a petition listing political and civic grievances at the Odi magistrate's court. … police fired at the crowd, killing eleven people and wounding 450. The crowd caused millions of rands of …

… From the book:  Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education … Philip. African Urbanisation on the Rand between the 1930s and 1960s: Its Social Character and Political Consciousness. Inaugural address at the …

… for the society’s main mission station at Bethelsdorp and to spread the gospel. For this purpose he purchased 1 427 … as Windvogel, Stuurman, Dragoonder, Matroos, Konstable and Kettledas. Despite the apparent abundance of water and fertile soil the mission did not turn out to be the oasis …

… From the book:  Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education … to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa - farming and globalisation. These were not sudden turning points; they took place over a long period of time and had tremendous impact. Although presented separately, …

… A1 black and white on brown paper silkscreen; drawings of cultural objects and people; text: History Workshop presents a festival of culture and history... Films, videos and slide shows; poetry … History workshop festival of culture and history …

… Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to join Voorsterivier, 15 km South of Citrusdal. The name of the river in Afrikaans and means ' the hindmost river', the River at the back. In … the Cape System. It has an intriguing patterns of erosion and cracking. This Mountain is located above Prince Alfred …

… City Press reported that Wonke Maqubela and Neliswa Nohnuhna Dyantyi Busika, accused in a necklace trial in Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, and found guilty of public violence in July, were each … had all pleaded not guilty to charges of public violence and malicious damage to property. It is was discovered that …

… From 6 to 26 October 1973 Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights. The war began on the day of Yom Kippur … Egyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights …

… named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art and science of photography in this country. It was donated to the city in 1968 and forms part of Museum Africa . The collection includes …

… of South Africa) is calling for a boycott to the elections and is seen as the only method of rejecting the new constitution. And in doing so, the pamphlet claims that the people of the … movement will be rejecting White supremacy; apartheid and segregation; they will be turning their backs to any …

… born on 20 March 1937 in Paris, France, to a Jewish father and a German mother. When the Second World War broke out, her … on her daughter’s clothes. After surviving the war, Hall and her mother moved to South Africa to be with her father. She matriculated and enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand where she …

… a first cousin of former  State President Thabo Mbeki  and nephew of  Govin Mbeki  was born on 15 December 1946, at … He married Feziwe in 1970 in a traditional ceremony and the couple registered after he was released from … of the Steering Committee of the IAS, and as a volunteer worker organiser, functioning mainly in the East Rand’s metal …

… attachment to property is sentimental rather than material and this is reflected in his attitude to his Orlando home and to land at his birthplace Qunu. HOUSE With regard to the … our main difficulty is that we are not in occupation and consequently do not qualify. When your man is 1,000 miles …

… academic, African National Congress (ANC) politician, and Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, Zachariah Keodirelang (ZK) Matthews , … Botswana.  "Bridging the gap between the old guard and the more militant younger members of the African National …

… hours. The explosion resulted in the death of one person and severe injuries to more than twenty others, including Ms … injured with burn wounds to her body, hands, legs, face and head, shrapnel wounds to her legs and burst eardrums. It later emerged that Frederick John …

… From the book:  Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education … of land Christian nationalism - an ideology grounded in and promoting Afrikaner religion, culture and language class consciousness - an awareness of one’s …

… From the book:  Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education … Guy, Jeff. The View across the River: Harriette Colenso and the Zulu Struggle against Imperialism . Cape Town, David … Volume 41 No 6: 62-4, 1988. Hall, Martin. Farmers, Kings, and Traders: The People of Southern Africa, 200-1860 . …

… interest in all its details.  The Government architect and designer of the Ou Raadsaal was Sytze Wopkes Wierda … of the time was John Johnstone Kirkness (1857-1939) and he became the contractor for the Raadsaal on Church … on a scrolled cartouche, surrounded by six radiating flags and an eagle with spread wings above the shield. Laurel …

… Novelist, short story writer and social historian Bessie Amelia Head was born in … (who was disowned by her parents when she became pregnant and sent to a mental asylum where Head was born) and a Black father, she had a very difficult childhood. … Novelist and historian Bessie Head is born …

… On 16 August 1990, President F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela held emergency talks in Pretoria about … Soweto started when Zulu migrant workers armed with axes and spears attacked passengers at a train station. This was … between the supporters of African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Mandela was hoping that by …

… Vasco da Gama goes ashore in St Helena Bay and he and three of his men are wounded in the first skirmish between Europeans and …

… Review: Industrialisation and trade union organisation in South Africa, 1924-55; the rise and fall of the South African Trades and Labour Council: Jon Lewis …

… as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade took him to places such as South America, the Caribbean islands and the West Indies. He later managed to buy his freedom and settled in the United Kingdom. One of his slave masters …

… Agreement between Joe Malinga for and on behalf of Brenda and the Big Dudes and Linda Bernhardt for and on behalf of the United … Agreement between Linda Malinga and Linda Bernhardt …

… leading trade unionists, Jay Naidoo, Fholisani Mufamadi and Moses Mayekiso were convicted of kidnapping and assault after the holding of security policeman Monge Maleka in the Congress of South African and Trade Unions (COSATU) offices for five hours on 28 August …

… Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to the liberation struggle and to South Africans on the whole. The relationship between … Enlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit …

… at the All-in Conference held in Cape Town in 1945, and how this programme will enable South Africa to embark on the road to freedom and that it is considered a framework within which to unify … the liberation struggle. It is felt that this address and its contents would have a direct bearing on the Ten-Point …

… Led by Dr G.M. Naicker and Dr. Y.M. Dadoo, Indians observed complete hartal, that … of mourning or protest on which all the shops were shut and no-one went to work or did any shopping, throughout the country. Mass meetings were held in many cities and towns. A mass meeting of over 15 000 people at the Red …