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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…
BiographyEdson Sithole
… Salisbury (present-day Harare) 50 years ago. He was one of the most prominent pan-African nationalists who had …
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… British handwriting expert as a forgery but found that no one could be held responsible for Mohapi's death. In her …
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens … species. "More than just a garden!"-…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 8
… London where he found employment in a cinema and in part-time study. The failure of the police to solve the crime … conduct of police investigations requires…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… stadiums in Johannesburg; the Ellis Park and Soccer City . One of the most impressive Stadiums is the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Part of the…
EventThe inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Bantu Biko, opens in Pretoria
… would later come to light, the inquest proved to be just one big conspiracy to conceal the real cause of Biko’s death, … with all the witnesses and all court…
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… organizer for the Queenstown branch. In 1978, Ntloko was one of seven others sentenced to five years in Robben Island for taking part in boycotts and burning…
EventRwandan and Burundian presidents J Habyarimana and C Ntayamira are killed in an air crash
… situation. From 1890 to 1962 Rwanda and Burundi were part of one nation, Ruanda-Urundi. Following the crash, the Mutsinzi …
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… evolving apartheid society. Education was viewed as a part of the overall apartheid system including ‘homelands’, … restrictions, pass laws and job…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Congress of the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU) Cape Town, 18 October 1994
… continually tested in the period which has just begun. But one cannot be in any doubt about your resilience. Although … commended, for the manner in which…
The Atlantic slave trade
… responsibility for the slave trade is not simple. On the one hand, it was indeed the Europeans who purchased large … freed and taught to read and write in…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… Revolution in South Africa Suggested contact time : One term/15 hours. This content must be integrated with the … a/pages/library-resources/onlinebooks/Luli…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… POM I remember one of the main points, Archie, that you made two years ago … Buthelezi and it's a disciplined organisation for the most part except for…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… Province of the Indian Ocean), who also played a leading part in opposing the Government, said: 'I believe history … by the principle to the end ... It is…
PlaceRiverside
… of trading stations and extensive dealings in land. At one stage he also issued his own coinage, small brass disks … title is now outdated as they are now…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… (Meintjieskop). The Union Buildings was commissioned as part of the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Prior … independent Boer republics, which…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… (Meintjieskop). The Union Buildings was commissioned as part of the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Prior … independent Boer republics, which…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… Given this background, what did it mean for me to become part of the struggle to liberate South Africa and to build a … before, to transform myself. I had to…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… His voyage was an extra ordinary maritime achievement, if one considered the small size of his Carvel, a replica of … Economy. Pinnacle Point Site Complex in…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… grew. In this trying time, black South Africans turned to one of the most important pillars of their culture: music. Singing and dancing have been a part of…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… there are two reasons why I should reply to the toast. One is that men who have experienced the horrors of war and … consequently it is no doubt due to this…
Say It out Loud - The 1919 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 22nd April, 1919
… man's war. Eventually, however, we were invited to take part in the great struggle, and were made the associates of … offered their services, and despite…
PlaceEshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
… by sugar-cane Farms . The South African sugar industry is one of the world’s leading cost competitive producers of high … But the financially distressed…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… ) which is now an exclave- (a portion of territory of one state completely surrounded by territory of another.) of … located in Southern KwaZulu-Natal…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… affairs and to elect a constituent assembly based on a one-person-one-vote basis in a united South Africa, which … were such that, if the South African…
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… the South African Students' Organisation (SASO). She was one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front … role during the Groote Schuur…
EventANC President Albert Luthuli banned
… President Chief Albert Luthuli with two banning orders. One prohibited him from attending public gatherings and … report frequently to the SA Police in the…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… eyes of the author, Yousuf ‘Joe’ Rassool when ‘life was one interminable summer’. No. 7 Buitencingle Street, the … and intellectuals including MK Gandhi. …