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ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… Ramphele stands over Steve Biko's open casket in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King … struggle against apartheid under the…
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
… of African dialects, which assisted him in his work as a court interpreter. Matseke became prominent in the social …
EventWiehahn Commission Report tabled in parliament
… Manpower Commission, and The introduction of an Industrial Court to resolve industrial litigation Because the report …
EventMK hero cadre Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu is executed
… were killed and two wounded. Mahlangu was tried in court and pleaded not guilty to all charges laid against him. …
EventWinnie Mandela is banished to Brandfort
… her in Brandfort, they were harassed and often taken to court and imprisoned for not notifying the authorities about …
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… African National Congress (and its ancillary movements) before it was banned in 1960 and socialists in the exile … among Africans. When Tabata wrote his…
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… The primary focus was economic integration of the region. Before 1992, the aim of SADCC was to forge close economic …
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu nationalism…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
Glossary of Ndebele building terms APOKORWAN - Eaves overhang AMAKAPA - Roof AMAKAPA IBALELO - Timber roof rafter AMAOBA - Enclosed room located in the…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
Contents Nelspruit the Segregated city Homelands as Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
Background The establishment of the Teachers’ League of South Africa (TLSA) emerged out of increasing racial segregation in the Cape. While segregation had…
ArchiveBiography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie
… apartheid government through her investigative writing. Before her imprisonment, she publicized the effects of racial … and extract information—even if it…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… ↵ [3] BBC News, 2008. ↵ [4] Webb, Boyd. “Mbeki resigns before the nation.” Mail & Guardian. 21 September 2008. https://mg.co.za/article/2008-09-21-mbeki…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… from Simon’s Town. Displays of photographs of Simon’s Town before the Apartheid Forced Removals, which show mothers … expresses a certain gratitude that her…
Christianity
… Joseph. The Bible says that an angel Gabriel visited Mary before she married Joseph and told her that she would become … 40 days fasting in the wilds. On…
France in 1789
… there was to be no turning back to the way things were before the Industrial Revolution. In general, therefore, a … was very different from democracy. We…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
PlaceLeliefontein
… the dance of sheep shearers and farm workers through the 1940's and 1950's. Add to that the beat of ' Boeremusiek'- ( …
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… sharply from 74,000 to 469,000. During 1933-39 and 1940-46, 240,000 and 115,000 Africans respectively joined the … of Action endorsed at its Annual…
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
… of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality, a magistrate's court and various national and provincial government offices. …
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… the election results which decision by the Supreme Court is still pending. In April 2020, ECOWAS, followed by …
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… in October 2003, a full bench of South Africa's high court posthumously reinstated Bram Fischer to the roll of …
PlaceElandsfontein Farm, Pretoria
… as en-suite bath in main bedroom; kettle braai in private court yard. Or if you would prefer there is a charming … and microwave; separate bathroom; kettle…
NANNA’S LIFE STORY
… to investigate. I passed standard six but left school before high school, which started at standard seven. My … had been working there for a while when I…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
… of the African National Congress Memorandum by Ben Turok before the ANC`s Morogoro Conference and a "Reply" by Joe …
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… we have seen, the Africanists, and the early Youth League before them, believed that the African rank and file were … The British prime minister Harold…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… from the Western Transvaal (now North West Province) before a Voortrekkers state could safely be established in … the return of the cattle, also may have…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… remembered a family perched on a precarious rooftop. Even before they could reach this family, the young mother with … mala (Hindu bridal necklace) as a…
Balfour Declaration 1926
… of America to the Protocol establishing the Permanent Court of International Justice 11 (c.)... The Policy of … King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India…
EPILOGUE
… on a unstructured and immediate transfer of power before a proper transitional constitution is negotiated'. … Rights and a legal system that guarantees…