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Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation Kigali, Rwanda, 18 October 2000
… unity in the context of deep divisions stemming from the colonial past, divisions driven in good measure by a struggle … free they must come to terms with…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… Written documents are very important sources of history. Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can … people thought that something could only be…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 4
… the amalgamation of the Natal Indian Congress and the Colonial-born and Indian Settlers Association. Before Sir … place between leaders of the Natal Indian…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… the event would be the most significant in the country’s history “for there for the first time would meet in a great … year’s in office as the most…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… decided to fight violence with violence. This led to the establishment of an armed wing, known as the People’s …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… was chosen to head the Constitutional Assembly. After the establishment of the democratic government, South Africa was …
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… SASCO was formally launched on 6 September 1991. Thus, the establishment of SASCO answered questions about whether it …
Conflict among civic organisations
… between WECUSA, SANCO and WCCA ultimately led to the establishment of WECCO (Western Cape Civic Organisation) at …
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
… The existence of reserves started with the British Colonial Government when, after conquest, the land was open … and land. TERKEL: One hears spokesmen for…
EventSA painter Frederick Timpson I'Ons (85) dies
Frederick Timpson l'Ons (85), SA painter of the early life in the Eastern Cape, died in Grahamstown. He was born in Islington, Middlesex, England on 15…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… 134. ↵ [25] Ibid., 135, 138. ↵ [26] South African History Online, “Diplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is Bombed,” South African History Online,…
EventAll African People Conference is held in Accra, Ghana
… Other issues discussed at the conference included colonial boundaries, the role of the traditional and …
PlaceGoshen
… of Imperial Germany - which I am sure worried the British Colonial Office. This explains why in 1885, 5000 British …
The melody of freedom
… sketch a number of them. Those taking an interest in the history of South African music will soon observe that, from … of Khoi musicians playing five flutes…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… me so much about the black condition under apartheid, history. 3. It has never bothered me that he later criticised … in South Africa today. I will do so…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… of its kind in South Africa; census taking has a long history dating back to the 18th century. Census surveys were … other things. The 1996 census was path…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… and 1933. It was the worst economic disaster in American history. Farm prices fell so drastically that many farmers … Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only…
Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions - Deadline: 31 Jul 2017
… be held May–June 2018 in Dakar, Senegal. Following the establishment of the Orientation Committee, the call for …
PlaceWalter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort
… The then Roodepoort and Krugersdorp City Councils made the establishment of the Garden possible by providing land on a …
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
… was set aside by the owners at Timour Hall Estate for the establishment of a school. The first structure was a wood …
EventSouthern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
… Africa. Other representatives went to London to push for establishment of self government and negotiate the terms of …
BiographyRick Turner
… strangleholds within which they had been locked by a long history of oppression. But the BC intervention was clouded by …
PlaceHilton College an Independent Boy's Boarding School
… university. But it has taken nearly 150 years for a rustic colonial schoolhouse to evolve into the singular South …
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
… and Heritage Site. Imbali Township will recreate its History and will hold annual awards called: ' Qhakaza Awards …
Academia and activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger
… is part of a current research undertaking to document the history of these initiatives and to reflect on factors that …
PlaceMalgas Island, Saldanha Bay
… and fauna found at Malgas Island can be traced to its history. It can be said that Malgas, as well as all the other …
PlacePringle Bay, Cape Overberg
The little seaside village of Pringle Bay is one of the towns set within the natural beauty of the Kogelberg Biosphere, the only reserve in South Africa to be…
Damon – The Malabar Slave (Historic Alleys)
… that went to Africa? Some of them have presented us in history with tales of persistence, valor and extreme … from Malabar who is otherwise titled the ‘Damon…
Statement of the ANC Veterans League Inaugural National Conference, 6 December 2009
… Veterans League shall seek to restore and capture into our history, so that all future generations may know the … League seeks to position itself as the…
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