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ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. After 1935, Asmara underwent a large scale … south of the island of Santiago, was the…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
… and South Africa to free themselves from racial and colonial domination, exploitation and aggression. It stands … democracies of all time should choose to go…
Victory is Within our Grasp: Statement at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa by O. R. Tambo, UNESCO House, Paris, 16 June 1986
… and South Africa to free themselves from racial and colonial domination, exploitation and aggression. It stands … democracies of all time should choose to…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
… anniversary of the beginning of a defining epoch in our history, the Satyagraha campaign, initiated right here in … the ranks of the resisters. ( www.anc.org…
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in 1985. South African History Online (SAHO) is marking this anniversary by: … with the Durban University of Technology …
Epidemics Affect Everyone By Elron Kleinhans
… a number of sanitation problems in common with other colonial towns. Overcrowding, especially in those areas …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 103th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… force to address issues in their communities through the establishment of street committees. It is the ANC that must … households, since 1994, than in all…
PlaceZambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… animals, such as buffalo, zebra, giraffe, elephant. The history of the Zambezi River Authority may be said to have … Hydro-Electric Power Act was passed…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… ideology. The theme of the congress covers an end to colonial rule and political independence. 1946 18 December, … students are expelled. Tiro eventually…
PlaceSwakopmund, Namibia
… From sandboarding down towering dunes to exploring German colonial architecture, there’s something for every Historian … Swakopmund is a beach resort and an…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… the NEC resolution and adopted a resolution that the establishment of a commission of inquiry into state capture … discuss his recall – former President…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… Please note that this information was part of our old 'history classroom content' written in 2003, we have updated … regime was overthrown and that the…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… is one of the most extraordinary people in South African history. What is incredible is that he has been almost … much of his life being hounded out of…
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… as previous economic analysis has made clear. The enclave colonial economies and the processes of development and … the global system presently. Those…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… according to these categories, it is impossible to write a history of South Africa without using racial labels. The … well-known today but also played an…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Vietnam Institute of International Relations on the occasion of Africa Day celebrations, Hanoi
… at the beginning of the 1990s that this is "the end of history and the last man". Fortunately real history is more dynamic, durable and complex to come to an…
PlaceMelmoth, Gateway to Zululand
… Forest is about 68 km from Melmoth. Throughout Zulu History it has been regarded as a place of mystery and the …
PlaceMachadodorp, Mpumalanga
… "Machadodorp doesn't in fact have much, it has a lot of history and would interest those who are looking at having a …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History for Schools . Cape Town, Juta, 2003. Beinart, William … 1987. Bonner, Philip and Noor Nieftagodien…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… in Songhai Trade significantly influenced the course of history in West Africa. The wealth made through trade was … and for their “middleman” skills in…
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… and Portuguese had been relatively successful in their colonial expeditions. Belgium, on the other hand, had been …
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
… and heemraden when they were abolished by the British colonial government. In 1846 the government sold the Drostdy …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1987
… 75 years of organised political struggle against colonial and racist oppression in our country have brought … which has already resulted, among other things,…
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… word ‘Africa’ are contentious, but there is much about its history that is known. We know that the word ‘Africa’ was … as Libya. Image source: www.mlahanas…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… the fact that a people who lost their independence to a colonial Power in 1884 and who were cast in the fascist grip … stability, peace and progress by…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
… the fact that a people who lost their independence to a colonial Power in 1884 and who were cast in the fascist grip … stability, peace and progress by…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Where Working people Lived
… Official housing policy From the earliest years of colonial government, it was customary to keep the housing of … powerful force of change was beginning to…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… of Cape Town in order to support the arts through the establishment of this theatre as it had always been his …
PlaceState Theatre, Pretoria
… saw the birth of, and was the driving force behind, the establishment of the Performing Arts, in all spheres in South …
EventThe first successful non-direct blood transfusion is carried out
… it allowed for longer storage times, which led to the establishment of blood banks. The first recorded attempt of a … & Rousseau.| BBC, William Harvey (1578 …