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EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
… of America. Coetzee has written extensively throughout his life. He writes novels and essays, his most recent work being …
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… job as a crime reporter, Clegg became exposed to township life when he would accompany him on assignments. It was at …
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… by the Bantu Welfare Trust to paint scenes of Black tribal life. In his lifetime, Pemba received several honorary …
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… wrote his autobiography:The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. The …
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… African Congress. The congress made him its president for life. Banda was stripped of the presidency in 1993 when a …
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… a self taught painter and printmaker who spent most of his life at the Cape of Good Hope. He arrived at the Cape with … William ’ from Dictionary of South…
EventANC leader Walter Sisulu is convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for contravening the unlawful Organisations Act
… on 12 June 1964 the Rivonia Trialists were sentenced to life imprisonment for planning acts of sabotage against …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
… Today, we have come here to celebrate the inspiring life of Inkosi yase Groutville, Inkosi yase Africa, Inkosi … must play an increasingly important role in…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during … Mozambique - aware of how a people, in order to claim life, had to…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… (semi-nomadic pastoral farmers) and their mode of life made it relatively easy for them to pack their worldly … item of trade. Children were more amenable to…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… a country’s natural environment, including the local plant life and wildlife. The beauty of a natural heritage site can … examples of cultural heritage you…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… the British-imposed abolition as inimical to their way of life and their interests. About 6,000 of them embarked on … in a book, together with articles…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… 1982 in Maputo, Mozambique. A horrific event took the life of a woman dedicated to abolishing the apartheid … sacrifice of being a martyr for a cause she…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2009
… men and women, business people - people from all walks of life - who continue to contribute to our revolution on a … level of severe poverty and improvement…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 1
… Indians enjoy in these parts today. Reports of their life in Natal spread to the families they had left behind in … earlier she took on the responsibilities…
PlaceKhwe Living Museum, Namibia
… traditional grass huts around which the pristine way of life and pre-colonial culture of the Khwe is illustrated. … the ancestral world and see, smell and…
Afrikaans community 1820-1899
… town affairs and appointed municipal servants. Cultural life Since 1872, local concerts and shows, in which … , played an important part in the cultural and…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… for instance if the pregnancy endangered the life of the mother) by proper health care professionals. Only … it will continue to hamper the road to a better…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… her son had been found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to life imprisonment. Photograph by Drum Photographer © Baileys … Mandela and seven of his colleagues…
ArticleZulu
… Ancestral spirits are important in Zulu religious life, and offerings and sacrifices are made to the ancestors … (poems recited about the kings and the high…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt Revisits "On the Mines" by Jeffrey Ladd, 5 December 2012
… publisher Gerhard Steidl prepares a series of books on the life work of David Goldblatt, Jeffrey Ladd spoke with the … might be seen but by their…
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
… October until November 2012. The ANC will celebrate the life and legacy of the ANC President O. R Tambo. As we … Memorial Lecture by President Jacob Zuma on…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… Tambo cherishes it more, and I know that he would give his life to see me free. There is no difference between his views … during these long, lonely, wasted…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… faces a period of ever-increasing revolutionaryupheavals. Life can no longer go on in the same old way. The … of hovels; cut off completely from the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… and produce the resources for improving the quality of life. We urge every business in Bloemfontein and in this … have reached all of you. But the foundation…
Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
… Trevor Grundy writes on the life of the historian and political activist At a dinner … family's moral politics were contained within a bourgeois life style…
Introduction - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… whiteism, and mass poverty-played a prominent part in the life and activities of the union. The epic story of the … racial antagonism is only a small part of…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… of Africans into Durban transforms the cultural mix and life in Cato Manor as many settle there 1945 Indians and …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… of its formation, Durban was the centre of Black student life in the country. The association’s membership was open to …