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EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… and then taught at US and Nigerian universities. Achebe's writings from this period reflect his deep personal … found the influential literary magazine Okike…
EventFrederick Courteney Selous, traveller, hunter, writer and naturalist dies in Beho-Beho, Tanganyika. He came to Southern Africa
… Africa at the age of nineteen in 1871. Inspired by the writings of explorers such as Dr. David Livingstone and …
Ikwezi
… Party based on the Chinese model of revolution and the writings of Mao-Tse-Tung. The struggle was seen as both a …
EventEarly Xhosa author William Gqoba dies
… into his mother tongue. During his lifetime his Xhosa writings appeared only in the newspaper Isigidimi samaXhosa; …
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… People's Convention in 1972, and Mamphela Ramphele, whose writings on gender dynamics within Black Consciousness …
BiographyLouis Botha
… A great man of action, he was renowned for his simplicity, humanity, quick wit and good nature. He was endowed with …
ArchiveBiography of Mariama Bâ by Lauren Daugherty
… movement in 1920’s is Bâ’s literary forebear. But his writings did not address the issues African women in Senegal … gender, and Bâ constantly works to…
Address at the Welcome Ceremony of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 25 August 2002
… the world to the place that is recognised as the cradle of humanity. The Johannesburg World Summit for Sustainable … of us, a homecoming, a return to the…
Archive"Isikhumbuzo" (Memorial): Self-authored obituary by Petros Sipho Mkhize, dedicated to Getruth Ndlovu, written while awaiting execution, Pretoria Central Prison, circa 1967
… and memory. In creating this document, Mkhize asserted his humanity and ensured that his story would be told by him, not …
BiographyAlfred Milner
… the British were superior to every other ‘race’, and that humanity would become more ‘civilised’ living under British …
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… the policy of Apartheid, which constitutes a crime against humanity.’ In response, the UN Security Council sent an … and the restoration of the dignity of…
Hinduism
… they must respect creation and perform selfless service to humanity as a sign of their devotion to God. In one of their … and moon,.I am the sound in space,…
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… the UDHR, and apartheid was later declared a Crime against Humanity by the UNO. In South Africa under apartheid, people … of South African society and the…
Address by the President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of Civil Society Forum of the WSSD, Johannesburg, 23 August 2002
… of our ancestors have been found, the birthplace of all humanity, regardless of race or colour. We are indeed happy … because of the World Summit for…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… in white Afrikaans novels (through 1948) undermined the humanity and dignity of oppressed people". For the young … Steve Biko's Black Consciousness Movement…
Chapter 6. Conclusion by Frantz Fanon, 1961
… globe. For centuries they have stifled almost the whole of humanity in the name of a so-called spiritual experience. … for the welfare of Man: today we know…
ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
Dr David Nthubu Koloane, who was born in South Africa in 1938, was an extraordinary pioneer in the visual arts who fiercely defied any form of categorisation…
PlaceFreedom Park
… and explores the country's diverse peoples, and our common humanity. Freedom Park was established as the South African … and explores the country's diverse…
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… secure for the natives who are detained no less care and humanity than are now prescribed for the Boer refugees". On …
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… and manuscripts, which were smuggled out of prison. These writings are referred to as the Govan Mbeki Collection and …
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… as an Afrikaans writer, even though much of his early writings and early education were in English. He matriculated …
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… 'superior race' called Aryans. He said the lowest form of humanity were the Jews. Nazi posters, banners and badges … This Genocide remains one of the worst…
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… have often been referred to as genocide/crimes against humanity. It has even been suggested that deaths at the hands …
Address, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of the World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
… it has arrived in the continent that is the cradle of humanity. The fact that we have convened at this cradle of humanity, emphasises the obligation we all…
PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… mind make him an unforgettable colonial character, and his writings fascinating and enduring monuments, like his passes …
ArchiveHighlights on successes and experienced challenges during the 25 years of freedom and democracy.
Union Buildings Government Avenue, Private Bag X1000 PRETORIA, 0001 Dear President, Ramaphosa I am Mnguni Bulelani, 14 years old and doing Grade 9 at…
ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
… an agent Source: Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state , …
Straight Talk - Emilia Potenza
… the social value of teaching the common ancestry of humanity and the recognition of the past as a continuing …
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… detained in 1977, the same year as Steve Biko. He used his writings to speak out against the injustice of apartheid. He …
EventAfrican National Congress Youth League is founded
… in SAHO library) Freedom in our lifetime, the collected writings of Anton Lembede (online book in SAHO library) …