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Africa and Freedom, 1961
… a longer series of revolutionary upheavals, in which your age of feudal backwardness gave way to the new age of industrialisation, true nationhood, democracy…
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
… to testify through literature defined the vision for a new society and contributed to the resilient spirit among the … critic and cultural activist who, from…
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… Attempting to impose a working structure on a proposed new series of images which would take the photographer right … Rauschenberg in the 60's, where the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the ANC National Conference on Reconstruction and Strategy NASREC, Johannesburg, 21 January 1994
… of us will, at last, achieve our emancipation. This year a new birth will occur. The physical being that will be its offspring will be like the new beginning…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… Cape is also well known for its contribution to Stone Age research. Cave sites not far from Port Elizabeth, such as … as decorated pieces of ochre at Blombos…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… fathers. 1882 Kasturba and Mohandas are married at the age of thirteen. Kasturba moves in with the Gandhi family in … 16, More restrictions are to be imposed…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… insurance, sick and out-of-work benefits and old-age pensions.” A conference of Black trade unions is held in … Kadalie, the founder of the Industrial put…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… was an urgency with which he worked. His goal was to get a new newspaper before the public. The first issue of Indian … other key individuals involved in the…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… protected by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new Constitution - the rights to life, dignity, privacy and … ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual…
ArticleWomens Rights
… protected by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new Constitution - the rights to life, dignity, privacy and … ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual…
The Atlantic slave trade
… Nkuwu to Christianity. This led to divisions between the new Christians and followers of the traditional religions. … like so many sheep in a fold, without…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… ± 1000 BCE (Pre-colonial) Late Stone Age people (San/Tsam//Xam) teach their children how to hunt … is established. The Dutch school system reforms because of…
Recommendations of Commission on undesirable publications - Interview: Albert Luthuli, 1 September 1957
… of the African National Congress, in an interview with New Age. "The Commission seems to have laid great stress on the …
BiographyDulcie Howes
… was her foresight that resulted in the construction of the new ballet studios at UCT. These still house the UCT School …
BiographyImam Abdullah Haron
… independent and in the position to build himself a new house. He built it opposite the City and Suburban Rugby …
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
… Following a court application, they were released. When new detention orders were issued by the Minister of Law and …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… the Western Native Township. 19 May, White women over the age of 21 are given the right to vote . This increases the … member of Parliament and Minister of…
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… America. This part of the world is also known as the 'New World' and the 'Western hemisphere', because it lies west … name 'America' comes from. The accepted…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… This law required all black South Africans over the age of 16 to carry a pass book, known as a dompas, everywhere … In the 1960s the pursuit of white…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… Film Unit With the Gold Coast Film Unit established and a new demand for African filmmakers and actors, the Colonial … Ghana gained its independence in 1957…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… 23, 1969, shortly after the centenary of Gandhiji, at the age of 71, the Johannesburg Star wrote that he had enjoyed ' … During the Second World War, when…
EventOne-fifth of SA's military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… of command and the efficacy of detachments. Training new recruits also absorbs already scarce resources. According … by the high HIV rates found in soldiers…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bosman Street, Pretoria
… to the town authorities and used the proceeds to build two new churches, the one in Du Toit Street (Herformde Kerk) and … this church has its aesthetic…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… system of their old American masters as a basis for their new society). These descendants are known in Liberia as … College of West Africa in Monrovia. After…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… Party 0.5 %. On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela, at the age of 77, was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black … allowed to participate. In 1996, Mandela…
Islam
… world and about 1 300 million Muslims. Muslim Festivals New Year/Day of Hijra During Ramadaan Muslims light coloured … for a month and requires all Muslims…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… in Johannesburg as a medical student. At age 20, however, Sonia’s political beliefs began to … the rest of the newly rejuvenated SACP found…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… from all walks of life on campus and her exposure to new literature and ideas that her awareness began to expand. …
"Form united front now": Interview with Albert Luthuli, 5 May 1962
… said Chief A. J. Lutuli In an exclusive interview with New Age, Chief Lutuli said that he had already made an earnest …
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
… teachers, was born in Cape Town on 12 October 1951. By the age of 17, Sally Little had claimed more than a dozen … days on the tour saw promise, but no…