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ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… Aftermath of Sharpeville One of the turning points in the history of South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre on 21 … This became the largest number of…
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…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… 1965 – 1982 Kathrada undertakes and completes a BA in History and Criminology (1965-68), a Bachelor of Bibliography degree and a BA Honours in History and…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… major developments inside South Africa barely mentioned in history is the formation of the Soweto Students League … SSL failed to make an impression in its…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
… at the funeral was necessary because of Rose Mbele’s history with the organisation, but the funeral was not a … South photographs. southphoto.com Bailey’s…
PlaceLuthuli House Museum, KwaDukuza
The mission of this Museum is to conserve, uphold, promote and propagate the life, values, philosophies and legacy of the late Chief Albert Luthuli in the…
Interview with Sunny Singh by C de Vos, Durban, 28 May 2002
… UNIVERSITY OF DURBAN – WESTVILLE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "VOICES OF RESISTANCE” INTERVIEWEE SUNNY … I understand it and put it back to that…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… first democratic elections in April 1994. Considering the history of cordial and sometimes warm interactions between …
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… saw a surge of unionism unprecedented in South African history. The Trade Union Advisory Co-ordinating Committee was …
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… little over a billion rand, the biggest land claim in the history of South Africa. The government intended to … [Accessed 21 January 2014] | South African…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… as the Khomani (to read more about the language see the history of the San). The Kora: The Korana or Kora were a … South Africa West Coast History: The…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 29 …
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… By courtesy. South African National Museum of Military History). Socio-economic background to the 1914 Rebellion The … No. 1, pp.1-30. |Muller, C.F. J. …
Black Power by Richard (Rick) Turner
… to distinguish analytically between them. In South African history a number of groups with varying cultures have come … school the child is given a picture…
PlaceBlinkwater
… that can be visited, providing insight into the region’s History. Amathole Mountains: This mountain range offers …
PlaceWellington, Western Cape
… cultural exhibits, and learn more about the region’s History. The town was renowned as an important academic … https://wellingtoncountryhouse.co.za/history…
PlaceValdezia Mission Station, Soutpansberg District
… he said. The land where Valdezia is situated has a history that stretches back several centuries. It was one of …
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
… The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be … The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day
… in 1994, December 16 continued to form part of the history of post apartheid South Africa. On 16 December 1995 …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela's bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) …
PlaceDriefontein, Mpumalanga
… Population, in 2018 of 28,127. --- Today in South African History 2 April 1983 Saul Vusumzi Mkhize (47) is shot to …
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… Discussion, she developed her understanding of politics, history and literature in the reading groups, lectures and … In 1962 she returned to academic study,…
Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall
… leadership at all critical moments in our country's history. As the Union of South Africa was established to the … national movement. As Ismail Vadi notes in…
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
… of her writing is inspired by Nigerian society and history, including trans-Atlantic slavery, colonialism, the … a grave injustice—we should all be angry,…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… of the Rand. Sixty years is a short period of time in history — it is not easy to analyse accurately in that space … day it remains an important debate as to…
PlaceManenberg, Cape Flats
… by the 1976 riots and agreed that Manenberg has had a rich History in playing a significant role in the 1976 riots and … Manenberg throughout those early…
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
… even during the darkest days of racist tyranny. But the history of opposition to the vile policies of apartheid is … free South Africa must operate, for the…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the academic year at the University of Stellenbosch on 22 February 1971
… argument is put forward I cannot help reflecting upon the history of my own people. Then I inevitably think of the pain … and the violent hatred which this…
78. The Natal Indian Congress calls for a national convention
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … juggernaut of violence. Never in the entire annals of our…
56. The Cape Town Agreement is welcomed
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … be deputy president the most important changes in the history…