Within Eritrea, the Saho primarily reside in the Southern and Northern Red Sea regions. Language. The Saho people speak the Saho language as a mother tongue. It belongs to the Saho-Afar dialect cluster of the Lowland East Cushitic languages, which are part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family.

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A short history of pass laws in South Africa [online], from South African History Online, Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [accessed 11 March 2009] Chaskalson, M (1986) The Road to Sharpeville, African Studies Seminar Series paper, Wits University, Available at: https://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/ [Accessed on 2 March 2011

During the tercentenary celebration on 6 April 1952, the Joint Planning Council (made up of members from the ANC, SAIC, SACP and COD) held mass meetings and demonstrations throughout the country as part of the lead up to the Defiance Campaign. The ANC and TIC issued a flyer entitled ‘April 6: People Protest Day’.

This biography was written by Artthrob in collaboration with SAHO. Zanele Muholi is a photographer and visual activist based in Johannesburg. Muholi’s work has been recognized for its radical emphasis on marginalized communities in South Africa, exploring queerness, blackness, femininity, and the intersections in between.

The 'Cape Malay' people follow Islamic principles of living. On Thursday nights, Malay people burn incense sticks (niang) in preparation for Friday. Fasts and feasts. A feast to which relatives are invited to is known as a 'merang' and it is usually held to celebrate a special occasion. The following fasts and feasts are observed by all Malay ...

The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo ja Toivo. The party was originally formed to advocated immediate Namibian independence from South Africa and became the country’s leading party following independence in 1990.

These 'inferior' people were seen as a threat to the purity and strength of the German nation. The term Aryan originally meant something completely different. Its origin started in the Vedic period by Indo-Iranian people in India. The word was a self-designation and ethnic label that referred to the noble class from the Āryāvarta parts of India.

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This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob. Modus Operandi. Penny Siopis is foremost a painter, although she frequently works with video and installations.