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Selfless Biko 40 Years On by Barney Pityana (City Press), 10 September 2017
… reasoning. It left many of these activists astounded. A feature of our community in Durban was that it was truly … From him I learnt what it was to be a good…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… of South Africa, members of the ANC in this city has a lesson for us. It was unprovoked. It was not covered by any …
Trade unions and Popular Resistance in the 1980s and New Alliances and the Different Unions Traditions by Kaizer Thibedi
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference THE BRIEF: TRADE UNIONS AND POPULAR RESISTANCE IN THE 1980S AND NEW…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… Abstracts and proposals can be submitted via the link at the bottom of the page. Contact : If you have any …
Speak
… No. 16, August-October 1987. Blue poster. Title of feature article: "Fighting our slavery: Domestic workers …
PlaceArthur Newton's- Rock Seat in the Comrades Marathon
… simply called: “Running by Arthur F.H. Newton” (the Link being listed in FURTHER READING). This book is still … them that way, when he once ran an…
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
… during the Republican period and forms an important link with the Orange Free State Railway System of the …
EventManilal Gandhi leads a resistance group across the Natal
… hard labour. See our Defiance Campaign chronology and our feature on the History of Indians in South Africa for more. …
EventWole Soyinka is born
… Gyllensten, of the Swedish Academy Click here to read our feature about Nobel Prize …
EventOscar Nominations are announced
… member, Adrien Brody, in Los Angeles. Yesterday, the first feature-length film in the Zulu language, is about a woman …
PlaceAmathola/Amatole District Municipality
… The name is Xhosa and means 'weaned calves'. Some sources link the name to a person called 'Mathole', perhaps a chief …
EventHomeland leader Qqozo stands trial
… of state could not be prosecuted, saying that he saw no link between the English law prerogative that the monarch can …
EventA Cape Passive Resistance Council is formed
… passive resistance camp in Durban. Click here to read our feature on Passive Resistance in South Africa. Source: …
PlaceSt. Andrews College, Grahamstown now Makhanda
… model is based on that of a “house system”, a traditional feature of English boarding schools whereby each student is … Andrew’s College, 1855 – 2005” …
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
… about the ‘ First Anglo-Boer War ’ 1880-1881 in SAHO’s feature on the topic. Conflicting political ideology After … mining labour and the migrant labour…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) and the UDF. This feature examines this violent conflict, an intriguing episode … – if not more so – as ideological…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… terms. The text and gallery of images included in this feature are adapted from a rural people's Photo-documentary …
The oldest forms of human communication
… Adapted from the school textbook by Emilia Potenza, this feature provides a taste of Africa's rich heritage, long …
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… the Well, uncovered at the Bo-Kaap Market site upgrade. (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING) Cape Town is a city built … stairways and the stories behind them-…
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… of late Minister Padayachie Patriotic teachers should de-link from SADTU - AZAPO by Funani ka Ntontela Roy …
SASPU Focus
… SASPU Focus was a feature-orientated publication aimed largely at raising …
PlaceKeetmanshoop
… Keetmanshoop is the Capital of the South of Namibia. (LINK PROVIDE IN FURTHER READING) …
EventSouth Africa sends troops to Ciskei
… homeland to help restore order. Click here for our Special Feature on homelands. …
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… the earliest inhabitants that archaeologists discovered. Link each description with the correct number on the map: …
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
… at monument 17:30 – 20:00 - ATKV Christusfees Here is a link to the full programme: …
EventAfrikaans is used for the first time in an international document with the signing of the Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria
… Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria. The language’s close link with the apartheid government has meant that it has …
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
… pro-war propaganda campaign. Cornelius also made several feature films, which suggested a gift for characterisation …
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
… 46664 concert celebration read more. Visit our new feature: Nelson Mandela, celebrating 90 years. …
EventThe first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek) in 1875
… of Gert Alberts, reached Lake Ngami on 29 April 1875. Feature: Afrikaner Treks …
Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma at the 40th Anniversary of the Execution of Vuyisile Mini and five others, 6 November 2004
… to think of the legacy and lessons they left us. The first lesson is that of sacrifice, dedication and commitment. We … There is a tendency today to forget…