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ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… NEC meets at Thaba ‘Nchu and decides to call a national one-day stay at home protest on 26 June. This was to protest … or office-bearer from certain…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… true parliament of the people, not to restrict the vote to one section, but to open it to all.7 The editorial had little … development is to take place. 20…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 2
… party formed a Pact government with the Labour Party. One of its pledges during the election campaign was the … Indians had the municipal vote, he had taken…
63. Colonisation scheme: the colonial-born Indians respond - From the book "A Documentary History of Indian South Africans" edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… the new organisation. His address is reproduced here in part. Source: Indian Opinion , 5 January 1934. We who are … to help have never supported them. The…
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… N6 to East London, is easy to reach, and is situated in one of the most naturally beautiful parts of the country. The … steam engines from days gone by and…
Nadine Gordimer`s key note speech - Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award
… in the contemporary world. In the 20th Century he was one of the few who, in contrast with those who made it … is in sight of Table Mountain and Pollsmoor…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
… people of South Africa entered into a covenant to become one nation under one political body called the South African … the effects of the Native Land Act on…
Congress of the People - I was there
… days we witnessed the climax of months of effort on the part of thousands of Congress men and women throughout the … of Trade Unions (SACTU), formed in March…
Black ViewPoint - The New Day by C.M.C. Ndamse
… University of Fort Hare. PRINCE BISMARCK once said that one-third of German university students broke down from … them with love and respect for labour. This…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… like a mosque, hence its Swahili nickname “Msikiti”, is one of the smallest churches in Africa. It was built on the … of the church and owns an adjoining tea…
Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo's Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June 1946
… spot by mobs of Europeans. The Passive Resisters took no part in this at all but remained truthful to the rule of … Indian community I say that the struggle…
PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
… a Tswana chief who went by the name “Pilane.” The Northern part of Pilanesberg National Park was originally owned by the … obtained a lease on the adjacent…
Chapter III - My very ordinary life
… Joseph On that day in August 1956, I was already fifty-one. I often wonder just how it took me so long to find the … the 1920s and university students…
Dr. Pallo Jordan’s speech at the 20th anniversary of the Bisho massacre, 07 September, 2012
… statement on the Bhisho Massacre. The message read in part: “Each one of the people who lost their lives at Bisho yesterday, … praised “peaceful transition”;…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 5th National Congress of COSATU 7 September 1994
… express my profound gratitude for the invitation to take part at this, the 5th National Congress of COSATU. Much has … I however wish to say that, for me…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… cde President Oliver Tambo. He was chosen to become part of the elite group that gave protection to the ANC … our people. Upon his return from exile, he was…
'The timing of his resignation is suspect' - Communications Minister on ex SABC CEO (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… at the broadcaster was wrong and he could no longer be part of it. He had for months compromised the values he held … in a statement said on Monday that‚…
PlaceCaledon, Cape Overberg
… which was destroyed by fire. The seven springs, one of which is cold and the other six thermal, are warmed by … The Caledon wild flower garden is world…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo
… The apartheid state attempted to co-opt Indians as part of a larger strategy of reform and control. Despite the … to negate their historical heritage…
EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
… be attributed to a combination of poor judgement on the part of the South African commander Major -General H.B … and the second Cameron Highlanders. The…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
… Nobel Peace Prize Committee made specific mention of his part in the transition to democracy in South Africa. Despite … as South Africa's second Nobel Peace…
PlaceRegina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto
… of Soweto, in the Suburb of Moroka. The Church forms part of the rich History of Soweto and is the largest … played a major role in the struggle for Freedom…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… of Appeal founds the Aids Law Project (ALP), which forms part of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) at the … in Bloemfontein, Free State. In…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The World The Workers Made
… and unsociable. I sneaked unconsciously into it. I became one of it.’ For most new workers fresh from the land, the … homesteads of the countryside women…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
… been preferable that this great honour should have gone to one of the apartheid architects presumably for their … helped to mobilise many, Africans and non…
Chapter XIV - End of an era
… committee members to meet together, yet there was one decision, which had to be taken urgently. Should we try … by the ban on the ANC Women's League,…
Cataloguing the archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
… of sorting and cataloguing the collection is a lengthy one partly because of its size and partly because the papers … needed more space. The first task, a…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
… a long rest, prolonged treatment and undisturbed quiet. One side of his face was slightly contracted. One of his eyes … been brought low by the vociferous…
ArticleGrade 12 - Forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1970s
… South African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much larger world. Therefore, …
PlaceSierra Leone
… Complex - Sierra Leone's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the shining stars awarded this status is the Gola-Tiwai Complex, part of the Great Gola…