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PlaceAmalienstein, a Mission Station in the Western Cape
… dependent on Tourism for their survival. Their immediate History goes something like this- Zoar was the first of the … funding from a Baroness Amalie von…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… and later Cape Town, and because of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of … and the Great Trek). Dreyer published…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… of what would become an enduring landmark in the history of our country, and that is the August 1956 march … to derail our march to freedom and democracy. …
PlaceConstantia
… belonged to Simon van der Stel. There was a Company's post on Witteboomen, granted to W. Duckitt in 1806 in … now demolished. It owes its name to its…
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… ANC is ready to write the next chapter in our country’s history. A chapter of new hope in the fight to eradicate … and rural areas, - developing skills in…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… sun-kissed beaches; Robben Island’s allure lies rich in History. South Africa’s first democratically elected … and fortifications. While the Island has a…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… adults, and displays concentrating on Tswana culture and history tell interesting stories of the heritage and history of the region’s people. One of the most…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… become part of a delegation to Lord Carnarvon, the colonial secretary. Kruger was to suggest a referendum, the …
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
… and new forms of exploitation, the common references if colonial pasts. These themes being worked through were more …
Address At The Commerce Faculty Graduation Ceremony(Media friendly) by Saleem Badat, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… at South African universities. He warns that colonial and racial discourses (and we can add patriarchy) … traditions, customs, and norms associated with…
PlaceHout Bay Museum
… museum is a hidden treasure with collections of Hout Bay’s history that goes back to 1652. When the Dutch colony … Bay valley and her inhabitants. There is…
PlaceRhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
… He is among the most prominent figures in South African history. Rhodes rose to prominence as a Financier, … Founder of the De Beers Company of mines. In…
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
… knowledge of the Northern Cape. Displays include natural history, the Siege of Kimberley , a Hall of Religions and the … Ancestors Gallery, depicting three…
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
… 19 May 2011] Boddy-Evans A. (n.d.), ‘This Day in African History: 27 June,’from African History, [online] Available at www.africanhistory.about.com, …
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner meet in Bloemfontein to discuss the franchise question
… and left for Europe. References: Anon, (n.d.), ‘The history of the War,’ from Paperspast, [online] Available at … Johannes Paulus "Paul" Kruger, from South…
The Final Prize: My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy
… and the most exciting years of this country's recent history, Norman Levy's autobiography combines a narrative of … experience with South African economic…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… the most significant political events in the 19th Century history of Cape Muslims. In commemoration of the 124th … Centre to the Tana Baru Cemetery. Related:…
Document 4 - B.M. Kies “The Background of Segregation”, Address delivered to the National Anti-CAD Conference, 29 May 1943
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 4 - … shown itself in China and which must…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… forces, this book is a contribution to their courageous history by a woman who is herself a part of that history. “a history of struggle told from it's heart…
PlaceMostert’s Mill, Rhodes Drive, Mowbray
… and it stands tall as a testimony to the constructive history of South Africa. The thatched roof revolves to allow … popular tourist spot for young and old,…
The Detention Weapon
… be, set the stage for permanent removal from society. The history, powers, application and effects of this insidious … 1990) DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL HRC,…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1987
… 75 years of organised political struggle against colonial and racist oppression in our country have brought … its 25th anniversary. Let the solemn notes of…
In memory of Archbishop Dennis Hurley by Phyllis Naidoo, 16 September 2009, Durban
… not allowed to speak to me. Naturally I took over their Post Box and directed their letters to Australia. After sometime I opened my post and found one from…
The National Anthem
… note that the sheet music is in .pdf format (245 KB). History A proclamation issued by the (then) State President …
ArticleRock Art
… possible (Lewis-Williams, D. 1981). Ethnology and oral history has been used to obtain information about "Bushman" …
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… seen some of the most turbulent events in South African history, the first signs that the apartheid regime would not …
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… between 1750 and 1850. Change is the driving force in history. Without change there would be no progress. As a …
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… [i] Wright, E. (ed.). 2015. Oxford dictionary of world history. United Kingdom: oxford Press. page 536 ↵ [ii] …
Formation and launch of the UDF
… 1983 the UDF leadership sought unions support. ( For more history on the UDF, click on the hyperlink above. ) Growing …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 10
… Smuts asked each province and indeed each city up a post-war Works Reconstruction Committee for the purpose of … in Congress they were filled with anxiety…