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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Conference of the Association of African Universities: Cape Town, 22 February 2005.
… and a respected member of the world community of nations. For all these reasons, I am privileged to wish this …
PlaceNigeria
… of the June 12 election, the United States and other nations imposed various sanctions on Nigeria, including …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 1 - The Uneven Development of Colonialism in South Africa by Jeff Peires
… Their horses and firearms easily overpowered the African nations on the highveld. Their power manifested itself in …
Chapter 5 - Basotho - Their Last Supper
… taken up condemned at the General Assembly of the United Nations with the lone voice of the United States not …
PlaceGeorge Airport, Western Province
The Town of George lies halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s ever-popular Garden Route. George Airport now welcomes over 800,000…
EventVan Zyl Slabbert is elected as the leader of the PFP
On 3 September 1979, Dr. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert was elected as the leader of the opposition party, the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). He took over from…
EventLegendary photographer Sam Nzima dies
On 12 May 2018, legendary photographer Sam Nzima passed away at the age of 83 in hospital in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Nzima was born in Lillydale a small village…
PlaceGately House Museum, East London
Peruse through the former home of John Gately, an Irish Immigrant who was one of the founders of the municipal council and voted Mayor of East London a number…
EventIFP proposes a truce with ANC
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) as an effort to distil violent clashes between members of the two…
PlaceIxopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands
Ixopo, immortalized in Alan Paton’s: “Cry the Beloved Country” is the main centre of the Southern Midlands. Although originally named: ‘Stuartstown’, the…
PlaceNatures Valley, Garden Route
Nature's Valley and the surrounding Coastline, was occupied by Old Stone Age or Paleolithic, 1 Million Years ago. Paleolithic man lived in the Area in caves…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa appears before protesters against gender- based violence in South Africa
On 5 September 2019, students from different institutions went to parliament to protest against gender-based violence and demanded to see the president…
EventIgnatius Iggy Mthebule remembered
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ or ‘Gab’ Mthebule was a student activist and leader associated with the Azanian Student Organisation (AZASO) in 1975. Iggy’s brother, Samuel…
EventTryphina Mboxela Jokweni is honoured by the ANC
Tryphina Mboxela Jokweni was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and was part of the 1956 Union Buildings March which saw 20 000 women march to…
EventWinnie Madikizela Mandela, a stalwart in the fight against apartheid, passes away
On 2nd April 2018, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, also known as the mother of the nation, passed away at the age of 81, at Milpark hospital in Johannesburg. She…
PlaceSundays River, Mouth and Beach
Sundays River Mouth and the beach that accompanies it are awesome reflections of the beauty of the Eastern Cape. The river itself is spectacular, and the mouth…
PlaceKaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga
KaNyamazane, previously known as Lekazi, was established as a labour reserve, and was then zoned to fall within the Kangwane homeland. The first primary school…
PlaceSanddrift, Richtersveld Municipality
This is a land steeped in legends and mysteries, where dramatic desert landscape and weird rock formations easily trigger the imagination and plays with one’s…
PlacePanorama Route, Mpumalanga
The Panorama Route starts at, Nelspruit where you can go visit the Lowveld Botanical Garden. It moves on to White River where you can go play Golf and visit a…
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
… well in various fields. There are graduates of the Youth League, MK, SASCO, etc. or other young workers and …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 88th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2000
… and the holding of the National Conference of the Women’s League later this year will give us the possibility properly …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985 by Sean Field
… Cape. The New Unity Movement, the Western Cape Action League, black consciousness groups and the Charterist …
Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985
… Cape. The New Unity Movement, the Western Cape Action League, black consciousness groups and the Charterist …
PlaceFort Glamorgan, East London
The Historical site of Fort Glamorgan in East London, named after the Earl of Glamorgan. Established in 1848 along the Buffalo River, this Fort was used as…
EventPope John Paul II celebrates a papal mass in South Africa
On 17 September 1995, the Roman Catholic’s Pope John Paul II celebrated a papal mass in South Africa as he began his six day tour of Africa. His visit to the…
The Colors of Resistance in Apartheid South Africa: Black Consciousness Poetry and the Racial Elusiveness of Wopko Jensma
The article analyzes Black Consciousness poetry of the 1970s and 1980s South Africa alongside the protest poetry of white South African poet Wopko Jensma. It…
PlaceRobberg Nature Reserve
Robberg Nature Reserve, situated 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, is not only a nature reserve, but also a National Monument. Rocks from this…
EventAnti-Apartheid demonstration is held outside SA embassy in Washington
… this time South Africa was denied its seat in the United Nations, banished from participation in many international …
Covert operations
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman Up to this point attention has been focussed on those…