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Event200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… The 25 March 2007 saw the 200-year-celebration of the abolishment of the slave trade in the British Empire. The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed…
Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers’ party
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 2 - … that put it well to the right of the bourgeois-nationalist Congress Party. By such…
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA SADC CHAIRMAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL CLOSING OF THE SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF SADC Chichiri Conference Centre, 8 September, 1997
… BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA SADC CHAIRMAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL CLOSING OF THE SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF SADC Chichiri Conference …
EventFirst public service of the Church of England in South Africa
… The Church of England or Anglican Church is the oldest of the English speaking denominations in South Africa. The first recorded public worship of the Church…
ArticleConference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
… 70 Years". Delegates at the 3-day conference “100 years of the ANC, Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy … the first major public event marking the…
ArchiveStatement of the United Democratic Front on death of Victoria Myenge
… Statement of the United Democratic Front on death of Victoria Myenge who was the member of the United Democratic Front and she was the victim of … Statement…
ArchiveNative Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953
… The Act was to provide for the prevention and settlement of native labour disputes and for the regulation of conditions of employment of natives; to amend…
ArchiveState of Capture - A Report of the Public Protector, 14 October 2016
… relating to alleged improper relationships and involvement of the Gupta family in the removal and appointment of Ministers and Directors of State-Owned…
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… The Siege of Mafeking (now known as Mafikeng) was an important battle … the British to withdraw their soldiers from the border of the Transvaal. When the…
EventRev. Allan Hendrickse is elected leader of the Coloured Labour Party
… Rev. Allan Hendrickse was elected leader of the Coloured Labour Party of South Africa at its thirteenth Congress in Bloemfontein. The party declared its…
ArchivePromotion of Bantu Self-governing Act, Act No 46 of 1959
… The Act was to provide for the gradual development of self-governing Bantu national units and for direct consultation between the Government of the Union and…
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
… General Ibrahim Babangida's military government as result of an air disaster, involving a Nigerian Air Force transport … palm trees before sinking into the…
ArchiveSolidarity with the struggle of women of South Africa and Namibia
… White, brown, black and white poster. Artwork of an African woman holding a baby, and people with fists raised underneath. Solidarity with the struggle of…
ArchiveMinutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban
… Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban from 2 to 5 March 1989, … finaces and Advice Offices, Removals, homelessness, State of…
ArchiveEmergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material
… An Emergency Convocation of Churches was decided upon to work on and develop effective … the church to refuse to collaborate with the unjust system of…
Forward to Mass Action for People's Power! Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 77th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1989
… Today, January 8th, we observe the 77th anniversary of the people's movement, the African National Congress. I have the pleasure to extend greetings of the…
ArchiveThe Soul of a Nation
… society, people do ... it is crucial that the people of South Africa unite around a common respect for the Constitution ' Serialisation of The Soul of a…
ArchiveThe tasks of the Democratic Movement during the State of Emergency
… United Democratic Front draft article discussing the tasks of the Democratic Movement during the State of Emergency. … The tasks of the Democratic Movement…
ArchiveThe great conspiracy. Part 1: The story of the Chamber of Mines
… It is customary today for the Transvaal Chamber of Mines to surround itself with a mantle of benevolence and philanthropy. … The great conspiracy. Part 1:…
ArchiveMinutes of the 5th Conference of National Anti-CAD Movement
… Minutes of 5th Conference of National Anti-CAD Movement, held at Woodstock Town Hall, … Minutes of the 5th Conference of National Anti-CAD Movement …
ArticleGrade 12 - Forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1970s
… African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much larger world. Therefore, what … relations (the ‘big picture’) towards…
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
… to be named after the Harbour City, on the West side of the Bay of Algiers, Capital City of Algeria. Algiers is the urban area of Ganyesa, which is a … New…
BiographyBuzwe Stanley Mabizela
… Stanley Mabizela was born in 1934, 7th of March in Port Elizabeth, joined the liberation struggle … by his father to Mariazel in the Transkei, near the…
BiographyStephanie Kemp
… in the South African War, worked as a principal of the Swartland Laerskool. Her cousins were members of the Afrikaner Broederbond . Her mother came from a … …
ArchiveA study of resettlements in the Eastern Cape: the case of Mdatsane
… Report on the establishment and development of Mdatsane resettlement area. The report also outlines the socio-economic impact caused by relocation of African…
Letter from the Secretary of SASO to the President of NUSAS
… The letter contains a notification of a resolution passed at the SASO Conference held in Durban … July 1970 which effectively withdraws SASO's recognition of…
ArchiveMinutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Grahamstown
… Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Grahamstown from 2 to 4 March 1990, … Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at…
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… The University of Cape Town is South Africa's oldest University! UCT is also one of Africa's leading Teaching and Research Institutions, with a number of…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
ArticleGrade 12 - How SA emerged as a democracy from the crises of the 1990s
… creating the cosmetic Tricameral Parliament. This system of governance tampered with, but did not challenge apartheid. … point in South African history…