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ArchiveHow China broke the chain of infection by Vijay Prashad
On 31 March 2020, a group of scientists from around the world – from Oxford University to Beijing Normal University – published an important paper in Science…
ArchiveCHAPTER FOUR: The Revival Of Alliance Politics, 1982-1984 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
ASAI wants to invite you to join us for a full afternoon celebrating 20 years of ASAI: making art history from below.Date: Friday, 28th November 2025Venue:…
Belonging - A History of Indian South Africans
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Across oceans and centuries, this sweeping narrative shuttles between the corridors of the Colonial Office in London, the contested…
PlaceKrugersdorp
In Afrikaans it means: 'Kruger's Town, falling under the municipality known as: 'Mogale City'. Krugersdorp was essentially a mining town, regarded as the…
The Durban Strikes and the making of the Political Struggles in South Africa by Vuyisile Msila
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference When the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) was formed in…
PlaceOttosdal and Letsopa
The Town of Ottosdal, was established as a Dutch Reformed Church on the Farm 'Korannafontein'. This occurred in 1913 and was named after its owner, GP Otto…
PlaceEhlanzeni District Municipality
Ehlanzeni District Municipality (EDM) is one of the three districts in Mpumalanga Province and is located in the Northern Eastern part covering the whole…
PlaceShakaland, Northern Natal
Shakaland, situated just 160 km North of the City of Durban is a living monument, to Zulu culture. It is here that people from all over the World come to…
Event90-Days Act commences
The General Laws Amendment Act of 1964 (passed in 1963) or the 90-Day Act, commences on this day. It is dubbed the 90-Day Act as it provides for any person to…
EventThe first 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… Black language in South Africa. These groups were called nations, and all Black South Africans were made citizens of …
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army'
The newly appointed British High Commissioner for Southern Africa delivers to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army, handover offenders. Frere who was…
PlaceSchmidtsdrift
Schmidtsdrift is a Town, in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape Province. (Situated 80 km West of Kimberley). It was originally a Fjord,…
ArticleTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, occurs all over the world and is one of the most infectious diseases, causing more deaths than HIV/AIDS and Malaria [1] [2]…
PlaceADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
Interwoven in the Hills near Machadodorp in South Africa’s: 'Mpumalanga Province'. It is a labyrinth of circular stone walls and linear pathways. Known as the…
PlaceSedgefield
The Cape Fold Mountains of the Western Cape create the great divide that separates the temperate region of the Garden Route from its drier inland counterpart,…
Place"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"
There was a time when a South African holiday didn’t start with a boarding pass, it began with a packed boot, a map unfolded across the dashboard, and a…
PlaceCape Town City Hall, Darling Street
The mayor of Cape Town, Thomas Ball, laid the cornerstone of the City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the Hall was only opened in 1905. It was designed by…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
Introduction Starting in the late 1970’s and reaching its height in the 1980’s, the South African province of Natal (now known as KwaZulu Natal – KZN) saw a…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… the Rivonia Trials , and the AAM worked with the United Nations and other international organizations to protest the …
Academia and activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference The post-1973 period created a space for academics, students, and…
PlaceEcho Caves, Limpopo
On the border of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. The caves, today are declared a National Monument. These Caves are found near Ohrigstad and were opened…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher's exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… to end its policy of segregation. In 1962, the United Nations established their Special Committee against …
PlaceWhite River, Mpumalanga
The little Town of White River - an important farming and tourism centre - was founded around 1890. It’s proximity to the Kruger National Park renders it a…
PlaceDelareyville, North West
This Historical Town in the vast North West Province has a rich History that is deeply rooted in South African Culture. It was founded in 1913, after the…
PlaceSedibeng District Municipality
The Sedibeng District Municipality is a Category C municipality situated on the Southern tip of the Gauteng Province and strategically located on the border of…
Checkmate for apartheid? July 199 1 - June 1992
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman In Chapter 8 we examined the emergence of a strategy of…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
… universalising values. Far from keeping aloof from other nations, therefore, it is national liberation which leads the …
Gandhiji and the struggle for liberation in South Africa
… calculations began to influence the policies of powerful nations much more than justice. The ANC was branded by …
Archive2015 - President Zuma, Response to the State of the Nation Address, 19 February 2015
Delivered by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday in response to the State of the Nation Address Debate 19 February 2015 Honourable Speaker,Honourable…