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ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… guilty of treason and sentenced to be hanged. A further 11 were sentenced to death for ‘active participation’ while …
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… Pretoria to object the introduction of passes for women. [11] Thanks to the help of Nyembe and countless other women, … Sizwe (MK), recruited Nyembe to join…
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… holiday – “Reconciliation Day”. Wolfram Kistner [1923-2006] gives a historical account * : The annual … its privileges in a separate building or…
PlaceMichaelis School of Fine Art
… Randlord Sir Maximillian Michaelis (b. Eisfeld, Germany 11 May 1852, d. Zurich, Switzerland, 26 January 1932), who …
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
… 2009. Marshal, Julian. “Milton Obote,” obituary, Guardian, 11 October 2005. Source: africanhistory.about.com …
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
… declared on 4 December 1981, and 33 on 8 October 1982. On 11 May 1984 this was extended by the addition of Little …
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… democratically elected president – Nelson Mandela – spent 18 years of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island. Easily … the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A…
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
The caves are situated about 11km from Krugersdorp, on the Farm- 'Swartkrans'. They are believed to have been discovered in about 1896 or 1897, and were opened…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
… reached. From: Passive Resister , Johannesburg, December 11, 1947 …
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
… prison. Mandela was released two days later, on February 11. "He was initially taken aback and insisted that the …
Don’t eat potatoes!
… I saw the farmers coming in there. It must have been about 11 o'clock in the morning or so, and these white farmers come …
PlaceCathcart District, Eastern Cape
… of whom 1,739 were literate then in 1904 census: 11,468 residents, of whom 2,699 were literate The little town …
PlaceAddo Elephant Game Reserve, Port Elizabeth
… its main camp completely off-grid using solar power. 11 July 2025 -SANPARKS NEWS- "Addo Elephant National Park’s …
ArchiveThe women's suffrage movement: The politics of gender race and class by Cheryl Walker
… finally enfranchised all white women over the age of 18. 1 For the 4 000 or so members of the national women's … once white women had been enfranchised, to…
PlaceLady Frere, Eastern Cape
… about 4 km from the Yona Secondary School and about 11 km North-West of Lady Frere. The paintings depict eland …
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… it was known as: 'Stakesby Lewis Hostels and YMCA'. On the 11 of July 1914, (during the painful days of apartheid in …
PlaceMalgas Island, Saldanha Bay
… the continental plate. During the Pleistocene Glaciations (12 000 years ago) were part of the mainland. 2000 years ago …
PlaceAntipolis and Romelia Shipwrecks, Cape Town
… Town said the remains of the Antipolis wreck, washed up at 12 Apostles Beach because of increased wave and wind activity …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Celebration the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2005
… unnoticed, as we have done with regard to other important dates that define our march to freedom. In redress, I am … from ignorance. We have been engaged in…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
… “meaning” in the singular, in a book published by HSRC in 2006. This is even more of a problem than treating his …
Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… of the Western Areas doubled between 1928 and 1934, from 12 000 to 24 000, and again to 60 000 by the 1950s. The … provided through these contraband…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… Bill Parry ( https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/oct/13/guardianobituaries.obituaries ). Parry left the …
PlaceCederberg Wilderness Area
The Cederberg Region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different. With much wilder, warmer with a raw, dramatic beauty…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… On 14 June 1985, the SADF raided Botswana killing 12 people, members of Medu including Medu treasurer Mike …
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on International Relations, 27-30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… blocks (RECs), with emphasis on regional integration. 11. In addition the conference agreed with submissions from … towards a common understanding on the…
Address to the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, 2 May 2002
… that for every 9 slaves that crossed the Atlantic another 12 died. These were people Africa could not afford to lose. …
The fight against passes continues
… We all had those protest forms with us and there were some extra ones for those who hadn't brought them. We waited until …
PlaceKruger National Park
… period in our History and less than a year later on 11 October 1899. The statue at Paul Kruger Gate (AS SHOWN IN … Iron Age site can be found on a prominent…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… Free resources and downloadable lessons for Grades 4 to 12 Curriculum Publications: Books and CDs created for schools …
Appeal for action against Apartheid - Statement issued jointly by Chief Albert Luthuli and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr,10 December 1962
… and violence: Human Rights Day (December 10), 1959 - 12 South West Africans killed at Windhoek and 40 wounded as …