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PlaceTokai, Cape Town
The Suburb of Tokai took its name from Tokaj, a range of Hills in Hungary. It was built in the late 1940's due to the urgent need for housing for South African…
PlaceVictor Verster Prison
The Groot Drakenstein correctional facility (the former Victor Verster, (“One of the proprietors of these grounds was Victor Verster, who, after selling his…
PlaceFisantekraal, Cape Winelands
… per km²) houses or shacks, in this Township. 51% are Black Africans while 47% of the population is Coloured. Most of … per km²) houses or shacks, in this…
PlaceYzerfontein
Yzerfontein is considered the: ‘Pearl‘, of the West Coast. Yzerfontein, a hidden gem which is only, a pleasant one hour drive from the metropole of Cape Town,…
Place18 Gangster Museum, Khayelitsha
18 Gangster Museum is an initiative in the Cape Town Township of Khayelitsha, the first Living Museum in Cape Town! The creation of the Museum is to help the…
PlacePrince Mangosuthu Buthelezi or Ulundi Airport, Kwa-Zulu Natal
The Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport is also often known as: the 'Ulundi Airport'. It is situated in the beautiful South African Province of- KwaZulu-Natal…
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
On 20 August 2019, the 36th anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Rocklands Community Hall, located in Mitchell’s Plain,Cape…
PlaceBotrivier, near Hermanus
… a way to explore South Africa. A whole generation of South Africans were introduced to the town of Botrivier as the …
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
Two members of the banned liberation movements, Harry Gwala, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zephania Mothopeng a member of the Pan…
EventLord Baden-Powell’s sister, Agnes, establishes the Girl Guides Movement
The Girl Guide movement shares its roots with the Boy Scout movement that was founded by Baden-Powell during the South African War of 1899-1902. During the war…
EventIvory Coast's new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
After emerging as an independent country following French colonization, Ivory Coast came under the leadership of Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Known as the father of…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world's first human heart transplant
On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital,…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
On 20 September 1915 a new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps was established with the view of being dispatched to East Africa in…
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
PlaceVanderbijlpark
… industrial development. The steelworks began operating in 1947 and the town was proclaimed in 1949. Despite being … River being a popular holiday destination…
PlaceLuckhoff High School
… of the Stellenbosch Community. It has produced great South Africans. OUR VISION Lückhoff High is committed to the … of the Stellenbosch Community. It has…
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… 1969 had opened membership of the external mission to non-Africans from the SACP and Congress Alliance member organisations; non-Africans were still excluded…
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… By 1904, authorities added Section Number Four to hold Africans, as the Fort housed only whites. [3] Number Four …
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
… remains the liberation of the black people in general and Africans in particular. The Strategy and Tactics document …
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… Secondly, the dissidents were concerned that non-Africans, including leading SACP members such as Slovo and …
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… imprisonment in Pretoria, all his fellow prisoners were Africans (Natives as they were then referred to, even by …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… competition with white civilisation, just because we are Africans. This shallow fallacy has by sheer repetition become …
XIII - The Courts
… probably without modern parallel'. The majority of South Africans are black, but the courts are presided over by white …
45. Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, 1906
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 11 …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1903 - 1923 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… its founding the Trust has established 10 schools for Africans in Kwa Zulu and Natal. 1923 Founding of Cape Malay …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Early Writings
… one will be deserving the honour from all South Africans and from God. Death stalks through the Natives' …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 2
… in English-"We don't understand Hindustani-we are South Africans. We are Colonial-born." Within a few minutes a free …
Durban 1973, a National Breakthrough, in the Context of a Globally Developing Socialism? But what if the reality was actually an emergent 50-year international capitalist 'counterrevolution' of 1973-2022? by David Cooper
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference ABSTRACT FOR PROPOSED CONFERENCE 26-27 JANUARY, 2023: ‘CELEBRATING…
PlaceLenasia, Soweto
… that Indians were sent off into a separate Area, and if Africans had a presence in the Town, it was as workers: …
PlaceLiliesleaf Farm, Rivonia- Johannesburg
… seeped into every aspect of life for non-white South Africans, dictating where they went, where they lived, who …