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PlaceZululand District Municipality
… as the Kingdom of the Zulu ! This province boasts two World Heritage Sites – the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and … the heart of Zululand this is the oldest…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 21 August 1990
… that this could have a very bad effect on the whole South African situation. Do you think the differences between … the willing co-operation of the people,…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… something new was afoot that had yet to find a home in South Africa, which at the time had only one serious contemporary … the primary point of contact with…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors 6 September 1994
… our fledgling democracy. Just over a hundred days ago, the world marveled at an achievement of epic proportions by a … the ANC in particular - that such a…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the … was skippered by Anthony Steward in his…
EventCharles Nqakula , Minister of Safety and Security and Chairperson of the SACP, is born
… Minister of Safety and Security of the Republic of South Africa since 7 May 2002 and current Chairperson of the South … highest murder rate and the highest…
EventHenri Edouard Prosper Breuil (84), French archaeologist who did research with Dr Robert Broom in SA, dies in Paris
… Professor Henri Breuil came to South Africa as a part of a six year trip across Southern Africa … was still in his home country. He travelled throughout the…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 8
… plying the Pacific ports. Towards the end of the war he reached London where he found employment in a cinema … for the Minister's reply on the same day. At…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… Location: back to this day in history search archive South Africa received a mandate from the League of Nations over … However, after the Sharpeville…
Launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… two choices: to submit or fight. That time has now come to South Africa. We will not submit but will fight back with all means …
PlaceOutcrop of Main Reef Group of Conglomerates, Johannesburg
… MEDIA CORRESPONDENT One of the most curious realities of South Africa’s mining history is that the precise details relating … historic event – that proved…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - NOSIPHO MAJEKE: A Biographical Note
… of Dora Taylor. She worked in the liberatory movement in South Africa until, at the height of the repression in the 1960's, … strategies. Her principal…
EventMacmillan’s 'winds of change’ speech in Parliament
… Houses of Parliament in Cape Town . He suggested that the South African government had not yet appreciated the force of the "winds of change" in the world…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… Party (NP) Government introduced an amendment to the South African constitution to create a new structure of … Dr. Allan Boesak, who was at the time the…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… Diana to mention a few. Also amongst these greats are South African Nobel Peace Laureates; Nelson Mandela, Desmond … and poetically express subjects and…
Apartheid stakeholders - where are they now?
… Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman South Africa can heave a collective sigh of relief that its … of security force special units,…
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… the re-absorption of the so-called black homeland into South Africa. The protest was led by several senior African National Congress (ANC) leaders,…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
… of abstracts for individual papers and panels for the 2012 Africa Century International African Writers Conference. The … resistance, post-colonialism, neo…
Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, Friday, 24 July 1936 at 8 p.m.
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. Johannesburg…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… where he worked as a librarian. He moved back to South Africa and worked at the South African Library in Cape Town … of historical fiction. He has also…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… year-long contract from an Indian law firm work in Natal, South Africa. His time in South Africa was a turning point in his … inspired movements for civil…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… forefront of the struggles for the emancipation of many South Africans remained unchanged. Malema and Shivambu felt … cause. A clarion call to Economic…
”The African Mine Workers’ Strike-A National Struggle.”flyer issued by the ANC Youth League, August 1946
… challenge to the whole economic and political structure of South Africa. Huge profits from cheap Native Labour are … of human activity it is the spiritual…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… was established 10 Years after the release of the former South African President Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in the … is located in Mthatha , Eastern Cape…
EventThe University of South Africa is officially opened, replacing the University of the Cape of Good Hope.
… South Africa’s biggest University, the University of South Africa (Unisa) was officially opened on 2 March 1918. … in 1873.Today,Unisa is one of the mega…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… Walter Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: A South African Love Story This remarkable love story spanning … An enduring love story between two…
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… the UN Security Council passed a resolution urging the South African government to end the Rivonia Trial in progress … US for a moderate UN resolution, which…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Joint Session of the Parliament of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 30 October 2007
… you the warm greetings of the government and people of South Africa. This is a special moment for me and my delegation … citizens occupy a pride of place…
PlaceCape Town International Airport
… Aerodrome, originally named D.F. Malan after the then, South African Prime Minister. With the fall of Apartheid in … the control of the newly formed Airports…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
… You Have Struck a Rock: Women and Resistance in South Africa , to mark the first August 9th Women’s Day … and activists nevertheless felt duty-bound to show…