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EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… at the time, decorated the hall. References: South African History Online http://www.cosatu.org.za/shop/ss0406-26.html …
Event17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 of the Public Safety Act
… On this day in history, State President P.W. Botha amended the emergency … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology…
EventDelmas Treason Trial starts
… Treason Trial, up to that time the longest trial in the history of SA, started in Delmas, east of Pretoria. …
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… a remarkable woman with an extensive knowledge of natural history, especially botany and entomology and supplied …
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
… first person to discover gold in this area, Johannesburg history proved him wrong. Allegedly Carel Kruger, who was … HighBeam Research, History of…
EventSouth African cricketer, AB de Villiers is born
… and ODI rankings, making him only the ninth batsman in history to do so …
ArchiveBlack consciousness: a reactionary tendency
… provides the reader with a very detailed background and history of the formation of the Black Consciousness Movement …
EventGovernment declares that five ‘non-White’ South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… colleges played a tremendous role in shaping the history of South Africa during the liberation struggle. … From Crisis to Stability to Crisis’ , from South…
East Cape Update
… of the Eastern Cape region. This region had a rich history of democratic opposition to the white minority …
Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday Times), 19 March 2017
… Hegel's influential sentiment that "Africa has no history". European scholars have long dismissed Africa as not being an actor in the world's history. Hegel…
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 42 … AT Mass Rally", The Torch , National…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1994.
… for the elections. TRIBUTE TO MARTYRS What a cruel turn of history it has been that during the very year that we took … speaks of the futility of this…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to ANC National General Council fundraising dinner at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 19 September 2010, Durban
… in consultation with a range of stakeholders including civil society groups. The report which is to be tabled with …
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
… at all costs. Once again, a combination of business, civil society interests and pragmatists from across the …
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… became one of the biggest landmark cases in the appalling history of apartheid-era judiciary. It shocked the world. By … Mahlangu’s case has since become a…
Statement Issued By GCIS: Briefing on the Case of Robert McBride - 21 May 1998
… so-called Meiring Report? Through the South African Police Service, and at the invitation of the Mozambican authorities, …
PlaceSt Stephen’s Church, Dutch Reformed Church, Riebeeck Square, Cape Town
… Slaves, stoned it on a certain Sunday, while a Service was in progress. In 1936, after the years of …
PlaceFort Glamorgan, East London
The Historical site of Fort Glamorgan in East London, named after the Earl of Glamorgan. Established in 1848 along the Buffalo River, this Fort was used as…
PlacePort Owen Marina, Velddrif
Port Owen Marina is situated in Velddrif on the Cape West Coast. There are a few resorts that offer comfortable self-catering accommodation in cosy well…
PlaceJagersfontein
… and reopened in the late 1940's. Thereafter it remained in service until 1973, when the operation was finally shut down! …
Term 1:THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
… USA Through archaeological research and San oral history or storytelling there were a lot of San groups living … the husband had to perform something…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… as the ‘Inanda Route’. If you know about Mahatma Gandhi’s history, then you will enjoy seeing where he lived and the printing press he founded. If you don’t…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… IN FURTHER READING) Cape Town is a city built on layers of history and landscape. Beyond its iconic mountain and … Museum . " This is the best place to…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… False Bay. They capture the village’s atmosphere and a history shaped by community and the sea. In February 1862 Mrs … and reflects a cosmopolitan heritage…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India New Delhi, 25 January 1995
… the South African Government. For those who did not know history it might seem strange indeed that there should only … affinity of cultures and traditions,…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… became the scene of the most sustained uprising in the history of the country. Strike activity on the rise A strike … affiliates. May Day 1986 saw the…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… into two Buildings depicting very different parts of local History. The Victorian House, houses an abundance of …
ArchiveSome reflections of civilisation in Africa
… Africa, with reference to the social and economic history of large parts of Africa; with specific details on …
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… one of the most significant political figures in Egyptian history. He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and … Boddy-Evans A. (2011), ‘This Day in…
PlaceMandela House
… St. The museum includes interactive exhibits on the history of the house and some interesting family photos. …