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PlaceHoughton, a Johannesburg Suburb
Houghton is an extremely wealthy Suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. In fact, one of the most famous residents of Houghton was Nelson Mandela, who owned a…
First National Consultative Conference: The Freedom Charter revolutionary programme of the ANC, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… freedom for all. In this the ANC was not merely bowing to history and reality but believed that it was correct in … Charter had become one of the most famous…
Archive2016 - President Zuma: State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2016
… which was one of the most remarkable episodes in the history of our country. It is also the 50th anniversary of … centenary, which is a critical milestone in…
ArchiveChapter 3 University by Denis Goldberg
… in the particular context of South African colonial history. Namibia was not a big issue for us in the Modern … Army of Namibia (PLAN). Indeed, a strange…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 09 February 2012
… Address takes place during a significant year in the history of our country, the centenary of the ruling party, … and to intervene in the interest of the…
The first Bram Fischer Memorial lecture, delivered by President Nelson R. Mandela Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 9 June 1995
… the hand of a black man in friendship. At Grey College his history teacher Leo Maquard had an important influence on his … finer and truer than minerals and…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1947-Press Reports on the Campaign
… confronting them, because this was a critical stage in the history of Indian people. "We must not become hysterical … democratic rights almost alone. A…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1947 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… its resolutions into practice. A new chapter in the history of South Africa is being written. The Passive … and endurance of the Passive Resisters are now…
PlacePrestwich Memorial and Garden
During excavations for a new residential block in Cape Town in 2003, old bones were uncovered! These were decided to be unmarked graves of slaves, dating from…
PlaceZeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa- (MOCCA)
The building that plays host to the new Zeitz MOCAA has been a part of Cape Town since the early 1900's. At 57 metres, the Grain Silo was once the tallest…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… at war with women.” [xxv] Although there is no recorded history between Nortje and his father, he removes his father …
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… Patricia Johnson-Castle and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… so on. 1979 The Year of the Spear, named in tribute to the history of unbroken resistance since the Battle of … E., and Andor, L.E., (1999). Southern…
ArchiveChapter 18 New Life Number 9 2002- 2009 by Denis Goldberg
… the meantime she drew up a proposal for the South African History Archive to house them, scan and identify them and … Past“ organised by Shikaya, an NGO…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… Silverton. Booysens Sasol and Chiawelo will go down in the history of our struggle as glorious forerunners of the … in a manner befitting the pioneering role…
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
… protest politics at a pivotal moment in South Africa’s history. He consistently called for a democratic South Africa …
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… the Empire will always stand forth as an event in history worthy of the Cape Coloured people. Today these men …
PlaceTransvaal Province
The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed from 1910 to 1994. It's now part of the…
2027 ACIP Workshop: African Pedagogies of Restitution - Return, Repair, Rehumanisation
DatesMarch 2027 (exact days not yet announced)OrganisersKoni Benson, Aidan Erasmus, Robyn Humphreys, Asher Gamedze and Bianca van Laun, Department of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 108th Anniversary of the African National Congress by Cyril Ramaphosa, 8 January 2020
… must be unwavering. This is a pivotal period in the history of the African National Congress as it strives under … examples. As we reflect on significant…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… students are expelled. Tiro eventually gets a job as a history teacher at Morris Isaacson School in Soweto, but is … Nine trial, turning the trial into an…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… published The three books in Duro Ladipo's trilogy on the history of the Kingdom of Oyo, Oba Koso (The King did not … Odundo (Kenya) are included in Marilyn…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… published The three books in Duro Ladipo's trilogy on the history of the Kingdom of Oyo, Oba Koso (The King did not … Odundo (Kenya) are included in Marilyn…
Place"When Woodstock had a Beach"
Before the clash of concrete and commerce, before the hum of machinery overtook the gentle sound of waves, the Woodstock coastline thrived as a vibrant beach…
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
The Kopanong Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Xhariep District of the Free State Province. It is the largest of the three…
Hendrik Verwoerd: 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web), 20 September 2016
… taking into consideration their languages, traditions, history and different national communities, they may pass …
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
… very important traditional and political leaders in our history, and Nobel Laureates, Inkosi Albert Luthuli and …
Statement by Malusi Gigaba, ANCYL President, at the funeral of Cde Wanga Sigila, late SASCO Deputy President, Cape Town 23 October 1999
… before it, this shall also claim a place of pride in the history of their country and continent. There can be no doubt …
OR Tambo Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 25 October 2015, Port Elizabeth
… international solidarity movements ever seen in history. We cultivated relations with many countries in the …
Interview with Africa Report by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1981, New York
… a violent and anti-human regime in our subcontinent, whose history is one of aggression and oppression not only against …