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David Goldblatt - 'Mostly Unseen' at the Goodman Gallery by Sean O'Toole
'Mostly Unseen' presents a selection of photographs taken by David Goldblatt over the past five decades. At times, it is a show of subtle and understated…
District Six: 3,000 ex-residents on land claims waiting list by Diana Mellow (GroundUp), 23 September 2016
… Six was declared a whites-only residential zone on 11 February 1966 under the Group Areas Act. In the years that …
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
Last week fighter aircraft flying in formation to look like the figure "100" swooped down The Mall and over Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the…
ArchiveANC Statement on the death of Ray Alexander Simons, African National Congress, 12 September 2004
… 1929, and joined the Communist Party of South Africa on 11 November, five days afterwards. She was involved with all …
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 June 1971. …
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… Johannes Vorster had been Prime Minister for just 10 days, following the assassination in the House of Assembly … as stated in an article on the UCT 1968 sit…
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… of the Group Areas Act 1950 (Union of South Africa), p. 11 ‘In order to enforce the scheme of the Act … there must be …
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… are concerned, there are eight plus two plus one, that is, 11 units. If you contribute the more numerous 11 units, whose numbers are millions more, to the…
The defiance campaign by M. P. Naicker
… Replying to the Prime Minister`s letter on February 11, 1952, the ANC rejected the contention that Congress had … by over 15,000; the meeting in Cape Town…
Women’s liberation by Zanele Dhlamini (Mbeki)
… - he had not worked continuously for one employer for 10 years. In July 1970, when her husband qualified, she only … what Angela Davis calls a deformed kind…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - ’The rock on which the future will be built’ by Emilia Potenza
… strikes 9. War begins again 5. Boers unwilling to continue 10. Sekhukhune is defeated Subheadings for the Zulu kingdom … rate among Africans rose to almost…
PlaceFisantekraal, Cape Winelands
… the Western Cape Province of South Africa . It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) North East of Durbanville and about 40 … the Western Cape Province of South…
PlaceNatures Valley, Garden Route
… San hunter-gatherers lived in this Area from about 10,000 years ago until they were displaced by Khoikhoi … San hunter-gatherers lived in this Area from…
PlaceWorld of Birds, Hout Bay
… The Hout Bay Fishing Village and Fishing Harbour just 10 km outside Cape Town can be reached either along the …
EventAhmed Timol born on the 3rd Nov 1941
Ahmed Timol was born on the 3rd November 1941 in Breyten in current-day Mpumalanga. He grew up in Roodepoort and trained as a teacher. In 1964 he attended the…
PlaceNigel, an East Rand Mining Town
… , hence the name!) The Marievale Bird Sanctuary is about 10 km2 in size and comprises numerous, large, shallow water …
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… Union (ZANU), the PAC and a group aligned to the ANC 10 (or ANC of Azania). This was a splinter group of the ANC … Africa early in March 1981. His visit…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… on a shoestring budget, with an affiliation fee of 10 shilling per union, plus 1d. per member per month in order … exception to the SATUC 1960 claim of multi…
PlacePort Alfred
One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers, was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship entered the Kowie River and the…
PlaceBredasdorp, Overberg
… and was the editor for Die Huisvrou (The Housewife) for 11 years. After a full life of literacy, Audrey finally …
ArticleEskom Energy Crisis: Will there be a “just transition” to renewable energy? by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty
… grid over the next five years. Motsepe’s Arep has a 10% stake in the Reipp (R800 million out of the programmes …
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
Gangsterism is often characterized as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like…
ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… agricultural revolution happened all over the world about 10 000 year ago and for the first time animals and plants …
Colonial history of Polokwane
When the Voortrekkers arrived in the region, they set up settlements in various locations. One of the earliest settlements, in 1836, was in the Zoutpansberg,…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government to neutralise political dissent was the State of Emergency (SOE). In periods when the government…
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… calculated at a minimum of 14 154 (more than 1 in 10), though G. Benneyworth estimates it as at least 20 000, …
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 April 1964. Rondebosch Fountain, which is of great …
PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… below the stone Mountain’, boarded a sailing ship just 10 years after the arrival in South Africa of Jan van …
PlaceOld Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd Buildings, Iscor, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 August 1979. ArcelorMittal South Africa has been in …
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… battle that followed, Bambatha was captured and killed on 10 June 1906. References: The Bhambatha Rebellion,(online), …