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Chapter V - Acts of conscience
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph One of the special joys of being unbanned was that although banned people could still not communicate with me,…
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone-if possible-Jew,…
ArchiveThe romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
Yohannes Woldemariam trawls through the history books to expose the truths of Haile Selassie’s 44-year reign over Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie, who…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
The Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930 Indians began settling in Natal from 1860 when the first indentured workers arrived.1 They were followed from the mid-1870s…
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
Verwoerd's Grim Plot By NELSON MANDELA No.36, May 1959 South Africa belongs to all who live in if, black and white." - The Freedom Charter. "All…
EventThe English Cricket Council calls off South African cricket tour
In May 1970, the British government requested that the English Cricket Council reverse its decision to invite the South African cricket team on tour. This was…
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The…
EventSouth African author and feminist Olive Schreiner is born
South African author Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner is born to Gottlob and Rebecca (Rebekah) Schreiner. During her youth she lived in Cradock in the Eastern…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Source Based Questions
European Expansion Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo …
Epidemics Affect Everyone By Elron Kleinhans
The smallpox epidemic is one that has raged the world over, killing countless numbers of people and wiping out entire ethnic groups and cultures, such as many…
PlaceThaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte
Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte, is a military base (or military area) in Pretoria, South Africa. Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called:…
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
Two years after the first democratic election (1994) the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, signed the final draft of the constitution…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
In the early days of the Free State, citizenship was limited to the White population only. This became part of the constitution in 1854, and included those who…
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
Next week is another confrontation with the Botha constitution. Thousands of millions of people around the world, including the Security Council of the United…
EventDefiance campaign leadership meets with SAIC
Defiance Campaign Executive members meet with the leadership of South African Indian Congress (SAIC) to recommend a massive defiance campaign to their…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
Well known television actor and longtime diabetes sufferer Maxwell Mlilo died on 22 June 2006. The veteran actor had been on South African Screens for decades…
Eventold Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially restricted area
A 17 year-old Indian flower seller was fined R24 or 60 days in prison for breaking the municipal by-laws. The young man was charged on 29 counts for resisting…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
In May 1900, at the height of the South African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to Pretoria.This…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The …
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
5.1 The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence It would be an oversight to discuss vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal…
ArticleCaste - meaning, profession, religion
Achari, Achary, Archary - Sometimes the last name of a person. Caste of the craftsman -architects, goldsmiths. Also associated with Brahmin class. www.boards…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
The Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Khosi Kutama, Honourable chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Speaker…
The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
Steve Biko was not alone in forging the Black Consciousness Movement, he was nevertheless its most prominent leader, who with others guided the movement of…
Extracts from Mandela’s speeches by Sapa, 6 December 2013
Nelson Mandela made many powerful speeches. Here are extracts from some of them FROM HIS ADDRESS to the conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
Next week is another confrontation with the Botha constitution. Thousands of millions of people around the world, including the Security Council of the United…
Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c
Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in District 6 in Cape Town. While incarcerated on Robben Island as a political prisoner between 1964 and 1971, he completed…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
On 9 April 2003, a 62-year-old South African man was treated at a Pretoria hospital as a possible Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) case. The man arrived…
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
Bildad Mwaganu Kaggia was a nationalist and a freedom fighter. Kaggia joined the Kenyan army when the Second World War broke out and was deployed in London as…
Chapter 3
The Formation of the All-African Convention: The Background In 1935 the Union Government confronted the country with what were called the Three "Native"Bills,…
ArticleNUSAS Wages Commission Timeline 1971-1973
1971 11 March, A resolution is passed at a student body meeting for the establishment of a student Wages Commission. David Hemson, Halton Cheadle, David…