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Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… crowd, and in the process black South Africa, a dreadful lesson. People started to run in all directions, some towards …
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… Comrade Dadoo`s precious legacy in his own words: "The lesson of our history is that the key to freedom is a united …
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… Today these paintings are protected. They provide a link to the past because they tell the story of the lives of …
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… authority and used the Congo River as a main transport link to other distant kingdoms. As a result, smaller traders … French expansion in the region. Click…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism
… This was consistent with Mbeki’s belief that the link between HIV and AIDS formed part of racist rhetoric that …
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… Union Buildings and originally served as a tram depot. (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING) …
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… was the bubonic plague. The bubonic plague had been a feature of English society since the beginning of the 14th …
EventNelson Mandela is born
… from his first wife had died of AIDS. Visit the Mandela feature …
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… for their freedom and that of their families'. Visit our feature 'History of Women's struggle in South Africa' for …
EventSACP is legally re-launched
… the anniversary of the re-launching of the SACP, visit the feature here. References: South African Communist Party, ‘The …
EventBambatha Rebellion
… labourers working away from home. Click here for a special feature about Bambatha Rebellion …
EventThe decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the First Matabele War (Ndebele), Zimbabwe
… this stage the Ndebele had lost. Visit our Matabele Wars feature, to read more about the Matabele Wars and the early …
PlaceBiedow Valley, Western Province
… The yellowish-green, papery bark is a very attractive feature of this plant and has given rise to the common name. … River and visits 9 sites of Rock Art…
PlaceMooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal
… were destroyed by fire! This Bridge provides the necessary link between the Villages and surrounding Areas and it also …
PlaceNorthern Suburbs of Cape Town
… Suburbs. The River's path is more of a Geographical feature, within the Southern Suburbs, themselves. The … has been used in various fields of medical…
49. The certificates are burned
… legislation, far harsher, far more humiliating, but the lesson that I wanted to learn myself, the lesson I would have my countrymen to learn from this…
Links & Partnerships
… us if links are no longer working or if you have any link suggestions. suggest... Partnership sites Dumile Feni … South African, including South Africa's…
PlaceRiverside
… country. Location of Strachan's stores can be seen at this link. The Strachan and Co trade tokens were first issued in …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… (which was started one year after ESCOM in 1924) helped link the private sector to the government and were the growth … and political appointments. This…
Document 68 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 February 1937
… and enable us openly to label them as Pinkertons. The lesson must be drawn by the European workers and it is for us …
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… Books, Books 24/7, The Aquarium, BookButterfly, Missing Link Educational Books and New Africa Books. See more at Cape …
PlaceXanadu Nature Estate, Hartebeespoort
… from where they can observe bird and game activity. (link availible in FURTHER READING ) Walking and cycling …
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… and formation of the South African Republic (1961) | link …
EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
… and diplomatic recognition if Holomisa continued to link South Africa with the failed coup. Six people approached …
PlaceCradock Division
… The N10 National Road, which is the vital economic link between Port Elizabeth and the north, runs through …
PlaceEmpangeni
… and is set to open at the end of April 2026. (LINK IN FURTHER READING) …
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 3 - It’s a Mystery. Or is it? by Amanda Esterhuysen
… the struggle for liberation and majority rule. Mapungubwe [link to History classroom lesson] The Mapungubwe hill site, situated on a farm called … properly…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1946
… will, we hope, drive home to the European people the hard lesson that their rulers cannot carry on with impunity, and … more is promised. Women in the…
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… and film productions such as “Laugh Out Loud” and the feature film “Outrageous”.[iii] He is also a regular …
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… armoured fighting vehicles, uniforms and medals. A popular feature of the museum is the many aircraft on display, …