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EventAnti-Apartheid demonstration is held outside SA embassy in Washington
The Soweto riots of 1976, in which school children protested against being taught in Afrikaans and were subsequently gunned down, detained, and exiled, led the…
EventBafana Bafana legend Philemon Raul Masinga dies
On 12 January 2019,legendary Bafana Bafana striker Philemon Masinga died at 49 years old in a Johannesburg hospital after a long battle with cancer. …
PlaceVergelegen Wine Estate
Vergelegen Wine Estate is situated in an exclusive upmarket Area of Somerset West, about 50 km East of Cape Town. The Area was named after Lord Charles…
PlaceDarters Pass, Northern Cape
Darters Pass is one of those official Passes that leaves you wondering if you're in the right place. The Pass has only one gentle curve towards it's Northern…
PlaceErmelo
Ermelo is in the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality within that district. Ermelo…
The African Women`s Demonstration in Natal: Report by Albert Luthuli to the Natal People`s Conference, 6 September 1959
Since the middle of June 1959 to date, August 31st, 1959, Natal has been witnessing widespread demonstrations throughout the Province. The demonstrations have…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
Hon Minister Sicelo Shiceka; Hon Premier Kiviet; Members of the Provincial Executive present; Mayors of OR Tambo and Ingquza Hill Municipalities; Hon…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
The Mompati family Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Former President Thabo Mbeki and Madame Zanele Mbeki at home, Former President Kgalema Motlanthe and…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
We are gathered here in Lisbon, representatives of governments, non-governmental organisations and liberation movements, because there exists a situation in…
Address at the Launch of the Millenium Labour Council, 7 July 2000
Chairs of the Millennium Labour Council, Zwelinzima Vavi and Leslie Boyd, The Minister of Labour, Mr Membathisi Mdladlana, The Director of the International…
Presidential Address to the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, Durban, November 21, 1958
Presidential Address To The Eleventh Annual Conference Of The Natal Indian Congress, Durban, November 21, 195864 Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, The…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Deputations
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Deputations 1946 First Deputation to India Messrs…
Document 39 - “Walter Sisulu, “Boycott as a Political Weapon”, Liberation, 23, February 1957
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 39 - “Walter Sisulu, "Boycott as a Political…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
Forty years ago during January and February 1973 mass strikes by African workers in Durban broke out in protest against low wages. In total 61,000 workers went…
A common purpose: the Commonwealth’s support for the AAM
I am grateful for the opportunity to be here and give a short synopsis of the Commonwealth's relations with the Anti-Apartheid Movement. If ever there was an…
ArchiveThe Congress of the people
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner There were such a lot of things happening at that time, and some very good…
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
In 1931 a strike started in a factory over the dismissal of a number of workers. The workers were divided and about one-third refused to strike. The strikers,…
Archive2001 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2001
THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, Cape Town, 9 February 2001 Madame Speaker…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 2 - The Beginnings of Globalisation by Jeff Guy
From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Turning points in history are not fixed. We decide…
68. Passive resistance 1946-1947
The passive resistance campaign was launched on 13 June 1946 and finally suspended on 31 May 1948. The report of the Passive Resistance Council, reproduced…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
The Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), and had offices in Botswana, England, the…
The First Slaves at the Cape
On March 28 1658 the Dutch merchant ship the Amersfoort anchored at Table Bay with 174 Angolan slaves in her hold. These slaves constituted the first shipment…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent students, articulate grievances and foster…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
On 9 June 1983, three members of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), were executed at the gallows in Pretoria…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
In the 1950s the government's increasingly repressive policies began to pose a direct threat to all people of colour, and there was a surge of mass political…
PlaceSlanghoek Cellar, Western Cape
Established in 1951, Slanghoek Cellar is situated in the picturesque Slanghoek Valley, 800 m above sea level, surrounded by the majestic Slanghoek Mountains…
PlaceStrandfontein
Strandfontein is a pretty little coastal village situated on the West Coast at the mouth of the Olifants River. Strandfontein’s high cliffs provide excellent…
PlaceKranskop, KZN
The rather little Village of Kranskop lies just 36km North East of Greytown in the Midlands of KwaZulu Natal. In Afrikaans a 'kop' means a 'Peak' and because…
PlaceCahora Bassa Dam, Mozambique
Cahora Bassa, also spelled Cabora Bassa. This arch Dam and hydroelectric facility on the Zambezi River, is located in the Western part of Mozambique. The…
PlaceMokopane also known as Potgieterus
Mokopane is also known as Potgietersrus. This is a Town in the Limpopo Province, of South Africa. The Town was established in 1852 by the Voortrekkers who…