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Slavery in South Africa
… that those from the Indian sub-continent constituted about 31.7 percent in 1705, 21.5 percent in 1735 and 20.0 …
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… on parole when he took their pictures. Some spoke frankly about their unlawful actions: “When the policeman opened the …
Time for ANC members to speak out when democracy is at stake by Denis Goldberg (Sunday Times), 17 April 2016
… is openness. Why should we be afraid of frank discussion about dishonesty in our ranks at the highest level? Many rush …
PlaceDiepkloof, Soweto
… has worked to change this situation through bringing about different forms of developments and Land Uses in which …
ArchiveThe Fragility of Existence by David Goldblatt (www.aperture.org), 6 February 2018
… 4 March 2014 © the artist The photographs she produced are about existence. They come from an awareness of the fragility …
PlaceDriekopseiland: Rock engravings
… itself. Archaeologist David Morris has written extensively about Driekopseiland; he has argued that the interpretation …
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… north on the N2. There is a signboard on the right about 5kms before the Tugela River directing you to the …
PlaceGenadendal Historic Village & Museum
… were largely illiterate and were enormously unhappy about the idea of an educated and skilled underclass. They …
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… F. Malan. The total construction cost of the Monument was about £ 360,000, most of which was contributed by the South …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… the hall was named the "Irene" Hall. The report written about the inauguration mentions the fact that the 1st organ …
Document 39 - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931
… the charges published in "Umsebenzi" of 4th September last about "sabotage work" or "fractional activities" in …
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… premier of the Western Cape, she must find its protection about as useful as a modest bonsai tree. With the Congress of …
Address at the World Food Summit, 10 June 2002
… Rather, we should break the impasse caused by differences about what needs to be done to attain food security. We have …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… forward different, sometimes conflicting, points of view about it coup d’etat – a sudden, violent overthrow of an …
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
… ANC targets in Maseru, Lesotho, this morning. A total of about 30 terrorists were killed in the attack and a quantity …
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 - Introduction
… if not identical? And then, if yes, how can we talk about parochialism? And surely there is nothing wrong when a …
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… Khayelitsha residents to apply for 99-year leaseholds. About 100 000 residents whom were considered to be ‘illegal’ …
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… had to be so cruel to the frail woman. She wrote about Kasturba and the Indian struggle to Alice Greene in … the home of Dr. A.H. Gool where they stayed and…
Say It out Loud - The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 29th March, 1921
… like the comment of another old Kaspar " Now tell us all about the war, And what they fought each other for; 'It was … in the mind of the average citizen in…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
… wealth and status wrought - (past tense of wring) brought about forcibly disintegrate - fall apart, crumble, come to an … untouched by these influences, and…
Chapter 13
… 1946, which was drowned in blood. The significant factor about this strike is that it was undertaken by men who are … that has caused the mine-workers'…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1990
… Millions joined in action to bring this result about. The overwhelmingly successful general strikes, the … challenge to all of us to intensify our efforts to…
ArchiveLiving in the Interregnum by Nadine Gordimer (The New York Review of Books), 20 January 1983
… by South African political activists, black and white, about resistance events, most foreign television … pragmatically, ideologically, or idealistically…
Archive2007 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2007
… both the public and private sectors has been increasing at about 11%, with overall public sector infrastructure spending … investment as a percentage of…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… He would also be central to a controversy that brought about a deadlock at CODESA later on. The ANC too felt it … CODESA made little attempt to either…
PlacePrieska
… mainly raise sheep, cattle and game. Little was known about Prieska until the late 1800’s and the earliest part of …
PlaceZithulele Hospital, Mqanduli
… Average income is low, with most households living off about R2000 (US$180) per month. Transport is another major …
PlaceHankey
… than an afternoon, but it was pretty and had a charm about it!" …
PlaceKroonstad
… Nelson Mandela’s book “No Easy Walk to Freedom” . Writes about South Africa’s high prison population and notes: ‘South …
PlaceOverberg District Municipality, Western Cape
… rolling coastal plain and a marine area, which covers about 24,500 hectares. The coastline is mostly rocky with …