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ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
… a student at Modderdam High and had joined the Congress of South African Students, under the leadership Ashley, as well … later, in 1989, Anton was…
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… the early twentieth century, the twin concerns of the South African state were guaranteeing capital accumulation on … some financial aid from provincial…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1960 - 1969 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1960 Muslim Population According to South African Government statistics the…
EventUnited Nations World Summit starts
… United Nations World Summit starts The United Nations World Summit started at the United Nations (UN) headquarters … together more than 150 heads of…
ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… Dr David Nthubu Koloane, who was born in South Africa in 1938, was an extraordinary pioneer in the visual … of resistance; a refusal to create the work that…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the workshop for Human Rights Education Durban, 21 September 1994
… Delegates to this Workshop on Human Rights Education in Africa, Ladies and Gentlemen It is a special privilege for me … on our soil. By this act, you are…
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, Johannesburg (Rivonia Trial), 15 January, 1964
… commander told Mandela that he was anxious to help the South African freedom fighters. Recruits from South Africa could be sent to this camp to be trained as…
PlaceBotrivier, near Hermanus
… that offers travellers of all ages a way to explore South Africa. A whole generation of South Africans were introduced to the town of Botrivier as …
PlaceeThekwini Municipality
… Municipality is a Category A Municipality found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is one of four coastal metropolitan Municipalities in…
EventVictor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town
… Bob Crisp headed for Cape Town with plans to venture into South America, but were deterred by a bout of foot and mouth … Chief Subeditor of The Cape times,…
PlaceGeorge, Garden Route- Western Province
… Port Elizabeth , 51 km North-East of Mossel Bay and 72 km South-East of Oudtshoorn . It has an altitude 225 metres … branch line along the Coast to Knysna…
Speech by President Mandela at the Funeral of Nokukhanya Luthuli, 22 December 1996, Groutville
… and distinguished guests; Friends; comrades and fellow South Africans. In history, men and women of rare qualities … all human beings to come out and to…
ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
… "the greatest national political strike ever witnessed in South Africa." [65] In Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and … to cooperate or collaborate in…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… politicization of the oppressed and exploited masses of South Africa/Azania demands the constant re-writing and … left deep imprints on the national…
EventThe Erasmus Commission’s report implicates Rhoodie, Mulder and van den Bergh in SA’s infamous ‘Information Scandal’
… the end of B. J. Voster 's term as State President of South Africa. In an attempt to deflect attention from his role in … and the Bureau of State Security …
A tireless campaigner by Jaspreet Kindra, 29 October 2003, South Africa
… the idea of free or cheap basic water has spread across South Africa, and the state has accepted its responsibility in this … local government election…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the 47th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, Honouring of Luthuli Detachment and Conferment of Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Award on Chris Hani, 16 December 2008, Mangaung, Bloemfontein
… we Sizwe, Lerumo la Sechaba; Comrades and friends, Fellow South Africans, We bring revolutionary greetings to you all … Chris. He epitomised their dreams. He…
Document 89 “People’s Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa”, The Spark, 2, 4, April 1936
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … of a broad "People's Front" to stop fascism and war, proclaimed by the Seventh…
ArchiveAmos 'Amla' Monageng interview by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty, The University of Pretoria, 2 May 2016
… know it didn’t make sense to me to see that. It seems like South Africa doesn’t care about us black people because of one, … to tell your story, the entire…
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… The South African parliament, which was dominated by the … avoid the collapse of White civilisation in the whole of Africa, as this move would guarantee…
EventSouth African cricket player Jonathan ‘Jonty’ Rhodes is born
… South African right handed batsman, Jonathan Neil Rhodes was … run-out of Pakistani’s Inzamam-ul-Haq during the 1992 World Cup earn him a glorious place in…
ArchiveBirth of a reggae superstar 3 August 1964 by Sam Mathe
… swept through the shebeens and music festivals of South Africa. Based on the artist's name and song title, everybody …
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… Street. This company ceased operations at the outbreak of war in 1899, and it was not until 1904 that the municipality … the scene of arguably the most…
EventGary Player won the US Open golf tournament and became the fourth winner to earn all four top-pro golf titles
… winner to earn all four top-pro golf titles. Player, from South Africa, was the first non-American to achieve this feat. … presence on the PGA Tour, while…
ArchiveCelebrating 25 years of Democracy and Freedom
… Hey Listen South Africans I’m talking about TaTa Nelson Mandela The … You fought your way out from that court stage of the world. But had I wonder not…
EventRonald Harwood , Oscar winning screenwriter, is born in Cape Town, South Africa
… Born Ronald Horwitz in in 1934, he moved to from South Africa to London in 1951 to pursue a career in the theater. … aging opera singers) and his non-fiction…
South Africa's political landscape, as visual poetry: Haunting images have understated, dry elegance by Mark Feeney, 20 February 2011
… the moral sorrow suffusing it. Goldblatt’s attachment to South Africa is all the more notable for his not being able to take … the American space that…
PlaceGordonia Division
… principal town. It is the largest magisterial district in South Africa,with an area of 53 546 sq km, which includes the … kg. Gordonia contains some of the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Intelligence Services Day 10th Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Inauguration of the Wall and Garden of Remembrance: Musanda, Tshwane: 24 November 2005
… Agency, Manala Manzini, Director General of the South African Secret Service, Hamilton Dennis, Divisional … for the greater good, loyally serving the people…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… Congress, and hostile to the Stalinist Communist Party of South Africa. After graduating, Parry worked for six years as a … by Parry’s close friend Deirdre…