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EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… University College of Ibadan, where he studied English, history and theology. At the university Achebe rejected his …
67. The Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact, 1947
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
PlaceRichards Bay Airport, Northern Kwa Zulu Natal
This is a Municipal Airport established in 1975. It has since the Year 2000 been managed by the Richards Bay Airport Company through a Concession Arrangement…
PlaceSebokeng Township, Johannesburg
Sebokeng is a middle-class Township in Southern Gauteng. Very near the Industrial Cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. It falls in the Region of the…
PlaceButterworth, Wild Coast
Butterworth is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast (the former Transkei - a black…
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… the Empire will always stand forth as an event in history worthy of the Cape Coloured people. Today these men …
PlaceCenturion, Gauteng
Centurion is an area with 236,580 inhabitants situated between Pretoria and Johannesburg. The area’s proximity to Midrand and Pretoria makes it a popular…
PlaceValley of a Thousand Hills
… River . Although the rolling hills are now peaceful, the history of the area is one of intense bloodshed and warfare. … region is also famous for its deep…
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… to the West. Matatiele, is a charming Town with a rich History. The Town invites you to explore its best-kept … and National Monument, offer a captivating…
EventUnited Party MP for Benoni, D.G. Ross, dies in England after a long illness
The 68 year-old Ross was born in the Cape, but moved to Transvaal where he spent the greater part of his life. During the Second World War Ross served as an…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… of drag pageants in the Cape Coloured communities and the establishment of safe public spaces for sexual exchanges …
EventGovernment declares that five 'non-White' South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… colleges played a tremendous role in shaping the history of South Africa during the liberation struggle. …
EventSouth Africa's new constitution is approved
… on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… departments. This scandal, subsequently, leads to the establishment of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state … said the song was only a means of…
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Statement by Jacob Zuma, 30 September 2002
… we have collectively taken here. As the ANC we have a history and culture different from other movements. We are a … and maintaining unity requires us to…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… have been the most turbulent and eventful years in the history of Indian politics in South Africa. Even though the … from the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Cross-roads of Native Policy
… (which may be verified in any book on South African history) it will be seen that a fundamental difference in the … against the Bantu in industries. Sixteen…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
… latter. Representatives from the intelligence and security establishment invariably became involved during the initial … half of 1989 proved to be an…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Informal Ministerial Consultations on COP 17, O.R. Tambo Building, Tshwane, 09 September 2011
… operationalisation of the Cancun Agreements, including the establishment of the key mechanisms and institutional …
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
… wild-cat protests. Many, many lives have been lost in the establishment of our industrial relations system. Our system …
Address at the UN General Assembly, New York, 12 September 2002
… hopes of the peoples of Africa, we have agreed to the establishment of various institutions, including a …
PlaceEmbassy of Azerbaijan, Pretoria
South Africa and Azerbaijan first established relations in 1992. Azerbaijan's embassy in Pretoria is the sole Azerbaijani representation in South Africa! The…
PlaceLeipoldtville, West Coast
Leipoldtville, a very small historical town, ideally situated to use as a base or stay over from where to explore the surrounding West Coast towns…
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby's return to international games
The African National Congress (ANC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, agreed to "use its good offices" to facilitate the readmission of South African rugby into…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Introduction by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… older, Du Toit's Kloof Pass , has a long and interesting History that dates back to long before the Italian Prisoners … benefit future generations…
2003 New Year Message, 30 December 2002
… where we shall commemorate key events in South African pre-history and history, and pay tribute to our heroes and heroines and all …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the 1995 National Conference of IDASA Cape Town, 18 August 1995
… right to confront the difficult issues which our divisive history has posed for the community which forms most of this … South African society should have…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 7 - … Africa.' Two Voices." The…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… unpolluted and uncrowded Beaches. Long before written history the banks of the now Buffalo River and the seashore … human footprints found in the world. In…