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ArchiveChapter 5 Last resort: armed resistance by Denis Goldberg
… where we would have to challenge the armed forces of the apartheid state. We were witnessing an increasing use of … that served mainly Coloured and African…
Document 55 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers’ Party of South Africa and the Communist League of South Africa, 12 October 1935
… given circumstances in Africa, a considerable part of the issues of conflict that have even led to a split between the … and to jointly tackle the current…
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. Washington, D.C., June 26, 1990
… of all black persons in our country under the system of apartheid. The extent of the deprivation of millions of … hopelessness and despair. We believe that…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… the collapse of Soviet Russia, the end of legislative Apartheid , and the demise of the British Empire through Hong … media’ like video and installation…
PlaceWoolsack House, Rondebosch
… Woolsack Drive is next to Rosebank and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Woolsack Drive … Woolsack Drive is next to Rosebank and…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… had taken jobs in the industrial sector. This exposure to city life and the bustling economy as we shall see, made …
Speech at Meeting to Commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to Condemn the 600-year Alliance between Britain and Portugal by O. R. Tambo, London, 20 June 1973
… the national liberation struggle against colonialism and apartheid in Africa, (2) the tenth Summit of the … the epoch-making International Trade Union…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… Swahili people and coastal towns. These coastal towns or city-states were independent from each other and they … the history of the Swahili from these…
Concluding Remarks
… responded to the truths made clear by events of 1976, the issues we addressed and the work that followed" (8). I would … as diligently as possible to effect…
ArchiveChapter 13 A negotiated release by Denis Goldberg
… John Collins in the 1950s for the legal defence of anti-apartheid activists. This was a clear indication that the ANC … is clear that any credible moves to…
PlaceKhami Ruins, Zimbabwe
… is located to the west of the Khami River, 22 km from the City of Bulawayo. The property, located on a 1300 m hilltop … (10 km distant), and the polluting…
EventAWB leader, Eugene Terreblanche is arrested
… the then state president F.W. De Klerk at the Ventersdorp city hall on 9 August 1991. Three people were reported to …
EventTshwane Metro’s 5th anniversary celebrations held at Church Square
… celebrations. Held in Church Square in Pretoria's city centre, the celebrations began with marches through the …
EventPretoria’s first Black mayor
… of Pretoria. He was instrumental in integrating the old city council of Pretoria with the local municipalities of …
EventScientists identify Green Monkey disease as responsible for more than 300 deaths in Northern Zaire and the Sudan
… identified in green monkeys. It gets its namefrom the city of Marburg, Germany, where it caused small epidemics. In …
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… during a "surprise" implosion on 22 August 2010 by the City of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at …
PlaceAbangani Art Centre, Durban
… of Black students who wanted an art education in the city centre of Durban. Its premise was very similar to that …
PlaceSea Point
… The unusual, round-shaped building was destroyed by the city council in the 1930's. Solomon was well-known for his … and it was renovated to accommodate more…
Insurrections: The Storming
… and poets, travel, and struggles of people in both urban and rural India. TINA SCHOUW (Guitar, Vocals and … within the politics and poetics of resilience in…
ArticleThe Storming: Insurrections Ensemble
… and poets, travel, and struggles of people in both urban and rural India. TINA SCHOUW (Guitar, Vocals and … within the politics and poetics of resilience in…
PlaceCenturion, Gauteng
… to the relocation of businesses, which has resulted in the City limits expanding. Its location makes it the perfect … community and Centurion functions as…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt's landscapes of high voltage by Melvyn Minnaar, 21 November 2014
… Johannesburg. December 8 2012, he comments: “In a city not known for the respect shown to its structures, these … a self-explanatory caption loaded with…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… increasing volume of noise generated by the mushrooming city's ubiquitous trams and motorcycles while the allinvasive … opinion shifted towards building the…
PlaceClifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town
… Lodge. Kloof Nek, the road which links Camps Bay to the City Bowl, was built in 1848, and in 1884 good old Thomas … is on two MyCiTi Bus Routes as well as…
PlaceSignal Hill
… The guns were eventually moved from the environs of the City itself to the somewhat more remote Lion Battery on … functions at Cape Town, in those olden days…
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… Sailors while bathing in its waters. During the years of Apartheid , it became one of the few Natural Areas that … not find a way to live more sustainably…
Chapter 4 - THE PARTY AND THE “SOLDIERS OF LUTHULI”
… and Chris Hani. Resolutions were taken on a number of issues, in particular on relations with the ANC, the armed … Party". 2 Therefore, Slovo's report…
PlaceAlkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit
… Crocodile River, some 18 km from Nelspruit. Named after a city in the Netherlands which is 32 km from Amsterdam, well …
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… 96. Arouna has been plagued with injuries and health issues throughout his career. He has had an operation to …
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… In her books she looked at the alienation she felt, issues of identity and the impact of the West on Africa. …