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EventHistory of December 16
… gunshot meant for the leaders of the CPSA resulted in the death of one civilian. Subsequent to the meeting, a general … first MK casualty occurred when a…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… the apartheid system and therefore to swift and unnatural death, yet the passing of this great Swede and the … When he died, a beacon of hope was…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), Dr … United Front (NEUF) and the Indian…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… thousand refugees' after Dingane's defeat at the hands of his half-brother Mpande two years later. In 1843, when the … and then chopping it up. Part of every…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… smaller tribes in the area across the Vaal. Not long after his arrival, Mzilikazi decimated the Bakwena tribe, who had … east, including Bechuanaland…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… of the ANC’s newspaper, Abantu Batho , but spent much of his life being hounded out of positions by the colonial … The goddess Fortuna then arrives to warn…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… my action. I must stress that no prisoner, irrespective of his status or influence, can conduct negotiations of this … on political matters is literally a…
The Construction of Whiteness/Blackness And The Invention of Miscegenation In South African Literary Texts of the 1920s and 1930 by Itala Vivan
… British and then bitterly regretted it, as we may see in his autobiography 2. As has been proven by recent historical … he was. The Hottentot blood in him…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
… to bring the colonised person to admit the inferiority of his culture which has been transformed into instinctive … patterns of behaviour, to recognise the…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… and events became increasingly militaristic following the death of the two protesting miners. Between 12- 14 August at …
Christmas message of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela December 1990
… as political detainees and prisoners, including those on death row. I refer also to the thousands of our people who … population, massive unemployment,…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… and created a platform for Buthelezi to advance his political ambitions. Buthelezi used the name Inkhata … and prickly individual with great staying power…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… shop. It was, of its kind, one of the best on the Reef. His customer base was extraordinarily mixed. While concession … Miners would come all the way from…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… Shaka, others suggest Mzilikazi simply wanted to expand his zone of power westwards. By the time Mzilikazi left … a militaristic system of regimental towns…
The French Revolution Activity
… Questions: Who is the man in chains? Who are the men on his back? Does it look as if it is easy for him to carry them on his back? Does it look as if the…
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… 2012, Bongile Ndleni was found dead from gunshots in his home on a farm in the Prince Alfred Hamlet area in De … a security guard, who entered the home…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… GANGEN-GEORGE PONNEN - SPEAKS OF HIS LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRADE UNION, POLITICAL AND NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN HIS COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA. I was…
Chapter 7
… deteriorated. But we do not need to look for his testimonies.. No longer can anyone conceal the crying … the fancy name of 'malnutrition.' This may Sound…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
… Dr. Nhlapo who now and then regaled the house from his inexhaustible fund of humour paid a powerful and flowing … had been considered a special preserve for…
EventProtest against gender- based violence throughout South Africa
… angry, some demanding the government to bring back the death penalty. The National Assembly speaker, Thandi Modise … alleged killer finds Post Office…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… the Agent General in South Africa. Immediately on his arrival in here, he convened and presided over a … Representatives from both the parties met at his…
ArchiveChapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 by Denis Goldberg
… had difficulty in finding things to say until he came with his girlfriend Beverley and through having a three-way … barrier. It had been good to have Dad…
Letter to Americans by Albert Luthuli, distributed by the American Committee on Africa with the "Appeal for Action", 4 November 1962, New York
… "Sabotage" Act, to challenge segregation is to risk the death penalty. Under such conditions, it is not too much to …
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The … board the Dromedaris Van Riebeeck conducted meetings with…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… in the garment industry across colour and class, and under his guidance, the GWU became the most active and … left South Africa in 1953 and settled in…
Input by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Farewell service for former President Nelson Mandela, Waterkloof Airforce Base, 14 December 2013
… vehemently for the change of the strategy together with his comrade and friend and brother, one of our leaders as … a man we still have to celebrate, a man…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 20th April 1992
… have attempted to find a time suitable to both myself and His Grace, Bishop Lekganyane, so that we could confer about … bands of vigilantes, overcame the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1948 - Press Reports on the Campaign
… President of the Ladysmith Branch of the APO, said that his organisation, though not an Indian body, supported the … shown the house in Newcastle which…
BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
… exploiting the African's labour-power, failed to record his surname or address, or even if this were done, failed to … if disabled for less than seven days…
Nelson Mandela ‘Release Us or Treat Us as Political Prisoners’, 22 April 1969
… their offences, de Wet was released within six months of his conviction and sentence, and the rest within a year. This … is Billy Nair, who has already…