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PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were mostly descendants of early Dutch settlers. They undertook…
PlaceDwarsvlei Farm, Karoo
The earliest Title Deeds could not be found, but it is believed the Farm 'Dwarsvlei', was established in the middle of the 19th Century. The first Homestead,…
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC 30 March 2007 Introduction The 52nd National Conference of the ANC in December 2007 will have to…
Chapter 10 - The Character, Role and Significance of SANSCO
It is now possible to interpret the character, role and significance of SANSCO. For this purpose, I draw on the previous chapters which discussed SANSCO's…
Chapter 3 - SASO: The Ideology and Politics of Black Consciousness
For white South Africans the late 1960s was a time of political calm, rising living standards, prosperity and sharing in the sustained economic boom of that…
PlaceHeilbron, Free State
Although it was a small camp, Heilbron was unusual in several respects. This area in the northern Free State might appear flat and uninteresting but, the…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
Walter Sisulu celebrates his 90th birthday. One of the godfathers of the fight for equality in South Africa, he has fought long and hard against racism and…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
July, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of South Africa (ICU) is established as national Black trade union in Bloemfontein. 11 September, Gerrit…
ArticleTrevor Andrew Manuel and Economic Freedom Fighters - High Court of South Africa - Gauteng Local Division - Johannesburg
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IN THE HIGH COURT OF…
First Raymond Mhlaba Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, 22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Programme Director, Mrs Dideka Mhlaba and the Mhlaba Family, Chancellor of the NMMU, Judge Pius Langa, Chairperson of the NMMU`s Council, Judge Ronnie…
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
We meet here today to commemorate the death of an outstanding young South African patriot, Stephen Bantu Biko. The bloody decade of the 1970s in our country,…
Message to the People of South Africa on the 68th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1980
Today is January 8th, the birthday of the African National Congress. This 68th anniversary of the foundation of the ANC falls in the year 1980, a historic year…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983, Maputo
Our bases are inside South Africa Question: Since the car bomb explosion in Pretoria there has been talk of a change of strategy by the ANC. Has there really…
Say It out Loud - The 1935 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1935
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1935 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1935 1 Another year has just closed, but the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1980
Let Us Rise to the Occasion Speech by Comrade President, O.R. Tambo on the occasion of January 8th, 1980, 68th anniversary of the African National Congress…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 15 September 1970 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
On this occasion the Prime Minister dealt with various important matters, including the World Council of Churches, the Republic's policy in respect of the…
ArticleA history of Soweto
The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut (AHI – in English the Afrikaans Commercial Institute) was formed during WWII to create Afrikaner businesses and represent their…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical circumstances on the international…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won the national election on a platform of racism and segregation under the slogan of 'apartheid’…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
In December 2018, protesters took to the streets in response to austerity measures[i] imposed by then Sudanese president Omar al Bashir. Bashir had…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Source Based Questions
European Expansion Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
The picture above shows how dire the situation was in America during the Great DepressionImage Source Source 2A The source below describes the impact of…
ArticleGrade 11 Topic 3 – Source-Based Questions
An image showing the persecution of German Jews after the Nazi took powerImage Source Source 3A The source below shows how the Nuremberg laws affected…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
An image of bold, selfless youth in late 1970s South Africa inspired by the black radical consciousness philosophy. Image Source Essay Question: To what…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
30 YEARS AGO- RETURN TO PRISON 30 years ago on 12 June 1986 I was re-detained for 27 months. 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only…
Archive1990 - President De Klerk: State of the Nation Address, 2 February 1990
Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. The general election on September the 6th, 1989, placed our country irrevocably on the road of drastic change. Underlying…
Say It out Loud - The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923 1 Two years have gone by since our last…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1994.
Compatriots: Today, we mark the 82nd anniversary of the ANC. We do so in very special circumstances. We have arrived at an historic watershed. 1994 is the…