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Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
… came in on a Sunday the following day. I am saying nothing about, you know, being arrested just for two days for …
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… it was removed, is a moving testimony to the fallen artist about to be devoured by a bird of prey (photo I). …
42. Petition from Indians at the time of Union
… of this Act would not be dealt with penal offences. (10) About two thousand Indians, owing to the fear of prosecution …
49. The certificates are burned
… a crowd of Indians, as well as a few Chinese numbering about 3 000 in all gathered at the Hamidia Mosque in …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter IV - Divide and Rule
… the Governor was writing to the Imperial Government about the colonization of the Neutral Belt” since it was “as …
EventFrancois Botha wins International Boxing Federation (IBF) title
South African heavyweight boxer, Francois (Frans) Botha, nickamed the "White Buffalo," secured a victory in a split decision against Germany's Axel Schulz to…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… Mweli Skota died shortly after supplying vital information about Grendon, Couzens could write that the “link in the …
PlacePhiphidi Falls, Limpopo Province
… Among the many tribal peoples living in Limpopo Province, about 12 percent of the population are members of the Venda …
Building A National Democratic Society by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… is more than just an issue of social justice. It is also about the fact that these relations had become a brake on the … discourse, except for a tiny…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… in turn expressed high appreciation of their services. About the middle twenties they had started laying their chain … to it in their various communications…
Chapter 4 - ‘SASO on the Attack’ : Organisation, Mobilisation and Collective Action
… president of SASO, "the government was at first ambivalent about SASO. The new student organisation attacked the liberal … leadership. Second, they…
EventVictor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town
Victor Sidney Norton was born in Johannesburg to an English father and a Swedish mother. His father Sidney Peter Norton was a journalist and would influence…
Archive2023 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2023
… our challenges. This State of the Nation Address is about seeing hope where there is despair. It is about showing a way out of these crises. This evening, we…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… around the country undertake an oral history project about people or historical events that have made a difference … artists in these townships. The essay of…
Address by Nelson Mandela to the National Consultative Conference, 14 December 1990
… his leadership. When we assess the processes that brought about the watershed events of February 1990, we should never … any party or group that shares that…
Say It out Loud - The 1910 Presidential Address, Port Elizabeth, Cape
… is just the same then with regard to all this vague talk about the inability of a Coloured race to adopt the … point at which you may see what people mean…
Chapter 6
… where a Native had a type of shorthorn cow .... which gave about three quarters of a bucket of milk. That Native was … to court and said that they pleaded…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… of Africans in the region. The Mayor estimated that about ten thousand Africans lived within the city limits, and …
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
On 9 February 1970, the Rylands Civic Association collectively rejected the planned move in the Cape Province to remove non-White voters from the common…
Document 119 - Non-European United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939
… We were restricted in our own country and could not move about as we pleased. It was imperative that all non-Europeans … which was bought for occupation by…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.4 Mar 1982
Contents and Coontributors Stories: Mama Ndiyalila by Mothobi Mudoatse; Over My Dead Body by Es’kia Mphahlele; The Line is Busy by Michael Manl’aButi…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… to both the imperial and colonial governments about Boer aggression against the indigenous population by … and 300 BaKgatla allies. The siege lasts 25 days…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… was just 3km out of town. The brickmaking factory had about 31 workers and provided them with shocking hygiene … to allow this. No-one from Letsopa had been…
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… For meritorious and courageous action in that on or about the 21st July, while a Prisoner of War, he, Job Masego, … for them. Those who had entertained high…
Statement at the Swedish People's Parliament Against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 21 February 1986
… in the Freedom Charter. Similarly, none can be confused about the enormous prestige and popularity that the ANC and …
OR Tambo Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 25 October 2015, Port Elizabeth
… of example which calmed tempers in the camps when disputes about basic necessities, discontent with some leaders and …
ArchiveBiography of Ellen Kuzwayo by Laura Wilson, 3 May 2018
… regarded by her community. She speaks very positively about the support and acceptance shown toward her upon …
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… tempted Cape Town lefties into scholastic debates about the biological validity of “race” as a category, when …
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… returned to South Africa in 1990. 11. First woman to write about SA: Lady Anne Barnard Lady Anne Barnard (12 December …
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa (Soweto Day), 16 June 1989
… there is confusion in the ranks of the enemy, it talks about "negotiations". This is also echoed by its friends and …