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BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… was born in Wellington (Cape Town ) on 18 December 1872 and graduated as a medical doctor from the University of … presence in the chamber as an affront to…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… the British – especially for the ‘uitlanders’ (foreigners) and mining magnates – who wanted to unite the country; but it … industries. More than any other…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… Settlement, the outstanding contribution, dedication and devoted service rendered by the following individuals to … based on the principles of non-violence…
BiographyJennifer Davis
… calls. Her German-born mother was trained as a pharmacist and her maternal grandmother helped her understand the story … that every Jew should be an activist…
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… India. He belonged to a well-known Parsi family in Bombay and was a cousin of Parsee Rustomjee , a loyal friend of Gandhi . He was a bookkeeper and manager…
BiographyRajes Pillay
… of the Kimberley Branch of the Tamil Vedic Society and secretary of the Cape Coloured People's Association. He … a listed person. The Security Police used to…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
… Colonial domination, because it is total and tends to over-simplify, very soon manages to disrupt in … by the occupying power, by the banishment of the…
Black consciousness and the land question by Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, 17 March 2015, South Africa
… audited land in South Africa is in the hands of the state, and 79 % is in the hands of citizens, trusts, and private companies while 7% is unregistered. ……
PlaceDutch and British Coastal Fortifications at the Cape of Good Hope (1665 to 1829)
… The Cape Peninsula is surrounded by oceans on three sides and has three natural harbours: Table Bay and Hout Bay on the Atlantic coast and False Bay on the…
ArchiveCelebrating and commemorating twenty-years of the Harare declaration by Kgolane Alfred Rudolph PHALA
… on the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations genuinely and seriously, could create the possibility to end apartheid … look back at this historic document…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… Wednesday, was a quiet South African, but one who thought and acted with nobility and courage. This was clear in his visionary, successful … there in the…
Neville Alexander interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib,25 April 1998, Cape Town
… Alexander 25/3/98, Cape Town interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib Habib: We generally start off with the … of what they feel the conflict was about in…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sons and Daughters of Afrika! Mr. Speaker has already informed you … for the indigenous African people of Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… first born of five children of his father Nobhekisisa Zuma and his second wife, Geinamazwi. His mother had three sons … a deceitful smile.” His father’s…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… with a stunned disbelief that quickly grew into grief and anger. Accustomed as we have become to the animal savagery of the apartheid system and therefore to…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation Kigali, Rwanda, 18 October 2000
… Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Brothers and Sisters of Rwanda; We bring the greetings of the people … has been our pain as well. The progress…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… The legacy of apartheid is characterized by great political and socio-economic inequality. In order to address this, the … with the Congress of South African…
A Tale of Political Conspiracy and Incomprehensible Judicial Imaginings by Thabo Mbeki, 15 February 2016
… founding affidavit as annexure “A” thereto, is invalid and is set aside.” Celebrating this decision, Blade Nzimande, … The judgement has greatly assisted us…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… through Johannesburg in what sometimes felt disorganised and pointless fashion, but if the event was more about politics and power then Cosatu achieved its…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… would dominate the world, this topic now explores how and why, in less than two centuries, Europe was able to … began with the desire of King John I to gain…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… 'In Cato Manor, Natal; 25,798 Indians, 2,107 Coloureds and 28,298 Africans would be shifted. Indians will lose 2,891 acres of land and 2,444 dwellings valued…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: his ‘obstinacy and stubbornness’ (Part 2) by Raymond Suttner, 11 June 2018
… or “mulishness” or unwillingness to be open to reasoning and persuasion but also steadfastness, holding to a course of … time Mandela’s stubbornness…
A Brief Commentary on the Question of HIV and AIDS by Thabo Mbeki, 7 March 2016
… South Africa wrote a booklet entitled “Castro Hlongwane…”, and sub-titled it “HIV/AIDS and the Struggle for the Humanisation of the African”. AN … itself: …
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928 Until … Most of their members were immigrants…
Christmas and New Year Message by O. R. Tambo, Distributed Illegally in South Africa, December 1973
… Brothers and Sisters! I send you warm greetings from the African National Congress on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Let us make the festive season…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
… From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl … from the Witwatersrand Compound Manager’ Association and Gold Producers’…
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… On this day in history, and international conference was held to implement legislation to protect the African elephant and rhinoceros. This is because due to…
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… going to study at the London Film School. During the 1970s and 1980s he was associated with the Space Theatre in Cape Town and the Johannesburg Market…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… she realized that many workers in the Cape Town area and in the rest of the country were not organized into … trades. For example, in 1941 she founded the…
EventPercy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste are arrested by the Special Branch police
… The editor of The World and Weekend World, Percy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste were arrested by the Special … a mission to shut down the two Black…