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EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… but eventually settled in Grahamstown, where he acquired his wealth through livestock farming following in his father’s foot-steps. During this period many…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… political gathering. On 11 February 1990, only hours after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela made his first public speech after his release from the…
EventFriedrich Engels, German philosopher, dies in London
… industrialist, he was sent to England to help manage his father's cotton factory. Upon his arrival in Manchester Engels was stunned by the high … entitled…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… and the first editor of The Natal Mercury, together with his father, George Robinson. He became the owner of the publication in 1855. After devoting his time…
EventChristoffel Coetzee de Villiers (37), compiler of South African genealogical registers, dies
… the 'father of South African geneaology' and began writing his significant three volume genealogical register called … in 1882. De Villiers died on 4…
Address at the French National Assembly Paris, 18 November 2003
… helpless millions, imposing avoidable morbidity and early death. They crowd together in urban slums preying on one … tomorrow the guns will not bark once…
ArchiveGetting to know Omar from the inside out by Robyn Sassen, February 19, 2019
… the hearts and faces of every person in this meeting that his lens embraces. The effect is overwhelming and utterly … described by Ari Sitas as being black,…
Chapter 6 -The making of a black Bolshevik: Gumede and the League Against Imperialism, 1927
… been recognised that Gumede’s historic visit to Russia, his active participation in the Tenth Anniversary Celebrations of the Russian Revolution and his…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 4 - 19 by Carol Hermer
… man picked it up from the sand, dusted it off, put it over his shoulders and he ran. It was quite funny. The lorry … was looted. 1 I am really sorry about…
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… Christian Brothers College in Kimberley. After completing his matric, Woods enrolled at the University of Cape Town in … police custody, Woods denounced the…
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… Lapsley became involved in politics as he felt it was his duty to speak out against the injustices of the Apartheid … 1976, the Apartheid government exiled…
EventJack Penn, sculptor and one of the world’s best plastic surgeon is born
… born on 14 August 1909 in Cape Town. Penn later moved with his family to Johannesburg, where he attended Parktown High … After marrying Diana Malkin in 1934,…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
… sentimental rather than material and this is reflected in his attitude to his Orlando home and to land at his birthplace Qunu. HOUSE With regard to the so…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… be a long tradition of resistance, even if it meant facing death, as had others before me. Joining the struggle then, … himself alone on the little…
Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa’s “Attracting Capital to Africa” Summit, 19-22 April 1997; Chantilly Virgiana, USA
… war, including disablement, displacement, degradation and death. Those who know what Angola was and what Angola is, … legislation both meets the concerns…
Address at the Opening of the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, 31 August 2001
… offence of being despised by another or others because of his or her race, colour, nationality or origin. Together we … deserves peace like any other, to…
Raymond Tucker: Attorney interview with Rupert Taylor 26 January 2000, 32 St John Road, Houghton, Johannesburg
… on something from Farmers Weekly and Ian Smith and his wife walking around their garden because they’re … me the background to the Rikhoto case, where he had…
ArchiveThe Arthur Chaskalson I knew by George Bizos, 5 December 2012
… before a vote was to be taken, Arthur Chaskalson put up his hand. He said that we were posing the wrong question. … issue was "what is right and what is…
ArticleTrevor Andrew Manuel and Economic Freedom Fighters - High Court of South Africa - Gauteng Local Division - Johannesburg
… He states that this order is necessary to vindicate his good name and reputation and to finally settle the … general damages as a solatium for the alleged…
PlaceBacksberg Wine Estate & Cellars
… he was always determined to make people understand) joined his father in 1936, this allowed for no further education … performance at the SA Young Wine Show…
ArchiveResist AG 23 and intimidation.
… and blue border. Artwork of a black man with a gag over his mouth with letters AG 23 on it and a plaster over his eye. SWAPO Namibia election poster. …
Regarding the white male gaze in South African photography by Daniel Gallan, 14 Jun 2017
… white male and the responsibility he carries when wielding his lens. In the documentary, South African photographer and … activist Omar Badsha accuses…
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… in separate black and white graves.(9) Thus, even in death, South Africans were unequal. What a daring step to … in various ways on the field of battle. On 5…
Statement by Denis Goldberg, ANC at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
… racist regime and its collaborators. Right now on death row, as far as we can ascertain, there are 30 or 31 of … live under a virtual military and police…
Archive2007 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2007
… Nobel Peace Laureate, Inkosi Albert Luthuli, whose tragic death 40 years ago we commemorate this year, remembering the … by a speeding train in the cane…
Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court (IOL), 14 February 2006
… no wrong by thousands outside the Johannesburg High Court, his alleged victim and her supporters were insulted and … to accuse the former deputy president of…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
… Mr Zuma raped a family friend - a woman in her 30s - at his home in Johannesburg last November. Mr Zuma, 63, denied … separate charges of corruption. Judge…
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… race and untermenschen, superior and underling, each with his position defined by race. As black South Africans, we … a powerful connecting link between…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… Mondlane, the founder of FRELIMO of Mozambique, received his early political training and experience during his student years in the Transvaal, where he met…
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… as the Mr. Price Pro), and just a year before finishing his qualification, joined the IPS tour. While on tour, … During this time he relocated to California,…