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PlaceYsterplaat, Cape Town
… J. P. Eksteen and that they owned two draft oxen.) Some time later as Cape Town expanded, the Area then became known …
PlaceJames Pearce Park, East London
… for it. James Pearce Park … why not give it a visit next time you are in the area? The park is now open daily from 7am …
PlacePort Nolloth, Namaqualand Northern Cape
… offer hours of swimming, walking, kayaking and boating time; and you can fish for snoek or yellowtail if you have a …
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
… "Today, praise be the Lord, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes." From the beginning life was hard. …
PlacePilanesberg International Airport, North West
… controllers were the only ones inside the building at the time, and they managed to evacuate safely. The main terminal …
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… in an archive. It has now been republished for the first time since 1902, by Strandwolf African Classics. The poem … both lived in Kimberley’s Malay Camp…
“Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa”, Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference, Arusha, 4 December
… against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which … It may be that some among us here we…
Checkmate for apartheid? July 199 1 - June 1992
… to light to confirm what had been suspected for a long time, namely, that these hit squads were the creation of the … After economic collapse began…
"What I would do if I were Prime Minister" by Albert Luthuli, 5 February 1962, Chicago
… cash wages. In times of pressure of work, as in reaping time, the farmer generally calls upon the whole family to … and will require to be explained and the…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… and Commercial Workers’ Union, formed around the same time, was inspired by the powerful South African body of the … became one of the most significant…
Full speech - Mamphela Ramphele: Rekindling the South African dream
… the reality of the dream come alive in their own life time. Today I announce that I am working with a group of … control over our lives. We did not stop and…
Document 24 - “Wreckers at Work”, (Editorial), Liberation. 18, April 1956
… any alternative policies put forward by him at any time, nor does he do so in this letter. It is difficult to … quoted nor anything even resembling it was at…
Chapter 13. General Strike, 1932
… made efforts to strengthen and unite their own ranks. This time, leaders of the employers displayed more vigour and … did not concern them in the least. Then…
Chapter 28. I Fight Back
… was an uncanny silence, then sobbing. And it took some time for the members to recover from the shock. I made it … off my spectacles. After a while I heard,…
ArchiveCHAPTER 5 - Armed Propaganda and Non-Colaborattion, Rationalising weakness, August 1979 - December 1980 by Howard Barell
… Molefe, Footnote a young Soweto political activist at the time, recalls the views of his political circle: [B]y 1977, … played an important role in the…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… was captured in the aphorism frequently repeated at this time: 'Save the child and prevent the criminal.' The … poor and unemployed white population. This…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… class in the national liberation struggle. At the same time, local and regional-level community organisations … was ultimately mutually reinforcing and at…
Say It out Loud - The 1910 Presidential Address, Port Elizabeth, Cape
… that I think we may justly take pride, while at the same time deeply regretting the fact that that unrestricted … small-pox patient let loose into this room…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… condemnation against the South African Government. By the time the Government instructed its controlled television … political violence and vigilantism. 102…
The melody of freedom
… 1497 by a group of Khoi musicians playing five flutes at a time, but the colonial invaders tried to get a grip on … and many others took part. In Sophiatown…
PlaceTradouw Pass
"The Tradouw Pass, which means; "Women's Path", (in the old Khoi language). Is a 16 kilometer drive through an altitude range of 219 meters. This is…
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
Lying in the North Western corner, of the Sundays River Valley, Zuurberg lies at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Historic Zuurberg Pass, almost…
PlaceMapungubwe Interpretation Centre
Set in a spectacular but remote veld landscape, Peter Rich Architects’ Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre exemplifies contemporary African architecture. Visible…
PlaceBarberspan Bird Sanctuary
… yellow mongoose and ground squirrel. Summer is the best time to visit the reserve. The Barberspan Bird Sanctuary is …
PlaceVerlorenvlei
… of water birds. It supports over 5 000 birds most of the time, and occasionally as many as 20 000. "For bird watchers, …
EventAllan Boesak's plea for the acquittal on fraud charges is rejected and the case is postponed to the following year
… to have been taken for Boesak's personal use. At the time that these allegations were made, Boesak was the ANC …
EventPiet Retief's Great Trek manifesto is completed
… important to look at the circumstances in the Cape at that time. On the one hand there was ongoing conflict between …
EventArmistice day 11th Nov 1918
… wars. There were 11023 SA casualties in World War 2. This time, although some African soldiers received medals and were …
The ANC’s attempt to become the sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa by Martin Plaut
… representative of the people of South Africa during the time when the apartheid government was killing and torturing …
Make South Africa ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom: Oliver Tambo, 10 October 1984
… occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of …