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EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… Charles Robberts Swart was born on a farm in the Winburg district of the Orange Free State (OFS) on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a ……
Undelivered statement by Albert Luthuli at the time of his Trial for burning his pass, 05 July 1960
… not sure whether I made the right decision. I place it on record here and leave the reader to decide. Whether he … of summary arrest on which these laws are…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… engaged through assisting in publishing a daily commentary on current issues, called 'Beware' . Amongst the … a leading advocate of the Africanist thinking…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… trade; and no new licences will be granted except to carry on business in bazaars set up for this purpose. Furthermore … which provides a platform to…
ArchiveSpeech at the Unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini, Tuesday 19 January 1999
… democracy. Today, we redeem that pledge. We have gathered on the soil of a democratic South Africa, at the site that … vision of Samora Machel and to all…
PlaceWoodstock
… The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town , on the Main Road to Stellenbosch , later to become known as, … security for a debt of 4,000…
Address of the President of the South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 38th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - Africa Region Conference (CPA), Cape Town 27 July 2007
… I trust that you have had very fruitful deliberations on the various topics reflected on the week-long programme of … threat of terrorism which has already…
Document 99 - Edwin T. Mofutsanyana, “All-African Convention: Masses Must Support It”, South African Worker, 9 January 1937
… from all over met in Bloemfontein in a militant spirit determined to create a united front against the slave … plan of campaign. The Convention's platform…
Archive2008 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2008
… friends and comrades; People of South Africa: Allow me on this occasion of the penultimate Joint Sitting of the … Indeed, they represent a celebration of the…
PlaceLanseria International Airport, Roodepoort
… Commercial and private planes can easily be spotted on the runway a few meters away from their open air viewing … would rival the only other large Airport at…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, April 1964
… On behalf of the South African Indian Congress I express my … will be a clash. It is a question of when and how many lives will be lost or ruined. A shirking…
EventEleven protesters are killed in Sebokeng
… The police opened fire on a crowd of Sebokeng township residents who sought to march on the local offices of the ruling National Party (NP). The incident…
Statement by Albert Luthuli to the council of the Institute of Race Relations, 19 December 1960
… with objectivity and with an understandable emphasis on the African viewpoint and interpretation of political … some cynic say that the Act of Union was a…
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… Kroondal, situated on a farm, was one of 22 German Lutheran mission … since 1843, was registered in 1858 in the name of Jan Michiel van Helsdingen. A mission…
BiographyWendy Heather Woods
… Wendy Heather Woods (neè Bruce) was born on 5 February 1941 in Mthatha (formerly Umtata), Transkei … was still in school when their families were holidaying…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… petition, condemning the Agreement between A. I. Kajee and Jan Smuts . The Party is able to gather thousands of … After a long trial, the case is eventually…
ArticlePoverty and development
… opportunities and choices allowing them to build decent lives for themselves. Only some were fortunate enough to receive money from husbands who were working…
ArchiveA Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman
… Introduction Part A: The unfolding of total strategy 1948 - 1989 1. The many faces of apartheid repression 2. …
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… of all persons to the Union considered unsuitable on economic grounds or on account of standard or habits of life. The Act, as amended … April, Indian…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
… around us, there are leaders; at school, at home, on the playground, sports field or in government. Leaders … an important role in history. Their names might…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… an all-knowing god. I am here to share a few ideas, in the spirit of Mafika Pascal Gwala. I will use many registers in … I am not concerned with presenting a…
The Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… Designed by the Open School on the Move. Multicoloured artwork and accounts of problems in the lives of these children. …
ArchiveWomen against apartheid in South Africa
… Report on the demonstration that took place in Pretoria, on 9 August 1956 by 20000 women against pass laws, the plight of Black women under apartheid, the…
PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 October 1983. Despite a twist of fate preventing its … ship just 10 years after the arrival…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… Africa the Art of a Continent. The figure embodies the spirit of the African Renaissance. When European nations …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… Asiatics Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill imposes segregation on Indians in the Transvaal. The South African Indian … Mixed Marriages and Murray Commissions May…
Chapter 20. Malan’s Road to a New South Africa - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… to the problems and needs of labour. This Council will act on the principle of responsibility to the government and be … or workers' organisations. Mr. B. J…
PlaceFresnaye, Cape Town
… At the time the farmhouse was one of only two buildings on the mountain slopes, that and 'Heeren Huis' near Bantry … Huguenots who settled at the Cape had a…
Chapter 29. Policy and Tactics of The Union
… African trade union movement had been largely "British" in spirit and organisation, and its structure and methods were … when conditions were intolerable and…
ArchiveMarikana casualties
… of miners, workers, fathers, sons and men who lost their lives on the fateful day of 16 August 2012. …