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EventSA Police kills eleven Pondo tribesmen when they revolt against the imposition of Bantu authorities.
The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agriÂcultural sphere were not unreservedly accepted in the homelands. Opposition came…
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
Ladysmith today acts as a commercial centre for the large surrounding farming district became the centre of attention during the Anglo Boer War. After it it…
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
A Town 573 km from Cape Town, established in 1818 on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte''. It is currently the name of one of the Suburbs in which a section of Beaufort…
EventIOC extends South Africa's ban from Olympic games
South Africa suffered heavily in the international sports arena as result of its apartheid policy. Prior to the Tokyo Olympic games in 1964, South Africa was…
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
Micere Githae Mugo is an internationally known world speaker recognized for her literary works, essays and writings which she has used as a platform to…
ADDRESS AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, 13 June 2001
Honourable Speaker, First Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am greatly honoured that you have given us the opportunity to…
PlaceKings Park Stadium, Durban
The Stadium is a Home for Sharks Rugby team. It is also open for external hire through the Stadium's manager. 10am till 4pm, Monday to Friday 10am till 12:30…
’UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!’
'UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!' This message was…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The Party, as an organisation, underwent a number of changes during the exile period, some of…
Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party: what needs to be reassessed by Tom Lodge
The evidence that Stephen Ellis refers to about Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party is pretty definitive. It is based upon recollections of party…
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The draft Ordinance of October 1903 imposed…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
The coastline of the Eastern Cape is treacherous, and several ships ran aground or sunk offshore after Vasco de Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1498…
Opening Address to the ANC’s 48th National Conference by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 2 July 1991
The Chairperson, Comrade Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC, Members of the National Executive Committee, Regional Leaders, Commanders of…
EventMillions Regain SA citizenship
Restoration of South African citizenship, announced on 15 December 1993 by the South African parliament led by President F.W. de Klerk, became effective four…
Covert operations
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman Up to this point attention has been focussed on those…
PlaceMiddleburg, Mpumalanga
Middelburg is a modern Town situated in the Cultural Heartland of the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. Middelburg serves as the Agricultural, Industrial…
ArchiveLetter to Petros Sipho Mkhize from his father in Macambini, KwaZulu-Natal
A two-page handwritten letter in isiZulu on green paper, headed with the address of Mathubesizwe Secondary School, Nyoni (Macambini), with "Bethel Mission"…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
Emily Hobhouse, Beloved Traitor, by Elsabe Brits, published by Tafelberg, 2016, 336 pages, illustrated. A few weeks ago I reviewed Rob Eales’ book on Emily…
Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma at the 40th Anniversary of the Execution of Vuyisile Mini and five others, 6 November 2004
Programme Director, The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Nosimo Balindlela, Members of Parliament and the Provincial Legislature, The Honourable Executive Mayor of…
ArchiveThe Black Sash: a case study of liberalism in South Africa 1955-1990
Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, Sub-Faculty of Politics, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Abstract: The…
PlaceJesser Point Lighthouse
Jesser Point Lighthouse is the most Northerly light on South Africa's East coast. This Lighthouse was established in 1986. It is situated within the Kwazulu…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
The m'Bashe lighthouse lies on the Wild Coast, part way between East London and Port St Johns. It was back in 1890's that the Cape Colonial Lighthouse…
PlaceOns Huisie, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
The cottage was, for many years, the property of the Stadler family, and is a typical example of the type of vernacular building found on the coastal areas of…
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
This row of late Victorian double-storey, semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives largely unaltered to…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
Known popularly as the 'White Building'. The old Harbour Board Building was used for 70 years for harbor administration by the South African Railways and…
EventEllen Phyllis Hellmann, social anthropologist and executive member of the SAIRR, dies in Johannesburg
Ellen Phyllis Hellmann was born in Johannesburg in 1908. Her father had immigrated to South Africa from Germany in 1894. She studied Social Anthropology at the…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born in Idutywa in Transkei on June 18 1942. Both his parents were activists. His father, Govan Mbeki, was a prominent member of the…
Document 67 - Letter from the African Metal Trades Union, Johannesburg, to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 21 February 1937
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 67 - Letter from the African Metal Trades Union…
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) became an integral and restorative component in the advent of democracy in South Africa. Its role was primarily…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Policy of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa (Special Committee Against Apartheid) expressed very serious…