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ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… militancy' and because it was so ‘costly to the personal lives of participants' (Wells 1993:3). It also set the tone … decade) and the CYL began to set the…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… heart in the rulers. The African National Congress (ANC), on the other hand, expressly rejected any concepts and … Malan`s Nationalist Party seized political…
EventThe Reburial of Mapungubwe Human Remains
… to be the bona fide descendants of the human remains. On 29 October 2007, the symbolic handover ceremony took place … activities took place such as burning…
PlaceBuffalo River, East London
… Visitors flying into the city will cross the Buffalo River on their trip into the city from the East London Airport. … and entertainment for those who visit…
Draft Declaration by ANC, 20 December, 2012, 53rd ANC Annual Conference, Mangaung
… and as members of one house-hold to talk and think loudly on our home problems and the solution of them." The memory of … pervaded our open and honest…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… cause a confrontation, they decided to break away, and on 6 April 1959 the PAC was formed. They elected Robert … wing, Poqo . Poqo was not against the taking…
EventThe Rosebud, en route from Calcutta to London, is stranded at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay
… Peterhead, and was commanded by Captain J. Collie. On 30 August 1888, the Rosebud was wrecked on Diaz Beach at Mossel Bay, during a south east gale. The ……
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of the 90th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, 2 August 2008
… to learn from your high level of discipline, your clarity on matters of the organisation and its policies as well as … and internationally, you represented…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… after struggling to get the fledging Settlement going, Jan Van Riebeeck once again wrote to the Heeren XVII, asking … from Madagascar, together with Rice, in…
Rixaka
… poetry, literature, were explored as means by which the spirit of revolt among the broad masses could enhance the …
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… Paintings and engravings on rocks in the open air and on cave walls are called rock art. There is rock art on about … a link to the past because they tell…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
… On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical … as a Museum where the yesteryear stories and way of living lives on. It was declared a National…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… but equal, development of Afrikaans-speaking Whites on one the hand, and English-speaking Whites on the other. The NP and Labour Party (LP) joined forces to…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South … would make the world a better place by example, with the lives of her…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening ceremony of Telecom 95, the 7th World Telecommunications Forum and Exhibition Geneva, 3 October 1995
… which our struggle for freedom received from the ITU. On behalf of the people of South Africa, we thank you for … our own experience may be of value to…
BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… Born on 1 November 1935, in Berlin, Germany, Gerhardt joined the … the Royal Navy, he trained at HMS Collingwood and served on HMS Tenby (F65), and passed…
BiographyWalter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela
… Fikelephi Chakela was a revered playwright and poet born on 13 April 1953 in Vryburg, a small, conservative Afrikaner … Africa De Beer, he read every book he…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Mgijima predicts that the end of the world will take place on Christmas Day. As a result the Israelites stop working and … the distance. “The thunder…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… was a Xhosa warrior and prophet who led an 1819 attack on Grahamstown during the Cape Frontier Wars. Population … be disposed of without the consent of the…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
… industrially and educationally he should be placed on equality with Europeans. This declaration of policy was … person, who associates with Coloureds or…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… to the next. It is also an important way to pass heritage on from parents to children. Some people feel that oral … stay the same. It is possible that as the…
Address to Beijing University Beijing, 6 May 1999
… institution of learning that has honoured me with a degree;on what is almost certainly the last State visit that I shall … to ensure that it brings real…
Documents, and articles relating to the Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… in terms of which eight fellow-prisoners were freed on 15 October 1989, and for advising me of the fact in … the idea of reconciliation, in which you pleaded…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… a batten, or a ring beam IBODA - The drum wall of a cone on cylinder dwelling IFESDIRI - A window. The term has … also meaning a window opening IKHUPHU - The…
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
… aggravating the other bystanders. The angry crowd turned on Ramoloyi, beating and stoning him to death. His brother managed to escape on foot as they burned…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… Movement to extend to you our sincere congratulations on your election to the high post of President of the General … human rights instruments that have been…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
… The African National Congress condemns the attack on Syria by the Israeli government. We view this as … is a precondition for the evasive attempt to save…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
… Twenty-five years ago, on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the … definitively answer, is the question: What influenced the spirit of…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… route to India. 1497 Vasco da Gama is mandated to expand on Dias' discoveries. Da Gama departs from Targus on 8 July … the Dutch establishing a refreshment…
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARICOM CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 July 2003
… Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Delegates and friends: On behalf of the African Union and your brothers and sisters … of our peoples, we know the…