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EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… The seat of government of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), or the old Transvaal, … Trek. Pretoria remained the administrative capital, with Cape Town…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SA FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS Upington, 27 April 1997
… for English Translation ) Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Northern Cape; Minister of Arts &Culture, Science &Technology; Mayor … we urge every community…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… European's settle in South Africa for the first time and begin to further colonize and trade with the Khoikhoi at the cape, by the middle this century the…
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… years ago Steve Bantu Biko who would become a pioneer of the Black Consciousness(BC) philosophy was born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape. Biko’s…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Annual Conference - An Inspiring Gathering': report in the South African Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh Annual … trade unions and organisations, white…
ArticleKey sites
… Cafes A number of notable restaurants arose in the Grey Street area. These included Simon’s Cafe, Goodwill … the Saturday morning. One copy would be sent…
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
… The triumphs of the anti-communist crusaders have been made … an overwhelming majority by the Africans of the Western Cape, behaved with such dignity and…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the President’s Cup 2003 Fancourt 20 November 2003
… Honorary Co-Chairman of the President’s Cup, President George Bush, President Nelson … de Klerk, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Members of the President…
Document 65 - Z. Sanders (Zena Susser), “Aspects of the Rural Problem in South Africa”, lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 1 December 1952, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 1, 21 February 1953 [....]
… Drew Document 65 - Z. Sanders (Zena Susser), "Aspects of the Rural Problem in South Africa", lecture delivered to the … In Port Elizabeth, for example, the…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
… How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal … of that time. Books and films also inform about the past. How do the writers…
Breyten Breytenbach writes to the editor of the Daily Maverick on vanishing UCT artworks and blank minds, South Africa, 11 April 2016
… Please allow me yet again to react to the spasms of abject annihilation of sense, meaning and … question of the vanishing artworks at the University of Cape…
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… Comrades and friends. This is an important day in the political history of our country. It is a day which … or herself a Democrat. It is important because it…
Chapter 4 - Removing the obstacles
… The years 1990 and 1991 were as important as they were … and the government began on 2 May 1990 at Groote Schuur in Cape Town, and lasted three days. The…
BiographyDavid Patrick Russell
… Born in the late 1930s, Bishop David Patrick Russell became involved … an early age. He did his first degree at the University of Cape Town, and then studied…
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… During the second part of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, the General Committee … (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern…
Speech to the ANC Rally at Soccer City by O. R. Tambo, Johannesburg, 16 December 1990
… Mr. Chairman, Members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, Comrades and … those who love peace, prosperity and freedom for all, to join in the…
The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the
… The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be …
Crossing the Colour Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905 - 1925
… Crossing the Colour Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United …
The Allied Forces land on the beach of Normandy in the largest sea and air operation in the military history of the world.
… The Allied Forces land on the beach of Normandy in the largest sea and air operation in the military history of the world. …
The Chamber of XVII in Amsterdam orders that the Drommedaris, the Goede Hoop and the Reijger be fitted out for the proposed jou
… The Chamber of XVII in Amsterdam orders that the Drommedaris, the Goede Hoop and the Reijger be fitted out for the proposed …
The plight of an indigenous community in South Africa, the San, is placed in the spotlight with the launch of a report by the S
… The plight of an indigenous community in South Africa, the San, is placed in the spotlight with the launch of a report by the S …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The ultimatum of the ZAR to Britain expires and the reply of the British government is delivered to the ZAR g
… Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. … Anglo-Boer War 2: The ultimatum of the ZAR to Britain expires and the reply of the…
The first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field is signe
… The first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the …
The General Committee of the first UN General Assembly does not support the request of the Union of South Africa that the India
… The General Committee of the first UN General Assembly does not support the request of the Union of South Africa that the India …
Archaeologists discover the largest tomb ever in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. It is believed to be the resting place for the
… Archaeologists discover the largest tomb ever in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. It is believed to be the resting place for …
The women and children who arrived with Jan van Riebeeck on board the three ships the Reijger, the Goede Hoop and the Drommedar
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 25 … The women and children who arrived with Jan van Riebeeck on board the…
The General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time. The headquarters of the League of Nations has
… The General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time. The headquarters of the League of Nations has …
Gandhi, Tamils and the Satyagraha in South Africa by E.S Reddy
… At a farewell meeting of the Tamil community in Johannesburg on July 15, 1914, Gandhi … the largest Indian community, and women were invited to join,…
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
… Dr. Dadoo, you have just published a leaflet which is the first public call you have made to the Indian people since you left South Africa in 1960. Can you…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Celebration of National Day of Reconciliation, Freedom Park, Tshwane, 16 December 2005
… Programme Director, Mongane Wally Serote Chairperson of the Board of the Freedom Park Trust, Gertrude Shope Honourable Minister of … newly-appointed members…