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Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade…
Luthuli House to be auctioned over R25m debt?, 20 August 2017
Johannesburg - The ANC headquarters in the Joburg CBD, Chief Albert Luthuli House, could be up for grabs soon after the Johannesburg High Court ordered the…
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
Having been dismissed from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for their illegal strike about their poor living standards in Wallmansthal military…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
Terms You Need to Know: Christopher Columbus arriving in the America. Image Source Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During…
ArchiveLong live Ruth First by Gavin Williams, 17 August 2019
… (He made these comments at a screening of the film on the 20th anniversary of her death, 2012, at the …
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
The Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement was founded on 21 March 1975 at KwaNzimela, in Northern KwaZulu. Inkatha emerged, along with the Black…
African Union Anthem lyrics in English, French, Spanish Portuguese, Arabic and Swahili
English Version Let us all unite and celebrate together The victories won for our liberation Let us dedicate ourselves to rise together To defend our liberty…
PlaceOlive Convention Centre, Durban
The Centre originally opened their doors in 2010. Since inception, the Olive Convention Centre has become a firm favourite in the Conferencing and Events arena…
EventKwame Nkrumah is released from jail
Kwame Nkrumah was arrested for leading a disturbing ‘positive action’ campaign in Ghana against British rule in 1950. He was released to lead the newly formed…
PlaceMhlathuze River
The Battle of Mhlatuze River was a battle fought between the Zulu and Ndwandwe tribes in 1820, following the Zulu Civil War. The Ndwandwe hierarchy was a…
EventDesmond Dube was born on this day.
On 25 January 1969, South Afican celebrity Desmond Dube was born, the son of well known actress Lillian Dube. [1] He is an actor who had a role in well known…
PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
A mobile South African National Monument, yes on wheels, is resting in the Museum railway yard at SANRASM, Krugersdorp. This Kitson locomotive was, in 1983,…
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
On 11 July 2007, South African actor Bill Flynn, 58, passed away, allegedly due to a heart attack. Flynn was born on 13 December 1948, and was educated at…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
The Role and Impact of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile and Women in South Africa Politics Abstract Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile has played a major and vital role in the…
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
One of the most striking buildings in Port Elizabeth is the famous Campanile. In the article below, Tennyson Smith Bodill reveals the history behind the…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his essay ‘The Impossible Concept:…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
The 52nd African National Congress (ANC) National Conference took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays local government elections signalling yet another convincing victory for the African National…
ArchiveAfrican Communist, 1959 - 1994
The SACP did not publicly announce its existence until the state of emergency was declared by the government after the police massacres of Sharpeville and…
ArchiveChapter 6 Underground in Joburg by Denis Goldberg
… me. I needed to be distracted and on my own. By chance the film was “Square of Violence” about a Second World War …
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
… as their stories. I went back to London to edit the film, knowing only that South Africa was still a place where …
Concluding Remarks
… and resettlement camps. Clifford Bestall made this kind of film-making his chief form of political statement. Stopforth, …
Letter to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 June 1968
In the course of my address to the session of the Special Committee on Apartheid in Stockholm, I asked the Chairman, Ambassador Marof, to convey to Your…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born into a Hindu Modh family in Porbandar, India. In 1893 he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian law firm work in…
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… energies of all people in sports, arts, music, literature, film and dance, as well as science, technology and … festivals, music, books, paintings,…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
While the South African press readily covered stories of those having committed acts of treason or communism during the apartheid era, little attention was…
The strangulation of activity
… arrested for obstructing police, as well as having film and equipment confiscated. Perhaps the most sinister …
PlaceFish Hoek, Cape Town
This old Village is surrounded by rugged Mountains and boasts one of the safest swimming Beaches in Cape Town. Fish Hoek is a glorious Bay with a beautiful…