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2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Legislatures and Governance, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… roads. 32. The management of monuments and other heritage sites. 33. Equitable deployment of ANC cadreship. Local …
South African Labour history
There are different ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining industry has often been told as the…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
1913 15 June, Trevor Huddleston is born in Chaucer Road, Bedford, England. Huddleston is christened at St Paul’s Church in Bedford. 1921-1937 …
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
The origin of South Africa’s judicial capital goes back to the mid 19th century when Major H.D. Warden established a British outpost in the then Transorangia…
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon, was salvaged in May 1977 from the Shipwreck site of the Portuguese Ship-…
PlaceFree State Province
The Free State Province lies in the heart of South Africa, with the Kingdom of Lesotho nestling in the hollow of its bean-like shape. Lying between the Vaal…
ArchiveAdvance to peoples power
Coloured photo of people carrying flag in centre. Black and white photos of ANC presidents down sides. ANC Logo with number 75.
PlaceAmalienstein, a Mission Station in the Western Cape
Former Mission Station of the Berlin Missionary Society, 22 km East of Ladysmith. Named after Amalie von Stein, who was a benefactress of German Missions…
PlaceOrlando Stadium
This was the site of the first stadium in Soweto, officially opened in 1959. For almost 50 years this was a famous home of soccer, associated with a host of…
PlaceHankey
Hankey is the oldest Town nestled at the confluence of the Klein and Gamtoos Rivers, is a treasure trove of History and natural wonders. Part of the Kouga…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
… Urban Park lies between these Rivers and includes Heritage sites and public open spaces. From here, the Black River …
PlaceKwaNzimakwe, South Coast
… can choose from different walking trails with different sites, it is recommended to try all the trails to get the …
PlaceEmgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
… connects into a larger network of Historical and Touristic Sites, in Mpumalanga. (It is their objective that the Centre …
PlaceGariep River Mouth, Namibia
The Orange River, Southern Africa’s longest waterway, rises high in the Drakensberg Mountains of Lesotho, only 195 km from the Indian Ocean. Flowing 2 300 km,…
PlaceHarrismith, Free State
… links with the South African War , with close by Battle Sites, Blockhouses and a Military Cemetery. (There are also …
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
A fire virtually destroyed the historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing to ash irreplaceable items like historic documents, photos, trophies…
PlaceMjanyana Hospital
The village of Emjanyana was probably established in the mid-1970s, in Ngcobo Eastern Cape. In 1894 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
ArchiveRemember victims of apartheid : Christmas 1984
Red, yellow, black and white poster. Image of bodies on floor and people walking in background. Black lettering. Initials UDF. Black and red lines twisted…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.3 and No.4 1989
Contents and Contributors CONTENTS Comment Frank Meintjies and Mi Hlatshwayo. STORY: Reminiscences of a Job Seeker, Jan Ceasar Mbele. ESSAYS and INTERVIEWS:…
Archive2000 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 4 February 2000
… signs of modern people and the treasure trove of rock art sites." While correctly pointing to the need to protect this … and other activities at the various…
Advance to peoples power!
ANC multicoloured poster. Centre is a photograph of people carrying a flag. Black and white photographs down both sides of past and present ANC presidents…
ArchiveUDF: The way to democracy?
White poster with black lettering. Green triangle in centre with arms coming out of sides. Discussion on the UDF at Great Hall on Tuesday 1st October. Issued…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… who had been executed were buried in pauper’s graves or on sites where protests were unlikely to erupt. In October 2010, …
ArchiveComments on the financial allegations contained in the 4th interim report of the Schlebusch/le Grange Commission
Comments by Finance Officer, elect, of the National Union of South African Students, refuting claims by the Schlebusch Commission of financial irregularities…
History workshop
Brown background with black lettering. Notice of workshop at University of Witwatersrand on 14th February 1987. List of events down the middle. Artwork images…
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering, after heavy losses on both sides. SA National Museum of…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
The Confidence Reef was discovered by the Struben brothers on 18 September 1884. This sparked off a flood of prospectors to the Witwatersrand, and eventually…
ArchiveCapitalism is enslaving our people
White border with black lettering - title at top plus educate and organise at sides. Towards socialism for liberation, at bottom.Image of mine trollies with…
ArchiveCulture Course Drama Workshop May 1990
A drama workshop held at the University of Natal students were registered for a Cultural Diploma. The academic present was Professor Ari Sitas. The large group…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were…