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PlaceSophiatown
Sophiatown was originally a Farm outside Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). It was bought by Hermann Tobiansky, who named it after his wife; 'Sophia'…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
Introduction: The Mandela family commemorated birthdays whenever possible, and wedding anniversaries almost without exception, in prison during official…
Document 17 - The Groote Schuur Minute
10 years ago, you sent into oblivion so much energy, so much youth, so much enthusiasm, and so much love of our country. To impose your world on us, you killed…
ArchiveThe Soul of a Nation
'Laws do not make a better society, people do ... it is crucial that the people of South Africa unite around a common respect for the Constitution' …
PlaceCrossroads Township
Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Province. Crossroads emerged as a…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, destroying all settler resistance…
PlaceLibya
Libya, a mostly desert and oil-rich country with an ancient history, has more recently been known for the 42-year rule of the mercurial Colonel Muammar Gaddafi…
PlaceElgin
Originally called Koffee Kraal, the village of Elgin is a lush land circled with mountains, in the Overberg region. This broad upland valley, lies about 70km…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
To many, modern mathematics and Africa are not synonymous. Open any school mathematics book and the role of African scholars has been relegated to the category…
Why protect worker’s rights?
The exploitation of workers was a feature of life in South Africa for decades. Apartheid thrived on cheap labour: workers had to contend with the migrant…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees equality…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
The South African Police Service (SAPS) that we are familiar with today has its origin after the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902. Prior to the war each colony or…
ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
1775 Apprenticeship laws are promulgated at the Cape. 1800 A massive drought begins in Southern Africa resulting in the Mahlatule famine. This resulted…
PlaceLiliesleaf Farm, Rivonia- Johannesburg
Liliesleaf Farm is the location where prominent leaders of the opposition to South Africa's Apartheid Government used to attend meetings in order to plan their…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Introduction
From: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis Introduction Background to the project This book had its origins in…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Blade Nzimande; Comrades` delegates to the 12th International Meeting of Communist and…
Address at The Youth Day Rally, Witbank, 16th June 2003
Premier of Mpumalanga, Ndaweni Mahlangu, Our traditional leaders, MP's, MEC's, MPL's and Councillors, Leaders of our youth and young South Africans, People…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum Gala Dinner in his Honour Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 11 July 2008, International Convention Centre Durban
Mr Jimmy Manyi, President of the BMF Ms Tembakazi Mnyaka, our host and chair of BMF KZN, Prof William Makgoba, Vice chancellor of University of KwaZulu-Natal…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A provisional settlement was reached in 1911…
31. Cape traders protest against the Hawkers’ Licences Act
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Act 35 of 1906, which dealt with hawkers'…
Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
On this occasion the Prime Minister made good use of the opportunity of talking to Afrikaans students. At the time there were disturbances among students,…
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
Apartheid was brought to an end by the struggles of millions of ordinary people in townships, factories and rural areas. The insurrection of the 1980s was…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Apartheid was brought to an end by the struggles of millions…
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
One pound a day for the factory worker who today cannot buy what he makes. One pound a day for the miner who earns his phthisis and goes home broken and to die…
The Durban Strikes and the making of the Political Struggles in South Africa by Vuyisile Msila
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference When the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) was formed in…
Commemorating the 55th death anniversary of Suliman Saloojee
9th September 2019 marks the 55th anniversary of the death in police detention of Suliman “Babla” Saloojee (aged 33). He was a legal clerk and a member of the…
EventThe first 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
On 11 December 1963 the first of the 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' came into existence when the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, De Wet Nel,…
PlaceSouth African Naval Museum, formerly the Navy Mast House and Dutch Store House
The origins of the Naval Museum date back to 1966, when a naval Historical collection was displayed at the Castle Military and Maritime Museum in Cape Town. In…
PlaceHellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
Hellenic Football Club, is a South African Association Football Club based these days, in Cape Town. They are nicknamed: "The Greek Gods". Established in 1958…
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book