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PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
… as Cape Town expanded around it, the space shifted from food source to green space, and it remains one of the … historic statues and a central sundial dated…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… and 18th centuries, the Dutch sent political prisoners from the Dutch East Indies to the island. There is a Kramat … 1754, and the first chief imam of the…
ArchiveReminiscences of the Arrest of Fikile Bam & Marcus Solomon in 1963 by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
… operator arrives by car in the townships, takes the bets from the chief runner and whispers the winning number to her. … Cheryl Carolus and Johnny Issel…
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
… The lengthy trial of nine student leaders from the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South … and six for five years. The next day they were driven from…
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
… On his return from exile to St Helena, King Goodwill Zwelithini was … the eight monarch of the Zulu nation. He took reigns over from Prince Israel Mcwayizeni…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… From the 16th century right up to the 19th, slaves from Ethiopia were sold across the world. However, the slave trade within Ethiopia was very much different…
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… Minister’s surprise visit to KZN hospital gets thumbs up from patients and staff Obituary: Padayachie gave his life … late Minister Padayachie Patriotic…
WhatsYourHeritage
… Lunches provides a space for entrepreneurs and youth from the community to learn from and be inspired by leading experts from a variety of sectors. In…
PlaceGenadendal Historic Village & Museum
… which means; 'Valley of Grace'. Is located just 5km from Greyton South Africa, was originally called … suffering under the influx of White farmers, were…
PlaceUmlazi
… controlled ‘Bantu’ settlements. Umlazi got its name from the Mlazi River, on the southern bank where the … The name Umlazicould also conceivably have been…
PlaceSignal Hill
… during the Napoleonic Wars , Britain took the Cape Colony from the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische … the English took over, the two Dutch…
PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
… in locations . Following the removal of Black people from Ndabeni location, near Maitland , in the late 1920s, the … the name Langa means Sun, the name is…
ArchiveThe arch agitator of the Union by Shula Marks, 31 January 2019
… of Natal (known as the ICU Yase Natal) received a notice from the minister of justice banning him from most of Natal under the newly amended Riotous…
41. Statement of Indians to the Transvaal Constitution Committee, 1906
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … the Transvaal in the early ‘eighties. They were then free from restrictions of any kind whatsoever…
Message to the People of South Africa by O.R. Tambo, 26 June 1968
… to the People! Matla! Mayibuye! We have come a long way from the day 18 years ago when the Nationalist Government … and demonstrations; the great campaigns…
Curry and the South African Revolution by E. S. Reddy
… the lunches for the accused. The trial was moved from Johannesburg to the Synagogue in Pretoria after many of … leaders, including Nelson Mandela, were…
Press Conference in Addis Ababal: Oliver Tambo, 02 July 1987
… ANC satisfied about the level of support that is emanating from the member States of the OAU. TAMBO : We would like to … the situation demands maximum…
PlaceRobertson Division
… Cape Winelands region. The population of Drakenstein grew from 194 413 in 2001 to 251 262 in 2011. According to the … Older. Accordingly, the Child…
Cataloguing the archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
… spring of 2002. The earliest papers in the collection date from 1959 and record the activities of the AAM's predecessor, the Boycott Movement; the latest are…
ArchiveClass Consciousness and Migrant Workers by David Hemson (University of Warwick)
… and early 1970s. It has a wide ambit and covers a period from the 1870s to the mid-1970s; from early colonial intervention against togt (day) workers ……
Document 61 - A. Mon [M. N. Averbach] 4 , “A Comment on Trotsky’s Letter to S.A.”, Worker’s Voice, 1, 3, July 1945 […]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … the landlessness of the Africans in particular has flowed from the imperialist policy of creating a…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… and Gqongo Makwetu. He served as a political activist from 1954-1996 and was a Pan-Africanist stalwart. Before separating from the Pan-African Congress,…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
… extended to not only targeting Africans, but also people from Central and Eastern Europe. Five months down the line … Indian mineworkers, protesting the…
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… so called because they took place amid strong disapproval from several governments, the United Cricket Conference and … of 1982 and 1990, a time when South…
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… was established in 1957 when Black People were resettled from Alexandra and other Areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston . The name Tembisa…
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
… Indoor bazaar with shops selling bargains from clothing to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. … suburb of Fordsburg in the mid-1970s, when Indian traders…
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… was completed on 15 February 1899. Later that year, from 31 May to 4 June, it was the location of unsuccessful … over 90,000 tons of beer was received,…
PlaceFort Frederick, Port Elizabeth
… to, is at the mouth of the Baakens River, which stretches from just above the harbour to the western outskirts of Port … of the 1820 settlers, no retributive…
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
… who lost both Sons in the War, fired the first shell from the Long Cecil gun, during the event. Historian, Steve … Cenotaph will undergo Restoration soon,…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… on at Franschhoek Motor Museum. This Museum gives visitors from around the World a chance to look back on more than 100 … the relevant car. (These are full…