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The Palace Cafe Bar, an Obligatory Stop on the Rua Araujo Route, 1959, hand printed fiber base silver gelatin print
The Minister of Finance announces a change in the South African exchange rate practice. Henceforth the Rand is tied strictly to
A borehole on the Rand-Victoria mine near Germiston strikes the Main Reef of the Witwatersrand Gold Fields at 731 meters.
Anglo-Boer War 2: Colonel R.S.S. Baden-Powell, a special service officer sent by the British Colonial Office, lands at Cape Tow
The Sand River Convention, recognising the independence of emigrant farmers north of the Vaal River, is ratified by the Volksra
The Voortrekkers decide to call the first planned town in Natal, up to that time called “Bosjesmansrand” (Bushmen Rand) because
WWI: A body of Active Citizen Force (A.C.F.) troops of the Union of SA, nearly 1 800 strong, lands at Lüderitsbucht (Angra P
Arab guerrillas hijack an Egyptair plane shortly after takeoff from Cairo. The plane lands at Luxor where Egyptian commandos su
Nelson Mandela said after meeting President de Klerk that the Government was convinced that there was "some hidden hand&qu
Nelson Mandela said after meeting President de Klerk that the Government was convinced that there was "some hidden hand&qu
Inkatha supporters rampage through a squatter camp in the Kagiso Township in the West Rand, killing at least twenty-two people.
President Nelson Mandela earns worldwide praise for his role in persuading Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a
Sir Bartle Frere, new British High Commissioner, delivers an ultimatum to Cetewayo, Zulu chief, to disband his army, hand over
The Sand River Convention, under which Britain renounces all claims to authority beyond the Vaal River, is signed. This lays
Two youths are arrested at Bloemhof for the killing of two white rhinos en five eland at the Aventura res
President De Klerk announces the withdrawal of the Internal Stability Units (ISU) from the East Rand townships of Kathlehong an
The United Nations adopts resolution 385 in which guidelines was laid down for an internationally accepted settlement of the So
WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.
Justice Coetzee in the Rand Supreme Court refuses to lift an order barring resumption of publication of four Black newspapers.
The Rand Revolt begins with a strike by miners after announcements of wage reductions on the coaland gold-mines necessitated by
Address at the Dinner in honour of South African Olympians and Paralympians: Bryntirion Estate, Tshwane: 11 December 2004
Master of Ceremonies, Honourable Deputy President Jacob Zuma, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Premiers, Your Worship, Mayor of Tshwane…
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
[For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949 This historic joint meeting of the representatives of the national organisations of the African and Indian people,…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
Explain to what extent Stalin succeeded in transforming Russia into a superpower by 1939. Stalin came to power on the back of Lenin’s death in 1925, after…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the launch of the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, 1 August 2008,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Chairs of our Portfolio and Select Committees of Public Service and Administration, Members of Parliament and the National…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Peace and Stability, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Noting: 1. That defeating crime is in the best interests of the National Democratic Revolution. 2. That community policing is the best form of policing 3…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Legislatures and Governance, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Electoral System Noting 1. The commissions discussed the different options outlined in the discussion document on Legislatures and Governance for a National…
Biko’s legacy lives on in our nation’s history and culture by Nkosinathi Biko, 12 September 2012, South Africa
TODAY marks the 35th anniversary of the murder of black consciousness leader, Bantu Stephen Biko. Arrested a healthy man on August 18 1977, he died three…
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
The Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) based at the University of Cape Town will be running its annual course, 'Winter School : Using climate information for…
ArchiveAfrican languages should be at the center of educational and cultural achievement by Abdi Latif Dahir (Quartz Africa)
At his farewell speech as the chairman of the African Union in 2004, Mozambique’s then-president Joaquim Chissano surprised African leaders by delivering his…
Mines, Masters and Migrants - Life in a Namibian Compound by R. J. Gordon, (Ravan Press), Johannesburg 1977, reviewed by Philip Schemer
Dr Gordon was Personnel Officer during 1974 at a mine near Windhoek, and the book presents a sociological study of the black migrant labour force on the mine:…