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The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by…
EventFirst celebration of May Day in South Africa
… the industrial struggle for an eight-hour day. Origins of May Day International working classes have existed since the development of agriculture, about ten…
Cataloguing the archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
… The archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement arrived at Rhodes House … and the archive available to researchers by the spring of 2002. The earliest papers in…
EventThe National Library of South Africa is founded
… The Governor of the Cape Colony in 1818 was Lord Charles Somerset. It was … that a wine tax would be levied "to place the means of knowledge within the reach…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Introduction
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of…
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… On the 10th of September each year, the ANC Youth League celebrates its … and create jobs", underpinning the broad analysis of the challenges of the day. We…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 29 October 1982, Volume 20
… Evidence from Edward Phillip Cain to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F ……
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 6 September 1982, Volume 7 and Volume 8
… evidence from Eugene Lesley Roelofse to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… as Silkaatsnek It was here that the two 12-pounder guns of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed and ultimately captured in the first battle…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… The building of the Delagoa Bay railway line to Pretoria was completed on … traffic on 2 November 1894, however, the official opening of the line only took…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… This unique group of buildings known as the Groote Schuur campus of the University of Cape Town, was built in the classical revival style and … Groote Schuur…
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… discovered it with him. Both men had their own version of how they found the gold reef, but only Harrison’s version of events was supported by evidence…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of anti-Apartheid activist, David Webster. Bernard shot … in 1989, in front his home. Bernard was…
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… Andries W. Pretorius were defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats (near Bloemfontein) by the British under Cape … Smith. The defeat forced the Voortrekkers…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
… its release last week after last ditch attempts by members of our own government (including President Jacob Zuma and … and Mosebenzi Zwane) to prevent it…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… Rwanda, much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class divisions. The Tutsi had been the…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… Helen Joseph is one of the most well-known South African women to campaign … If This be Treason (1963) and Tomorrow's sun (1966). One of the accused in the…
PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… Bloemfontein is the capital City of the Free State Province , previously known as the Orange Free State . The City is known as the 'City of Roses', or…
ArchiveBiography of Nawal El Saadawi by Sierra Hussey
… she imagined becoming a singer or a dancer. Her dreams of becoming an artist were opposed by her parents, and she … she became a doctor. How fortunate the…
PlaceRepublic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
… was proclaimed as a separate Crown Colony . The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a flood of treasure hunters, especially from…
EventCape Coloured Board agrees with the Department of Education on the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children
… Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The … it was agreed that the centre would be…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… The freedom of the press was established in the Cape Colony through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South African Commercial…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… political domination was maintained through the election of national office holders and by the extension of an all-white parliament. By 1964, limited…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
… landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck . They erected a Fort built of sods on a site in the Table Valley, near the…
EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
… A memorial service for the 177 miners, who died as a result of an underground fire in a tunnel at the Kinross gold mine at Evander, south of Johannesburg is…
ArchiveAddress on the role and future of NUSAS
… Address given by John Daniel at a National Union of South African seminar on the future of the Union. Includes analysis of the student scene in South Africa…
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… The cornerstone of the building was laid on 19 December 1907 by Sir Hamilton … residence, President Steyn, completed 1945 | Faculties of Law, Education, and…
ArchiveTasks of the ANC in the present period
… Memorandum listing the tasks of the African National Congress. Covers the nature of our society, the character of the struggle, the forces of transformation…
A Survey Of Race Relations In South Africa 1973
… party has been faced with increasing manifestations of black dissatisfaction and anger. The Black Conciousness … appears to be gaining strength, despite the…