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The Trust Feed Massacre
… An incident occurred in December 1988 which shocked the nation and forever changed the lives of the close-knit community of Trust Feeds, a rural village near…
EventProf. James Smith, who identified the first coelacanth found in South Africa, is born
… James Leonard Brierly Smith was born in Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Province (now Eastern Cape). He studied chemistry at the University of … Prof. James Smith,…
The Herstigte Nasionale Party (Reconstituted National Party) is established. The name implies that the National Party has devia
… The Herstigte Nasionale Party ( Reconstituted National Party) is established. The name implies that the National Party has deviated from its original course…
BiographyTheophilus Tshangela
… Theophilus Tshangela was banished from Kwamaleida in the Amadiba Location, Bizana District [Eastern province, now Eastern Cape] to the Frenchdale Native…
Letter from S Bourquin, Chief Director of the Port Natal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from Port Natal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Port…
Meeting between the African National Congress and the University of Natal
… Documents relating to a meeting between the African National Congress and the University of Natal. Includes draft programme, objectives of the meeting, list…
ArchiveAddress at Commemoration of the lives of Yusuf Cachalia and Bram Fischer, by Nelson Mandela, 5 June 2005,
… asked to come out of retirement just one more time. And so the life of a retired old man trickles on and on. This is one … to proceed without me being…
The Crime is apartheid, the penalty is isolation: Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference in Johannesburg
… The Crime is apartheid, the penalty is isolation: Paper presented at the National Black Sash National Conference in Johannesburg … The Crime is apartheid,…
EventThe SABS is established
… The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of Act 24 of 1945. The Act was revised on several occasions and is currently effective…
Beyond the Apartheid University?
… Beyond the Apartheid University? Interrogating the transformation of the South African Higher Education landscape. Sub-themes to … Beyond the Apartheid…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… Comrades, the ANC has held many national conferences in its history. One of these was the 1949 Conference, which was held here in Bloemfontein. … houses are…
EventThe Declaration of Windhoek
… World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May. This day was the culmination of a UNESCO seminar held in Windhoek, Namibia from 29 April 1991 to the 3 May 1991…
The awakening of a people
… The author has endeavoured to enhance the awakenig of the people; of the oppressed, by evolving the All-African … The awakening of a people …
The Black Conciousness Movement in South Africa in the late 1960s
… This article critically analyses the development of the Black Conciousness Movement in South Africa in the late 1970s and 1980s … The Black Conciousness…
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… The Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Gingindlovu took place on 2 February 1879. It occured shortly after the Battle of Kambula and Rorkes drift. During this battle, …
Standing For The Truth
… text red fish on white litho poster; text: Standing for the truth: The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has annointed me to preach … Standing For…
The Anglo Boer War
… Britain sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South African War). Initially, the British government thought…
EventMandela reshuffles the cabinet
… Following a decision by the finance minister, Chris Liebenberg, to relinquish his … reasons, president Nelson Mandela announced changes to the government of…
ANC Call to the Nation: the future is within our grasp!
… Pamphlet issued by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. Call to the nation saying that change in South Africa is moving at a ……
The Ethics of apartheid
… The thirteenth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by professor B.B. Keet in which he examines the ethics of apartheid, and detailing…
Africanisation of the Church
… The article discusses the urgent need for Africanisation (or indigenisation) of the Church in South Africa and calls for the building on the … Africanisation…
EventThe NCCR is dissolved
… The National Coordinating Committee for the Repatriation of South African Exiles (NCCR) was dissolved … Churches (SACC) Secretary-General, Dr Frank Chikane,…
Speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the funeral of Reggie Hadebe, Deputy chairperson of the Natal Midlands Regional Committee of the ANC 7 November 1992.
… Speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the funeral of Reggie Hadebe, Deputy chairperson of the Natal …
Cutting Through The Mountain
… Cutting Through The Mountain is a collection of interviews with South … to them, and how it was impacted on their unfolding lives. The Interviews are honest…
PlaceThe Old Durban Prison
… The Old Durban Central Prison no longer exists, but it was used extensively during the earlier apartheid period to house political dissidents. The former…
What is the UDF
… 1983 at Khotso House, Johannesburg. Discussing history and the background of the United Democratic Front from the time it was established, the meaning of UDF…
The migrant labour system
… The notion of migrant labour is based from a legal framework … did not recognize 'homelands' or 'reserves' as part of the Union of South Africa, hence…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1912 … drew its original small stock of merino sheep from the Cape. There the flocks number millions…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… A study of missionary settlement and the spread of Christianity in southern Africa during the … areas, the educational curriculae of Missionary Trade Schools…
Court Monitoring Report 1989 presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
… Cape Western Region Court Monitoring Report 1989: report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 3 Mar 1989 discussing … Court Monitoring Report…