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ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 1 September 1982, Volume 1 and Volume 2
Transcript of Volume 1 and Volume 2, evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… farm Hartbeesfontein, at Wonderboompoort, but when this land was expropriated to make way for an airport in 1953, …
EventSouth African Lawyer and African National Congress (ANC) member, Albie Sachs is seriously wounded by a car bomb in Maputo
A prominent White South African Lawyer and African National Congress (ANC) member, Albie Sachs is seriously wounded by a car bomb in Maputo. The ANC and…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
In terms of the Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1802 (between England and France), the British officially returned the Cape Colony to the Netherlands on 21…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING Soweto, 20 February 1997
Master of ceremonies; Minister of Education; Premier of Gauteng Province; MECs and members of legislatures; Representatives of education organisations; …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 6 September 1982, Volume 7 and Volume 8
Continued evidence from Eugene Lesley Roelofse to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr…
PlaceDoornkop/Doornsluiten
… farm was owned by a White man and comprised of the SADT land and Black freehold farms. The homesteads, of the … of Doornkop, were evidence of the shortage…
PlaceThe Randjeslaagte Beacon, Parktown Johannesburg
… were originally given out, a Triangular piece of land was not included in any of them; it remained Crown Land and became known as Randjeslaagte. The Beacon…
EventTanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Han
Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania The East African country of Tanzania came into existence through the merger of two small…
BiographyRaymond Hoffenberg
Professor Sir Raymond (Bill) Hoffenberg was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) on 16 March 1923. He went to school in Port Elizabeth…
Open Call to Artists
… walkabouts will be made closer to the date. Concept:* This land is your land, this land is my land. Yes, we know, bad humour. In actuality …
ArchiveRemembering the Blue Notes: South Africa’s first generation of free jazz by Gwen Ansell, 11 September 2017
“We were all kind of rebels,” drummer Louis Tebogo Moholo-Moholo recalls, “so, like birds of a feather, [we] flocked together.” He’s talking about the Blue…
ArchiveSummarised Minutes of discussions between South African and United States Delegations: 27 January 1984, Fleur du Cap, Somerset West
Minutes of meetings between representatives from South Africa and the United States to discuss the tems of the ceasefire and withdrawal of Cuban troops from…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 24 June 1977
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from James Mhlunguza and others, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South…
Meeting between Director-General N P van Heerden and Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State in Washinton on 30 March 1988
Meeting between South Africa and United States of America to discuss international relations with regard to the political and military situation in southern…
ArchiveAnother harvest?: is this how you want to be judged, as an Anglican, by fellow christian brothers and sisters?
White poster with blue and occasional red lettering. Anglican Church poster. Artwork of the Grim Reaper, carrying a sword with words 'Lusaka Statement' on it…
ArticleKora
… most powerful chief. The small conflicts over cattle and land raids came to a head in 1868, when the colonial … and burghers were too few to protect a 330 km…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 10 February 1977
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Geluza Selby Thombeni, Training Officer with the Urban Training Project, Reatile Kingdom Lolwane, a student at…
ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveTestimony of Bishop Manas Buthelezi in the court proceedings: The State versus W.W.C. Twala and 10 others (SSRC Trial)
Evidence given by the Bishop Manas Buthelezi in the court proceedings the State versus W W C Twala and 10 others. The Bishop testifies in response to the…
PlaceSt. Wendolins Ridge, Pinetown
… was situated about 14 km from Central Pinetown, on land owned by the Roman Catholic diocese of Mariannhill and … Company and Marianhill Mission, was Built…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… of KwaZulu Natal. For it is also here in this beautiful land of our forefathers that the struggle for liberation was … never and never again shall it be that…
EventNico Basson says that SADF had supplied weapons and covert assistance to IFP in order to weaken the ANC
Speaking before journalists, a retired army major, Mr. Nico Basson, said that the South African Defence Force (SADF) had supplied weapons (such as AK-47…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… was established as an area where Blacks could own land. It was named after Lady Beatrice Maud Selbourne, the … as a place for Black residents. The sellers of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
We are gathered here in Lisbon, representatives of governments, non-governmental organisations and liberation movements, because there exists a situation in…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… Nelspruit was proclaimed, opening the way for the surveyed land to be parcelled out and sold to buyers and setting the … farmed the escarpment and the valley…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
THE DEEPENING POLITICAL CRISIS in our country has been a matter grave concern to me for quite some time and I now consider it necessary in the national…
PlaceDrakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
… seems easier to rather explain the effect that this unique land has on me... The perfume of rain on African soil. The … water droplets freeze on your line……
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: Terrorism Trial - a rededication and committment in the struggle, by way of financial support for bail money
An appeal for donations towards the costs of a court appeal and bail for Nkotsoeu P. Motsau
125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.
125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.