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EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… He resigned in 2008 following the removal of Thabo Mbeki from office. Shilowa then joined the Congress of the People … President in December 2008. He has…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
… Advertiser. The publications were plagued by censorship from the government forcing Pringle to resign. He continued … published and receiving rave reviews as…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
… their land and rights taken away. Rev. Scott got sympathy from the U.N., but did not get any concrete action on behalf … to put pressure on the UN for…
PlaceGreen Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
… later years. The original portion of this dwelling dates from the 1840s and was built by Henry Green, Assistant … have included Rev Andrew Murray, Judge AW…
9. In search of better employment
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … time. I am an Indian young man who came over to Natal from Madras by the S.S. Umtata in April 1890. I…
EventA wave of strikes hits Durban and spread countrywide
… the employers rejected their demand for a wage increase from R8,97 to R30 per week. Subsequently, workers in various … media coverage of the striking workers…
PlacePhansi Museum
… in South Africa. Life size dolls showing ceremonial wear from different regions and cultures of South Africa are on … for refreshments and light lunches on…
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
… Inseparable from the photographic images of world-renowned South African … in his public commentary. This mantra of values comes from the lifetime he has…
ArchiveThe Legacy Of The Jazz Epistles, South Africa's Short-Lived But Historic Group by Simon Rentner, 27 April 2017
… trumpeter, all of 20, when he took an overnight train from Johannesburg to Cape Town to meet a pianist everyone was … of Kwazulu-Natal. "It's waiting to be…
Address at the Commonwealth Business Forum, Johannesburg 9 November 1999
… Africans we also hope that those of our guests who come from ou tside our country will have an enjoyable stay with … done to bridge the development gap that…
Chronology
… African Youth in Natal Communist Party headquarters moves from Johannesburg to Cape Town under Moses Kotane as national secretary May 15-17 , Deputation from…
Document 35 - Constitutional principles Schedule 4 of the Interim Constitution
… and business proposals, a promise of one billion rands from the government and business respectively is too small compared to what we are asking from workers…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … disenchanted with local authorities, and it later withdrew from the L.M.C. In the next document the…
Say It out Loud - The 1913 Presidential Address, Kimberley, Cape, 11th October, 1913
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1913 … in looking for some indication of the fruits of that Act from our point of view. But, before…
Chapter 13
… was undertaken by men who are usually regarded as coming from the most backward section of the population. Drawn from the remote villages and almost entirely…
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… I greet all lovers of freedom, wherever they may be. From my village in South Africa, where I have been confined … of human rights and human dignity, which…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee
… Affairs Department under the Minister of the Interior. From the foregoing, you will clearly see the determination of … of the affected persons, there was no…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
… I am honoured to address all our fellow South Africans from this podium in the township of Galeshewe. On behalf of … that we have entered our Age of Hope…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … me to preside over the unique gathering of delegates from all parts of South Africa for the purpose…
The ANC and the Women’s League
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … used to go out in the evening mainly when everyone is home from work, and we walk from house…
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… of a crusade. "To save the souls of the Afrikaner workers from the corruption of the foreigners, imperialists, … by workers, led the crusade. A wealthy woman…
1. The Way to Fox Street
… of the Basotho kingdom. His father's side was descended from the Nhlapo, a clan originally from the Pietermaritzburg area that were forced to leave ……
Chapter eight - Conclusion
… From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A … 78th birthday. His funeral on the Saturday was conducted from the St Mark's Church in Clifton…
ArchiveChapter 5 Last resort: armed resistance by Denis Goldberg
… with the noise and knock them off their feet with the wash from their propellers. Another example was the gathering of … necessarily in total agreement. The…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph I remember well … Nor did I fit into his life. He had come with his family from Lithuania and they had settled…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
… owners (free burghers), emergence of orphans and women from the motherland, the import of slaves from the East and Africa, free blacks, political exiles, the…
ArchiveSecret Histories | South African Photographer David Goldblatt Reveals the Effects of Apartheid on His Native Land by Miss Rosen, 29 September 2016
… first arrived in South Africa around 1893, having fled from the persecution of Jews in Lithuania. Also: Secret … government instituted a policy of apartheid…
Call for papers - “Ukutshona kukaMendi”/ "Ukuzika kukaMendi": The Mendi Centenary Conference
… on black southern African perspectives on the sea. From a literary and cultural studies perspective we would … on English/ European writings. We welcome…
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… Art Gallery Act. Then in 1924, a team of architects from the Public Works Department was appointed and the South … became the headquarters for the entire…
PlaceDarlington Dam- Lake Mentz
… in 1918, and was completed in 1924. As had been envisaged from the start, the capacity of the lake became progressively … on the probabilities is somewhere…