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EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the Frontier Wars … making them kiss the soles of his…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… the first South African to be awarded a travel grant from the Institute of International Education. He left South … to an analytical process, is by the very…
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… on demand by the police was no longer a criminal offense. From the mid-1950s the government had began to coerce rural … Visit the feature on the pass laws in…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… Coetzee won the match by knock out in the tenth, and went from the boxer known as ‘the one who couldn’t win the big … and this would lead to a loss on his…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of the 90th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, 2 August 2008
… led this organisation and our people. We are able to learn from your high level of discipline, your clarity on matters … and in our country. We know that you…
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
… Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein, where African leaders from across the country gathered to found the South African … average live expectancy increasing to 64…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of … in my introduction, the sources around this are far from adequate and what I hope to do here…
Document 120 - Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa (c. 1940)41
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … peoples. The release of the Non-European peoples from their present stage of bondage is the most…
Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
… by 2008. This means that products and services originating from within the region would be traded among the SADC Member … tariff with regard to goods and…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
… by the oppressor`s ban on me. The confinement resulting from this ban is a painful reminder to me and to you all also … races and groups including our own,…
David Goldblatt by Jean Dykstra, 11 September 2011
… sized black-and-white prints, 150 altogether, dating from 1948 to 2008. Understanding the full significance of the … a reference to the forced removal of…
PlaceStanger, now officially known as KwaDukuza
… History. Stanger was the site of King Shaka’s Capital, from which KwaDukuza derives its name. KwaDukuza was the name … of South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal some…
Insurrections III: The Storming
… Priya Sen (visuals) and Sumangala Damodaran (voice) from India and, Brydon Bolton (double-bass), Sazi Dlamini … and vibraphone) and Tina Schouw (guitar and…
PlaceCarmel, George
… of this magnificent site in response to a clear call from God to establish a Christian guest farm and conference … was watching over His property. The name…
PlaceTsolo
… a new policy which barred Black residents of the Colony from carrying weapons of any description. Understandably … and his warriors, now armed with 100…
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… moving Northwards and African pastoralists and refugees from the Mfecane moving Southwards. The White Settlement was … World War II was renamed 'The Pig &…
4. Complaint of ill-treatment on an estate
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … crop. The boy was kept hanging for an hour about two feet from the ground and when breakfast time…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
… it is the highest peak in the province, and takes its name from the Cape vulture (Gyps Coprotheres) which favours its … Region is a 23km circular 2 day trail…
ArticleRock Art
… that the shamans were the artists who, after emerging from a trance, would paint the images they saw. Painted sites …
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 6: The South African War and Union
… in the late 19th century. Study on the South African War from 1899 to 1902 needs to reflect recent research. The topic …
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… and sentenced to life imprisonment. 1982 Mandela is moved from an isolated prison in Robben Island to Pollsmoor Prison …
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… door; and a warm welcome awaits the humble struggle icon from husband Walter and a smiling St peter. Image Source A …
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 09 February 2012
… The Governor of the Reserve Bank; Leaders of all sectors from business, sports, traditional and religious leaders, … to undertake a mid-term review, looking…
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Protest … the action of the Government in withholding the franchise from Coloured women and in failing to…
Twentieth Anniversary of the United Nations Sanctions Resolution: Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 05 November 1982, New York
… know them as outstanding champions of the cause of freedom from colonial and racist domination, of freedom from exploitation and war, and as resolute…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on ANC`s seventieth anniversary: Appeal to the world, 02 December 1981
… peoples of southern Africa assembled at Bloemfontein. From all parts of South Africa, from the Rhodesias, Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland … Great…
The Hawks letter to Pravin Gordhan by Berning Ntlemeza (Politics Web), 28 February 2016
… Text of the letter from Lt General Berning Ntlemeza, National Head of … Unit was operating legitimately, why were they operating from Guesthouses, hotels,…
ArchiveUnlike The Gambia’s Jammeh, Mugabe may not disappear, 22 November 2017, AZAD ESSA
… last week. I would have been one of the many journalists from southern and eastern Africa making my way to Harare – to … condemnation, multilateral…
4. Conclusion
… centralised leadership hovering over them. Although freed from Comintern meddling (it ceased functioning in 1943), the … dividends. By the war's end, CPSA…
Statement by Reverend Gabriel Seteloane at the special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in Atlanta to pay tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his birth, 16 January 1979
… you very much for having invited me to come all the way from my Mother country which has been taken away from me and my people, to this occasion of…