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ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
1960 Mar- Norman Phillips of the Toronto Star was detained 3 and '/2 days for trying to cable a story about a police attack on Nyanga, Cape Town. The report…
PlaceKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is situated in Midrand in the Province of Gauteng. It is ideally positioned between the 2 major Cities of Johannesburg and…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the launch of COP 17 Legacy Projects in Groutville, Kwazulu-Natal, 08 December 2011
Honourable Premier, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Mayors and councilors, Representatives of United Nations agencies, Representatives of the private…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
At 9:00 on Wednesday morning, only a few people in union T-shirts sat in the shade in Johannesburg's Mary Fitzgerald Square, the listed starting point in the…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
Thursday sees Trafalgar High School, located at the foot of District Six, marking 100 years of existence and according to school principal, Nadeem Hendricks,…
PlaceMpumalanga
Mpumalanga means ‘Place of the Rising Sun’ and is the name given to the new Province in Eastern Transvaal in 1993. It includes part of the old Transvaal and…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
Cradock is a Historic Town that has retained much of its 19th-Century charm. Its beautifully restored Victorian and Karoo-style buildings, combined with its…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole MorganAbstractElizabeth Davenport has been an integral part of the Black Sash movement from…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by stepping up…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
After coming to power in 1948, the National Party-led government began implementing apartheid by passing a series of racist laws, notably the Population…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
SAYCO was regarded as the most significant youth organization to emerge during the 1980s. Initiated by COSAS, it focused on organizing the non-student youth,…
Islam
Islam What do Muslims believe? This is the Arabic script for Allah.Source: www.webislam.com Muslims believe in a Supreme God that is called Allah in Arabic…
71.The Group Areas Act
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai When the Group Areas Act was passed in 1950, all…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
The reaction of the outside world to the development of apartheid was widespread, and by the 1980s posed a sustained challenge to the South African regime,…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959 1950 January 6-8, The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) holds its last legal conference in Johannesburg prior to…
Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions - Deadline: 31 Jul 2017
The 13th edition of the Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain Dak’Art / Biennial of Contemporary African Art Dak’art will be held May–June 2018 in Dakar,…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
Next Week's Events Saturday 12th March, 11am – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, kind and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds…
PlaceMbotyi, Eastern Cape
For the adventurer wanting to explore the many unique and wild treasures this coast has to offer, Mbotyi offers the privileged opportunity to visit the…
EventRioting and destruction in Cato Manor and Durban continues
Apartheid government efforts to remove Black people from Cato Manor close to the Durban city center to Kwa Mashu, a newly established black township on the…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
Sally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top-50 all-time players and teachers, was born in Cape Town on 12 October 1951. By the…
ANC National Executive Committee by ANC, December, 2012, 53rd ANC Annual Conference, Mangaung
ANC National Executive Committee The current National Executive Committee as elected at the 53rd National Conference in Mangaung December 2012 is: Officials 1…
Conference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
One Hundred Years of the ANC: Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today 20-23 September 2011 The 100th anniversary of the African National…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
This timeline is NOT complete. Any omissions are unintentional as this timeline is a work in progress that will be added to over time. Please click on the…
ArchiveUDF Campaign Manual - Section B: "How We Are Struggling - The Methods"
Section B Table of Contents (Page 24)TopicPageOrganisation and campaigns25Campaign planner and map28Anti-election strategy30Signature campaign35How to approach…
EventEthiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
On 28 May1991, Ethiopians People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured the capital of Ethiopia,Addis Ababa. The EPRDF was led by the Meles Zinawi,…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest
On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management committee decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a…
PlaceMpofu Nature Reserve
Mpofu is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Mpofu, Xhosa for eland, is so named as the eland like to roam…
PlaceNelson Mandela University, in Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) opened on 1 January 2005, the result of the merging of the PE Technikon the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE)…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African…