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Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
… the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre unprecedented in … of the state of emergency. The stark…
"The Count-Down has Started": Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by O. R. Tambo, 16 June 1986
… the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre unprecedented in … state of emergency. The stark…
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… Mali is the cultural heir to the succession of ancient African empires – Ghana, Malinké, and Songhai – that occupied the West African savannah. These empires…
PlaceEswatini (formerly Swaziland)
… Although the Swaziland Convention of 1881 ensured the areas independence it made the kingdom s great deal smaller. … other's security interests. Swaziland…
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… powerful empires of the Aztecs and Incas dominated large areas of the Americas. There was no trade across the Atlantic … Its economy was based on agriculture…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
… obvious: because the gods, whether Roman or Greek or African, have always been ciphers for Truth. Take the death … during his detention. I have obtained…
PlaceLambert's Bay
… as a fishing Village, like most of the surrounding South African coast Villages, but it has become one of the major …
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
… first as a member of the Zulu nation and then as a South African or do you think of yourself as a South African who happens to be a Zulu? VCG Yes, things…
Address by Mandela to the CBI conference London, 10 July 1996
… in the provision of such services as health, education, housing and other needs;but we have made it our task to … In the two years after our democratic…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… of the ANC 8 January 2014 Comrades and Compatriots The African National Congress celebrates one hundred and two … giant of our struggle, produced by South…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… important since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The ruling African National Congress (ANC), which won the election, was … pro-market, and vowed to privatise…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… 100 meters final at the Olympic Games in 1908. The South African Reg Walker is the athlete on the right At the … a representative team to the Games in London…
ArchiveChapter 16 Tee Shirts, Music and More Solidarity by Denis Goldberg
… of divide and rule sought to make use of the various South African exile groups including the Black Consciousness … activist. He insisted I visit safe…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… by which to admit students, 'academic merit' in the South African context, is not an objective criterion either. The … and church bodies. The meetings…
How to Approach Heaven by Jon Soske (Chimurenga Magazine)
… adventure—so believed Albert Luthuli, president of the African National Congress from 1952-1968. A devour Christian, … varied between the oppressed and their…
Domestic work
… be sufficiently attractive to ensure that the Southern African region obtains adequate investment and loan capital … is prepared to enter into discussions…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… This system of segregation placed an inhumane burden on African, Indian, and Couloured people of South Africa. The … persecuted citizens. Specialized passes,…
86. Non-racial sport
… edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Cricket Board (SACB), which is affiliated to the South African Council on Sport (SACOS),…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… Early Beginnings of the African Film Industry: During the British colonial rule over … the Gold Coast Film Unit established and a new demand for African…
PlaceTable View
… employed being domestic workers in the nearby affluent areas. (INTERESTING LINK IN FURTHER READING) Water skiing …
EventThe Native Land Act is passed
… for Blacks and prohibited the sale of territory in white areas to Blacks and vice versa. An annexure designated the …
The curious case of the missing ANC members – and the crisis plan to win them back by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick),14 October 2015, South Africa
… Nkandla security upgrades, the rise and rise of the Gupta family and the spread of their tentacles in the state, the … members per branch was too much,…
Address at the Launch of the Millenium Labour Council, 7 July 2000
… trying to live on incomes so meager that the pall of family disaster hangs over them day by day. I see millions … and conflict between business and labour…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… to do the same. A fund is started in Holland for his family and for this purpose a postcard with a picture of himself and his family is sold, bearing the…
PlaceOak-Villa Cottage, Baviaanskloof Road
… the building, thus enabling him to accommodate his growing family. The cottage is a typical Cape Coastal vernacular …
PlaceNiewoudtville
… the Bokkeveld escarpment. It was named after the Nieuwoudt family, who owned the land until 1897, when it was purchased …
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… Britroyals.com (2011). ‘Queen Elizabeth 1’ from Royal Family History [online]. Available at www.britroyals.com …
EventSeretse Khama is re-united with his British wife
… chieftaincy and they even approved of his marriage. The family recognized him as Kgosi (King) and Ruth, as his wife, … SAHO, President Seretse Khama , from…
PlaceBothasig, Cape Town
… Bothasig ("Botha's Vision") after the then Minister of Housing and later President; P.W. Botha . He subsequently … Bothasig ("Botha's Vision") after the then…
PlaceVissershok Farm
… intrigue, and a fair share of good old-fashioned South African perseverance. Officially recognized as a heritage …