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Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
Text in italics indicates where the address was delivered in Zulu. Friends, comrades, and the people of Natal, I greet you all. I do so in the name of peace,…
EventThe New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African War
The first contingent of New Zealand Mounted Rifles (NZMR) departed from Wellington aboard the SS WAIWERA ship bound for South Africa on 21 October 1899. As the…
EventWorld Aids Day
Following the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a decision was taken that 1 December would annually be observed as World Aids Day. The step…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
The Maynardville Open Air Theatre is a popular and central part of Cape Town’s art scene – chiefly known for its Shakespeare performances and its ballet nights…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho) people are concentrated in the Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces, with small groups in Namibia and Zambia. While…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
The history of the Young Communist League (YCL) dates back to 1921, although the organisation observes 25 May 1922 as the date of its official formation…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Socialism, Culture and Networks. Convenor: Omar Badsha
Culture/Creativity/Communism: cultural expression and South Africa’s communist movement by Judy Seidman This paper opens up the question about the role…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the presidential desk in Washington Image Source Essay Question: To what extent did Roosevelt’s New Deal succeed in mitigating…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
Twenty-five years ago, on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the African, Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape embarked on a class…
EventFour South Africans and a British national charged with illegally exporting military equipment to South Africa
Despite claims that South Africa was completely self sufficient in terms of its arms manufacturing capability, the Apartheid regime relied heavily on imported…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
David Maphgumzana Sibeko began his political career as a journalist for the South African magazine Drum. Sibeko joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during…
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
On 7 August 1988; Angola, Cuba and South Africa agreed to a formal ceasefire. Under the terms of the ceasefire and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its…
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
John Maxwell Coetzee is a well-known South African author. After completing a degree in English and Mathematics, he went on to complete a PhD in English,…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
Anglo American Corporation, founded in 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer to exploit the gold fields of the East Rand, announced that it intended to transfer its…
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
Appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC), General Johan van der Merwe former South African Police Services(SAPS) National Commissioner …
EventStander gang hits 3 banks
On 19 January 1984, the Stander gang robs three banks in less than an hour in the Johannesburg city centre. The Stander gang was a group of three men led by…
EventPassbook laws relaxed
In July 1986, South Africa was in a state of martial law, with a nation-wide State of Emergency having been declared in June of the same year. To counter the…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the OAU Ad Hoc Committee for Southern Africa Arusha, 28 April 1992
… what became known as the Harare Declaration in August 1989. This historic Declaration has played no small part in …
Chapter eight - Conclusion
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Gomas died on the morning of Wednesday 25 April 1979 two weeks…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
Examination of the black reaction to apartheid during the period 1948-1973 is topical and should help us to understand what is now happening in South Africa…
The National Anthem
Words This is the official version of the national anthem, combining Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The Call of South Africa Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika …
ArticleSilverton Siege
On 25 January 1980 three MK Cadres – Stephen Mafoko, Humphrey Makhubo and Wilfred Madela – were allegedly on their way to carry out a planned MK sabotage…
PlaceFouriesburg
A small Town in the Eastern Free State, close to the Border to Lesotho. The start of the Town was made by a number of enterprising inhabitants who felt that a…
PlaceNamaqua National Park
Cultural HistoryThe cultural history of Namaqualand stretches back hundreds of thousands of years. Hand axes, presumably made by humans Homo erectus, have been…
ArchiveFirst Mafika Gwala Lecture: The Arts of Resistance - Mafika Gwala and South African Poetry by Ari Sitas
At first I thought that a reading and a republishing of my Traditions of Poetry in Natal2 which attempted to situate Mafika Pascal Gwala’s work in the late…
Grassroots
Grassroots was started in 1980 as the first of a series of community newspapers designed to give a voice to the 'voiceless' and oppressed peoples of South…
EventDate set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign
… "Passive Resistance Campaigns in South Africa 1906-1989", [online] Available at: sahistory.org.za [Accessed on …
EventTreason Trial of 16 UDF members resumes
Thirty years after the first Treason trial in 1956, 16 members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) were accused of treason in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme…
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
After a prolonged parliamentary session lasting 127 days, the new tricameral constitution was passed by 119 to 35 votes on 31 August 1983 and signed into law…
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
Idi Amin Dada Oumee fled Uganda on 29 March 1979* first to Libya and eventually to Saudi Arabia. Amin began his career as a cook in the King's African Rifles…