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ArticleDutch settlement, the Indian Ocean slave trade and slavery at the Cape - seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Reasons: DEIC permanent settlement at the Cape 1652 The DEIC (Dutch East India Company) in the Netherlands was set up in 1602 to trade. In 1647, the Haerlem,…
ArchiveObituary for Andrew Verster
Andrew Verster died peacefully in his bed on Sunday 16th February. It was the kind if death he would have wished for. No fuss, no drama – an end to a life…
PlaceSutherland, Northern Cape
Sutherland can be found in a relatively remote part of the country. Situated in the Northern Cape, this Karoo town is not on any major highway. It is however a…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
Introduction King Ngqika and Prince Ndlambe led the Rharhabe people of the Amaxhosa in the early 19th century. Their relationship is of significance regarding…
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
George Hallett—More than Mandela Abstract George Hallett, a South African photographer is an artist who spent several decades living in exile. He left the…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat hamstrung by the fact that people from these agencies do not want their stories…
Say It out Loud - The Education Bill, 1906
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The Education Bill, 1906 The School Board Act, No. 35 of 1905 1 Throughout his public career, Dr…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
The Great Trek and the advent of the Mfecane The origins of the battle are a matter of considerable debate. The background to this event can be found in two…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into institutionalized racism unseen in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent…
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
Main catalogue Books 1. ASVAT, Farouk, 1952- EXILES within : an anthology of poetry / 7 South African poets. - Johannesburg : Writers Forum, 1986. -- 68p. :…
ArchiveReflections on life in a rearview mirror by Jo Ractliffe, 27 Jun 2011
David Goldblatt celebrated his 80th birthday in November last year. He tells fellow photographer Jo Ractliffe about his journey. I’d like to start with your…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
It is common knowledge that Indians came to South Africa in two categories, namely as indentured Indians and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came…
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,…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
Photograph of a Khoisan lady. Source: unknown 1300-1599 c.1300-c.1500 The Khoisan are established as the dominant power in the southern and south…
ArchiveEFF 2019 Election Manifesto
OUR LAND AND JOBS NOW! PEOPLES’ MANIFESTO AND A PLAN OF ACTION FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF JULIUS MALEMA FOREWORD The year 2019…
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
Inseparable from the photographic images of world-renowned South African photographer David Goldblatt, are values. Values, like waves of light, are in some…
PlaceLimpopo Province
The Limpopo Province covers the Area that lies Northern most in South Africa, just South of Zimbabwe. It was first called the Northern Province, but this was…
PlaceJohannesburg Public Library
The Library opened its doors to the Public in 1890, operating from several short-lived spaces provided, until a site was acquired in Kerk Street where it would…
PlaceLake Kariba, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Construction on Lake Kariba began in the early 1950's out of the necessity to generate hydroelectric energy for Zambia and Zimbabwe. Kariba was designed and…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
Britain takes control of the Cape Once revolutionary armies of France invaded Holland in 1795, the British feared that the French would take control of the…
PlaceSaldanha Bay
Saldanha is a seaside village that lies in the Northern most corner of Saldanha bay - the largest and deepest natural bay in the Country. The Saldanha…
PlaceRichards Bay
Once a little fishing Village, Richards Bay is now a busy Harbour Town and popular KwaZulu-Natal Holiday Destination. Where one can enjoy activities like: …
ArticleTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, occurs all over the world and is one of the most infectious diseases, causing more deaths than HIV/AIDS and Malaria [1] [2]…
Intensify the Revolution by O. R. Tambo The 'Morogoro Conference', Morogoro, Tanzania, 25 April – 1 May 1969
… leaders - particularly those who came to the fore in the 40s - played no small part in the injection of a more radical …
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
Transition to Armed Struggle The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia arrests in July 1963 was a period of…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 3) The Broederbond Just as it was the white man’s way to think and dream for the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
1930 The Durban Municipality was a major employer of Indian labour, employing an average of 2 000 workers through the 1930s and 1940s. Municipal workers…
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ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
Originally no provision was made for the education of Indians. The Reverend Stott of the Wesleyan Mission established a school for Indian labourers in 1868 and…