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Community histories of Rustenburg
… North West Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape farmers living next to the East Riet River area in the vicinity of the…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry … in unprotected strike were shot and killed by…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry … in unprotected strike were shot and killed by…
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry … an unprotected strike were shot and killed by…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… originally known as Transoranje, with its abundance of permanent water sources, was the hunting grounds of the San at the beginning of the 19th century…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some … the doorkeeper was, with a winning smile,…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Origins of colonial settlement It is thought that Andries Hendrik Potgieter was one of the first Voortrekkers to settle in the Rustenburg area. … conflict…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… Nelspruit lies in the Lowveld, in the valley of the Crocodile River just below the great eastern escarpment of the Transvaal. Long before it acquired a…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… Fietas was known as the 'Malay location' because most of the people who lived there were 'coloured', 'cape … location' was struck by bubonic plague in 1904,…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… region, they set up settlements in various locations. One of the earliest settlements, in 1836, was in the Zoutpansberg, north of Pietersburg. Two groups…
ArticleApartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
… state repression and mass detentions. In a frenzy of desperate reaction, the government declared a series of back-to-back states of emergency from 1985 to…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. … Ikhamanga (Strelitzia) plant…
The Origin of People
… are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a great difference with other … told weird and wonderful stories about…
ArticleThe Order of Luthuli
… The triangular flint stone represents a basic tool of survival used by prehistoric ancestors to produce … to make clothing, among others. It symbolizes the…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… The Postal system The act of sending letters from one person to another developed soon after the invention of writing, however, the creation of a formal…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. … Ikhamanga (Strelitzia) plant…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… a cultural figure such as Mr. Semenya, an understanding of the social environment in South Africa is essential. The White minority rule of South Africa and…
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… 16 Days of Activism is an international awareness-raising campaign … from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10…
Dream of Total Liberation of Africa is in Sight - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 72nd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1984
… Allow me to begin by extending to you all, the wishes of the National Executive Committee and the general … underground structures of the ANC; second, the…
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
… The 'Committee of 10' formed by prominent Soweto residents, issued a programme for the election of a new community board to have total autonomy in Soweto, ……
Writer’s of The Constitution
… President Thabo Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the … Negotiating Process (MPNP) had…
Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius
… Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius …
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada
… Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada …
BiographyLindiwe Mazibuko
… was born on 9 April 1980 in Swaziland . At the age of six she moved to KwaZulu-Natal with her parents. Her … at St Mary’s DSG in Kloof in 1997. She pursued a…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Second Joint Sitting of the Third Democratic Parliament Cape Town: February 11 2005
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson … as an architect of our democracy, Joe Slovo started the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2007
… On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the formation of the African … for a critical assessment of both our movement and our programme, a time for the…
Durban listing of mayors
… This list is listed in chronological order, listing mayors of Durban, starting from 1854 to date . Dr. John … Durban listing of mayors …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government …
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening Ceremony of the Second Festival of the Cultures and Civilisations of World Deserts, Dubai: 16 April 2005.
… Your Royal Highness, Crown Prince of Dubai and Minister of Defence, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid … cooperation and political will to ensure practical action by…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… through the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In particular, NUSAS was outspoken in its criticism of government…