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Address to the Botswana National Assembly, Gaborone, 11 March 2003
… the article makes an important point that we must take on board as we rebuild our countries. This is the need to … level, we have, through the African Union,…
PlaceKenya
… this uprising was unsuccessful, it propelled the nation on a path to independence. Although Kenya flourished in the … means. This includes the analysis of…
ArchiveThe Importance and Power of Gender Safe Spaces by Shanél Johannes
… power embedded in capitalism and patriarchy that impacts on one’s gender. According to Goldblatt and Meintjies (1996): … of women and girls in our society…
PlaceHeuningvlei, West Coast District Municipality
The area that the West Coast District Municipality (WCDM) serves stretches from the border of Cape Town Metropole to the border of the Northern Cape. The…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… were often spent in Delhi, partly in the Balmiki Colony on Reading Road (now Mandir Marg), and later in Birla House. … siblings and me with tremendous warmth…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… cattle herders and made spiritual and cultural markings on rocks on farms surrounding Ottosdal, most common are the ones on a farm called Gestoptefontein. [1…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
… of gold. - C.W. de Kiewiet, 1941 The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South … abandoned the gold standard.The effect…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… the argument of the mutineers and thereby saved their lives. Members of the so-called “Committee of 10” elected to … A heavy smoker, he died of lung cancer…
EventJournalists' first visit to Robben Island
… and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, were held. On the island, 12km north…
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… Public Announcement on the Disciplinary hearings of: FLOYD SHIVAMBU Respondent … by the National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) on 4 February 2012…
ArchiveAziz Pahad: Rest in peace by David Kenvyn
… of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki. Aziz was born on Christmas Day 1940, and so was only 8 years old when the … following the unbanning of the ANC in 1990 and…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 4 - 19 by Carol Hermer
… weeks it is impossible to tie the diary format to entries on particular days. Maria was too afraid to write down … a package was stopped. People had to run…
Checkmate for apartheid? July 199 1 - June 1992
… train attacks (accounting for 227 deaths) and attacks on busses and taxis (another 119 deaths). Assassination of … a bitter rearguard action in which…
ArchiveAssia Djebar: A Life of Resistance and Inspiration by Logan Landry
… She proved to be a promising and bright child early on, and was encouraged to continue her education throughout … necessarily approve of his daughter’s…
Document 120 - Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa (c. 1940)41
… The Conference was formally closed by Mrs. Gool late on Monday .evening. (signed) Z. Gool , President. (signed) … compensation, old age and blind person’s…
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… further; 5. AND WHEREAS there met at Bloemfontein O.F.S. on the 8th day of January 1912, certain Chiefs, delegates and … of the National Congress was held at…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… The Jamiat employs several 'ulama' [Islamic scholars] on a full-time basis at its offices in Pine Street, Durban, … world for the purpose of inspiring and…
Mission Stations - M
… documented the building of the Mission house as follows: "On a representation of these circumstances to Siffonello, he … chosen for the new town intended for…
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
… and strive for a genuine South African democracy based on complete equality and friendship between men and women, … organisations in other countries, and…
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… a reunion with her long time producer Thwala. She died on 9 May 2004 after spending two weeks in a coma. Her death …
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983, Maputo
… a great many enemy casualties, because all information on the attack was suppressed. As a result of this policy, the … of much that has been built, with the…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… Things Then. The newer ones show the work I've been doing on post-apartheid public art and structures. Although … of place and of stillness. As an antidote…
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
… age attending protests and marches. I read a lot, mainly on Middle East Politics and South African issues. History was … meetings had been scheduled with…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia arrests in July 1963 was a … which Mandela addressed with some acclaim…
Adapted from De Rietfonteyn: Founding of Grahamstown By Elron Kleinhans
… From 1770, the Dutch East India Company laid claim to land on the western and southern sides of the Fish River. A farmer named Lucas Meyer received…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora
… conventions has been adopted, where these are based on those used by Carl Meinhof for his Glossary of the … in his Kora Vocabulary, and they were also noted…
PlaceHlobane, Zululand District Municipality
… involves a guide and permission from the private Mine on whose property Hlobane Mountain and the Battlefield now …
EventPresident Jacob Zuma steps down as President of South Africa
… On the 14 February 2018, President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma … being told to step down. The party then stated it would go on to undertake a vote of no…
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… Jewish community in South Africa. Although several books on the latter subject have adequately covered some aspects of … ideologies became the focus of the…