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EventSA experiences a monetary crisis due to the heavy drain of gold from the country during the Great Depression
… a profound effect on economies around the world and South Africa was no exception. South Africa's greatest exports at the time were in the … and mineral…
Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
… was issued by the Minister, the Indian community of South Africa,despite the very limited field of opportunity allowed … over two thousand gallant men and…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first all-race and fully democratic elections in South-West Africa/Namibia. The Constituent Assembly was…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… P.W. Botha in August. President De Klerk started South Africa on the road to full democracy. In February,1990, he … on apartheid" and paved the way to a new…
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
… rugby team, nicknamed Amabokoboko, national team of South Africa under mentorship of Nick Mallett, registered an … at Ellis Park stadium, Johannesburg. The…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. Diana was loved all over the world for her charitable spirit and her … and combating HIV/Aids. In 2002, former…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Tributes to Lembede After His Death
… event of Dr. A. B. Xuma relinquishing his position. Above all else he was an ardent Catholic. He feared God and loved … people. Mr. Lembede had struggled…
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… Chapter 1 A Marvellous Life! Denis Goldberg, South Africa and the World Chapter 2 Denis Goldberg and the Modern … for Denis Goldberg Chapter 15 Denis…
EventMartin Luther King is arrested for his role in a bus boycott
… recognised as one of the greatest human rights leaders of all time. His moving speech, "I have a dream", spoke to the … dream of Black people around the…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
… an opportunity to accompany a German Artist to South West Africa (Namibia), where he received formal training at the … at the Kunst-Akademie, Germany. Mohl…
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… In July 1986, South Africa was in a state of martial law, with a nation-wide … although they were no longer expected to carry them at all times and failure…
Chapter II - Partners in protest
… Side by Side by Helen Joseph Soon after my return to South Africa in 1955, I had a brief personal link with the Black … The Nationalist Party government was…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Introduction
… little of the language, it was clear that his variety had all the well-known signature features of Kora (or !Ora), [2] … of Khoekhoe formerly spoken…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… beggars in our own land. You are here to help us transform all this, to help us move from apartheid to democracy. We are … of great changes, that place…
EventANC celebrates its 79th anniversary in Durban
… celebrate its anniversary as a legal organization in South Africa. The event brought together some members of the party … numbers of new members who had no…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 3
… members marrying into the other. Cables were sent by all and sundry, by insignificant clubs and fanatical … and unwarrantable attacks made upon him in South…
PlaceDurban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing … accommodation and 5 Star Hotels and luxury apartments, all of which have an…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 09 February 2012
… Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament 09 … Mbete, Honourable Chief Justice of the…
Address to the National Health Summit, 19 November 2001
… coherence, with a seamless co-ordination of effort across all spheres of government; Unified in its expression of our … has been at the heart of government…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the … from the time, as well as the…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2014 (before National Elections)
… Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, … Mbethe, Honourable Chief Justice of the…
ArchiveBirth of a reggae superstar 3 August 1964 by Sam Mathe
… swept through the shebeens and music festivals of South Africa. Based on the artist's name and song title, everybody … On the surface these were not far…
Circular Letter To Organisations Concerning The Arrest Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946
… already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa has received a further blow and our country's prestige … the fact that their skin is not…
Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
… already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa has received a further blow and our country's prestige … the fact that their skin is not…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
… land, equality in the eyes of the law, ‘equal rights for all civilised men’, equality of treatment and citizenship … and direct representation by members of…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… by The Department of Education We, the people of South Africa, Recognise the injustices of our past; Honour those … our country; and Believe that South…
Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday Times), 19 March 2017
… Smith, that great chronicler of the White Man's Burden in Africa, was arguably at his finest in his 1972 novel, The … disobedient children, who had to be…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Social Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… these could be improved. It was therefore suggested that all these proposals about implementation would be … been done in the provinces to get comrades to…
EventExtracts from one of South African President Thabo Mbeki’s most stirring speeches
… condition for that human existence. Being part of all these people, and in the knowledge that none dare contest … an African. I have seen our country torn…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… and increase the efficiency of workers. It was fenced all round with entrances in the front and rear that were … Bill. Sir Kurma Reddi, the Indian Agent in…