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PlaceGeorge, Garden Route- Western Province
… in the East, and the Kammanassie Range in the North. The National Road from Johannesburg meets the Cape Town- Durban National Road at George, and the…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1946
… of our historic struggle coincides with the release of our national leaders, Dr G.M. Naicker and Mr. M.D. Naidoo after … stand and the united support of…
Extracts from Mandela’s speeches by Sapa, 6 December 2013
… is what the ANC is fighting. Their struggle is a truly national one. It is a struggle of the African people, … the renewal of our country, the new Interim…
Jail
… now?' 'They asked us are we still members of the African National congress?' 'Oh. What did you say?' 'No. We said no, … this man asked me, 'Are you still a…
EventJustice Ludorf convicts thirty men accused of conspiring to overthrow the SWA administration
The presiding judge in the Pretoria terrorist trial, Justice Ludorf convicted the thirty men accused of conspiring to overthrow the South West Africa…
EventAttempts of sabotage are made in Secunda
… to successfully hit their target. Though the African National Congress (ANC) military wing, (MK), did not claim …
EventGroote Kerk pulpit is officially inaugurated
… and was inaugurated on 31 January 1841. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 28 September …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… ESKOM was rapidly increasing cost of coal. In 2008, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) capped the … was cited as a primary site where …
PlaceZambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… have even been granted protected status. The Lower Zambezi National Park flanks the river on the Zambian side and Mana Pools National Park on the Zimbabwean…
Imperial Duty by John Ruskin, Oxford 8 February 1870
John Ruskin: Imperial Duty, Oxford 8 February 1870 "Imperial Duty" There is a destiny now possible to us ”” the highest ever set before a nation to be…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… activity shifts next to Basutoland. It was in 1833 that a party of French missionaries of the Paris Evangelical … Thaba Bosiu. The Rev. E. Casalis, the…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… a form of music called isikhwela jo was popular, though national interest waned in the 50s until Radio Zulu began … in a segregated South Africa. The First…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… Nelson Mandela and other prominent members of the African National Congress. This is especially evident with how the … when he staged an illegal benefit…
PlaceComrades Marathon, Durban-Pietermaritzburg
… run past the University and then contraflow onto the N3 national Freeway. From there, they will glide off venturing … run past the University and then…
Chapter 8- Gumede walks the ANC and SACP tightrope, 1930–46‘
… Amendment Bill. Any opposition to these measures on the party (sic) of Native leaders is attributed to the work of … Gumede’s LAI, should be the central co…
The coup that set Ghana and Africa 50 years back by Charles Quist-Adade (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… A few days after the overthrow of the Convention People’s Party government of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s pioneer president, …
Address to the Parliament of Ghana, Accra 06 October 2000
… much progress in the deepening of democracy with multi-party democratic elections being held in many of our …
PlaceRenosterfontein, Limpopo
… in the regions of Africa/Middle East. Visit the Marakele National Park, go on a Big 5 game drive at Kololo Nature …
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa's withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
On 29 June 1961, during its plenary conference in Geneva, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a resolution condemning the racial policies of…
EventWinnie Mandela's Soweto home reported burnt down
… Mandela, wife of an imprisoned leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, was burned down …
EventPAC leader, David Sibeko shot dead in Dar-es-Salaam
Former Pan African Congress (PAC) director of Foreign Affairs and representative to the United Nations, David Sibeko, was murdered by a militant stance faction…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… in advising oral researchers as a Project Officer at the National Archives of Namibia. A diverse range of expertise …
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… in the latter part of 1902. A portion of the farm " Deal Party " previously acquired by the Government was selected as …
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… which Paton himself held. As a member of the liberal party, Paton had a vision of “South Africa undivided” …
Chapter 1: The 1971 Art South Africa Today Exhibition: Towards a Language of protest art
… first made a substantial appearance, in 1971, at the national and biennial Art South Africa Today exhibition in … to 1975, and at the time were distinguished…
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
… success of the 14 October shutdown and protest and the national support from our universities who were also starting … no longer limit it to Wits and we…
Invitation to the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
… and how it should be taught. In the current context of a national call for free, decolonised education, which has been …
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… and probably wealthiest residents. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 April 1964. …
PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… at the beginning of the 19th century. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 October …
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 June …