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17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … 13th inst. in allowing me to travel by the 5.5 p.m. train from Pretoria to Johannesburg. As regards…
3. Charge of assault against an estate manager
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … I told the manager and sirdar that I was sick, suffering from loose bowels and was not able to work…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … several of their compatriots have accepted honorary titles from England, amongst which as far as the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - NOSIPHO MAJEKE: A Biographical Note
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by … and music. She wrote novels and plays with themes drawn from the history of struggle in South…
PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
… Estates they encountered health problems and suffered from diseases like diarrhoea and vomiting. At travelling clinic came round once per month. Apart from…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… is 105 kilometres and six days of strenuous walking, from King William’s Town to Hogsback through immense, … But you don’t have to climb the mountains to…
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
… of scientific importance. The collections now range from fossils almost 700-million years old to insects and fish … made by people 120 000 years ago,…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
… further east that would be able to resist any attack from the sea. It followed a standard plan common in Europe at … approaches to the Bay . This did not…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999
… homes: today, after three million people have benefited from the government's water supply programme, that has been … who received keys to her new house last…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 5 February 1999 (Before National Elections)
… homes: today, after three million people have benefited from the government's water supply programme, that has been … who received keys to her new house last…
POLICY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES TOWARDS 51ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Parktown, 13 August 2002
… Congress will be holding its 51st National Conference, from 16-20 December 2002, at Stellenbosch University under … been the stability of its policy…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at a press conference in London, 21 March 1984
… apartheid regime. The record of events in southern Africa from Sharpeville to, shall I say, Nkomati, is a record of … GLC. The African National Congress has…
Press Conference In London by O. R. Tambo, 21 March 1984
… apartheid regime. The record of events in southern Africa from Sharpeville to, shall I say, Nkomati, is a record of … GLC. The African National Congress has…
The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird: Essays by Ari Sitas, review essay by Linda Cooper
… (p.156) This book is a treasure-trove of writings from the 1980s by Ari Sitas – one of South Africa’s leading … the flight of the brilliantly coloured Gwala…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the launch of the UNDP 2006 Human Development Report, Kirstenbosch, National Botanical Gardens: Cape Town, 09 November 2006
… Kirimayo and esteemed members of the delegation from the United Nations Development Programme, Ministers and … Report 2006 will give us the possibility to…
Document 18 - The Pretoria Minute
… opposition. In the first instance, the campaign originated from the legal limits imposed by a repressive state. More … all were made to penetrate the…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… to be treated as equal human beings. Winnie was released from prison on September 15, 1970, after spending seventeen … stimulation. Fourth Imprisonment …
Chapter 4 - Removing the obstacles
… According to the PAC, 'slaves have nothing to gain from negotiating with their masters.... We do not need … measured speech. Two South Africans. Two…
ArchiveCollaborators and falsifiers exposed
… had taken a decision to prohibit the African students from attending classes and were refused admission to the …
ArchiveThe birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… the Cape Province. Within ten years most of the students from that meeting were either in exile, banned or jailed.The …
ArchiveThe road to Oslo and beyond
… Albert Lutuli's Nobel Peace Prize award with extracts from the speech by Mr Gunnar Jahn, President of the Nobel …
PlaceWestoe, Westoe Road, Mowbray
… Restoration in 1967. The Historical Outbuildings date from the 19th Century. It was declared a National Monument …
EventColoured Labour Party strengthened its stance against apartheid
… which they considered as an attempt to steer them away from cooperation with their fellow Blacks. …
The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.
… and destroyed, including rations originally obtained from the UN High Commission for Refugees. …
EventAbram Fischer fails to arrive in court
… life imprisonment. Click here to read Fischer's statement from the dock. … SAHO, General South African History Timeline , from South African History Online ,…
EventJomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya
… Minister, in 1963, following that country’s independence from Britain. In 1964 he became the first President of the …
EventPoqo members kill a White family
… Bashee River in the Engcobo area of the Transkei, not far from Nelson Mandela's birthplace. Forty Africans were later … uitg . Goodwood, Cape Town: NASOU, p…
EventThe last general election of the Union of South Africa takes place
… under the new leadership of Adv. J.G.N. Strauss, decreased from 57 to 53. … M., A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , from Nelson Mandela Centre for…
EventWalter Sisulu acts against Sophiatown forced removals
… urged the Blacks not to allow themselves to be removed from the Western areas. This came after a series of … Joburg, (2012), Sisulu Legacy Marked , from City…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser becomes premier of Egypt
… the Suez Canal and blocked British and French ships from using the canal. This caused the Suez Crisis in which …