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Albert Nzula, teacher, journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), who left SA to study in Moscow in 1
… Albert Nzula, teacher, journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), who left SA to study in Moscow in 1 …
The 6th Australian Division of Lieutenant-General Dick O’Connor’s XIII Corps, takes Derna, Libya, after three days of fierce fi
… The 6th Australian Division of Lieutenant-General Dick O’Connor’s XIII Corps, takes Derna, Libya, after three days of fierce fi …
Stella Sigcau, South African minister of Public Works since 1999 and third prime minister of the former Transkei, is born at Lu
… Stella Sigcau, South African minister of Public Works since 1999 and third prime minister of the former Transkei, is born at Lu …
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
… accompanying Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London. In a BBC documentary, Mandela repeatedly referred … Palace on June 25. He was…
Book launch of Death of an Idealist
… Book launch of Death of an Idealist …
ArchiveCritique of Problems of African trade unions
… Critique of Problems of African trade unions …
PlaceAlgoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
… da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there. He planted a wooden cross … small Island now, St Croix or Santa Cruz…
EventMoroccan Army of Liberation attacks Spanish enclave of Ifni
… Morocco had been ruled by the Alaouite Dynasty since 1631. In 1859, a war was waged … in an attempt to remain independent. Following this war, the French…
Chapter IX - Triumph of disunity (1)
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Griqua … in the late sixties. This, together with the discovery of gold,…
EventSir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London
… magnate who was knighted for his pioneering role in the development of Johannesburg. He was born in Rostock, Germany in July … Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of…
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
… Mluleki George, SA deputy defence minister, attended the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to … Deputy…
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… Paintings and engravings on rocks in the open air and on cave walls are called rock art. There is … art on about every continent, but South Africa has some…
Year of women of South Africa by E.S. Reddy
… I was born in 1925 and grew up near Hermitage Street, on the hill in Paarl. We were four brothers and four sisters. My … Henry Josephs, worked at a butcher…
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
… The Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) was formed, with 9 affiliates. CUSA originated from the Urban Training Project and the Consultative Committee of…
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, ……
PlaceUniversity of Stellenbosch
… Stellenbosch University the 2nd of the Universities in the picture in the Banner. With an … first electric taxi. Stellenbosch University developed from the…
ArchiveOf youth
… Of youth …
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
… one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful,…
ArchiveFighting out of darkness or moving gradually towards the light? presidential Address to the Black Sash National Conference held at Grahamstown, 1990
… Opening Address by National President Mary Burton at the Black Sash National Conference held at Grahamstown on 2 March 1990, discussing: Release of Mandela,…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… The situation in the Eastern Cape in the early late 18th and early 19th … - 1850) was as follows: There were three groups of people: The Xhosa, who had lived…
EventResumption of talks
… said he was prepared to meet Roelf Meyer, Minister of Constitutional Development, immediately, to prepare for a summit between the two leaders. He emphasised…
The Settler Economies: Studies in the Economic History of Kenya and Southern Rhodesia 1900-1963 (African Studies) by Paul Mosley
… The Settler Economies: Studies in the Economic History of Kenya and Southern Rhodesia 1900-1963 … The Settler Economies: Studies in the Economic History of…
ArchivePerspectives on ethnic and racial conflict in South Africa - a critical assessment of the Churches response from 1960 to the present
… racial conflict in South Africa - a critical assessment of the Churches response from 1960 to the present …
The National Assembly passes legislation providing for abortion on demand within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy and for te
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … The National Assembly passes legislation…
The Namibian election ends, following five days of voting. Three days after the five-day polling period (7-11 November) ended,
… The Namibian election ends, following five days of voting. Three days after the five-day polling period (7-11 November) ended, …
The Battle of Kapain ends a nine-day campaign that started at Mezeg, Enzelberg, with the Voortrekkers under Andries Hendrik Pot
… The Battle of Kapain ends a nine-day campaign that started at Mezeg, Enzelberg, with the Voortrekkers under Andries Hendrik Pot …
Speech of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, at the National Assembly During the Debate on Budget Vote No. 2 10 JUNE 1997.
… Speech of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, at the National Assembly During the Debate on Budget Vote No. 2 10 JUNE 1997. …
The National Assembly passes legislation providing for abortion on demand within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy and for te
… The National Assembly passes legislation providing for abortion on demand within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy and for te …
Mr. James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, former President of the S.A. Coloured People’s Congress, dies at the Groote Schuur Hospital f
… Mr. James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, former President of the S.A. Coloured People’s Congress, dies at the Groote Schuur Hospital f …
Hendrik Witbooi, leader of the Nama tribe in German South West Africa, dies in a skirmish with the Germans near Keetmanshoop, S
… Hendrik Witbooi, leader of the Nama tribe in German South West Africa, dies in a skirmish with the Germans near Keetmanshoop, S …