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ArchiveAfricans in Cape Town: state policy and popular resistance, 1936-73
… History in the University of Cape Town. The study focusses on Cape Town's black African population, tracing the … arose in response. The study relies as far…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid the corner stone on 29 November 1910, and the building was officially opened on 7 April 1915, by Governor-General…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… On 17 June 1990, Nelson Mandela visited Ottawa, Canada … 14 nations in Africa, Europe and North America that began on the 6 June 1990. As he stepped onto the…
EventTwelve Africans are acquitted at the Supreme Court
… Twelve Africans on trial at the Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of … to take over a town and kill Whites, were acquitted on the charge, but were given…
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… Mandela was issued with his first South African passport on 19 February 1990, 8 days after he was released from … spelt incorrectly as "Rolilahla") that he…
EventControversial Catholic Archbishop Milingo agrees to renounce marriage
… Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia married Maria Sung on 27 May in a ceremony performed by the Unification Church … asked the church to release him from…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of … agent of the Civil Co-Operation Bureau. He was arrested on 25 charges including two of murder…
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
… about the past and focus their energies and resources on solving the country's problems. De Klerk, a co-recipient … here to read more. Source: http://www…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of … in the world. It was approved by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996 and signed by…
EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… serious crimes and would permit a free vote in parliament on the issue. These measures were aimed at curbing the rising number of attacks on White civilians,…
EventSouth African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal
… Candice Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal on 20 October 1988 She grew up on a farm and had aspirations of becoming a ballerina. … earning…
Emissaries from Russia
… Mr F. W de Klerk to a memorandum which I addressed to him on the 26th June 1992. I enclosed the statement of the … of the National Executive Committee of the…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… know, tall story to say, how Indians lived there and so on. That's where I was born. My father was an Indian … then in the early days, you know, in the …
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
… – became as popular as the showerhead at the time. On Saturday evening, when four young women protested in front … of women all over Africa I am the perfect…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… church was erected was granted by Governor Sir Lowrie Cole on 30 August 1832. The original neo-Gothic structure was opened on 16 February 1834 and was…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph On 13 October 1962,1 became the first person in South Africa … every day between midday and two o'clock, except…
PlaceNigeria
… Goldie gained control of all the British firms trading on the Niger, and in the 1880s he took over two French … was formed. The administration of Nigeria was…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… Phokes, who was based in the Limpopo Province, passed away on the afternoon of Thursday 14th July 2005. He contributed a … a member and leader of the ANC and…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Oliver Tambo, 19 April 1998, Wattville, Benoni
… and family; Comrades and friends, The main speaker on this occasion is Thabo Mbeki, the President of the … partnership in law, which in those days inevitably…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Oliver Tambo
… and family; Comrades and friends, The main speaker on this occasion is Thabo Mbeki, the President of the … partnership in law, which in those days inevitably…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… surfing waves. "Jeffreys Bay is the ultimate spot to relax on the Beach in the sun!" The Town is named after : 'Captain Jeffreys', who sailed his cargo…
Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, Friday, 24 July 1936 at 8 p.m.
… the New Militant and New International. Com Kahn reported on the Spartacus Club in the absence of the Secretary, Com … be by Com Freislich followed by a…
EventState of emergency declared in 27 townships
… residents of townships in the Vaal Reef area embarked on a mass stay-away to protest the unprecedented levels of … to those under the State of Emergency. F.W…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
… Wednesday, November 3 There was such a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was a result of that party I had … if she's behaving like this I'm not going…
ArchiveCHAPTER 6 - Towards a Broad Front and Other Desirable Accidents, January 1981 - January 1983 by Howard Barrell
… government announced a month of festivities to culminate on May 31 in a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the declaration of a republic. Some on the…
Document 98 - “The All African Convention”, Umlilo Mollo /The Flame, 1, 2, October 1936
… I. Dladla pointed out to the Conference that the attempt on the part of the Cape native voters to keep their names on the common role by appealing to the…
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… university’s first black Student Representative Council, on which Biko also served. “As you say his name, I see Steve … sandwiches. “We believed ourselves to…
Displacing Hierarchies: Nation and Universities in India and Africa by Amrita Pande, Faisal Garba and Ruchi Chaturvedi
… totalitarian state is leading an aggressive attack on universities. Last month saw a concerted attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)—a university…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, Midrand, 26 June 2012
… Friends and invited guests, Dumelang! Sanibonani! On behalf of the National Executive Committee, let me take … Transition. We welcome the debates that have…
Archive1990 - President De Klerk: State of the Nation Address, 2 February 1990
… Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. The general election on September the 6th, 1989, placed our country irrevocably on the road of drastic change. Underlying…