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PlaceThaba Bosiu, Lesotho
Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone Plateau, at the historic and spiritual heart of the Sotho Kingdom, in Lesotho. Rising to an altitude of 1,800m only 20km East of…
PlacePrieska
Prieska is a very small Town that is perched along the Orange River in the Northern Cape. It is 240 kilometres south of Kimberley and its famous Big Hole…
PlaceBreederivier/Breede River, Western Cape
The Breede River enters the sea at Witsand in the Indian Ocean, forming a large estuary in the Western Cape of South Africa. The mouth is located in San…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
Liesbeek River is only 9 km long and arises as several streams off the Eastern slopes of Table Mountain above Kirstenbosch, winding through: 'Bishopscourt,…
PlaceEmgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
… demonstrate how Emgwenya connects into a larger network of Historical and Touristic Sites, in Mpumalanga. (It is their …
PlaceSouth African College High School
Montebello is the location of the South African College Schools (SACS)' current campus, specifically the historic Montebello Estate in Newlands, Cape Town…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… importance of taking African oral traditions seriously as historical sources, even when they challenge colonial … itself only emerged in the 1830s and was…
PlaceKlein Karoo
The Klein Karoo (Little Karoo) is a spectacular 350 kilometre long Valley stretching from Montagu in the West, to Uniondale in the East, and is almost…
Chapter 5 -The Character, Role and Significance of SASO
… activists and, here, Hirson does not fully appreciate the historical conditions under which SASO arose and operated. … as one "in which there was a…
PlaceVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia
… captivating visitors with their immense beauty, power, and historical significance. With its sheer size and stunning … a truly awe-inspiring sight to behold…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… of foreign slaves and indigenous Khoikhoi to the historical formation of Afrikaans: these population groups … resistance by slaves and Coloured people during…
First Raymond Mhlaba Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, 22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
… social organization under which the people of a particular historical epoch and a particular country live is determined … without reference to the past that…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… Waaihoek respectively. The grammar and spelling of certain historical terms have not been changed, for example Bantu, …
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… boycotts. The AAC chooses Bloemfontein because of its historical significance, as it was here on 8 January 1912 …
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… the culmination of a number of diverse and far-reaching historical currents and political trends both on the African …
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… the empire's early consolidation in his 14th-century historical writings. 4 The empire was governed through a …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… at the Grand Parade was an important because of the historical significance of the area in the struggle against …
ArchiveMandela’s Democracy by Andrew Nash, 26 June 2013
… of their own potential contribution to the linear, world-historical march of progress””championed and exemplified by … Mandela appears never to have doubted…
Trade unions and Popular Resistance in the 1980s and New Alliances and the Different Unions Traditions by Kaizer Thibedi
… dimension to the initiative as such is drawing the historical lessons and addressing the question, ‘how …
The British Government, The Trade Union Congress, and Black South African Trade Unionism, 1973 to 1994 by Dan Feather
… will be published in early 2024. Dan was awarded the Royal Historical Society’s (RHS) Martin Lynn Scholarship in 2016 to …
PlaceUlundi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, (also known as Mahlabathini)
… of Zulu Kingdom , KwaZulu . It is very rich in Cultural , Historical and Wildlife experiences. This was to become a …
PlaceValley of a Thousand Hills
… the museums in the area are a fascinating addition to any Historical tour. There are many cultural villages that still …
PlaceLamu, Kenya
… of climate change; we are the leaders in environmental conservation.” Fatou Samba Fatou is the President of an …
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… and anti-apartheid movements. His books include Historical Dictionary of South Africa (2020), with Chris …
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Short Bio Johann Maree was one of the founders of the Western…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… as desertification, water management and trans-frontier conservation. Other initiatives focus on tourism, capital …
Speech at the Meeting of Representatives of the Parties and Movements Participating in the Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the "Great October Socialist Revolution" by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, November 4-5, 1987
… for the social progress and happiness of mankind. The historical importance of loyalty to this revolutionary course …
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
… of his observant eye imbue his images with a historical importance that is difficult to deny. Still …
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official launch of the Dube Trade Port and King Shaka International Airport, 8 May 2010, Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
… of the Zulu nation. For too long, we have allowed the historical image of King Shaka to be viewed within the …
Remembering the enslaved in Cape Town by Sam North
… Cape now routinely cover slavery as an aspect of their historical narrative. This is suggestive of a nation which is …