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ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… the forbearers of the majority of present-day South African Indians. Further reading The system of indenture has … learn more about the system visit SAHO’s…
PlaceGallery 101
… Haenggi founded Gallery 101 to showcase modern South African art. The original location was next to the Head … space in Britain, exhibiting works of…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… to lead this collective into the Centenary year of the African National Congress on the 8th of January 2012. This is … but for all liberation movements in…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… As the theatre’s mission is to “create an authentic South African cultural experience which is committed to providing … has won them over 21 international…
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… to give the country what he thought was a more authentic African name. “ Zaire ” is a variation of a term meaning “great river” in local African languages;…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… The woman accusing South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape is being … She explained the special closeness of people in the South African exile…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… existence of British and French imperialism in the West African region. Following a period of relative stability … ally of Taylor, formed his own army. By…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… In a discipline that was (unofficially) ring-fenced for African Americans and he was the wrong colour. His South African background probably did him no…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's knack for satire and his keen ear … language have made him one of the most…
Introduction - The anti-Apartheid Movements: a 40-year perspective
… apartheid, K.Chiume, press secretary of the Nyasaland African Congress, Tennyson Makiwane and Vella Pillay of South … support for our struggle against…
Interview with Africa Report by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1981, New York
… AFRICA REPORT : To many critics, the African National Congress (ANC) looks like a failure. After … ANC developed? There were traditional links with the South…
Biography of Michael Scott from an email contribution by Lorna Richmond, 25 November 2015
… opposition to the then Church establishment and the South African Government. However, in the short-term it was … At the same time the CRJ was imploding,…
ArchiveHugh Lewin obituary by Peter Hain (www.theguardian.com), 21 January 2019
… In 1959, Hugh Lewin, who has died aged 79, joined the South African Liberal party: shortly afterwards it became the only … the country, with the banning in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the 34th independence celebrations of the Republic of Uganda Kampala, 9 October 1996
… Special Representative to support the efforts of the East African leaders in finding a peaceful political solution to … taken by Uganda and her regional…
ArticleEskom Energy Crisis: Will there be a “just transition” to renewable energy? by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty
… the stations for. The greatest insult is that it is South African citizens that are expected to pay back these corrupt … were ahead of the current curve,…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… the pass laws was organised by the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW). The Federation famously … has come to represent the courage and…
EventPaarl Riots report submitted
… overthrow the government in 1963 in order to create an African socialist state representing Black South Africans. … Poqo with the PAC and Umkhonto we Sizwe…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… this form of gathering came from Prof. Z.K Matthews at the African National Congress (ANC) Queenstown regional … The convention was co-sponsored by the ANC,…
EventSir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid
… De Zuid-Afrikaan (The South African) was the first proper Dutch newspaper in South … After Union, the paper became the organ of the South African Party. On 8…
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… and eventually surrounded the vehicle, shouting the Pan African Congress (PAC) militant slogan "One settler, one … the congregation during a Sunday evening…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… Ndweni, Sipiwe James Bholo and Sipho Samuel Gavin, three African National Congress (ANC) activists were found guilty … a Truth and Reconciliation Commission …
EventBlast opposite the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and police complex kills two people
… Court and police complex, which took the lives of two African National Congress (ANC) activists. Two activists, … speculate had already been infiltrated by…
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… The South African Police (SAP) and the South African Defence Force (SADF) ambushed and killed six alleged …
EventWriter J.M. Coetzee is awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
… in moments of defeat and weakness. The only other South African to receive this award was Nadine Gordimer, in 1991. … South Africa's Nobel Prize-winner J.M…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is concerned about stability
… Xolo, who was blamed for the murder of G'caba by the African National Congress. Mr Xolo was the Chairman of the … killed near a tavern in Richmond. All were…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… to unify members of this group. It aimed to build a South African nationalism that recognised their varied origins, but one that emphasised a unique South…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… got involved in politics when she joined the South African Labour Party League of Youth, of which she remained a … Africa liberation struggle campaigns such…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… 17'/2 per cent for 8,000,000 Africans. Only 40 per cent African Children accommodated in mission schools. 95 per cent … at home. (Sgd) - A.B. Xuma President …
EventBafana Bafana, SA’s National soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final
… South African were the host of the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament … champions. It was a historic moment for South Africa and African soccer at large. Clive…
Article by Oliver Tambo in World Marxist Review, 06 March 1980
… all serving the interests of the white minority, of South African and international capital. The racists` aim is to … The slight, inconsequential adjustments…