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ArticleFrontline States
The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was regionally supported by a group of southern African states called the Frontline…
The Treason Trialists, 1956
Name Adams, Farid Ahmed Arenstein, Mrs. Jacqueline Asmal, Mohamed Suleman 'Bob' Baard, Mrs. Frances …
PlaceLanseria International Airport, Roodepoort
Commercial and private planes can easily be spotted on the runway a few meters away from their open air viewing deck. It all began when In 1974 the dream…
BiographyAlfred Milner
Alfred Milner, a statesman and colonial administrator, became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He pushed the Transvaal…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, son of Princess Magogo Constance Zulu kaDinuzulu, King Solomon’s sister, and Inkosi Mathole Buthelezi, the King’s Prime…
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
South African Parliament opened with the debate of 'no confidence' in government, which was introduced by the Leader of the political opposition, the United…
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
The old village of Wynberg was developed during the mid-19th Century when it became the preferred place of retirement for British civil servants returning from…
Report on my visit to Mocambique: 17th March - 3rd April 1962
Report to the Commandant-General, Defence Headquarters, Pretoria, written by R P D Dymond, Captain, South African Navy, Military and Air, on his visit to…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
On 28 June 1948, Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the British, American and French zones of Berlin, a city which was located deep within Soviet…
EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
Six political refugees, Archie Gumede, the president of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Mewa Ramgobin, George Sewpersahd, M.J. Naidoo, Billy Nair and Paul…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
The 1940s opened with the devastating Second World War in full swing. This decade also marked the gradual transition from a mining and agricultural economy …
ArchiveA letter from the Department of Manpower to the State Security Council
Riglyne vir bekamping van die wereldwye veldtog om die RSA as die destabiliseerder van Suider-Afrika te brandmerk: verslagdoening vir Mei1983: U22/3/2/13 van…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Mughal Empire
The Mughals were a powerful Turkic-Mongol tribe that originated from Central Asia.[1] The Mughal Empire controlled most of Northern India from the 16th to the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
Figure 1.1. With his call to put “America First”, Donald Trump is the latest recruit to a dangerous nationalism. Flagrantly authoritarian figures like Donald…
EventSouth Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea
On 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to bring it under communist rule The North Koreans were heavily supported by soldiers from the…
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, Johannesburg (Rivonia Trial), 15 January, 1964
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, saboteur, for the prosecution Direct Examination by Percy Yutar: Yutar: Bruno, are you a sabateur? Mtolo: Yes, I was. …
Re-membering Krotoa and Autshumato by Deela Khan (poem)
Divested of names and birthright Autshumato and Krotoa were ferried oor die see, oor die see, in die eiland stemertjie every time they incurred the wrath of…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
1930 - 1939 1930 May 4-5, Gandhi: At 12.45 a.m., arrested at Karadi, a village near Dandi where Gandhi had broken Salt law on March 5, by the British…
PlaceAlice, a Town near East London
Town in the Victoria East District, on the Tyume River, some 120 km North-West of East London. It was named in 1847, according to some authorities, by the…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
Introduction The people sent a hero to prison, but generally ignored the fact that he had responsibilities and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his…
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
The vault is huge, well looked after, with a fence that nobody can cross! It was erected in 1827 by the widow of Peter Woutersen. His granddaughter married,…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
1825 Mzilikazi's arrival in Transvaal region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the…
EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
The armed mercenaries entered the Seychelles disguised as a beer-drinking tourist party, "The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers." Hoare's objective was to return…
EventNatal Indian Congress is formed
The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is formed by Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first…
The Indians of Natal: Resistance to Apartheid, 1971-1985 by Davinder S. Dhillon
ABSTRACT OF THESES This thesis highlights the ebbs and flows of the Indian minority's struggles against the systematic and unjust segregation of mankind…
PlaceHelderberg, Somerset West
The district takes its name from the mountain of the same name, which is Afrikaans for: "clear mountain". This is referring to the way in which the western…
”Some Basic Principles of African Nationalism.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in February 1945
a) The Philosophical Basis: This can be stated by quoting the words of a famous American writer, Thompson, "The materialistic conception of History that…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) faced what was seen as a worst diplomatic crisis because of tension over six dissidents hiding from police in the…
PlaceVirginia Airport, Durban
Durban Virginia Airport is a Public Airport serving the City of Durban, in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban is largest City in the Province, and the…
EventThe UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing
On 21 December 1988, the Pan Am Flight 103 was flying its transatlantic route from New York to London, when it was destroyed by a bomb. All passengers and crew…