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Statement by Oliver Tambo on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of experts for the support of victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle, 09 April 1973, OSLO
… the cooperation between the Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations in the fight against apartheid and colonialism. The key word in the declared…
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… 1891 who, following his retirement from the Witwatersrand gold mines, lived there until his death in 1927. In 1978 …
PlaceKookfontein
… is considered the principal factor in the potential style and quality of wine that a region can produce and cool to intermediate temperature climates have ……
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… was named after Johann Friedrich Bernhard Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert - the only document dealing … of the ZAR, while Joubert was a member of the…
’We are of the world and the world is with us’, Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… ’We are of the world and the world is with us’, Address by Oliver Tambo on …
Mrs. Gertrude Shope Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, August 11, 1981
… of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, August 11, 1981 …
PlaceRugby Museum, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town
… of the largest private collections of rugby memorabilia and is one of its kind in the world, a must-see for rugby … of South African rugby with trophies,…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… Town. He was the eldest son of James Coleman Fitzpatrick and Jenny Fitzgerald, both of whom were originally from … served as a Supreme Court judge in the…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… This is a book about forgotten pages of South Africa's rich worker history from 1903 to 1921. It includes … in the Mother City at the turn of the 20 th…
The Afrikaner Bond
… to the alienation of Afrikaners by the English rulers, and first emerged as a force to promote Afrikaner economic, … and a customs union, but the opportunity…
Meeting between a South African delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: Santa Maria, Sal Island, 31 October 1984, Af
… session of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United States delegation to discuss the situation in Mozambique and Angola … the Minister of…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… Africa.[i] L-Tido released his first mixtape “City of Gold” in 2009, for which he received the “Most Gifted … hip hop artists to the likes of Da L.E.S, Tumi…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… was caused by various factors, such as drought, diseases and the impact of the Second Anglo-Boer War , namely Milner’s … they were unable to compete with…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… producers such as Impala Platinum, Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin Platinum Mines based in the Rustenburg are of the … belong to a newly formed trade…
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… Delagoa Bay railway line, which followed the discovery of gold in the then Transvaal area. On 2 June 1887, President of …
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… the conflicting political ideologies of imperialism and republicanism, the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, tension between political leaders, the…
PlacePolokwane
… languages are: Sepedi ; TshTsonga; TshiVenda ; IsiNdebele and English and Afrikaans . It is the capital of the Limpopo Province . … is said to have been…
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… 1899 to March 1900. Set on the banks of the Klip River, and named after: 'Sir Harry Smith’s, Spanish wife' . Ladysmith was established in 1850 and served as…
ArchiveGetting to know Omar from the inside out by Robyn Sassen, February 19, 2019
… (b. 1945) peers with a clean mix of empathy, objectivity and acuity into the hearts and faces of every person in this meeting that his lens … is about being…
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… shift. On 10 January 1922 White mine workers on the Rand gold mines followed their example, because they rejected a …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… segregated, separated from one another by open spaces and with separate access roads” (Christopher, 1994: 38) The … Training Course at Adams College on a…
Democracy
… Democracy Ears of wheat The tusk of the elephant The Khoi and Sun The first ancestors of our land Democracy We … one’s potential Democracy The…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… The history of the struggle against racial oppression and exclusion in South Africa is inextricably intertwined … The emergence of trade union activity in…
PlaceCurry's Post
… heart of the Midlands Meander that lies between Mooi River and Howick . It has a quaint history that involves the Curry … named, who settled here,…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry: Report on Matters of Public, National and International concern arising out of the tragic incidents at the Lonmin Mine in Marikana, in the North West Province (Farlam Report), 31 March 2015
… of Inquiry: Report on Matters of Public, National and International concern arising out of the tragic incidents …
Speech by Oliver Tambo on behalf of the Liberation Movements, at the twenty-third session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, Addis Ababa, 27 July 1987
… the twenty-third session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, Addis …
Statement by President Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the United Nations Security Council High-Level Debate on Peace and Security, United Nations, New York, 16 April 2008
… United Nations Security Council High-Level Debate on Peace and Security, United Nations, New York, 16 April 2008 …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bridging two worlds by Emilia Potenza
… It was often in the least attractive areas of the northern and eastern parts of the country. 1905: East Coast fever* … up working mainly on the diamond mines…
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… in search for the "great river that flowed east to west" and to "investigate trade opportunities". He was acting … as second in command, along with 14…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… that Katanga's abundance in natural minerals of copper, gold, and uranium would be exploited by the newly-formed Congolese … Richard Nixon, who praised…