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Address by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the mural celebrating the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… were made to feel the pulse of the new South African nation. And so, guided by this unstoppable force for …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Statistical analysis of Resisters
… days Resisters by Race Groups Men Women Indian Coloured African European 1 375 33 16 4 260 15 nil 4 PRC Action …
PlaceSprings
… especially after the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, later Transvaal ) became an independent …
PlacePeddie
… of St James was established on a nearby site by the South African Missionary Society. Originally designed as an earth …
How the “Long walk to Freedom” began by E.S. Reddy
… Mandela ended his Presidential speech to the Transvaal African National Congress with the words: “You can see that …
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… to mention a few. Also amongst these greats are South African Nobel Peace Laureates; Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, …
Document 68 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 February 1937
… of the factory and at the Pass Office. The backwardness of African workers causes them to scab unintentionally and some …
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… the final, I will tackle Jurisprudence, International Law, African Law and Mercantile Law or Family Law. My only fear is …
19. Lawrence asks for exemption from discriminatory laws
… Ambulance Corps and is the possessor of the Queen's South African War Medal. 15.Your petitioner has never been …
PlaceBabanango, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… for the forced removal or slaughter of cattle belonging to African people in the reserves. In terms of the Act, the … Peter E. Raper, New Dictionary of South…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… Office, and the Women’s Auxiliary Services of the South African Defence Force. The Building was restored in 1960, for …
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
… he said. The Bridge was Built in 1901 during the South African War by the Fortress Company of the Royal Engineers in …
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… smallest in the Transnet Port Authority's stable of South African commercial Harbors), until the 1969 discovery of … New Dictionary of South African Place…
Archive2007 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2007
… day had said, “Let us speak together, all of us together – African and European, Indian and Coloured ”¦ all the people … our country; * to accelerate the…
Archive2006 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 3 February 2006
… evoked the haunting memory of an extraordinary South African, Ingrid Jonker, who committed suicide just over 40 … observers from the United Nations, the…
PlaceMatroosfontein
This Area was established in the Years of Apartheid! It is perfectly positioned; as it is extremely close to the Cape Town International Airport (less than…
EventSongwriter, film producer and actor Joe Mafela dies
… ‘Sdumo’. Joe Mafela worked as a producer in the South African film industry twenty years amongst other creative … Brand South Africa. (2017). Remembering…
EventMalebane-Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
… the failed coup Malebane fled the country and joined the African National Congress (ANC). He successfully applied to …
EventSAA flight 295 crashes
… The South African Airways Helderberg 747 jet aircraft crashed into the …
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women's League, is born
… Soweto. When she was 29 years old she decided to join the African National Congress (ANC) and soon afterwards left …
EventSouth Africa's first multiracial elections start
… of the new Government of National Unity (GNU) led by the African National Congress (ANC). Three parties, the ANC (who …
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission's finding
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political …
EventCoup attempt on S Doe's government in Liberia
… rule of Liberia ended a century old rule by the Americo-African elites who were descendents of freed American slaves. …
PlaceBonteheuwel
… of whom 95% were classified as coloured and 4% as Black African, indicating the results of the Group Areas Act. … of whom 95% were classified as coloured and…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria Museums
… COLLABORATION OF PLACES WITH MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE (SAHO) UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA … ceramics from around the world…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… of establishing and consolidating relations between the African liberation movements and the Swedish Government was … to the issue of a negotiated resolution…
ArchiveOmar Badsha: Recording the roles of the ordinary by Niren Tolsi (Mail and Guardian), 17 September 2020
… for the past two decades, as chief executive of the South African History Online (Saho) website. During a pandemic … the attendant trauma inflicted on…
PlaceKaroo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
… Karoo National Arts Festival at Oudtshoorn showcases South African art forms from serious drama to farce and includes … quietly thinking about what it means…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer
… to myself, oh, but this granny should be careful. I know African women. They take sides and in one minute she was … on, just going from one to the next. As…