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ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 5: Education beyond apartheid
… Apartheid Society examining the education system in South Africa under apartheid rule. Content include: The nature and …
EventA Cape Passive Resistance Council is formed
… here to read our feature on Passive Resistance in South Africa. Source: …
EventSA poet and artist Wopko Jensma is born
… and Swaziland for some time, Jensma returned to South Africa where he disappeared in 1993 without a trace from a …
EventSenator Robert Kennedy visits SA
… (US) Senator Robert Kennedy made a historic visit to South Africa. He was invited by the National Union of South African … Lulat,Y.G-M. etal,(1991) U.S…
EventMandela and Tambo meet in Sweden
… break political ties and tighten sanctions against South Africa in order to speed political change, African National …
EventRamaphosa announces his decision to leave parliament
… upon. He will become deputy executive chairman of New Africa Investment Ltd (NAIL). Ramaphosa was the only a real …
EventChoirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born
… was born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She came to South Africa in 1908 for health reasons. Fincken was one of the …
ArchiveMy Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… Marks addressing the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) in the Transvaal, 30 September 1951 . …
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
… and first Minister of Defence in the democratic South Africa.It also takes place after the conclusion of a two - … A briefing on the state of HIV /AIDS in…
David Goldblatt, TJ, 1948-2010 - review by Claire Guillot, 25 January 2011
… ignored by the media, exploring the values of South Africa. His beautifully composed, subtle pictures dissect the … unlicensed social critic," he says. "I…
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… Mountain range in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This picturesque town is situated about 70 km from … Stutterheim is a town with a population of…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R Mandela, at the presentation of the Freedom of Miami Beach Medallion of Honour Johannesburg, 29 September, 1992
… representatives from such far-off places have taken South Africa, with all our triumphs and our tears, into their … you, Or Joseph, have had the commitment…
1. The Way to Fox Street
… eyes, his classmates nicknamed him the 'boy from Central Africa' because he 'used to talk about the colour of the skin … ANC members were not as concerned…
ArchiveBiography of Mariama Bâ by Lauren Daugherty
… and finally the French, becoming a part of French West Africa around half a century earlier. With independence, … system was introduced. After being citizens…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… boosted the development of black football in South Africa. In some ways, Luthuli's contribution exemplifies the … sport movement built its campaign to…
Chapter 4 - Poor, yet generous Lesotho
… of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 Exiles who sought political asylum from the … the casinos and to see Blue films denied to…
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… up the economic and political set-up of present South Africa." "To win these demands," he continued, "calls for the … 1958 election, Lutuli concluded that …
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… League (YCL) and, by 1946, in the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). After the passing of the Suppression of …
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… to hold a number of important positions in the new South Africa, including general secretary of the Congress of South … Gastrow S. (1995) Who’s who in South…
Statement by Malusi Gigaba, ANCYL President, at the funeral of Cde Wanga Sigila, late SASCO Deputy President, Cape Town 23 October 1999
… that his life was a shining lesson for the youth of South Africa, particularly for the students whence he studied. We … a cadre for change; a new cadre that…
Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, June 1985
… a turning point in the history of all the people of South Africa. Our Conference itself will be remembered by our … fighters from Czechoslovakia who fled to…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… of a biography of Hendrik Verwoerd (1967) and of South Africa: a Political and Economic History (1966). …
EventBusiness leader Matome Maponya is born
… References: Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ., Graighall: Jonathan Ball. …
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… (ANC) held its first Consultative Conference in South Africa after thirty-one years from 14-16 December 1990. It …
EventChris Hani succeeds Joe Slovo as Chief of MK
… (SACP). MK was intensifying its struggle against South Africa during the 1980s, a period during which many cadres in …
EventThe 4 x 100m men’s relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
… (2nd) and the US team (3rd). The triumph was South Africa's fourth gold medal since re-admission to the Olympics …
EventCosatu celebrates its 18 th anniversary
… create a non-racial and non-sexiest labour union in South Africa. The anniversary coincided with the 1973 strikes …
Constitution Hill - Free tours for pensioners during October and November
… Constitution Hill to share the historical journey of South Africa’s remarkable transition from Apartheid to what is our …
EventStudents protest at the University of Fort Hare
… activities during the liberation struggle in South Africa. Leaders like Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela, Robert …
EventFormer Presidents de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
… apartheid system towards a non-racial and democratic South Africa. This meant the release of anti-apartheid activist and …