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The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… militant posture, The Leader called the Bill a "staggering document" and declared: "The chains are being closed around …
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… the Public Works Department, leaving the GPO to passively document such information as the PWD saw fit to pass on to …
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
Hendrik Hanekom and his wife Mathilda were pioneers of Afrikaans professional theatre. Hendrik died on *14 January 1952 in the Strand, Cape Town. Throughout…
Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas, 23 August 2008
South African History Online Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas 23 August 2008 Fatima Meer's career at Natal University spanned…
EventAdam Tas is arrested
Magistrate Starrenburg arrested Adam Tas because of the role he played in drawing up a petition for the Cape burghers against the incumbent Governor W. A. van…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
Documents: An anonymous Cape Town correspondent, The nineteen days (Sharpeville and the days after.before), this article has been published in SAHO's library…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… struggle for liberation in S.A. as a whole. They created a document that outlined ways in which they were working … chauvinism and divisions tore us apart. …
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… important memorandum with an official of SACTU before the document was sent to the Chamber of Mines. Pressed by the … he attended and the unit’s alert…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… to this book because it is, indeed, the most precious document I possess. Perhaps I value it so highly because none … Nelson Mandela restated the assertions…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… the situation. At the working group, Hernus Kriel tabled a document that berated the ANC for not committing itself to peaceful negotiations. 36 The document…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
Kasturba Kapadia was born on April 11 1869 in Porbandar, in present day Gujarat. She was the daughter of Gokuldas Makanji Kapadia, a wealthy merchant. Kasturba…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
Slaves at the Cape were forced to carry passes. This made it easier for their owners and the local authorities to control their movements. The first time Pass…
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National Congress (ANC) long term political prisoners were released from Robben Island. Among those leaders who…
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
Halley's Comet is named after the astronomer Edmund Halley, who in 1705 calculated the orbit of the comet around the sun. Halley was also the first astronomer…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
How did the Cold War period shape international relations after the Second World War? After the Second World War, there was a struggle between two world…
References and links: Local History
Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. 2000. The Magaliesberg. 2nd ed. Pretoria:…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… SASPU National, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1981. doi:10.2307/al.sff.document.1680.6867.002.002.mar1981. (Accessed 7 April 2020). … Mayibuye, Vol. 1, No. 10, 1967,…
ArchiveFrom eNcome over Bloedrivier to eNcome and Beyond by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
FROM eNCOME OVER „BLOEDRIVIER“ TO eNCOME AND BEYOND Ben Khumalo-Seegelken, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany Conference …
PlaceHector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto
The museum is located on 8288 Khumalo Street, Orlando West (Soweto). The museum is named after one of the first casualties. But commerates all of those that…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
A fire virtually destroyed the historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing to ash irreplaceable items like historic documents, photos, trophies…
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
The government proceeded with the introduction of apartheid laws in the 1950s. An example of this was the hated pass law. This forced Black people to carry…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… look at a piece of history, whether it is a photograph, a document, a building or a signpost, you need to be aware that …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… on January 30 1981. A heritage route is also underway to document the rich heritage and preserve our legacy. Programme …
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
… Congress of the People resulted in the Freedom Charter, a document that was to guide our struggle since then, and on …
Pravin Gordhan vs the Law, as defined by clichés by Mervyn E. Bennun (Politics Web), 08 September 2016
… way is he ‘above the law’ by refusing to put his name to a document which is valueless as he has already answered the …
ArchiveRemembering French Investments In Apartheid South Africa, 17 December 2013
… here. ↵ [3] Source: Los Angeles Times. ↵ [4] The original document available online at Persée. ↵ [5] See here for more …
Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
… in the Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) document, which was endorsed by the 1997 50th National …
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… 40, August 1904). That Convention is the only Political document with which the Treaty of 1902 may safely be …
Address at the Opening of the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, 31 August 2001
… the means to realise the noble vision contained in that document. We have gathered in Durban to make the commitment …
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), King George Hotel, Athens, 24 February 2005.
… the world and 567 for developed countries. (Source: NEPAD document) In the three decades before the end of the 20th …