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EventNkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death
The Star reported that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in 1986. The…
Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk, 26 June 1992
… in trains and taxis, at funerals and vigils, at their places of work and entertainment. This is the stark reality. …
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… to serve as evidence if they were acquired from people, places, or archives associated with an organization which the …
PlaceWindhoek, Capital City of Namibia
… German colonialism, now houses the National Museum which places particular emphasis on the freedom struggle and … building and commerce industries! There are…
Submissions & winning projects 2009
Learners First place: Fairouz West (Western Cape), ‘A history of sport’ Second place: Neo Panane (North West Province), ‘A history of my school’ Third…
Address at the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 12 October 2000
… local government sphere of government. As you know, this places you, this Council, in the select and therefore …
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
International feminism was a catalyst for South African feminist organisation to address violence against women. In 1975, Anne Mayne, a survivor of both…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… that the young may be so trained that they can take their places worthily as members of a civilized and industrious …
ArticleBiography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… allowed her to connect with people from vastly different places and even different time periods. These authors’ …
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The Early Years at the Rand
… to be prepared; clothes washed and mended their dwelling places kept clean, so that they were ready and able to …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Johannesburg opening of the Anne Frank Exhibition at the Museum Africa Johannesburg, 15 August 1994
… example the people who helped the Frank family. In many places in the world the systems are changing. Former rulers …
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town, located between Mowbray and Rondebosch. The railway line from Salt River reached Rosebank, (the southern suburbs…
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… or abuse as they see fit. Like all forms of leadership, it places specific responsibilities on its holders. As Luthuli, …
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… history of the Mazaars starts with the Dutch invasion of places such as India, Ceylon and Java. Local communities …
Address as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement at the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conferences, Doha, State Of Qatar, 12 November 2000
… steps necessary to preserve the sanctity of the Holy places in the city of Jerusalem. It is also critical that …
Document 6 - M. Lopes, “Socialism and the Labour Party”, The Bolshevik, April 1920
… repudiation of these lessons, the Labour Party definitely places itself "on the other side of the barricade." As the …
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela is a figure who has undergone many transformations in the eye of the South African public as well as in the global imagination. He has played…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… students because of unpaid fees. 22 May, The New Statesman places Mandela at number two on its list of 50 ‘Heroes of Our …
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
Clarendon Circle was a Landmark Intersection, of the North East Route into Johannesburg. It was a Circle of note Located where East Avenue crossed Empire,…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
1902 31 May, The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Anglo-Boer War that began in 1899. The Treaty is signed between Boer and British leaders. 1908 12…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… resources and know-how usually led the way in establishing places for collective worship. The mosque was more than a … a process of constructing community…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and student revolt in the Cape
After the government crackdown on political organizations in the early 1960s, new organizations emerged to fill the political vacuum. A movement based on the…
PlaceUmdloti, North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… to your every need.' Several Historical Buildings and places of interest are to be found in this delightful holiday … Kraal and Shaka's Rock being just two…
Archive1997 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 1997
… With each major judgment, this Court grows in stature and places our democracy on a higher pedestal. Co-operative … in business and the professions, in the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at a press conference in Addis Ababa, 11 July 1973
… of these matters which we have raised here only in outline places upon the international community a responsibility to …
Prisoners of Apartheid - Statement at a Press Conference in Addis Ababa by O. R. Tambo, 11 July 1973
… of these matters which we have raised here only in outline places upon the international community a responsibility to …
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… later we would be forced into exile in Denmark, of all places! By that time I had already escaped two assassination …
BiographyPixley ka Isaka Seme
Pixley Seme was born on 1 October 1881 in Natal, the son of Isaka Sarah (nee Mseleku) Seme. Little is documented of his early life as a primary school pupil…
BiographyMadi Gray
Madi Gray was born in Cape Town, where she grew up, attended school and went to university. Her parents were immigrants from Germany, who came to South Africa…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
Johannes Henricus Brand was the president of the Orange Free State, one of two Boer republics formed after the Boers left the Cape Colony in the Great Trek. He…