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PlaceZimbabwe
… the Great Enclosure ". Since then the area has been home to many great Kingdoms and States such as, Great Zimbabwe … , Rozvi and Ndebele . In the 1880s the…
First National Consultative Conference: Report on the Strategy and Tactics of the African National Congress, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… taking place within an international context of transition to the Socialist system, of the breakdown of the colonial system as a result of national…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Address by President Jacob Zuma, Gallagher Estates, 29 June 2012
… and other observers; Comrades and friends, We have come to the conclusion of our very successful and fruitful fourth national policy conference. We have met…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… guests Comrades and friends, We have gathered in Kliptown to relive the historic moment in the history of our country … articulate their common hopes, dreams…
III - Black Consciousness
… Bernstein, 1978, South Africa What had Steve Biko done to be so persecuted by the police? Why did they pursue him so … police to eradicate this threat. Biko…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1972
… The Building of a Nation Speech by O.R. Tambo - commemorating the 60th … people converged on Bloemfontein on January 8, 1912, to found the African Nation,…
PlaceNelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
… The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic … The Bridge was specially designed to be…
PlaceMostert’s Mill, Rhodes Drive, Mowbray
… 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven … by Bothma. After his death the farm…
PlaceUtrecht
… as their headquarters. The British were wary of having to camp in high altitude area where their health were going … in the sunny South Africa and Utrecht…
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison … Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S…
PlaceTsolo
… (prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on … in the…
21. Pariah constables pollute Hindus
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by … Some 29 people submitted the following complaint jointly to the Protector on 31…
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… Francisco de Almeida served as the viceroy to the Portuguese State of India from 1505 to 1509. Upon his … successor taking over he sailed back to his…
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… for Black children would be introduced in stages, with a first programme beginning near Pretoria. Implementation … Grade 1 in selected schools. The pupils…
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… Themba Sono was forced to resign as president of the South African Student … held in Hammanskraal. Sono's expulsion came after giving a controversial opening…
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… official of the British colonial administration, went on a voyage to South Africa to evaluate the market for produce. He … voyage during the South African…
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
THE POLITICS OF COLLABORATION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TRICAMERAL PARLIAMENT
… Introduction The first elections to the Indian House of Delegates (HoD) in the racially … Indians would “be selling [their] birthright for a mess of pottage”…
Damon – The Malabar Slave (Historic Alleys)
… Read this characterization of a Slave from Malabar (Walks & Sketches – Robert Semple) – He … steadiness with vivacity, and capability of instructing to…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces the Group Areas Act will be repealed.
… be replaced by new non-discriminatory measures acceptable to all Houses of Parliament. The announcement meant a new dawn which brought liberty to many whom…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
… Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre unprecedented in its nature and scale. On the … all to see. The lines are clearly drawn: the…
"The Count-Down has Started": Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by O. R. Tambo, 16 June 1986
… Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre unprecedented in its nature and scale. On the … all to see. The lines are clearly drawn:…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… starting from the conflicts and divisions of the past to the reconciliation of today. When you give me the Freedom … honouring this achievement of our whole…
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
… Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a stern, resilient, and unapologetic reformist-feminist. With her feminist approach, she is poised to break down gender-based…
The Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre
… As the Polly Street Art Center drew to a close so Rorke's Drift was established. Polly Street was urban, Rorke's Drift rural. If Polly Street attempted a…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer It's two and a half years since Maria said those words. Things stayed … the special February examinations passed, so…
Remembering Nadine Gordimer (The Conversation), 15 July 2014
… The passing of Nadine Gordimer is a tremendous loss, both to South Africa and to the literary world. For me, and others … loss. Born in November 1923, Nadine…
Curry and the South African Revolution by E. S. Reddy
… that Nelson Mandela had Indian friends in college and used to visit Indian homes. He would not accept the food they … in Drill Hall in Johannesburg, Dr…
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… A packed courtroom clapped after Judge Billy Mothle ruled … Timol was pushed by members of the Security Branch out of a window in John Vorster’s 10th floor…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF PIETERMARITZBURG Pietermaritzburg, 25 April 1997
… guests; Ladies and gentlemen, I feel deeply honoured to be awarded the Freedom of the City of Pietermaritzburg. … this city has strong associations that make…