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ArchiveA despot’s time to face democracy by Niren Tolsi
… the rule of law and the millions of South Africans from whom almost R9-billion rands was allegedly squirrelled away from the State Security Agency in his…
ArchiveWhere did all the masks go? by Dewald van Rensburg (22 May 2020)
… Like its peers across the globe it had orders pouring in from the original epicentres of the Covid-19 pandemic. … In official customs data the amount…
EventPresident F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held
… first non-racial democratic elections will be held from 26-28 April 1994. …
PlaceADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
… Calendar. So what is it? It has been claimed as everything from a 16th Century cattle enclosure to an ancient Calendar. … stone ruins as a whole have been…
Imperial Duty by John Ruskin, Oxford 8 February 1870
… servant of time-tried principles, under temptation from fond experiments and licentious desires; and amidst the … no more to consider themselves therefore…
ArchiveDenis Goldberg belongs to those who defeated apartheid
… belongs to those who changed the history of South Africa from the racist past to the non-racial present, and to a … community and to the society. Denis…
PlaceWorcester, Western Cape
… are in flower! The best time to see the Spring Flowers is from late July till late September. The Garden is also home … Estate. It offers an unforgettable…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… provides such possibilities. Good poetry that is. Poetry from the pen of beautiful and unforgettable creative souls … with presenting a literary master class…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
… In 1994-5, reflecting on some of the lessons to be learned from the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and applied … “Socialism is the Future - Build It…
ArchiveSteve Fataar could have had a rock star ego but didn’t by Rafs Mayet, 24 January 2020
… My family had a longstanding connection with the Fataars, from the early days in Kent Mansions in Greyville to the … for a short while, until he too was…
PlaceThulamela Local Municipality
… is situated in the Kruger National Park and was inhabited from the 13th to the 16th Century. The Thulamela people had … and festivals . The simplest is an…
ArchiveRemembering the Blue Notes: South Africa’s first generation of free jazz by Gwen Ansell, 11 September 2017
… but that geography is out by a thousand kilometres. Ideas from the Xhosa music – complex rhythms; overtone singing; the … of notes and beats – have infused…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… Boundaries and Visionary Frontiers (1984), won high praise from her immediate peers in literary studies, but the later … into left-wing activism, and the…
PlaceIxopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands
… Ixopo’s countryside is very attractive, ranging in height from 400m to 1800m and therefore, give Ixopo a very distinct … , first farmed cotton , in 1870. The…
ArchiveState of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024
… centuries of struggle, the struggle to liberate our people from suffering and oppression, from dispossession and exploitation, from poverty and inequality…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… matric last year, with an increasing proportion coming from rural and township schools. For this great achievement, … young person, Ms Sinoyolo Qumba, a…
“White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive trade in the late 1960s and 1970s by Bridget Kenny
… retail worker politics (Kenny 2018). There, I argue that from 1975, CCAWUSA specifically organised to bring all … black women into service jobs (first Indian…
PlaceBritstown, Northern Cape
… the Karoo. At Places where they sought shelter and rest from their wanderings, the Bushmen left an artistic wealth of … visible element of this legacy, and…
PlaceUmdloti, North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… rain at any time of the year. Less than 20 minutes drive from Umdloti is South Africa's busiest Harbour City, Durban . … and alternate pastimes within easy…
PlaceSkurweberg Pass, Mpumalanga
… of ancient Sandstone Outcrops; the remains of the seabed from the time of the bygone Super-Continent of Gondwana, at … Hiking trail heads up the Eastern edge…
PlaceMalgas Island, Saldanha Bay
… This island lies about 800 m from the mainland, it is located at the, northern entrance of … most terrestrial flora and fauna was completely eradicated from…
PlaceKleinzee, Northern Cape
… Kleinzee is easy to find. Take the N7 from Cape Town, travel for about 560 km and then veer left at … were mostly empty and the town's population had…
PlaceSpringbok, Namaqualand
… War as a fort for its incredible vantage point. "Views from here across the valley are beautiful, as are the … the Blue mIne - Springbok’s first mine, and…
PlaceDelareyville, North West
… netball. • Barberspan Nature Reserve – just 15 kilometers from the Town. 'This is a stunning spot to enjoy excellent … North-East of Vryburg . It takes about…
PlaceLimietberg Nature Reserve, Paarl
… it for myself. Our hike began with a huge fright from a baboon rushing past us, but then afterwards the route … but we came across many different age groups,…
PlaceSedibeng District Municipality
… Centre of Gauteng. The Municipality is 40 km away from Johannesburg and 80 km away from Pretoria, without the high traffic volumes! It offers …
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… that Lembede and those in his immediate circle demanded from the A.N.C.: 1. A clear outlook: African Nationalism and … Africa as though it were an island,…
ArchiveBiography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie
… it is important to see where her sense of justice grew from. Ruth First was a journalist born of Jewish parents who came to South Africa from Eastern Europe…
EventSA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli's chance of Rectorship
… Mr. Butler and Glasgow University to obtain permission from the South African Government for Albert Luthuli to leave …