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Document 3 - National Anti-CAD Conference Agenda, Oddfellows Hall, Hope Street, Cape Town, Saturday, 29 May [1943]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison … Town, Saturday, 29 May [1943] AFTERNOON SESSION: 2 p.m…
PlaceCape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
… in 1878. For many of us, the first thought that jumps to mind when they hear about St Francis is the perfect wave … north. Cape St. Francis ( Afrikaans :…
Document 58 - Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, “The Opening Address at the Africanist Inaugural Convention”, 4 April 1959 [….]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison … which for ages it has been regarded as sacrilege even to…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Olehile Bada Pharasi
… To the Student Movements of 2016 Dear Students, The events … institutions this year would have been very confusing to a foreign observer. The moving targets…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… structure was opened on 16 February 1834 and was extended a number of times thereafter. In October 1854 the original church was incorporated into a new…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by … the South African Government gave official recognition to the de facto situation,…
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
… determined critique of Robert Mugabe’s regime in the 90s. A suburban housewife and teacher, she had a flair for grasping media attention and an extraordinary…
Theft at Luthuli House, 12 October 2003
… In response to a number of media enquiries, the ANC wishes to clarify the following: 1. A person or persons gained access to the ANC`s national …
PlaceRailway Station, Main Road, Wynberg
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 October … 1981. The Wynberg Railway Company was established in 1861 to build a railway…
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
… of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit to the Eastern Cape. His aim was to purchase land to grow … the Hankey Mission Station…
Pan-Africanism was Peter Abrahams’ Country by Tyler Flemming (Africa is a Country), 13 February 2017
… especially in the country of his birth. The son of a miner (who died when Abrahams was a child) and a domestic worker, Abrahams’ life could have easily been…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… of the earliest letters from James Callander (who built a home for himself at The Heads, and who drew the first map of the estuary) to the Governor of the…
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… - Prioritising armed struggle, January 1974 - June 1976 A struggle is made up of failures essentially. It’s true. You … the end. - Joe Slovo 1 Introduction…
PlaceCoornhoop Dovecot, Dixton Road, Mowbray
… In 1657-58 land in this area was granted to 14 free burghers, who were expected to devote themselves … Their defence needs were met by the construction of a…
PlaceMalay Quarter, Cape Town
… the steep slopes of Signal Hill. It formerly covered a much larger piece of land but this has been restricted over … of the oldest parts of Cape Town, and is…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… Piet Retief's visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an … Retief was in high spirits at the prospect of negotiating a land deal that…
PlaceOliewenhuis Art Museum
… Oliewenhuis Art Museum is committed to collect, conserve and exhibit works of art which represent … and edification of the entire community. The Museum is a…
PlacePampierstad
… Pampierstad (now Thuso a Sotho or Tswana word meaning Help/Assistance) was … Pampiri who was also known as: Pampier. He was the son of a local Chief, Chief…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… of Toronto 2009 ABSTRACT My dissertation combines a critical history of the Indian diaspora’s political and … gender roles. In such circumstances, practices…
The Pioneers
… in the rural areas, where men and women were engaged in a variety of crafts, and the urban centres, where a new educated elite began exploring western…
African and Indian in Durban by Fatima Meer
… the Emergency, having been commissioned by the Editor to commemorate one hundred years of Indian settlement in … doctrine and practice of white supremacy. …
ArchiveCorrespondence between Jack Simons and Cape Town Chief Magistrate
… Letter from Jack Simons to the Chief Magistrate of Cape Town requesting relaxing of banning orders. Includes request to visit his son and daughter and to…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… Trade commissioned by The Department of Education For a moment let's consider history as a journey through time and space. For much of this journey the road…
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… A Grand Heritage : Malians express great pride in their ancestry. Mali is the cultural heir to the succession of ancient African empires – Ghana, … in the…
PlaceEswatini (formerly Swaziland)
… human remains in eastern Swaziland that have been dated to be 110 000 years old. The Swazi fled from their original … River valley in KwaZulu Natal in the…
ArchiveAfrican languages should be at the center of educational and cultural achievement by Abdi Latif Dahir (Quartz Africa)
… government officials caught unawares, scrambled to find translators. Chissano’s historic speech constituted … the AU adopted Swahili as an official language…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Tomichi Murayama Tokyo, 5 July 1995
… that we are deeply grateful. What must strike any visitor to Japan is the complete recovery you have made from the … we set out on our own path of rebuilding…
PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
… regulations of the 1902 Location Act were expanded to create a more formal structure for African Urban administration. In … is also partly derived from the…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… Burkina Faso is a small, poor, landlocked country in West Africa . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin , Togo , ……
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… The Defense Amendment Bill, designed to make military service compulsory for White young men, was … (SADF), or the South African Police (SAP). They were used…