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EventThe New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African War
The first contingent of New Zealand Mounted Rifles (NZMR) departed from Wellington aboard the SS WAIWERA ship bound for South Africa on 21 October 1899. As the…
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Osman Latief, a resident of Vrededorp,…
ArchiveOptions for a redefinition of NUSAS structure and functioning
Paper delivered at the 51st Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 8-15 July 1974. Discusses…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations in its landscape and the differing contexts and…
EventSA Policeman Wins 90km Comrades Marathon
A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in North West, Andrew Kelehe, won the 90km Comrades Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa By Brij Maharaj 15 Nov 2023 Dr Brij Maharaj is an academic…
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
This article was written by Carly Spagnola and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Since the beginning of the…
Statement congratulating Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira on winning the Hopman Cup, 8 January 2000
The African National Congress congratulates South African tennis stars Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira on their winning of the Hopman Cup. The two are…
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) held a disciplinary hearing at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg today (14 December 2006) into charges…
Launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps, 12 June 2013
The African National Congress in the Northern Cape will be launching the Luthuli Volunteer Corps; thousands of volunteers of the ANC dressed in gold overalls…
ArticleThe ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - Table 3 Interviews
Interviews(in alphabetical order of surnames)List of interviews in alphabetical order of surnamesNo.IntervieweeDate(s)1Muff Andersson29 December 20192Desi…
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
The ANC has noted with disappointment the verdict of the High Court - Cape Division on the case between itself and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. …
EventNeil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg
Neil Aggett, former organiser of the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and Canning Workers Union, was buried in Johannesburg. It was estimated…
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
Due to the apartheid racial classification systems, many black artists were not allowed to further their education and attend formal learning facilities such…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
Foreword by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan Preface Chapter 1 Break down the walls Chapter 2 Respect for all, Childhood in Cape Town, 1933 – 1949 Chapter 3…
PlacePondoland
The territory known as Pondoland or, more correctly Mpondoland, incorporated the divisions of Bizana, Libode, Ngqeleni, Port St John's, Tabankulu, and Umsikaba…
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
The United Nations Charter was adopted in San Francisco by the United Nations Conference on International Organisations. The preamble to the charter was based…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
Explain to what extent Stalin succeeded in transforming Russia into a superpower by 1939. Stalin came to power on the back of Lenin’s death in 1925, after…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
Originally no provision was made for the education of Indians. The Reverend Stott of the Wesleyan Mission established a school for Indian labourers in 1868 and…
PlaceReitz
An agricultural town in the Orange Free State province, Reitz is 51km from Bethlehem. At an altitude of 1622 metres, Reitz has an annual rainfall of about…
EventFirst United Nations General Assembly opens
The United Nations Organisation (UNO) succeeded The League of Nations which was founded just after the end of World War I. The League of Nations was put in…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Bibliography
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education African National Congress. Address to the Nation by…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was…
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Statement by Jacob Zuma, 30 September 2002
This National Policy Conference of the ANC, held over the four days of September 27th to 30th was attended by 687 delegates from ANC national, provincial,…
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
1910 Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. Discrimination against Indians – Indians were excluded from receiving pensions according…
PlaceFisantekraal, Cape Winelands
Fisantekraal is a Township in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) North East of Durbanville and about 40 kilometers,…
EventWillie Smith, South Africa’s bantamweight champion boxer is born
William “Willie” Alexander Smith was born in Johannesburg on 4 July 1904.[i] Smith’s boxing debut took place on 20 June 1925.[ii] Willie Smith was South Africa…
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
In 1921, in a battle lasting less than 30 minutes between police and Israelites, followers of prophet Enoch Mgijima, more than 180 people were killed. The…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Peace and Stability, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Noting: 1. That defeating crime is in the best interests of the National Democratic Revolution. 2. That community policing is the best form of policing 3…