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Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … on 25 and 26 June 1955 WE, the People of South Africa, declare for all our…
PlaceBisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape
… of the so-called black Homeland or Bantustan, into South Africa. (This Alliance was formed in 2019.) Bisho has many … Bisho Airport is a local Airport in…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… is located in Mthatha , Eastern Cape Province in South Africa , it is a public entity recognized and regulated under … Bhunga Building in Mthatha chronicles…
Conservative Revolutionaries - Anti-Apartheid Activism at the University of Cape Town 1963-1973 by Robert Erbmann, Oxford University, 2005
… 1 What is surprising is that the history of youth in South Africa, particularly those from the English community, has … on 'cultural framing' in social…
Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945
… in the history of struggle by the oppressed in South Africa after the "dark years" of the early 1930s which Tom … Conference of the National Liberation…
PlaceMushroom Farm in Hillcrest, KZN
… Mushroom farming remains relatively small, in South Africa . This is despite the rise in popularity of mushrooms … There is a huge market when it comes to…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South Africa. Many groups rallied against the Afrikaner government … life characterize her desire for an…
Tsonga
… has been slow, but since the industrialisation of South Africa during the twentieth century, their communal and …
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… too dangerous for those still on trial or active in South Africa for me to allow its distribution even on a limited …
EventSADF's 31 Battallion is disbanded
… disbanded as part of the efforts to end violence in South Africa, as they were allegedly involved in vigilante … Battalion was relocated, along with 32…
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
… The fruit-canning industry in South Africa can be traced to the late nineteenth century, when the … , a prominent member of the Communist Party of South…
Input by Secretary General Gwede Mantashe on ANC Policies and the NDP at Wits University, 25 July 2013
… of ANC policies. It sets out a vision 2030 for South Africa, with key targets to be met and identifies specific … to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 4 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… this country to be like the Freedom Charter says. South Africa belongs to the people who are staying here. It belongs … and there is nobody who can claim it…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… Republic of the Transvaal, Barberton became home to South Africa’s first mining fields in 1874, when Henry Barber … Prison was opened and would later become…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… at UNO, for the oppressed Non-European majority in South Africa" After a motion by Mr. Msimang, seconded by Mr. … of the S.A. Indians and the proposed…
PlaceSodwana Bay National Park
… Sodwana Bay National Park offers Africa's Southern most, Coral Reefs and outstanding Climate. … Wetland Park . This iSimangaliso Wetland Park was South…
Appeal For Funds For New Age, January 1956
… to assemble for its new session, the people of South Africa face the grim prospect of more fascist attacks from …
EventThe Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Prince Goodwill Zwelithini, is officially removed as a member of the Zulu Legislative Assembly
… was also opposed to sanctions being imposed against South Africa, a position that further alienated him from the ANC. … H and Mbenga, B (eds) (2007) New…
The Trust Feed Massacre
… maintaining the endemic political violence rife in South Africa since 1984. It was a landmark trial in that it …
EventParliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki
… Mvuyelwa Mbeki resigned as president of the Republic South Africa on Sunday 21 September 2008. Parliament convened on …
EventDr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert resigns from parliament
… his reasons for resigning and his predictions for South Africa. In 2002, then President Thabo Mbeki appointed him to … head a team investigating a new…
EventDeputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament
… 11 March 1960, for the first time in the history of South Africa, the Republican Referendum Bill was introduced to … a referendum. For that purpose, the…
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… the British Crown Jewels. The largest is known as Star of Africa, a pear shaped diamond weighing 530.20 carats. The Star of Africa holds the place of 2nd…
EventThe first Dutch Reformed Church in the Orange Free State is founded
… that province. The Dutch Reformed Church arrived in South Africa in the seventeenth century, after Calvinist reforms in … India Company, as an extension of…
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… Athletics South Africa (ASA) announced that South Africa's former Olympic 800m silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng …
EventDeath of Harry Oppenheimer
… South Africa's most successful businessman, Harry Oppenheimer, died … been pursued here over the last 40 years has made South Africa stink in the nostrils of…
EventCullinan diamond is cut into two
… Cullinan diamond was cut into two big stones, The Star of Africa and the Cullinan 2, as well as seven fairly big stones … stone cut from the Cullinan, the…
EventThe BSAC flag is hoisted in Bulawayo
… The flag of the British South Africa Company (BSAC) or Chartered Company was hoisted in … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape…
EventNelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… democratically elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, delivered a speech to the joint … and try to end conflicts in different…
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
… United States for 20 years. In 1995 he returned to South Africa and became a commentator for the SABC and later worked for Tennis South Africa. He has also…