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PlaceHangberg, Hout Bay
Hangberg is an Area in Hout Bay, Cape Town. It is situated on the Mountain slopes between Hout Bay Harbour and The Sentinel Peak and many of the residents are…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
Honourable Guests, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, MPs, Provincial Executive Council members, Directors General, Leaders of the union and civic movement,…
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
QUESTION: Dr. Dadoo, you have just published a leaflet which is the first public call you have made to the Indian people since you left South Africa in 1960…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The Party, as an organisation, underwent a number of changes during the exile period, some of…
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000…
ArchiveExtracts of 3 Interviews from the 1956 Women’s Anti-Pass March
In the year, 2000, four young oral historians interviewed fourteen women who participated in the 1956 March. Here are extracts from three interviews (Q:…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Helen Joseph Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 March 1996
Distinguished Mayors of Greater Johannesburg; Members of the National and Provincial legislatures; Dear Friends and Comrades; Ladies and Gentlemen. …
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined:…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC In 1950 the Communist Party, faced with…
PlaceUmlazi
History of Umlazi The history of Umlazi (or Mlazi) dates back to 1845 when British settlers forcibly occupied what was then Natal (now KwaZulu Natal ) and…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
Murphy Morobe (Publicity Secretary), Valli Moosa (General Secretary), and Vusi Khanyile (National Education Crisis Committee) all of them senior members of the…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
During apartheid, the term "Coloured" was used to refer to group of people generally considered to be of mixed race origin. Coloured people, throughout the…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
Inside a dilapidated warehouse, underneath scattered clothes hanging from rusty pipes, a young black man is down on his knees. His feet are naked, his trousers…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the ANC’s manifesto launch 24 August 1995
1. A better South Africa 1.1 It is with great pride and optimism that I stand before you today. Last year, we, the people of South Africa voted for freedom…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
The President of Cosatu, Comrade Willie Madisha, General Secretary, Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi and all members of the Central Executive Committee, The Secretary…
EventThe first missionary in Southern Africa, Gonçalo da Silveira, is murdered
Gonçalo da Silveira was a Jesuit Priest born and educated in Portugal. He was a missionary in India, acting as provincial superior for the Jesuits, before he…
EventFrederick Lugard, British colonial administrator, occupies Kano, West Africa
Frederick Lugard was the British colonial administrator of West Africa from 1895. He was one of the foremost practitioners of the colonial system of indirect…
PlaceClaremont Main Road Mosque
Introduction The Islamic community of South Africa has grown significantly since the arrival of the first Muslims to the Cape Colony in 1658. The first…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education We, the people of South Africa, Recognise the…
Message from President Jacob Zuma
Comrade, friends, fellow South Africans, The ANC centenary represents a milestone achievement not only for the ANC, but for all liberation movements in the…
PlaceEersteling Monument, Polokwane
The Eersteling gold mine, the site of the first commercial gold mining activity in South Africa’s modern History, has, in many instances, been relegated to…
Document 6 - M. Lopes, “Socialism and the Labour Party”, The Bolshevik, April 1920
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 6 - M. Lopes,13 "Socialism and the Labour Party…
Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
Trevor Grundy writes on the life of the historian and political activist At a dinner party in Salisbury (Harare) in the late1950s when white rule in Rhodesia…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
DEFIANCE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA, RECALLED By E.S Reddy The "Campaign of Defiance against Unjust Laws" - launched jointly by the African National Congress of…
EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
The armed mercenaries entered the Seychelles disguised as a beer-drinking tourist party, "The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers." Hoare's objective was to return…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The Early Years at the Rand
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos THE CHANGE TO WAGE LABOUR has described some of the…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and blood, who laugh and cry, who love and hate, who enjoy being…
Chapter 3. The Poor White Problem - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
From the moment I assumed office, I came face-to-face with the "Poor White" problem, one of the major tragedies of South Africa. People abroad believe that…
Black ViewPoint - Introduction edited by B.S. Biko (1972)
From the book: Black ViewPoint by Ndebele, Ndamse, Buthelezi, Khoapa IT IS SIGNIFICANT that in a country peopled to the extent of 75% by blacks and whose…
PlaceRissik Street Post Office, Johannesburg
The correct name of Johannesburg's Old Post Office clock is the "Coronation Clock'. This might be a good point for city councillors to stress when they next…