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ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… sits to negotiate South Africa's first constitution. 1909 19 August, The South Africa Act, South Africa's first … inviting public views on the new…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed together…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… remember this our pain will pass / Where will you be?’ [19] The poem, though short, delivers quite the punch, warning … Voices, March 14, 1996, 134. ↵ [18]…
ArticleTswana
(seTswana [language], baTswana [people]) The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
The opening moment of education in South Africa coincides with the foundation of the colonial experience at the Cape in 1652. Six years after the Dutch East…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… embodied in the Union of South Africa. By the end of the 19 th century, two forms of administrative models had evolved …
PlaceThe Company Gardens, Cape Town.
When the Dutch first settled in the Cape in 1652, Governor van Riebeeck's brief included the construction of a fort and the setting out of gardens where…
PlaceOld Biscuit Mill, Woodstock- Cape Town
The Old Biscuit Mill is a vibrant hub of art, design, and food, right in the heart of Woodstock. It’s the capital of cool here in Cape Town, and it’s one of…
PlaceCairo, Capital City of Egypt
It is also the 19th largest City in the world and among the world's most densely populated Cities! On the Nile River, Cairo is famous for its own history,…
Notes from Books
Jean Gelman Taylor, THE SOCIAL WORLD OF BATAVIA: EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN IN DUTCH ASIA. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1983 The book…
National General Council 2005: Consolidated Report on Sectoral Strategies, 3 July 2005
… Africa must address a number of challenges, including: 19.1. Identifying the kind of institutional reform, at the … undergo to establish an effective…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… supposed to leave their cells to exercise. In my first 19 days, I had exercise on only two occasions. In reality, … letters of complaint about the lack of…
Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
For the last few weeks millions of fevered eyes have been fixed on South Africa, host to the World Cup, which ends next weekend. For half a century the probing…
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… excesses. Bloodless Coup by Lieutenant Moussa Traoré : On 19 November 1968, a group of young officers staged a …
PlaceGansbaai, Overberg
… Nature Reserve, Still Bay) as the Garden Route. Posted on 19 January 2026 By Lee-Ann Steyn Encounter sharks safely …
PlaceEastern Cape Province
Before 1993, the Eastern Cape was part of the Cape Province. Today it includes the old homelands of Ciskei and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were…
Bibliographical Data
… valuable are trial records, notably Regina vs. Sisulu and 19 Others, Johannesburg Magistrate's Court, August-December …
Document 21 - ANC National Consultative Conference: resolutions for the coming year
… 460 000 to over 1,6 million members today, organised into 19 affiliates. COSATU committed itself to the unification of …
PlaceKnysna Forest
The Knysna Forest has a rich history spanning thousands of Years, from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and modern conservation.Indigenous people who…
PlaceKwaxolo Cave Adventures, South Coast
… year, KwaXolo Caves Adventures was halted during the Covid-19 lockdown , but with new Level 3 regulations, the business …
PlaceAngola
… No. 1 (2009), pp. 1-22. Cambridge University Press. Page 19. ↵ [lvi] Thornton, John. 1983. The Kingdom of Kongo: Civil … Civilian casualties” in Portuguese…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
In 1977, a group of "cultural workers"from the townships fled into exile in Gaborone, Botswana; including Molefe Pheto, from Mhloti Theatre. Thami Mnyele…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
Prehistory of Southern AfricaFarming people did not inhabit the Greater Johannesburg region until the Late Iron Age. Then, beginning in the 15th century,…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… older women, and most of the accusers boys younger than 19. Amid condemnation from the press, UDF-aligned leaders …
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho) people are concentrated in the Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces, with small groups in Namibia and Zambia. While…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… prime minister and General Smuts as deputy prime minister. 19 August - 20 August, The South African Indian Congress …
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… Source: books.google.co.za [Accessed: 14 February 2012] On 19 November 1922, around fifty thousand mourners attended …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… and Langa. The week long stay-away called for the 19 April 1960 failed to raise the spirit of a dejected …
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different ideological and theoretical views. One of these views…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle to late 18th century, domestic…