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ArchiveNgizomxoxela umama ekhaya
… ngisebunzimeni Wakhala wakhala Esethi 'mtanami' I am going to speak to my mother at home To tell her I'm in trouble She cries, she cries And says: 'my child'…
David Goldblatt: Intersections by Matt Damsker
… only in an internationally collected body of work but also a unique perspective on a unique corner of the world. Born of Lithuanian-Jewish … Goldblatt brings…
The new policy of the USA towards South Afri
… written by the Black People's Convention in response to the invitation to have talks with Mr Andrew Young the Unites States Ambassador to the United Nations,…
Indian Slaves in South Africa: Notes for monograph, 26 June 1995
… hardly any research in India on the transport of Indians to South Africa as slaves during the Dutch settlement in the … of Dutch settlement in India and…
ArchiveCommittees Drift go-ahead
… Press cutting relating to the Government's go-ahead with the Committeees Drift Glenmore scheme to resettle Black people from Grahamstown in the Ciskei. ……
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: rejection of foreign investment
… National Congress held in December 1973 resolved to reject the involvement of foreign investors and this letter sent from BPC to 31 foreign firms calls on…
ArchiveHuhudi Youth Organisation
… Red and white, with artwork of a house with the name of the township Pudumong on; and a person standin in front, with his ribs looking undernourished from…
ArchiveTussle at VW over tour kombis
… The All Blacks rugby tour was called off in July just a week before the team was due to leave New Zealand. It was determined protest and resistance to the…
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Collection
… This groundbreaking work was the first of its type to present the entire history of the African continent. The … volume covers the period from the end of the…
PlaceSprings
… of Ekurhuleni , in the Gauteng Province. It was founded as a coal and gold mining town in 1904, but its History can be traced back to the second half of the…
PlaceGriqualand West
… The Khoikhoi was a nation of widely scattered migrant pastoralist clans, whose economy was not conducive to the creation of permanent Settlements. As a…
ArchiveStatement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference
… Nelson Mandela's address to the opening of the African National Congress (ANC) … transformation and the Conference will enable ANC to formulate strategies to…
ArchiveUnderstanding Moratorium, South African Council of Churches Task Force, March 1976
… South African Council of Churches Task Force, in regarding to MORATORIUM (Withdrawing overseas Missionary personnel and funds from churches in Africa), to…
ArchiveBlack Community Programmes Limited: Projects and people
… A pamphlet containing photographs from projects of the Black … Programmes.The goals of the Black Community Programmes are to help the Black community become…
ArchiveWhose hands?
… outline of two hands with red blood on palms dripping down to a pool of blood. Black lettering. Notice of a march to the Supreme Court to stop De Klerk's…
EventExecutive member of the Brits Action Committee (BAC),Abel Molokwane is murdered
… Western Transvaal by unknown gunmen. The BAC was formed to oppose a decision of the government to move the Oukasie community to Lethlabile, where better ……
ArchiveCommunity Action and Development
… it, SASO developed well planned educational programmes to train Black leaders. The aim was to create a just and healthy community which would be able to…
ArchiveCriminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953
… The Act was to provide for increased penalties for offences committed under certain circumstances; to prohibit the offer or acceptance of financial or other …
PlaceRondebosch
… In 1657 a group of four free burghers were granted land in an area … van Riebeeck , the Dutch commander at the Cape, referred to the area as "Het Ronde…
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… Building. This year’s Annual Julius Nyerere Lecture has a focus on popular education that is informed by a strong commitment to social justice. Popular…
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… area in the Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu worked as a miner, baker's assistant, domestic helper and factory hand … Congress (ANC) in 1940. He immediately…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… I have had him in the corner of my mind, for Rob was truly a lovely man. For those who didn't know him Robert Shell was … in the Cape. His list of books and…
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress
… Inter-State Native Congress. Mr. Dube has issued a manifesto to his countrymen which are so good that we regret we cannot find sufficient space for it. But…
PlaceAdderley Street, Cape Town
… Cape Town 's main street, running from the foreshore to the foot of Government Avenue . In 1850, its name was … Adderley Street in honour of Charles B…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
… – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, kind and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds of friends, and talk about what being a friend means to…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… in 1961, and in June 1972 Bophuthatswana was declared a self-governing state. On 6 December 1977 this 'homeland' … recognised by South Africa and the…
PlaceKimberley, Northern Cape
… Kimberley is a prospecting City famous for its quality diamonds , the … Orange and Vaal Rivers. Kimberley has an average of 9 and a half hours of sunshine…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… George Heys, a young man from Durban, made his fortune in the diamond rush in Kimberley by establishing a successful coach transportation business that…
PlaceDie Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church) Pretoria
… 1863. Only on 21 December 1894 did the church board decide to gather money for a new church building. Klaas van Rijsse was hired as … was laid by Paul Kruger…
PlaceEquatorial Guinea
… Equatorial Guinea is a West African nation bordering the Bight of Biafra, between … and Ndowe societies. Around the 12th and 13th Century a wave of Bantu…