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PlaceGreatmore Studios
Greatmore Studios was established in 1988 but only registered as an NPO in 2007. It is an artist residency and centre with studios and exhibition space in…
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
A public memorial service was held by the state to commemorate the Rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen, at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. After a long battle…
Theory from Africa: Call for papers
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
John ‘Hennie’ Ferus was a strong campaigner against racial oppression in South Africa, who died in a car crash the on Monday 20 April 1981. His funeral, in…
ArchiveAmaBookaBooka: The Extraordinary Life of Bram Fischer – the Scarlet Pimpernel, audio interview (Daily Maverick), 24 April 2017
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
The South African State Theatre was built by Performing Arts department of the Provincial Council of the Transvaal.[i] Botha, Lötter and Partners as well as…
PlaceSoweto Theatre
The Soweto community was in need for a proper formal theatre space. Prior to 2012, theatre companies were mobile and performances would be held in community…
EventDF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time
This day in history marks the first time the term Apartheid was mentioned in Parliament by Dr Malan. For Dr Malan, Apartheid was a practice and an ideology to…
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
On 26 March 1942, an article was published by an Afrikaner political correspondent of the Nationalist newspaper, Die Burger, which was written using the…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
The Baxter Theatre Centre opened on 1 August 1977 and was designed by Jack Barnett as honor to the late Dr. W Duncan Baxter’s bequest for the purpose of…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
“Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people…
EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
The English-language opposition paper, The Rand Daily Mail, covered a feature article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu…
PlaceThe Space
In 1970 Brian Astbury, a Professional Photographer, was hired to take rehearsal photos of Athol Fugard, Yvonne Bryceland, Val Donal and Wilson Dunster who were…
PlaceMichaelis School of Fine Art
The Michaelis School of Fine Art, the namesake of the Fine Art Department of the University of Cape Town, is located on Hiddingh Campus, which is a cluster of…
Book Launch - Leadership as Healing
Hendrik Verwoerd: 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web), 20 September 2016
The 6th September 2016 was the 50th anniversary of the assassination of National Party Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd on the floor of the House of Assembly in…
Margaret Thatcher's role in SA's transformation by FW de Klerk, 5 December 2016
Speech by Former President FW de Klerk to the Margaret Thatcher Centre It is a great pleasure for me to be able to address the Margaret Thatcher Centre Gala…
The fall of the ANC: what caused it by Chris Kanyane (News24), 11 December 2016
It used to be that the ANC was set up much more like the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), the biggest, the largest and the strongest African initiated church in…
The ANC’s attempt to become the sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa by Martin Plaut
In 1979 the African National Congress launched an attempt to receive international recognition as the “sole legitimate representative of the people of South…
Pravin Gordhan: This is why I was fired
On Post Colonial African Liberation Movements
On the 25th of May 2017 the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command will be hosting National Spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. This event will take place at…
Colloquium: Conquest, Constitutionalism and Contestations
Press Conference Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who escaped from prison in South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 2 January 1980, Lusaka
I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in South Africa requires first that the…
Press Conference Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who escaped from prison in South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 2 January 1980, Lusaka
I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in South Africa requires first that the…
Visit of Graca Machel, 9 October 1991
A delegation from Mozambique, led by Mrs Graca Machel, and a delegation of South Africans led by ANC National Chairman Oliver Tambo - comprising in total 118…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil Jomo Mavuso, a former MK combatant in Nova Catenga, a military…
EventKaren Muir
At the young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley became the youngest world record holder in any sport in the history of organised…
EventJody Scheckter
On 29 January 1950 Jody David Scheckter was born in East London, Eastern Cape .[i] Scheckter became South Africa’s first and thus far only Formula One World…
President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
On 8 May 2015, President Jacob Zuma visited Russia. On 9 May 2015, he joined a number of world leaders at the Russian capital Moscow for the 70th anniversary…
President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
On 8 May 2015, President Jacob Zuma visited Russia. On 9 May 2015, he joined a number of world leaders at the Russian capital Moscow for the 70th anniversary…