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ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in connection with the agitation at present going on in the…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
In the late 1970s four young men publicly refused to obey their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to up to 18 months…
PlaceKwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East
On the fringes of South Africa’s Karoo in the malaria-free Eastern Cape lies an interesting, attractive and historic little town, which invariably charms all…
Doing Oral History
Edited by Dr Johan Wassermann (2002) This publication is a product of an Oral History workshop organised by the Department of Education and the facilitator…
PlaceBaavianskloof Pass
This spectacular Kloof (which is part of the R332 route) links the Western section of the Baavianskloof with the higher Karoo hinterland, and more specifically…
PlaceWonderboom National Airport, Tshwane
Wonderboom Airport, is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights and passenger services. The Wonderboom Airport was…
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between invading Italian forces and a strong…
Address given by Ronald First, brother of Ruth First and brother in law of Joe Slovo, on the occasion of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by the African National Congress, in the holding of a Torchlight ceremony on the 21st of October 2012, at the Johanne
This ceremony is of particular importance as it takes place in the 100th year since the ANC was founded AMANDLA AMANDLA The First and Slovo families greatly…
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
Steve Biko included in his definition of Blackness Afrikans, Indians and Coloureds. But is it time to review that definition, based on the hostilities and…
PlaceSomalia
Somalia is the Eastern most Country on mainland Africa, situated at the tip of the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 09 February 2012
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament 09…
ArticleThe Early Cape Slave Trade
The year 1658 marks the beginning of the slave trade at the Cape colony. During the first four years of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) settlement at the…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
Somerset West It is situated in the Hottentots Holland, mountians area, which is right in the heart of the Cape Winelands. Somerset West is situated in the…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
Formerly called: 'Young Men's Christian Association'. This is a welfare movement with branches all over the World, that began in London in 1844. YMCA Cape Town…
PlaceHuguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek
The story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the Building and its contents a certain charm and intrigue. In the 1700’s, the…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
Gangen George Ponnen was born on 1 June 1913 in the district of Rooikopjes near Durban, in the then Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father Ponnen, born in…
PlaceCahora Bassa Dam, Mozambique
Cahora Bassa, also spelled Cabora Bassa. This arch Dam and hydroelectric facility on the Zambezi River, is located in the Western part of Mozambique. The…
The Battle of Square Hill
Participation as combatants in the First World War was reserved for men of “European descent”. [i] According to Article 7 of the South African Defence Force…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the AU-African Diaspora Ministerial Conference Gallagher Estate, Friday 16 November 2007
Director of Ceremonies, Your Excellency, Chairperson of the AU Commission, Prof. Alpha Oumar Konare, Your Excellencies Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Your…
PlaceConstantia
The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- Paul Mashatile, in Constantia. (Link in Further Reading.)The Former estate in the magisterial…
PlaceLevubu, Limpopo
Levubu is situated in a sub-tropical fruit Farming Area in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Fruit such as litchis, avocados and bananas, as well as pecans…
PlaceHoughton, a Johannesburg Suburb
Houghton is an extremely wealthy Suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. In fact, one of the most famous residents of Houghton was Nelson Mandela, who owned a…
PlaceKenhardt
Kenhardt has been for a long time the most remote Settlement in the North-Western Cape, founded in 1868. Kenhardt became a Municipality only in, 1909. The…
Following the January meeting of health ministers in London, a decision is taken that December 1 become World Aids Day
The World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention concluded in London with representatives from 140 national governments. The…
The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
Steve Biko was not alone in forging the Black Consciousness Movement, he was nevertheless its most prominent leader, who with others guided the movement of…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
Early Humans: Considerable evidence indicates that about 600,000 years ago, humans inhabited what has since become the desolate Sahara of northern Niger. Long…
PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
This building, formerly known as the Government Garden House, and later as the Commandant's House. The land on which this property is situated, originally…
PlaceKronendal, Main Road, Hout Bay.
The estate of Kronendal was part of land granted to Willem Basson in 1713, although it was only developed as a farm towards the end of the century. Its…