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BiographyAlfred Milner
Alfred Milner, a statesman and colonial administrator, became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He pushed the Transvaal…
BiographyNgugi wa Thiong’o
The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He was born James wa Thiong’o Ngugi in Limuru, Kenya on…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… _grassroots_development_for_congo/democratic-republic-congo-map.jpg [Accessed 16 February 2015] For a brief history of … 09/12/1961. Source: http://wwwnc…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
The son of a rabbi, Leslie Rubin was born on 5 August 1909 in District Six, Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape), then a multiracial district of the…
BiographyAnna Johanna Dorothea De Villiers
Anna Johanna Dorothea de Villiers was a linguist, writer, and educator. She born on 24 December 1900 on the farm Saxenburg, Kuilsrivier. She was the eldest of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… He gives the first detailed description and draws a map of the coast. 1580 18 June, An English admiral, Francis …
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… Bisho, Gqozo’s soldiers were instructed to open fire. Map of the Eastern Cape featuring Bisho, now called Bhisho. …
BiographyMizream Maseko
Mizream Maseko (also documented as Mizraim, Mizriam, Mizram) was born on 10 June 1927. Maseko began his career as a house painter after completing his studies…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
Honourable Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly Members; Distinguished Guests. The brief seconds when the majority of Honourable Members quietly…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… of land from the 1913 Act and increased the amount to 13%. Map A: The reservations, Bantustans or homelands. Image … people, but they only had access to 13 %…
BiographySusan Shabangu
Susan Shabangu was born on 28 February 1956. She attended Madibane High School in Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). From 1980, she became involved in politics…
Selections From The Smuts Papers: Volume I June 1886 - May 1902 edited by W.K. Hancock and Jean Van Der Poel
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 24 May 1983, Volume 80
Transcript. Evidence from Bishop Desmond Bilo Tutu, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 24 May 1983, Volume 79
Transcript of Volume 79, evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the…
Report on proceedings at the National Formation School held at the Fedsem 11th-13th May, l973
The Formation school was opened by the acting president Henry E. Isaacs, who briefly outlined the nature and purpose of this school. The report includes the…
ArchiveThe Democratisation of Art: Cap as an Alternative Art space in South Africa by Eben Lochner, 02 June 2011
The old man and the sky: In memory of David Goldblatt, by Charl Blignaut, City Press, 2018-07-01
ArchiveStatement Celebrating Ten Years of Democracy, ANC Chief Whip Nkosinathi Nhleko, 10 May 2004, Parliament Cape Town South Africa
Parliament is today taking part in celebrating the first decade of freedom and democracy in our country. And as we so, we remain cognisant of the brave…
ArchiveHow Julius Malema destroyed the NPA's case against Jacob Zuma in 365 days by Gareth van Onselen, May 2018
’South Africa: Strategic options for International Companies’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to Business International Conference, London, 27 May 1987
Mandela Fades Amid Battles Over Who Will Claim Legacy by Lydia Polgreen (The New York Times), 15 May 2013
Party Led By Mandela Now Owns Up To Atrocities by Suzanne Daley (The New York Times), 13 May 1997
Mandela Is Named President, Closing The Era Of Apartheid by Bill Keller (The New York Times), 10 May 1994
Winnie Mandela, Given Sentence Of 6 Years In Kidnapping Case by Christopher S. Wren (The New York Times), 15 May 1991
From: Nelson Mandela: South Africa's Liberator (from The New York Times Archives)