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Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
… others McGreal said that as President of the ANC and South Africa, Thabo Mbeki had “wielded power as if it was his …
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) came into being in 1996 when communities on the Cape Flats, Cape Town decided to form an anti-crime organisation…
ArticleCape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
Together with civic organizations, the youth played an in important role in the struggle against apartheid in the Western Cape. The first youth congress named…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Informal Ministerial Consultations on COP 17, O.R. Tambo Building, Tshwane, 09 September 2011
… island developing states, least developed countries and Africa. Ministers, you will agree that finance remains an …
PlaceBenin
… period functioned as many one-party states in sub-Saharan Africa at the same period. The most important actors were to … Legacies of Transition Governments…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
The first National Consultative Conference of the ANC was held at Morogoro, Tanzania, from 25 April to 1 May 1969. The conference has become known as the …
PlaceMpofu – Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
… amongst the most diverse and richest species in southern Africa and the reserve serves as an excellent birding …
Writing the 1973 Durban Strikes: From ‘black worker unrest’ to the ‘birth of independent trade unions’ by Debby Bonnin
… Her research focus is on work and labour in South Africa. …
EventThe founding member of United Democratic Front and struggle activist Johnny Issel dies
… immense contribution in the liberation struggle of South Africa to fight against apartheid . He is one of those who … [online], Available at https://www.iol…
PlaceThe Old Slave Tree Memorial
… were sold under the tree, were brought to the Cape from Africa and Asia. The slave tree is located in close proximity …
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
Urging Congress branches to ensure 100 per cent attendance at the forthcoming A.N.C. National Conference, due to begin at Durban on December 16, President…
Document 3 - Letter from F. A. W. Lucas to James Ramsay MacDonald,
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … Dear Macdonald, I find that the situation in South Africa is slightly…
PlaceLazanou Wine Farm
… approximately 45 minutes drive from Cape Town, South Africa. The altitude of the farm is 119 meters above sea … Vineyards is one of the smallest wine farms…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… to land. George Bizos, as I have noted, said that South Africa was not a fully fascist state and that is true. I was writing University of South Africa…
Document Center at UKZN. “Burning of the Passes” from the collection of Ela Gandhi, MP. Assention no. 1889-23
… was one of the most unique in the Indian annals in South Africa. "You see before you the revered chairman of the Natal … for it, and that the vast majority…
Local Government
… joining the Transvaal to other major centres in southern Africa were clearly geared to the requirements of an …
Formation and launch of the UDF
UDF launch at Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town. Source: http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form united front against apartheid were set in…
PlaceHeuningvlei, West Coast District Municipality
… region covers a total area of 31 099 km². Statistics South Africa (Census 2022) estimated the population of the entire …
PlaceOlifants River, Limpopo
… along the Olifants River! It is also one of the trees in Africa with the longest life span! The average age of the …
PlaceLouw House Museum, Sutherland
… Afrikaans language as a bridge that connects Europe with Africa. He earned a Master's Degree in German at the …
PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
… and the first to have been officially opened in South Africa after 1994. Construction started in 1983 and the first … and the first to have been officially…
PlaceSanddrift, Richtersveld Municipality
… . This River forms the natural Border between, South Africa and Namibia . Tucked away in the Trans Hex mining …
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
The period after the Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan African Congress (PAC), especially after the…
Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of Ahmed Timol inquest by Amanda Khoza (News24.com), 27 June 2017
… of the apartheid system and he hated it. “I saw South Africa as my country, my home. I did not want to live in a …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… first Afrikaans language sermon to be broadcast in South Africa from the radio station studios in Johannesburg. …
Address to the Summit of the International Conference on Financing for Development, 21 March 2002
… as represented, for instance, by the New Partnership for Africa's Development, NEPAD. The premise of this partnership …
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… people, it is the second biggest Black township in South Africa after Soweto in Johannesburg . The government …
PlaceMount Fletcher, Eastern Cape
… Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa , 69 km North-North-East of Maclear . Mount Fletcher …
PlaceWonderboom National Airport, Tshwane
… Wonderboom Airport, is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights and … Wonderboom Airport, is located north of…
EventDeath in detention of Imam Haron
… by the various progressive political trends in South Africa and internationally. He was influenced by the Muslim …