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The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… when Van Riebeeck arrived. Do you mean to tell me that Africa was lying dormant all that time? It's time we people …
PlaceTable Mountain Water Supply
… from North of Cape Town down the Cape Peninsula to Africa’s southwestern extremity, the Cape of Good Hope . …
Closing Address of Comrade Nelson R Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC 16 December 1990
… be reviewed only when our demand for a non-racial South Africa is accepted. To merely shout that it was a mistake for …
Chapter 10. Cleaning Up the Clothing Industry - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… and laws governing workers' wages and conditions as South Africa. The Goodman judgment and a series of similar …
PlaceComrades Marathon, Durban-Pietermaritzburg
… had made a comeback, with athletes being mostly from South Africa. The number of competitors had increased by 5 000 as …
PlaceVelddrif, Western Cape
… fishermen. Here too, we find the only reed maze in South Africa. * Velddrif and Laaiplek restaurants, which are on the …
PlaceHogsback, Eastern Cape
… Amatole Mountains of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and is surrounded by Centuries-old indigenous … o/10-unique-attractions-you-never-thought-to…
PlaceSecunda
… fuels, diesel, and chemicals from coal, making South Africa less reliant on imported oil. Built around vast …
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… . The latter was a collaborative initiative between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho , to protect the …
ArchiveANC statement at Lisbon Conference
Statement of the African National Congress at a 1977 conference of the African Liberation Movement. Statement covers the South African liberation movement and…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
An appeal to appeal to students and scholars - April 1961 by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing this letter on the instructions of the All-in African…
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
Former Minister of Defence Magnus Malan and General Constand Viljoen, former commander of the South African Defence Force (SADF), denied accusations on two…
ArchiveMarikana: The blame game - A special report by Niren Tolsi and Paul Botes
… contributes to social divisions. Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's deputy president, at the Farlam Commission. He was … platinum belt strike in 2014, the…
Statement congratulating Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira on winning the Hopman Cup, 8 January 2000
The African National Congress congratulates South African tennis stars Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira on their winning of the Hopman Cup. The two are…
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was widely regarded as the best court…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
Pottery Pottery production was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age women were skilled potters. Pots were used for cooking and…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
British arrival and the expanding frontier A frontier marks the edge of a known area, but a frontier is not a formal border. A frontier can lie on a boundary,…
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
Civic organisation also experienced problems in organising across the racial divide. Initially the emerging civic organisation in African township and coloured…
PlaceCenturion, Gauteng
… its Mall - one of the largest shopping centres in South Africa with over 200 stores and restaurants! Centurion is … folk Afrikaans- sport, developed and…
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
… to build a democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa. One result of this is that people who were …
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
… age of sixteen years, of any Native tribe in South Africa, and also all Coloured persons, and all who, in …
EventThe participants at the multi-party forum negotiations agreed on both new structures of the police and defence force
The participants at the multi-party forum negotiations agreed on both new structures of the police and defence forces. They agreed that the old South African…
EventJB Marks is born
John Beaver (JB) Marks, teacher, trade unionist and political activist was born in Ventersdorp, Transvaal (now North West Province) on March 21 1903. He was…
ArticleList of passenger on the Truro, 16 November 1860
… of the first Indian indentured labourers arriving in South Africa, 16 November 1860 NO NAME FATHERS AGE SEX CASTE …
ArchiveNUSAS talks to the ANC
Subtitled: Reportback on meeting between the National Union of South African Students and the African National Congress held from Sunday, 31 March to Tuesday,…
Planned DA march to Luthuli House, 23 January 2014
The African National Congress is aware of the intended march by the Democratic Alliance to the ANC Headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House, on the 4th…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
Dr Seetsele Silas Modiri Molema, medical doctor, politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema,…
EventPolitical Organisations are unbanned in Transkei
The Transkei leader, Gen. Bantu Holomisa, announced the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC), the Pan African Congress (PAC), the South African…
ArchiveCommittee report: Education charter campaign
Report of the Education Charter Campaign, a joint campaign of the Azanian Students Organisation, the Congress of South African Students and the National Union…
Claremont Histories
Claremont Histories will be hosting an information and small photographic exhibition stand in conjunction with South African History Online at the 2015…