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ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations. In…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians who came to trade,…
EventWomen's Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
The Women's Memorial was unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of Dingaan's Day upon which the Voortrekker victory over the Zulu at…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
QUESTION 1: HOW WAS AFRIKANER NATIONALISM PROMOTED IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE 1930s TO 1940s? Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that…
ArchiveHealth Workers Union : March to CPA
Notice of a march on Saturday 8th September 1990 organised by the Health Workers Union. Start at 10.00 in Keisersgracht Street, opposite castle in Darling…
Archive2023 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2023
State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 9 February 2023 Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,…
Archive2011 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2011
State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 10 Feb…
PlaceVersfeld Pass
This superb Pass is rich in South African folklore. John Versfeld was a resourceful farmer from Bo-Piketberg who built the original pass in 3 months, with only…
PlaceKogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve is situated in the Western Cape Province, 40 km from Cape Town. This first South African Biosphere Reserve and covers 1036,29…
ArchiveWomen raise your voice in the future constitution
Green and yellow poster with black lettering. Notice of a cultural event on 11th August 1991 at 10h00 at Medunsa Stadium, Pretoria. Artwork of five people with…
PlaceNamib Desert, Namibia
The Namib Desert, one of the world’s oldest and driest, stretches north to south for over 2,000 km along Namibia’s Atlantic Coast. This immense landscape…
PlaceGeorge
The Town of George lies halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s ever-popular Garden Route. George Airport now welcomes over 800,000…
PlaceDurban Convention and Exhibition Centres
The International Convention Centre Durban (DICC) is one of the most advanced conference facilities in the World. Key factors in the design of this state-of…
EventNigerian political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was born Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a women's organisation with 20 000…
PlaceBloemhof, North West
Bloemhof is an agricultural Town of about 28,000 inhabitants situated; on the banks of the Vaal River in North West Province of South Africa. It was founded in…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
< Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War…
Local Government
When disaffected groups of Dutch farmers from the Cape reached the Trans-Gariep region, they brought with them a mindset that was essentially rural and…
Briefing on election state of readiness, 1 August 2016
The African National Congress will today brief members of the media on the organisation's state of readiness for the 2016 Local Government Elections. The…
ANC NWC Media Briefing, 21 June 2010
Members of the media are invited to the African National Congress (ANC) National Working Committee (NWC) media briefing, tomorrow, 22 June 2010. The briefing…
ArchiveThe sixteenth annual Richard Feetham Memorial Lecture by Helen Joseph
Students Representative Council and Academic Freedom Committee of the University of Witwatersrand. Dark brown poster with cream lettering. Notice of a lecture…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
Comrade Professor Doctor Rathmann, esteemed rector of Karl Marx University, Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Members…
Speech on the Occasion of the Award of an Honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by The Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic by O. R. Tambo, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
Comrade Professor Doctor Rathmann, esteemed rector of Karl Marx University, Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, …
Statement at the 2735th meeting of the Security Council by Mfanafuthi Johnstone (Johnny) Makatini, 19 February 1987
The delegation of the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), on behalf of the oppressed and struggling people of South Africa, expresses its…
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
The history of four years of the revolutionary multi-racial union in South Africa, the Industrial Workers of Africa, and the labour movement at the time. …
Our Greatest Indian Leader since Gandhiji -Tribute to Dr. Gangathura Mohambry Naicker (From: Sechaba, second quarter), 1978
As one who has had the privilege, honour and, indeed, the pleasure of being a close associate and comrade-in-arms of Dr. Naicker - MONTY to all of us - in the…
“Our Greatest Leader since Gandhiji”, By Dr Yusuf Dadoo
As one who has had the privilege, honour and, indeed, the pleasure of being a close associate and comrade-in-arms of Dr Naicker - MONTY to all of us - in the…
‘African Gandhi’: The South African War and the Limits of Imperial Identity by Goolam Vahed
Mahatma Gandhi achieved greatness for the struggles that he fought on the political, economic, cultural and moral fronts. His ideas about love, truth, soul…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
A visit to Matjiesfontein is like stepping straight into the Victorian era. Established in the late 1800s, this tiny railway town boasts beautifully preserved…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
Liberia was 'founded' by the American Colonisation Society (ACS) in 1822 and was to serve as the home of freed slaves from the United States. Although Liberia…
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
From 1976 to 1996, political violence in KwaZulu Natal led to 11 700 deaths and the displacement of up to 500 000 people. The organization and savagery of the…