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PlaceMaphikela House
In 1912, prominent black leaders gathered here and forged the foundations of what would eventually become the ruling party of the country. The house was…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
Eighty thousand Blacks attended a mass funeral in KwaNobuhle township for the twenty-eight people killed by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March…
ArchiveExtracts of 3 Interviews from the 1956 Women’s Anti-Pass March
In the year, 2000, four young oral historians interviewed fourteen women who participated in the 1956 March. Here are extracts from three interviews (Q:…
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
In sharp contrast to Graca Machel and his feisty second wife Winnie, Mandela's first wife was a demure country girl who kept well away from politics. Like him…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Many Indian leaders who had formerly held office…
Court Verdict Docket, 11 February 1978
… of Islamic knowledge. Aligarh had some influence in South Africa. Influential people in the Central Islamic Trust had … India. There was movement of children…
Chapter five: A Historical Overview of Madressa Education
… of Islamic knowledge. Aligarh had some influence in South Africa. Influential people in the Central Islamic Trust had … India. There was movement of children…
An historical overview of madressa education - Chapter 5 by A. Akhalwaya, I. Waja, A.H. Gabru, A.K. Dockrat, S. Pandor and E. Garda
… of Islamic knowledge. Aligarh had some influence in South Africa. Influential people in the Central Islamic Trust had … India. There was movement of children…
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
ANC-2nd Submission to TRC - APPENDIX FOUR Please note: Information in this list was drawn from press reports and the Annual Surveys of the SAIRR. These…
EventLegendary artist Johnny Clegg dies
On 16 July 2019, Jonny Clegg died at the age 66 years at his home in Johannesburg, Gauteng after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. He is known…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
[Drum, a Johannesburg monthly, asked a number of African leaders, "Do we really want to get rid of the white man?" The following is the reply of Chief Lutuli.]…
Lekota and George resign ahead of disciplinary hearings, 3 November 2008
The resignations of former ANC National Chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota and former Amathole regional chairperson Mluleki George were submitted to the ANC shortly…
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
FRIDAY 17 February 2017 Screenings and a light shared meal from 6:30PM - 9:30PM Performance by Francois Knoetze and Daniel Gray 7PM Erf 81, Corner of…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
The Bag Factory is known as one of the leading visual arts facilities in Johannesburg. Since its’ inception in 1991, the non-profit organisation functions as a…
SABC’s Matthews was Motsoeneng’s willing enforcer-in-chief: FJT (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
A statement by the FJT leadership described Matthews’ resignation as acting group CEO at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as “long overdue”. …
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Indoor bazaar with shops selling bargains from clothing to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
The house was originally known as Oosterzee and was built by PAM Cloete shortly after the South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an American,…
EventAlbertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.
For her very first trip abroad, Albertina Sisulu was accompanied by her Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) comrades, Sister Bernard Ncube and Jessie…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Digital Innovation South Africa (2011). ‘ Zephania Mothopeng ’in Searchlight South Africa Vol. 1, No. 2 [online]. Available at …
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… R. and Beattie, C. (1994) Police killings in South Africa Criminal trials 1986-1992 in Policing and Society, …
EventGideon Nieuwoudt dies
Location: back to this day in history search archive Gideon Nieuwoudt a former apartheid-era security police colonel, who was involved in the murder of several…
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
After the death of Jonas Savimbi, leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), the Angolan government announced a ceasefire with…
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
Four former cabinet ministers from the apartheid era appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The four were former Minister of Law and…
EventInterim report into the allegations of a “Third Force” by the Goldstone Commission is published
The allegations suggested that Deputy Police Commissioner Lt-Gen. Basie Smit, the head of counterintelligence Gen. Krappies Engelbrecht, and the commander of…
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
The Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) based at the University of Cape Town will be running its annual course, 'Winter School : Using climate information for…
EventEschel Rhoodie's assets frozen
The South African government froze the South African assets of the former Information Secretary, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, and was reported to have seized secret…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 4 - Participatory Democracy
… only power I have (assuming I am not an African in South Africa) is the power to remove myself from the control of one …
EventCI and SACC offices are raided
On 27 November 1976 the offices of the Christian Institute (CI) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC), two religious formations considered to have…
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
… Satanism and Family Murder in Late Apartheid South Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2016. Smith, Janet. “What … ive.org/web/20160719190642/https://www.iol…
ArchiveInterview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa
Interview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa, a leader in the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) at the time of this interview, was born in 1952 and graduated from…