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Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, … from U.S.A. Com Gosani…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 2 - Human Models: Christianity and Capitalism
… From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner Our first step in theorizing … phenomena, such as war, corruption, and jealousy, as being products of…
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… set off from Texel in The Netherlands for the Cape of Good Hope. Van Riebeeck had signed a contract with the … Dutch East India Company (VOC) to oversee the…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact … was launched by African people in response to their loss of…
Philip McLachlan, choirmaster of the choir of the University of Stellenbosch, is born.
… Philip McLachlan, choirmaster of the choir of the University of Stellenbosch, is born. …
Earl of Athlone assumes office as Governor-General of the Union of SA.
… Earl of Athlone assumes office as Governor-General of the Union of SA. …
Establishment of the Cape and its impact on Khoikhoi and Dutch
… The formation of the VOC in Netherlands in 1602 increased Dutch dominance of the in the maritime trade. Acting on behalf of the Dutch government, the company…
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a …
Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of Ahmed Timol inquest by Amanda Khoza (News24.com), 27 June 2017
… Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the first sitting of the inquest into his death. Salim Essop recounted painful … family. While at school his teacher…
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… South Africa. On this day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The date is traditional and is not considered to be the actual date…
Archive1995 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 17 February 1995
… Honourable President and Deputy President of the Senate, Honourable Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the … the McCarthyism atmosphere which resulted in people…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… The poems and stories are known as the oral tradition of a group of people. If you add moral lessons and rituals that are also passed down by word of mouth…
BiographyRaymond Basil van Staden
… van Staden was born on 27 January 1961 at the coastal town of Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu-Natal. He studied Security … his two children from a whirlpool in an…
BiographyGeorge Mokate Ramafoku
… was also banished prior to 1948. His banishment order, of 8 May 1935, notes that Chief Solomon Mabi made complaints against fifteen members of the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2007
… On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the formation of the African … Thus we have seen the frontiers of poverty steadily being pushed back. Between 2001…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… in Oguta, located in eastern Nigeria. She was the eldest of six children born to parents, Christopher Ljeoma, an agent … education, Nwapa read and fell in…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… brother, Emecheta’s childhood was filled with the stories of her people and culture, told to her by her grandmother. … finally persuading her parents to…
Baroness Castle of Blackburn opened an exhibition on the history of the Anti-Apartheid Movement at the opening session of the Symposium
… I don't know why I should have been honoured in this way by being asked to open this exhibition; awhole stream of people have done far more than I have been…
Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation Of The Republic Of Mozambique And The Ministries Of Safety And Security And Of Foreign Affairs Of The Republic Of South Africa: Maputo 16 March 1998
… Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation Of The Republic Of Mozambique And The Ministries Of Safety …
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 1: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… This topic describes the history of the southern African kingdoms of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe with a special … gold and ivory in these…
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… spent at Isaacson Primary, Soweto. He had a peculiar way of running that made it look like he was about to fall over at any moment, leading to him later…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons: Oliver Tambo, 29 October 1985, London
… Mr. Oliver Tambo if he would describe to us the structure of the African National Congress and its organisation. TAMBO … then has various subcommittees under…
ArchiveLetter from the Town Clerk of the City of Grahamstown to the Secretary of the National Council of African Women
… Letter from the Town Clerk of the City of Grahamstown addressed to the Secretary of the National Council of African Women discussing the … African People's…
EventThe lengthy trial of Gandar and Pogrund ends
… The lengthy and expensive trial of Laurence Gandar and Benjamin Pogrund, of the Rand Daily Mail, on charges under the Prisons Act, ends with both being found…
BiographyMartha Helena Cillie
… on 22 April 1866 in Wellington (SA). She was the daughter of Charl Daniel Cillié and his wife, Martha Helena Marais. … She came from an illustrious family…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1946 Albert … issues when the whole economic life of…
ArchiveCommission 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 … is obtained, for what purpose the…
ArticleSouth African History Online and the University of York Collaborative Project
… University of York students studying with Professor David Attwell and … Professor Allison Drew have had the exciting experience of working collaboratively…
ArchiveCommission 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), … is obtained, for what…