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ArchivePhotography pundit David Goldblatt takes ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Matsepo, 2 June 2017
… (87) has installed photographs of former criminals in prisons in Birmingham and Manchester. The portraits, part of a series … with accompanying texts that…
PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
… two former National libraries: the South African Library in Cape Town and the State Library in Pretoria. It was declared a National Monument under old … on…
EventThelma Gutsche, a South African scholar, historian and film critic, dies
… a South African scholar, historian and film critic dies in the Cape. Thelma Gutsche was born to Dr and Mrs J Gutsche in Somerset West in the Cape Province in…
EventWorld Aids Day is internationally observed for the first time
… Following the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a decision was taken that 1 December would … the worldwide challenges and consequences of…
PlaceRegina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto
… Regina Mundi Catholic Church is located in the Township of Soweto, in the Suburb of Moroka. The Church forms part of the rich History of Soweto and is the…
PlaceParow
… Heinrich Ferdinand Parow was born on 1 March 1833 in a Province of Deutschland. During a great storm in Table Bay in 1865, 19 ships were stranded. Amongst…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… the support of the opposition. Conscription was instituted in South Africa in the form of 9 months of service for all white males … anti-apartheid activists…
A French minister, Pierre Simond, joins the Huguenots at the Cape by order of the Heeren XVII (Lords Seventeen)
… Pierre Simond, a Huguenot minister, was born in 1651 in Nion (Dauphine). After studying theology he became a … of the reformed Huguenot religion, he fled to…
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… South Africa Parliament on 3 February 1960: The tendency in Africa for nations to become independent, and at the same … the white men of Africa. They are the…
EventStander gang hits 3 banks
… On 19 January 1984, the Stander gang robs three banks in less than an hour in the Johannesburg city centre. The Stander gang was a group … and even during…
PlaceJubilee Art Centre
… The Jubilee Art Centre in central Johannesburg joined these alternative art education centres in the 1970s but was forced to relocate to the Mofolo Art…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… Isaac Giwu and Mr Sivuyile Botwe Qegu were convicted in the Supreme Court in Bisho for terrorism training and being in possession of firearms and explosives…
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
… was established on 7 January 1814 by Sir John Craddock, In 1811, he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces on that station,…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Wellington East
… The foundation stone of this church was laid way back in 1838. The first section of the building which comprised of the nave only was taken into use in 1840…
PlaceRuth Prowse School of Art
… With the death of Ruth Prowse in 1967, her Mansion Property “the Retreat” located on … She was also the Curator of the Michaelis Collection, in Cape Town…
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… the ANC from 1958 to 1969. Born to working class parents in Evaton, he studied at St. Peter's School in Johannesburg, Fort Hare, and the University of the…
EventNigerian Political Scientist Professor Claude Ake is born
… University where he taught political science. Ake died in a plane crash in 1996 when the airplane that he was travelling in crashed into a lagoon in a…
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… 2007 Introduction The 52nd National Conference of the ANC in December 2007 will have to address a wide range of policy issues as we chart the way forward for…
Address to the SANC Local Government Conference, 30 July 1999 Johannesburg
… promote regional co-operation on local government matters. In the narrow sense of the word, and to some people, local … York which has a high tax base and a…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
… warps the intellect, and when they should try to view in their true perspective the great problems that await … they have made any progress during any…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… The uprising of 1976-77 marked a watershed in political relations between the apartheid state and the … ensure that white minority rule, shaken, but still…
ArchiveThe end of an era - A tribute to Cde Govan Mbeki, by Jacob Zuma, 8 September 2001, Port Elizabeth
… During the past week, the entire country has been united in mourning the fall of a giant of our struggle. Messages of … and indeed, his passing on closes an…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… The name Knysna has appeared in various spellings since about the 1770's. It was ‘Nysna’ in one of the earliest letters from James Callander (who … hacked…
Address at the National Youth Day Celebrations, 16 June 2002
… has been 26 years since the youth of South Africa marched in all parts of the country on a lonely journey for a better … establish a new democratic order and…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… non-governmental organisations, and from people in different walks of life in many parts of the world. The people of South Africa have … against South Africa…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
… non-governmental organisations, and from people in different walks of life in many parts of the world. The people of South Africa have … against South Africa…
ArchiveChapter 18 New Life Number 9 2002- 2009 by Denis Goldberg
… that I had a post to go to. Ronnie Kasrils was meticulous in requiring me to provide real information showing that I could indeed handle the post of Special…
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
… among the first slaves that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only … southern Africa had a relatively large…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cape Towns and Villages. The name changes were approved in terms of Section 10 (2) of the South African Geographical … . The name changes will mainly affect…
Address at University of KwaZulu-Natal SRC awards, 7 May 2005, Howard College, Durban
… to me by the students of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in the form of this important award. It is indeed very … to realise that the modest contribution we…