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ArchiveFrom eNcome over Bloedrivier to eNcome and Beyond by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
… 16 December 1838 circulated among the earlier inhabitants of that region on the one hand and the trekker– and … uncritically with the result of it presently…
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
… The mining industry in South Africa remains one of the most hazardous professions, this despite the enormous … is a world leader in deep mining, with its…
Document 93 S. B., “Unite Against Reaction and Oppression: United Front Against National Oppression and Fascism”, Umsebenzi, 23 May 1936
… We have dealt last week with the effects and possibilities of the united front in European countries and now we must analyse the methods and chances of a…
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
… forces and a strong Ethiopian army (under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II and his wife, Empress Taytu – sometimes spelt Taitu) took place. The result of…
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
… but a discrepancy with his coaching qualifications led him being turfed. Stanley "Screamer" Tshabalala (1992) Tshabalala … for slapping veteran journalist Sy…
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
… in France in his flip flops. Trains travelling at speed of 100 mph pass through the tunnel regularly. The speed at … or how he managed to evade surveillance…
PlaceMjanyana Hospital
… The village of Emjanyana was probably established in the mid-1970s, in … Eastern Cape. In 1894 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… An image of bold, selfless youth in late 1970s South Africa inspired … To what extent were Black South Africans were deprived of their political, economic,…
“Let us dream you, forbidden landscape”: the Storming project sings change, 17 July 2017
… now.” – Ray Phiri You can’t relegate the activism of the late Ray Chikapa Phiri to the past; as the quote above … them. That’s the point: much as the present…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Randall Robinson, Executive Director, Transafrica Forum, 2 March 1983, Washington, DC
… How would you assess the current state of affairs in South Africa? TAMBO: The South African regime has become very desperate. They have lost a lot of ground…
PlaceSada
… word meaning “at last”), a Township about 30km North of Seymour and 3km South of Whittlesea, was first established in 1964 as a “dumping … at 6 am. Everyone…
Chapter 7 - Gumede keeps the bright fire burning, 1928-29
… courtship with the CPSA and give effect to the ideals of the new Black republic thesis. For Gumede the stakes were … of racial oppression in South Africa,…
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… This chapter grounds the analysis of the emergence, ideology and politics, organisation and … was no provision of advanced technical education, this being a…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Anthony Heard, October 1985
… views, how would you answer this, particularly the charge of being a communist-controlled organisation? TAMBO: It is … to observe that this has been a…
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… Africa itself. The Constitution was not a product solely of negotiation in the Constitutional Assembly. Experiences in … of taxation, are labouring under…
44. Gandhi explains ‘satyagraha’
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … for justice. That weapon, satyagraha , was the culmination of a…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… extending East to West, 14 km West around the Area of Brandfort ..The name is thought to be taken from the … is a small Town, located in the Lejweleputswa…
EventJoost Van Der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby scrum-half and captain, is born
… 20 February 1971. Van Der Westhuizen was at the height of his career during the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s. He … 89 caps, he held the record for the most…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… two actors, Athol Fugard, 29, from Port Elizabeth, author of the two - man play "The Blood knot" and his co-actor Zakes … much talked about play in South…
23. Durban merchants plead for Sunday trading
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … if we are not permitted by your authority we have no hope of…
Chapter X - Final word
… Side by Side by Helen Joseph Right up to the morning of 1 July, I did not know what to expect. Even before the … speak again. I waited that last month,…
PlaceMaitland
… The 1891 census indicated that Maitland had a population of 2,035. By 1904, this number had risen to 5,071. Maitland is situated in the middle of a number…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Between 1926 and 1934 waves of 'insubordination', 'defiance' and 'riots' surged through a … finely calibrated means for both…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… I am Vino Reddy from the Documentation Centre of the University of Durban-Westville. This morning we … in this country? SG: I was politicised…
EventConnie Mulder announces banning off WCC officials from SA
… The Minister of the Interior, Connie Mulder, announces that senior officials of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have been banned from … facilitate the…
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… in central Johannesburg against the detention of a fellow clergyman who had supported the school boycotts … They were released on bail the following day,…
Rustenburg the Segregated city
… the Segregated city Towards Union The Afrikaner character of the town persisted after Union in 1910, and there was … to the area. The population, according…
ArchiveChapter 3 University by Denis Goldberg
… when I started my studies in 1950 at the University of Cape Town. In the long summer holiday between school and … on a fruit farm some 85 miles from Cape…
PlaceAloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
… Railway Station between Swartkops and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with succulent…
PlaceAgtersuurberg, Eastern Cape
… attained Municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J.T. Venter. It is one of the smaller towns that…