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ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
George Peake was a bricklayer, a resistance leader, a capable trade unionist and a socialist. He had links throughout Southern Africa and an understanding of…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
Introduction In 1948 the National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being…
Archive1996 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 1996
… with blind arrogance to practice racism in the work-places and schools, despite the appeal we made in our very …
Apartheid power in crisis
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The year 1989 will go down as a watershed year in the…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… serious accommodation challenges. Some do not even have places to sleep after lectures and resort to sleeping in …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 …
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
The Ndebele and the apartheid state When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform promised…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
The Empty or Vacant Land Theory is a theory that was propagated by European settlers in nineteenth-century South Africa to support their claims to land. Today…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
The Natal Indian Association (NIA) was formed when the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) amalgamated.[1…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, June 7, 2006.
… which the workers depend for transport to and from their places of employment. I must make this very clear to …
ArchiveSubbiah Moodley - "Voices Of Resistance" - University Of Durban Westville, Documentation Centre, Oral History Project , 2002
… tactics, as it were, and like blowing up certain strategic places, was a part of this type of warfare. VR: Hmm. SM: …
PlaceSouthern Suburbs of Cape Town
The group of Suburbs lying South East of the City Bowl and Table Mountain, in Cape Town are collectively known as the 'Southern Suburbs', these include: …
PlaceNkandla, KZN
… mainly a Rural Area and is in the top five of the poorest places in KwaZulu-Natal province . Poverty is prevalent, with …
PlaceChristiana, North West
Christiana is a Town situated in the Bophirima Region of the North West Province in South Africa. It is part of new newly named Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District…
PlaceBreederivier/Breede River, Western Cape
The Breede River enters the sea at Witsand in the Indian Ocean, forming a large estuary in the Western Cape of South Africa. The mouth is located in San…
PlaceKwaNzimakwe, South Coast
KwaNzimakwe is beautiful a rural village situated along the South Coast of KwaZulu Natal. The village has many interesting sights and activities to keep you…
PlaceEmgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
Emgwenya means: 'Place of the Crocodile'. (Ngwenya, is an Nguni surname, meaning the same thing!) Emgwenya was formally Waterval Boven and can be found at the…
PlaceMakuya Nature Reserve
Makuya, also known as Makuya Nature Reserve, shares a fenceless border with the Kruger National Park and is about an hour's drive from the Pafuri Gate. Makuya…
PlaceSouth African College High School
… for excellence in all spheres of school life and that it places a strong emphasis on high moral values. Far from …
PlaceGreyville Racecourse and Convention Centre, Durban
The History of Greyville dates as far back as 1844, when it hosted the Province’s first official Horse Racing Event. The Track has had the honour of welcoming…
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman In July 1993, the date for South Africa's first non…
ArchiveFrom the Archive | The workers’ struggle by Joe Foster (New Frame),28 Feb 2019
… is essential to a popular challenge to the present regime, places certain strategic limitations on the ANC, namely: to …
Address at the University of The State of Bahia Brazil, 14 December 2000
Your Excellency, the Governor, Dr Cesar Borges, Madam Rector, Dr Ivette Alves do Sacramento, Dr Jonatas Nunes Barreto, Mr Joao Jorge Rodrigues, Mr Antonion…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South Africa. Many groups rallied against the Afrikaner government through…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
On 13 November 1991, Nelson Mandela announced that the first constitutional talks would take place on 29 and 30 November at the World Trade Centre in Kempton…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
The unique nature of slavery in the Cape Colony hindered many attempts at wide-scale resistance on the part of Cape slaves. Instead many slaves’ attempts at…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
Glossary of Ndebele building terms APOKORWAN - Eaves overhang AMAKAPA - Roof AMAKAPA IBALELO - Timber roof rafter AMAOBA - Enclosed room located in the…
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
… His photographs of the men who fought the battles, the places where they had clashed, and even, on occasion, some …
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
… biased minds to settle it in favour of Europeans. In high places all sorts of expedients had been resorted to without …
Say It out Loud - The 1907 Presidential Address, Outdshoorn, Cape, 7 January, 1907
… men to enter into life as it obtained at some of these places. He was sorry to say that it was through the innate …