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EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) … city' were enacted, namely the Population Registration Act and…
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
… Penelope Heyns, was born on the 8th of November 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later … excelled in both academics and in athletics. At the age of 13…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
… with ZANU when it broke away from ZAPU. This was a product of a continuous process in Zimbabwe which had started with … now Fraser-Moleketi, as one of his…
ArchiveIndian South Africans in Struggle for National Liberation Evidence of Molvi Ismail Ahmad Cachalia in the South African Treason Trial, June 21-28, 1960, Edited by E. S. Reddy
… Africans in Struggle for National Liberation Evidence of Molvi Ismail Ahmad Cachalia in the South African Treason … engaged in a heroic and arduous struggle…
”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme …
ArchiveArmed and Trained: Nelson Mandela’s 1962 military mission as Commander in Chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe and provenance for his buried Makarov pistol by Garth Conan Benneyworth
… Mandela’s 1962 military mission as Commander in Chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe and provenance for his buried Makarov …
Anti-Apartheid Activism in Britain: The AAM, the BEM/BSC and the wider concerns of the Black community regarding anti-apartheid activism in Britain by Elizabeth Williams
… in Britain: The AAM, the BEM/BSC and the wider concerns of the Black community regarding anti-apartheid activism in …
Only the Workers Can Free the Workers: the origin of the workers’ control tradition and the Trade Union Advisory Coordinating Committee (TUACC), 1970-1979 by Nicole Ulrich
… Only the Workers Can Free the Workers: the origin of the workers’ control tradition and the Trade Union …
The Bulls beat the Sharks 21 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game. It is the first time i
… 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game. It is the first time i …
EventFormer Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
… On 14 October 1999, the first president and father of Tanzanian independence Julius Mwalimu Nyerere died of … donated a sisal farm of five thousand hectares…
PlaceDe Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht
… The land was originally part of the van 'Breda Estate'' in Oranjezicht, and was purchased … building of the Molteno Reservoir, below Camp Street. The land…
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… resistance against expanding German colonial rule and land grab. The Herero people are pastoral people who store … Since colonial rule their numbers have…
ArchiveFrom Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town, Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire (The Heritage Portal), 21 September 2016
… Review of The Reb and the Rebel Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913. Edited by Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire. Published … It is one point that…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… In 1977, a group of "cultural workers"from the townships fled into exile in … African art. Thami Mnyele wrote: "For me as craftsman, the act of creating art…
West Coast National Park and Postberg Reserve
… As the season changes, nature begins to bloom and flowers of all colours spring up along the Landscape accompanied by … as a marine Reserve in terms of the…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… high treason. We had been charged under the Sabotage Act, not for treason, so he was imposing a sentence of life … countryside to the city. He lived in Cape…
Speech at Meeting to Commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to Condemn the 600-year Alliance between Britain and Portugal by O. R. Tambo, London, 20 June 1973
… We meet in the wake of great international gatherings concerned with the building … in their country by British governments claiming to act on the authority…
"We have Decided to Liberate Ourselves": Address to the Royal Commonwealth Society by O. R. Tambo, London, 23 June 1986
… eight months ago to the day, in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, Heads of State and Government of the … recalcitrance, Britain is not alone. The problem…
IFP 2019 Election Manifesto
… A GROWING ECONOMY The development of an inclusive economy is an absolute priority. This is … special needs. Enforce discipline in schools. ACCESS TO LAND The…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international … the “planning, preparation, initiation or execution of an act of using…
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
… Vasco da Gama's Voyage of "Discovery" The reason for putting "discovery" in inverted commas is because the land was not, as so many explorers argue,…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula … "honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land. Section 3 of the…
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
… is confined to work among Africans in urban areas because of the following:- a) Being in touch with modem forms of … perpetuate their exploitation Africans…
PlaceDelmas
… Delmas became famous in the latter part of 2010 for its proximity to the missing tiger known as … 1.6%, and the Indian and Asian populations constitute 1%…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… election considered the most important since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The ruling African National Congress … parties’ positions on nationalisation and…
PlaceImizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… The Township of Imizamo Yethu is situated in the picturesque seaside … is a Site and Service Scheme, situated on 18 Hectares of Land, made available by the…
African farmers in Southern Africa
… The first farmers For a period of time that is almost impossible to imagine, all the … the fields. This made their work much easier. Using the land In order…
PlaceSahlumbe
… the Tugela River, about 23km from Weenen and on the edge of Msinga which was a District, established in the former Homeland of; KwaZulu. It is situated on…
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 The Freedom … that our people have been robbed of their birthright to land, liberty and peace by…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to … that our people have been robbed of their birthright to land, liberty and…