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74. The Freedom Charter, 1955
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … that our people have been robbed of their birthright to land,…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SA FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS Upington, 27 April 1997
… Version . See below for English Translation ) Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Northern Cape; Minister of Arts … with you: liberators who helped bring…
EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… Lord Grey intended to establish a penal colony for 'ticket-of-leave' prisoners, as was the case in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and Australia. Many of these…
PlaceCogmans Kloof Road (between Ashton and Montagu)
… chiefdom that existed in the Area around the beginning of the 18th Century. The Pass was constructed by Thomas Bain from 1873 - 1877 and follows the course…
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… Before the arrival of European Settlers , it was a watering ground for early … were forcibly removed to the Cape Flats by Group Areas Act , this was the one…
Our Vision is a Democratic Society, 1958
… along the lines designed by the Government through the Native Affairs Department. Even in determining the laws that … so that we can live in peace and…
PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… 'Emmarentai', after his wife! This became a neighbourhood of Johannesburg. Later in 1836, the Primary school, in Liden … was erected in 1887 by Geldenhuys,…
EventForces loyal to Zambian president Frederick Chiluba quash a coup by a handful of disgruntled military officers, arresting nine men including the captain who said an angel told him to overthrow the government
… informed his countrymen that he was dismissing the chiefs of the army and the police, and would give President … "Operation Born Again" and said he would…
EventThe SABS is established
… The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of Act 24 of 1945. The Act was revised on several occasions and is currently … SABS,…
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… Minister described and analysed the political dispensation of the day in an exemplary fashion. It was his first public … not told non-White leaders this…
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor still held the … a portion of the Mpondo Paramount, Chief…
Place(The) Gambia
… neighbouring country, Senegal. It is a long narrow strip of land, 25 to 50 km wide, that surrounds the Gambia River . The … in the UK to keep the official…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of time. By the 1830's, a centre of Mfengu settlement had … strained, and the Mfengu were feeling…
The turn to armed struggle
… ANC and PAC in April 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations Act . Severe state repression, the detention and banning of leading political activists, forced…
ArticleSharpeville
… be achieved by 1963. The PAC argued that if thousands of people were arrested, the country’s jails would be filled … the gathering. A small scuffle began…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - 'Defendre of the Hottentots'
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke Dr. John … does nothing as to relations with the independent native tribes without…
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
… The triumphs of the anti-communist crusaders have been made possible only … of Justice, introduced the Suppression of Communism Act (Act 44 of 1950), South…
Extracts from Mandela’s speeches by Sapa, 6 December 2013
… made many powerful speeches. Here are extracts from some of them FROM HIS ADDRESS to the conference of the Pan-African … Africa, Addis Ababa, January 1962. …
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… This article was written by Jerry Saena and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … firsts in anthropology, sociology,…
22. Natal sirdars regarded in India as pariah
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … to go to Natal soon. Sirdar V. Sampson, S. no. 670 I am a…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
… Potenza Life in Southern Africa changed greatly because of the discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886). As with … Century almost all people in South…
ArchiveOpening Address presented at the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg, 1967
… 1967, mentioning: Vorster, migrant labour, Suppression of Communism Act, Education Act, Terrorism Act, separate development, families separated …
Mission Stations - G-H
… station was reportedly burned down during Sekhukhuni's war of resistance against the British, in 1880. It was located on … time brought in a lively manner to…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… 1939. His father, a waiter by profession, was a Hindu born of Tamil parents from Sri Lanka, although his paternal … was Christian. His mother, classified…
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… Racial Narrative Abstract This paper addresses the falsity of the cultural discourse that stresses ethnicity’s salience … that, despite empirical evidence to…
ArchiveLong live Ruth First by Gavin Williams, 17 August 2019
… for Ruth First, after she was assassinated on the streets of Maputo by South African agents, Ronald Segal, another … teacher,” whose “whole life was…
PlaceQueenstown, now known as Komani.
… protect the British subjects from attack during the time of the Frontier Wars . The Town was laid out around a central … character, as white owned Farms were…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale , which opened … as appointed by Christopher Till,…
‘God Made the White Man, God Made the Black Man…’: Popular Racial Stereotyping of Coloured People in Apartheid South Africa by Mohamed Adhikari (South African Historical Journal, 55), 2006
… Man, God Made the Black Man…’: Popular Racial Stereotyping of Coloured People in Apartheid South Africa by Mohamed …
’The beast is in the open’, Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the struggle of the Namibian People, Unesco House Paris, 13 September 1980
… International Conference in solidarity with the struggle of the Namibian People, Unesco House Paris, 13 September 1980 …