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Message from the President, South African Society of Artists
… The South African Society of Artists celebrated its centenary on 26 September 2002 and on 9 December we mark the centenary of its first exhibition held at…
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…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… Pottery production was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age women were skilled potters. … is still developing content for this…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to … South African war was fought in a region where four fifths of…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
… artists who were sidelined, staging large retrospectives of the likes of Dumile Feni and, more recently, Kay Hassan. Although this exhibition is obviously an…
ArticleSouth Africa - First 20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014)
… vote for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This year, 2014, marks 20 years of…
ArticleCommercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)
… CCAWUSA (The Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union of South Africa) in 1975, with Emma Mashinini as the … response to a clarion call by the 1985…
ArchiveChanging focus: The art and activism of Omar by Bongani Kona (Mail and Guardian), 4 June 2015
… I sit in the half-empty carriage and page through one of his first photographic essays, Imijondolo: A photographic … Mudoni Tree: The Art of Ebrahim and…
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens by Rachel Fenton
… ‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens Rachel Fenton … Novel’ January 2015 Building upon the…
ArchiveHistorical perspectives and the effects of uprootal
… a few historical perspectives, brief historical review of migration of the period just before the Lifaqale, the review of the effects of the 1913 Native Land…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… [1943] Document 1 In spite many leading representatives of the Coloured and Malay people, the Minister of the … are linked up with the colour bar clauses in…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 77th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1989
… Today, January 8th, we observe the 77th Anniversary of the people`s movement, the African National Congress. I have the pleasure to extend greetings of the…
Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS)
… a non-profit entity. It was restructured as an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture under the name Performing Arts Centre of the Free State , which…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the … a law restricting Indian land ownership ( see…
A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe
… A list of archive items pertaining to Robert Sobukwe: Books : Time … Speech, April 1959 Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of…
Professor Zakes Mda review of Robert Mcbride A coloured Life
… The work is clearly a result of meticulous research and depends on extensive primary … approach it will be an indispensable text for the students of history…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… The independence of Mozambique, in particular, gave tremendous momentum to the … with the outside.” Throughout 1975 up to the first half of 1976, many people…
ArticleA history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008
… This is a collection of timelines of Indians in South Africa from 1654 until 2008. … A history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008 …
List of ANC and MK members killed in combat
… This is a list is part of the The ANC and the turn to the armed struggle: UMkhonto … | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s MK Real Name MK Name Date Cause of death Place…
BiographyStephanie Kemp
… in the South African War, worked as a principal of the Swartland Laerskool. Her cousins were members of the Afrikaner Broederbond . Her mother came from a ……
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain … put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South African…
EventKwame Nkrumah orders release of political prisoners
… President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered the release of the last of his … prisoners, detained…
PlaceAkasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
… Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from North of Pretoria North, now known as Tshwane. It obtained … 1904 and an old Dutch-Reformed Church, was in the…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the joint session of Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, 2 July 1987
… Honourable Speaker, President of the Senate, Honourable Prime Minister Arthur Napolean Robinson and members of the Cabinet, Honourable Members and Senators,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly New York, 3 October 1994
… It surely must be one of the great ironies of our age that this August Assembly is … by a government which also had the temerity to claim representation…
ArchivePreliminary analysis of structure of indictment
… Trial proceeding of the preliminary analyses of structure of indictment regarding Vaal Triangle treason trial between … Preliminary analysis of structure of…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… The Republic of Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and … Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly…
Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on his meeting with the State president, F.W. DE Klerk
… Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on his meeting with the State …
Political report of the National Executive Committee, to the 49th National Conference of the ANC by President Nelson Mandela
… Political report of the National Executive Committee, to the 49th National Conference of the ANC by President Nelson Mandela …
Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President
… Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President …