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PlaceCabo Verde
… archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the West coast of Guinea-Bissau. The first permanent settlers of the island chain were Portuguese explorers who…
PlaceTable Mountain Water Supply
… Table Mountain is probably one of the most famous iconic landmarks of the world and dominates much of the picturesque, Cape … goes through a filtration plant…
The Wankie Campaign
… The Luthuli Detachment was one [of] those detachments that were well prepared and well … I personally participated in the preparations. A lot of time was…
PlaceEhlanzeni District Municipality
… Ehlanzeni District Municipality (EDM) is one of the three districts in Mpumalanga Province and is located … the Northern Eastern part covering the whole…
Commemorating the 55th death anniversary of Suliman Saloojee
… 9th September 2019 marks the 55th anniversary of the death in police detention of Suliman “Babla” Saloojee (aged 33). He was a legal clerk … infamous…
PlaceUniondale
… the Langkloof, which winds its way through the foothills of the of the Tsitsikamma Mountain range in an Area renowned for its scenic drives. Uniondale came…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army'
… Frere who was appointed in 1877 wanted to pursue the idea of creating a Confederation of all Southern African territories, with a view to being appointed…
PlaceTheewaterskloof Dam, Villiersdorp
… The Theewaterskloof Dam is one of the features of Villiersdorp , and is significant for being the seventh-largest Dam in the Country. Here, you can … The…
PlaceHellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
… Africans . Hellenic competed in the lower amateur leagues, of Cape Town . But by the 1970's they were one of the leading teams in the Country and regularly…
ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 11 - … Alliance Despite the isolation and consequent defeat of the March-April 1960 Cape…
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… “ROGERS” RAGAVEN was an arts student at the University of Natal “Non-European” Section and became a close friend of Steve Biko. He was elected president of…
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
… in trying to make the woman who had accused Jacob Zuma of raping her drop the case. In a lengthy statement he offered his version of events, saying he had in…
Statement on Human Rights Year by Oliver Tambo, 01 June 1968
… For the oppressed people of South Africa the commemoration of the twentieth year of the adoption of the Universal … express infringement. South Africa has…
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… the city it is today are so often overlooked. In the light of Women’s Day, on the 59th anniversary of the 9 August 1956 march of some 20 000 women on the…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
… Your Excellency, the Chair of ECOWAS Heads of State Excellencies Distinguished delegates Ladies and … thanking them for what they did. But I am moved today…
PlaceMamelodi
… given to President Paul Kruger by the Africans because of his ability to whistle and imitate birds, also meaning Mother of Melodies. Mamelodi has a…
PlaceKruger National Park
… on 31 May 1926 under the newly formed National Parks Board of Trustees , which became the controlling body of the park, and reported to the Minister of Lands…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
… On 1 February 1808 the territory North of the Great Berg river was annexed to the new District of Tulbagh, and declared a separate sub-drostdy with its … tea…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
… The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Jeff Radebe, … and regional Leadership present, The Treasurer-General of SANCO, Mr Roy Moodley,…
Document 26 - Nelson Mandela’s reply to F. W. De Klerk
… to the political, social and economic transformation of our country. The workshop took place against the background of continued job losses, very little…
Chapter 8 - Survivors
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, … radio. You have watched your TV sets. Just read…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… As a direct result of the abortive Jameson Raid of 1896, the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek … led to some quaint accusations of the use of …
PlaceMozambique
… the past, it was mostly overlooked in the greater scheme of African safaris. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of the … working odd jobs…
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
… Mitchell, who has died aged 83, was an active opponent of Ian Smith in the 1960s and 70s, and later used her political skills in an equally determined…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… like Donald Trump are committed to exclusive notions of citizenship and command the support of vast populations. … world. These were some differences within…
ArchiveHow a slave from Mauritius led a rebellion in Cape Town by Nigel Worden (Ground Up), 30 March 2016
… In this drawing of Greenmarket Square in Cape Town in 1764, a slave in chains appears to be driven by a master on the left side of the image. Some four…
ArchiveFrom the Archive of Steve Bantu Biko by Mafika Gwala, 23 May 2019
… who emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. A prominent activist of that era, he expressed the political needs and aspirations of all those victimised by apartheid…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
… responsibilities and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his cell, worried about the survival of his family. He had left behind a mother, a wife and…
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
… Vasco da Gama's Voyage of "Discovery" The reason for putting "discovery" in inverted … discovered by them. The land was already occupied and was being used…
ArchiveThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
… The Role of London in the Anti-Apartheid movement, specifically in … relation to the SACP and the ANC The international aspect of the anti-apartheid struggle…