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PlaceDe Rust, Little Karoo
… The Little Karoo Village of De Rust, lying in the crook of a bend in the road somewhere between the Feather Capital of Oudtshoorn and the fold Mountains of…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki's AIDS denialism
… Mbeki asserted the view that HIV was not the sole cause of AIDS and this viewpoint affected the South African … Mbeki espoused the view that AIDS was linked…
EventAmina Lawal's sentence upheld
… On 19 August 2002, an Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upheld a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal. The 31 year old woman …
IX - The Doctors
… Accord to Professor lan Simpson, Biko passed the point of no return within six to eight hours after sustaining his … you? Tucker Also when I spoke to Prof…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… slavery flourished in the 18th century, the foundations of modern democracy were also being established. It is … The Bastille prison was the place in which…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at a press conference in Addis Ababa, 11 July 1973
… Prisoners of apartheid July 11, 1973, marked the passage of ten years … - affirmed that the governmental policies of a member State which were not directed…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … lead a happy family life in this country. But in present state…
Address at The Youth Day Rally, Witbank, 16th June 2003
… Premier of Mpumalanga, Ndaweni Mahlangu, Our traditional leaders, … Land Bank will soon launch similar projects in the Free State and the Western Cape. As…
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… (An appeal sent to the people of the United Kingdom in May 1963 through the Anti-Apartheid … to put down the people of the land. This is the pitiful state of…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 7
… This open membership was significant as an example of co-operation between workers of various races. Trade … the orthodox Muslim or Hindu has a dual…
ArchiveThe Original Chris Hani Memorandum
… reached by the rot in the ANC and the disintegration of M.K. accompanying this rot and manifesting itself in the … South Africa. It is not in a position to…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… Introduction Reflecting on her past years of imprisonment in 2012, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela stated “I … Mandela endured these imprisonments…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… The homeland of KwaZulu (or place of the Zulu) was granted self-government under apartheid on 1 … the Boers and established himself North of the Tugela in a…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
… wa Thiong Today, just over a century after the discovery of gold on the Rand, the nature of South Africa’s future is in the balance. But the future … us. And…
ArchiveHugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP by Jennifer Malec, 17 January 2019
… and Golden City Post in Johannesburg. Lewin at the launch of Stones Against the Mirror in 2011. Image source In July … in the African Resistance Movement, a…
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…
Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
… by Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff, Leader of the White Opposition United Party, 23 May 1961. Sir De Villiers Graaff, Leader of the Opposition,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Newsweek, 01 August 1980
… a decision by the ANC. It is dictated by the expectations of the people. Q : Do you believe violence is the only … alternative left to achieve a solution to…
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… by Evangelos A. Mantzaris INTRODUCTION On the second day of January 1920, seventy labourers of the Denver Engineering … firms were also given financial…
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
… Vasco da Gama's Voyage of "Discovery" The reason for putting "discovery" in inverted … being used by the inhabitants. The reason why groups often state their…
Reflections on the 1973 Durban strikes by Steven Freedman
… act together. The lesson was taught by the Durban strikes of 1973; they began a process which shifted power to working … apartheid. First, the strikes…
PlaceTransvaal Province
… The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed from 1910 to 1994. It's now … while…
PlaceTokai, Cape Town
… The Suburb of Tokai took its name from Tokaj, a range of Hills in Hungary. It was built in the late 1940's due to … is the ancient Malabaris's ( who…
EventThe Natal Indian Congress is formally revived
… (NIC) was formally revived in 1971 after a long period of inactivity due to the harassment of its leaders by the apartheid government. It was formed in … of…
PlaceWorld of Birds, Hout Bay
… World of Birds is the largest bird park in Africa and one of the few large bird parks in the World. Over 3 000 birds … mammals in a protective environment…
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
… On 20 August 2019, the 36th anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF) , the Rocklands … Rocklands Community Hall is significant as the…
EventOne-fifth of SA's military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… It was announced that at least one-fifth of South Africa's military was infected with the HIV virus … 1999 the SANDF reportedly stopped donating blood…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… On 20 September 1915 a new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps was established with the view of being dispatched to East Africa…
ArchiveThoughts on Winnie Mandela by Enuga Reddy
… wrote an introduction to the book "Fatima Meer: Memories of Struggle," edited by Fatima's daughter Shamim, published … time I land at Durban Airport, I am…
Chapter 4 - ‘SASO on the Attack’ : Organisation, Mobilisation and Collective Action
… I now turn to examine select aspects of SASO's organisation and its activities related to student … was defined by one SASO national president, as "a state…