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ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… was arrested following student rallies to mark the victory of FRELIMO in Mozambique. He was charged under the Terrorism Act and became a defendant in the…
EventUDF leaders are charged with treason
… Three leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Archibald Gumede, Paul … Government was hot on their heels for organising a boycott of elections…
Input by Secretary General Gwede Mantashe on ANC Policies and the NDP at Wits University, 25 July 2013
… more, let me extend my gratitude to the Wits leadership of the African National Congress Youth League for inviting … if the mass of our people remain in…
PlaceVredehoek
… Vredehoek is a hillside neighbourhood at the base of Devil’s Peak. The stairways here were built in the early … and Coloured South Africans were forcibly…
PlaceFranschhoek, Western Cape
… Originally known as the Valley of the Huguenots , a Community of French Huguenots were granted land in this Valley by the Dutch Government of the Cape , ……
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the Independent Communications Authority of South…
PlaceLutheran Church, Martin Melck House and Sexton House, Strand Street, Cape Town.
… in South Africa, dating back to 1792. This unique group of 18th century buildings stands in Strand Street , across … as a single architectural entity to…
EventThe first 1820 British Settlers arrive in South Africa
… encouraged the immigrants to settle in the frontier area of what is now the Eastern Cape. This was in order to … to the English-speaking population. This…
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe - Structure, Training and Force Levels (1984 to 1994) by Tsepe Motumi , African Defence Review No 18, 1994
… INTRODUCTION In examining the history of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) since its establishment in 1961, a … government's introduction of the Black Local Authorities…
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… up and severely injured by a compatriot, who accused him of betraying the Indian cause. In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act forcing…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… for sporting, cultural, academic and economic boycott of South Africa. March 19, The Pan-African Congress (PAC) … declares a State of Emergency . The Public…
PlaceEllis Park
… was first named for Mr J.D. Ellis who initially made the land for the stadium available. The stadium is home to … and concerts. The Emirates Airline Park has…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… Calls were made by the Indian Congress to reject the plans of the newly elected Nationalist government, but the drastic … The first step was the passing of…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… back to this day in history search archive The Liquor Act, which was passed on 23 June 1927, prohibited Africans … brewery trade. On 28 January 1928, however…
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
… Forty eight hours ago P.W. Botha announced a state of emergency affecting the Eastern Cape, the Witwatersrand … want them. As usual, the apartheid regime has…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… Forty eight hours ago P.W. Botha announced a state of emergency affecting the Eastern Cape, the Witwatersrand … want them. As usual, the apartheid regime has…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
… Labour & Development Research Unit (Saldru) in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town covers what is probably the most crucial quarter ……
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… slavery flourished in the 18th century, the foundations of modern democracy were also being established. It is … saw the undoing of the Feudal system in…
PlaceRwanda
… Rwanda is a land-locked Country located in the Eastern part of Africa . People began settling in the area as early as … and colonial administrators. The…
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… The trial of eighteen suspected Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) members, … The defendants faced two main charges under the Terrorism Act, and a number of…
PlaceNamaqualand
… With a Magisterial District of 47 962 sq km, in the North-Western Cape . This region is … seems easier to rather explain the effect that this unique land has…
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… 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 … to the…
Esau Mokhethi reburial speech by AZAPO President Cde. Koti Dikobo
… Prof. Masango, Rev. Raboroko and Rev. Vilakazi The family of Comrade Esau Tshehlo Mokhethi, Bataung, the Moeketsi … delivered them from bondage and took them…
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
… Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, " you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty! " Wine has been a product of ……
The strangulation of activity
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The classical … government was in 1950 with the…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
… Comrade Chairpersons, Comrades from the People’s Republic of China and other honoured guests, Comrades leaders of the … Hani Memorial lecture marks the tenth…
ArchiveThe New South African Revolution by Prithiraj Dullay, 03 April 2017
… Anything can happen. Last week Pravin Gordhan the Minister of Finance and former head of the S African Revenue Service, … This insidious development met with…
PlaceBelmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
… The History of the Mount Nelson Hotel is intertwined with the early … in 1741 by the then Governor of the Cape. The piece of land adjoins the Company Gardens…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
… schools in rankings nationally, as well as in all of Africa. Notable alumni includes: 'two Nobel Prize … 000 was approved by the colonial secretary, Jan…
Silent Cries from a Beloved Country by Ken Johnson, 20 August 2009
… Looking at the series of large color photographs called “In the Time of AIDS” by … you might expect of witness-bearing photography in the land of apartheid…