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Africa and Freedom, 1961
… Text of the Nobel Lecture delivered by Chief Albert Lutuli in the … To remain neutral in a situation where the laws of the land virtually criticised God for…
PlaceSonderwaterkraal
… level is 407 metres. Approximately 1,118 km South-West of Pretoria, the country's capital. The landowner wishes to …
PlaceNamaqua National Park
… Cultural History The cultural history of Namaqualand stretches back hundreds of thousands of years. … Park begins. In 2002 was the official proclamation of…
PlaceEzakheni Township of Ladysmith
… built in the old KwaZulu homeland about 25km from the town of Ladysmith. The area was established in 1972 and its … could build their own houses. The area…
PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
… Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the … MacCorkindale then managed to acquire a very large area of land which…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… artistic exchange and dialogue after the Cultural Boycotts of the Isolation Years, the first Johannesburg Biennale … from 28 February – 30 April 1995,…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli ,…
EventThe Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws begins
… Following the adoption of a Programme of Action in the 1949 annual congress, the ANC began the … 1952 the Defiance Campaign, the most dramatic non-violent…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
… V.S. Srinivasa Sastri , who was appointed as Agent of the Indian Government , to South Africa in 1927. Designed … by the Architect Hermann Kallenbach , a…
Interview with Harry Gwala conducted by Tony Karonat, January 1989, Dambuza Pietermaritzburg
… in its own way, you know. I grew up in an environment of poverty. I was staying with my mother's people. They were … because Dr Brooke was also a Senator…
PlaceFramesby, Port Elizabeth
… Framesby is one of Port Elizabeth’s well-known residential suburbs. It is flanked by Cape Road (which is part of the N2 motorway, extending from Durban in…
PlaceWellington, Western Cape
… The picturesque town of Wellington is a scenic 45-minute drive from Cape Town . The train station is built on land donated to the Town Council in 1863 , as…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs' (CAD)
… Long before the inception of apartheid "Coloured" people in South Africa occupied this … apart. Some of these laws included the Mixed Marriages Act, the…
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… A series of legislations were passed by the NP led government in the … In Langa a task force called Lutsha (youth) was formed to act as a military and…
PlaceWelgelegen Manor House, Belfour
… Welgelegen Manor is the embodiment of the incredible life and ambition of industrialist and … the family estate vines and was forced to sell off the land…
PlaceWeenan
… Weenen stands as a testament to the turbulent History of South Africa! Located on the serene Banks of the Bushman … by the Zulu people . The Voortrekkers…
Chapter V - South Africa belongs to all who live in it
… was working on the preparations for the coming Congress of the People, the mass multiracial gathering to be held the … aside for occupation by Africans, the…
PlaceKilnerton Training Institution
… called: 'KTI', during the Sixties was undoubtedly one of the premier Black schools of its time. Reflecting on the … Governor of the Transvaal Sir Owen Lamjon…
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
… plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the mid-1970s, when Indian traders from the … shopping precinct in the nearby…
EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… On 1 July 1911, the deployment of the German gunboat, the Panther to Agadir, Morocco, … too heightened the tension in Europe. With the deployment of the…
EventAttempts of sabotage are made in Secunda
… Two strategic acts of sabotage, supposedly by the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK ), … Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… the South African legislature approved the setting up of a multiparty Transitional Executive Council (TEC) to … parties registered. The 1994 elections marked…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… After the French Revolution, the newly founded Republic of France conquered the Netherlands in 1795. The Netherlands … became known as the Batavian Republic…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… The Silverton and Soekmekaar verdict prompted a wave of protests against the death penalty and particularly the death sentences of Johnson Lubisi, Petrus…
Chapter 28. I Fight Back
… the orders upon me at the union office was the first of a series of blunders on Swart's part. For many months the … in power, have wiped out every trace of…
Chapter 8. Capitalists without Money
… In 1928 the clothing industry presented a picture of primitive capitalism. There were about fifty factories on … trousers and less for shirts. The Industrial…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… Ocean to the South East and South. The Eastern portion of the former Griqualand East (surrounding the Umzimkulu River ) which is now an exclave- (a portion…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… dips its banner in tribute and honour to a stalwart of our national democratic revolution, Comrade Lawrance … in the Limpopo Province, passed away on the…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… The measurement of any collective is not when the executive tasks in the normal course of organisational work, but when leadership is confronted … of our…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Station at the Foot of Africa for the Dutch East India…