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ArchiveThe exilic geographies of the South by Benjamin N. Lawrance and Vusumuzi R. Kumalo
… Bechuanaland (present day Botswana) on foot. He was part of a flow of “discontented young men” that included the otherwise … but unlike them he has a…
ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
… guerrilla soldier who sacrificed his life at the age of 20, by single-handedly taking on a small army of apartheid soldiers. Anton’s story begins in the Cape…
PlaceKnysna Forest
… The Knysna Forest has a rich history spanning thousands of Years, from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and … that changed when the Cape was settled…
ArchiveEddie Webster leaves a legacy of advocacy for social justice that transcends academia by Ethan van Diemen (Daily Maverick), 5 March 2024
… his life to understanding and advocating for the rights of South African workers. His academic journey began at … and York universities. He earned a PhD from…
PlaceHumansdorp
… has grown from a small Town in 1849, with the purpose of serving mainly the Farming community . Today it has flourished into a diverse Town with various…
PlaceCape Town International Airport
… the then, South African Prime Minister. With the fall of Apartheid in the early 1990's, the Airport came under the control of the newly formed Airports…
PlaceLazanou Wine Farm
… plant nursery. At the time it had just one vineyard of 0.6 hectare (Vineyard 1), the original Chenin Blanc … minutes drive from Cape Town, South Africa. The…
PlaceKgalagadi Transfrontier Park
… Where the red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the … administrative headquarters. It is…
PlaceJohannesburg Public Library
… than 250 000 members. Also on the premises are a number of specialist Libraries: Central Reference Library: … Multimedia Library; Music Library; Harold…
PlaceKwaxolo Cave Adventures, South Coast
… back some 100 000 years, the KwaXolo Caves, located inland of Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Coast, were once … shelters for indigenous San…
PlaceWelkom
… is the second-largest City in the Free State Province of South Africa. It is located about 140 Kilometers, North East of Bloemfontein. Welkom is also known…
PlacePofadder, Northern Cape
… Pofadder is a small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa . While pofadder means: 'Puff Adder'-(a type of snake). This town was named not for a…
PlaceIxopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands
… Paton’s : “ Cry the Beloved Country ” is the main centre of the Southern Midlands . Although originally named: … in Zulu, the ‘click’ letter (letter ‘x’) is…
PlaceHotazel
… Located around 60 kilometres north of Kathu and just as far from Kuruman , Hotazel is a tiny … Cape town, that plays a crucial role in the manufacturing of…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… Programme Director, Esteemed Members of the Luthuli Museum Council, Comrades, ladies and gentlemen: First of all, I thank the Council of the Luthuli Museum…
Newspaper article taken from the City Press in 2002: Student Politics under Apartheid
… and what challenges it now faces after the first decade of democracy. Two notable student political organizations … towards the congress movement led by the…
ArchiveAri Sitas in Conversation with Sumangala Damodaran
… Sumangala Damodaran, author of The Radical Impulse, speaks candidly with her friend Ari Sitas (with whom she has collaborated on a number of musical and…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
… This article was made possible with the support of the British Academy Elizabeth van der Heyden, known as … on 8 December 1935 and raised in the working…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… October, Oliver Reginald Tambo (OR) is born in the village of Kantolo, Mbizana, in the Mpondoland (eQawukeni), region of the Eastern Cape. His mother, Julia…
Challenge to the church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa | The Kairos Document, 1985
… Christians in South Africa to reflect on the situation of death in our country. It is a critique of the current … together in the breaking of the same bread,…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… On 9 June 1983, three members of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), uMkhonto we Sizwe … of murdering a school teacher who was a suspected…
Opening Address to the ANC’s 48th National Conference by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 2 July 1991
… The Chairperson, Comrade Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC, Members of the National Executive Committee, Regional Leaders, … was known as the…
PlaceCameroon
… to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also because of the country's great variety of ethnic groups and spoken …
Tell no Lies, Claim no easy Victories by Thabo Mbeki, 4 April 2016
… Last year on December 15, Max Boqwana, the CEO of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation (TMF), posted a Notice on this … that starting in January this year, we would…
Document 24 - “Wreckers at Work”, (Editorial), Liberation. 18, April 1956
… in any organisation when people freely express their point of view." -President A. J. Luthuli It is always necessary to distinguish between constructive…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… Now?" Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936 Despite the vast majority of Natives and many other freedom-loving people of South Africa being strongly opposed to the Native…
The African Women`s Demonstration in Natal: Report by Albert Luthuli to the Natal People`s Conference, 6 September 1959
… Since the middle of June 1959 to date, August 31st, 1959, Natal has been … in Natal is very much alive and explosive as a result of these demonstrations…
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
… 1. Introduction The important task of our National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is to grapple … the complex and ever-changing world order. The balance of…
PlaceMooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal
… took its enduring name from the Voortrekker description: ' of its River being beautiful' . 'Mooi', which translates as 'pretty' in English. In Zulu, however…
PlacePaarden Eiland
… Construction of the Marine Drive was started by the Cape Town Municipality … , in 1916. This was very different to the Marine Drive of today……….flooding by…