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PlaceTankwa Karoo National Park
… when walking outside at night. The Park has a number of off-road tracks with two major 4x4 routes for the more … is a measure of the amount and vigor of…
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… collection, from vintage photos chronicling the Town of Matatiele, with its transformation from antique household … Farms . They form part of the high…
Post-detention weapons
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman As we have seen … OF PERSONS HRC, March 1989 1…
EventGeneral H. Van Den Bergh blames the SACP for anti
… On 19 November 1970 the head of the Bureau of State Security (BOSS) General H. Van Den Bergh,, briefly … in South Africa, in particular the General Law…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
… Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, destroying all settler resistance…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released a report, State of Capture, after an investigation into influence over organs of the state. The report was only…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… punishment, as provided for under the Criminal Procedure Act, was in conflict with the country's 1994 constitution. … The ruling did not apply, however, to…
PlaceDurbanville
… . On 2 September 1836 it was renamed; "D'Urban" in honour of Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Governor of the Cape. Durbanville is not your average Cape Town … and the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on 16 June 1984
… The month of June, like no other month, carries a galaxy of dates each … through the criminal Aliens and Immigration Laws Amendment Act which seeks to…
Statement on June 16 by O. R. Tambo, 1984
… The month of June, like no other month, carries a galaxy of dates each … through the criminal Aliens and Immigration Laws Amendment Act which seeks to…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 3 April 1994
… Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, 4.Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be … a pilgrim to commune with Your Grace…
Memorandum by Ben Turok before the ANC`s Morogoro Conference and a "Reply" by Joe Matthews, 5 April 1969, Morogoro
… be content with the present situation; all must be aware of a deepgoing malaise such as we have never known before. . … in all related fields, for the…
Nelson Mandela by Oliver Tambo
… Magistrates' Court. Chancellor House in Fox Street was one of the few buildings in which African tenants could hire … by Indians. This was before the axe of…
This item by Oliver Tambo was published as the introduction to the book "No Easy Walk to Freedom" by Ruth First, 01 June 1965
… Magistrates` Court. Chancellor House in Fox Street was one of the few buildings in which African tenants could hire … by Indians. This was before the axe of…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.3 and No.4 1989
… Frank Meintjies and Mi Hlatshwayo. STORY: Reminiscences of a Job Seeker, Jan Ceasar Mbele. ESSAYS and INTERVIEWS: … Department; Ari Sitas: The Publication…
PlaceUbuhlebezwe Municipality (previously Sisonke District Municipality), Highflats
… Ubuhlebezwe is an isiZulu word meaning: "the beauty of the land". The name is derived from Alan Paton's novel:' … Country'. Highflats, is a small Settlement…
PlaceKranshoek, Western Cape
… Municipality. Kranshoek was founded in the early years of the 20th century by a group of Griqua trekkers under the leadership of Abraham le Fleur who had…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… dominated the organisation. By the 1970s the majority of it members supported PW Botha’s Total Strategy , calling … the idea was to create an organisation…
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 … pass laws and the Departure from the Republic Regulation Act prevent…
PlaceFree State Province
… The Free State Province lies in the heart of South Africa, with the Kingdom of Lesotho nestling in the … against Moshoeshoe many times, mostly over who owned…
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… June 16 marks the commemoration of National Youth Day in South Africa. This is the day the country reflects on the massacre of school children during the…
EventHip Hop Pantsula, the South African rapper is born
… Hip Hop Pantsula first broke onto the music scene as part of the high school friends group Verbal Assassins, who … Sesotho, Setswana and isiZulu.[6] He won…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… Democratic Movement merged. Under the combined leadership of Zach de Beer , Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan, the DP won 36 seats in Parliament in the general…
Reflections on the 1973 Durban strikes by Steven Freedman
… power can challenge those who have it, but only if they act together. The lesson was taught by the Durban strikes of 1973; they began a process which shifted…
Raymond Tucker: Attorney interview with Rupert Taylor 26 January 2000, 32 St John Road, Houghton, Johannesburg
… project for two-and-a-half years and its involved a number of people at Wits and it’s also an international project, … of whether we did or didn’t fall under…
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… late 1970s witnessed increased labour unrest in the region of the Western Cape. For instance, the Fattis and Monis … and the red meat boycott amongst others…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… demonstrations began in the Transvaal, marking the start of the longest and most widespread period of black resistance to white rule. The Lekoa and Evaton…
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Two members of the banned liberation movements, Harry Gwala, a member of … of the ANC in 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations Act, Gwala became active in…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… been increased from one to two years, followed by a series of annual "citizen force" camps that could be as lengthy as three months. Legislation had also…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… Art is an act of resistance. It asserts our agency. Omar Badsha has … identified not only as an artist, but an activist for most of his life. Born in 1945,…