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PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
… The National Library of South Africa, as we know it today, was formed on 1 November 1999 as a result of the amalgamation of the two former National libraries…
PlaceEgypt
… goes back to Biblical times; with Pharaohs fighting for land in the fertile Nile River! There are many, year old Monuments here: Including: the Pyramids of…
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
… Doornfontein is a Suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is located just to the East of the City Centre. The Area of Doornfontein, which means … to become…
PlaceThe Company Gardens, Cape Town.
… Governor van Riebeeck's brief included the construction of a fort and the setting out of gardens where vegetables and … Parade. By 1660, its area occupied…
EventThe Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay
… 1488 in an attempt to find a sea route to the spice lands of East Asia, numerous Dutch ships, called Indiamen, dared … navigational instruments that could…
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… on Robben Island as they protested to Dutch rule of their countries. When the British took control of South Africa, a leper colony was started on the island…
”Africans and San Francisco.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma, May 8, 1945
… National Congress is taking to bring to the attention of Allied Nations and [the] outside world the back-breaking … and hope-destroying restrictions and…
46. The Gandhi-Smuts compromise explained
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … voluntarily, after which the Government would repeal Act 2 of…
Letter to Americans by Albert Luthuli, distributed by the American Committee on Africa with the "Appeal for Action", 4 November 1962, New York
… men by race and condemns the majority to a position of permanent inferiority. In that letter, I said: "I regard … all men everywhere who have sacrificed for…
EventThe ANC calls for a day of protest and observes this day as 'South Africa Freedom Day' for the first time
… apartheid government introduced the Unlawful Organisations Act and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950 the African National Congress (Transvaal),…
Make South Africa ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom: Oliver Tambo, 10 October 1984
… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary … from Botha`s polling booths, as a…
Make South Africa Ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 10 October 1984
… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary … from Botha's polling booths, as a…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… While the abolition of the slave trade by Britain in 1808 was haled as a victory … of the slave trade was formalised through the Slave Trade Act on 1 January…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… things to different people. Some people relate to the idea of heritage in a personal way, whilst others see it as having … the African people of the area…
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 Prime Minister 15 September,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Honourable Chairperson and Deputy … Arts Centres exceeded the target. New ways of facilitating…
Public dialogue: Cultural Erasure & Memory Reclamation
… and youth come together to reflect on the lasting impacts of colonial erasure and the power of memory, language, and storytelling as acts of resistance and…
EventTricameral Parliament inaugurated
… On 3 September 1984, Members of Parliament convened in Cape Town to promulgate a new South … three houses in parliament. The first House was the House of…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
PlaceNqamakwe
… In 1865 a number of Mfengu clans were resettled in the area around Nqamakwe. … and, at a relatively early stage, came under the guidance of European…
PlaceHotazel
… Located around 60 kilometres north of Kathu and just as far from Kuruman , Hotazel is a tiny … modern history of the town began in 1915, when a team of land…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… doing it was hoped that the US would maintain some degree of influence in the coming political reforms in Southern … a latent racism; it is more likely that…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… in Boipatong outside Vereeniging was attacked by a group of about 300 armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in nearby … the attack was aimed at undermining the…
ArchiveAri Sitas in Conversation with Sumangala Damodaran
… Sumangala Damodaran, author of The Radical Impulse, speaks candidly with her friend Ari … unforgiving seasons, and the deep fog descending on this land”. It…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
… The Transvaal , is one of the former Province of South Africa. It occupied the North … migrated to the region after crossing the Vaal River. The land between…
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… Mozambican fighter for FRELIMO who like thousands of women fought for independence for her country until she … Portuguese authorities as opposed to being …
Balfour Declaration 1926
… Series (WITH SUBJECT INDEX) [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] Printed for the … the Empire is already defined by the…
Mission Stations - I-L
… Niven, who was residing alone, in a stone house consisting of a few plain rooms, one of which was used for a school. … in 1835, had this to say about the…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… So began a marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of separation. Complementing each other with wisdom, … other, their family and…