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A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin
… when I stepped off a British India steamer at the end of a long journey. Fresh from the rural life of northern India, South African Indians and their complex…
The Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre
… Street, Rorke's Drift is notable for the central role of women. The Evangelical Lutheran Church Art and Craft … in 1962 and had a significant impact on the…
PlaceZimbabwe
… The earliest settlement of the area now known as Zimbabwe goes back about 100 000 … an Archaeological site in present-day Zimbabwe, just North of the Limpopo…
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… Situated on the west coast of Africa, the banks of the River Gambia have been inhabited for many centuries. The first known written record of The Gambia is a…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… never forget what I saw on 9 August 1956 ”” thousands of women standing in silence for a full thirty minutes, arms raised high in the clenched fist of the…
PlaceSouth African National Art Gallery
… in Cape Town. It was started in 1872 with the donation of Sir Thomas Butterworth's personal Gallery. From an initial bequest of 45 paintings presented in…
PlaceRichmond
… The Village of Richmond was established in 1844 on a portion of the Farm Driefontein, owned by P J van der Merwe. It was named after the Earl of Richmond,…
Chapter III - The world outside
… in house arrest, the 1960s inexorably became a decade of disgrace, of repressive legislation. Sadistic incarceration, even … extract information from…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
… - 1990 The Party, as an organisation, underwent a number of changes during the exile period, some of which were revisited after the unbanning in 1990. To…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the OAU Ad Hoc Committee for Southern Africa Arusha, 28 April 1992
… Mr. President, The Honourable Heads of State Your Excellencies Honourable Ministers Allow me to … moved with tremendous speed since this Ad Hoc Committee of…
Chapter 1: Introduction
… Before embarking on an investigation of vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal, it is important to give an account of what the situation in…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
… Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town , located between Mowbray and Rondebosch . The … suburbs train route) on 19 December 1864. The Suburb of…
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… was opened on 16 February 1834 and was extended a number of times thereafter. In October 1854 the original church was … 1980. On 5 September 1832 Bishop…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Glossary
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education 916 AD is the same as AH 304 in the Islamic … who studies humankind, including the comparative…
Say It out Loud - The 1907 Presidential Address, Outdshoorn, Cape, 7 January, 1907
… English. He said that some people wondered at the reason of the conference. A Cape Town paper had stated that to all … was necessary or not. He put Education…
Court Verdict Docket, 11 February 1978
… Madressa education does not exist in isolation but is part of the practice of the religion and grew and spread with the religion. Its primary objective has…
82. The President’s Council
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Council was appointed in September 1980 with the task of…
Address on South African Freedom Day 2001, Pietersburg, 27 April 2001
… Ngubane Mayor Thabo Makunyane Distinguished Guests People of the Northern Province: In the past seven years we have … the people, so that government could…
PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
… Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It was established when the Newton Township, was … New Dictionary of South…
Albie Sachs: From freedom fighter to justice on South Africa’s Constitutional Court by Morris Arvoy
… Court, the country’s highest court. This spring, as part of a cross-country teaching and lecture tour of the United States, Sachs visited Flint, Mich. ”” the…
Document 28 - Negotiations: a strategic perspective
… 1. Bill of Rights A. Right to Strike The right to strike should … right to defend and promote social and economic interests of workers. The report of the…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai 'The appeasers', declared the report of the…
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… Bill proposed to give the vote to all Whites at the age of twenty-one years, whilst Non-White men had to meet … qualifications property or education. At a…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… Codesa's first plenary session boosted the chances of a speedy resolution to South Africa's conflict and of substantive negotiation towards democracy. By now…
ANC Press Statement presented by Oliver Tambo, 16 August 1985, Lusaka
… Last night, the people of South Africa and the rest of the world were treated to an arrogant reaffirmation by … could not help but show itself for what it is…
ANC Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 16 August 1985
… Last night, the people of South Africa and the rest of the world were treated to an arrogant reaffirmation by … could not help but show itself for what it is…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education Industrialisationand rural change were key … life and politics in a particular way. In the…
EventBreyten Breytenbach was born on this day
… well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under apartheid , and as a political prisoner of the National Party –led South African…
Gandhi, Tamils and the Satyagraha in South Africa by E.S Reddy
… At a farewell meeting of the Tamil community in Johannesburg on July 15, 1914, Gandhi said that the Tamils bore the brunt of the satyagraha struggle and that…