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Mafika Gwala speaks to Andrea Meeson about not living in the shadows
… which ended in Durban last night, touted the presence of Mafika Gwala as the “exciting re-emergence of the respected Black-consciousness era poet.” “Crap,”…
Place(The) Gambia
… neighbouring country, Senegal. It is a long narrow strip of land, 25 to 50 km wide, that surrounds the Gambia River . … over, they maintained that name. A…
PlacePiketberg
… The small, farming Town of Piketberg also sometimes spelt Piquetberg in the past. Is located at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range. It is surrounded by…
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in…
ArchiveChapter 3 University by Denis Goldberg
… when I started my studies in 1950 at the University of Cape Town. In the long summer holiday between school and … on a fruit farm some 85 miles from Cape…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… is no exaggeration to suggest that the legitimacy not only of President Jacob Zuma and the ANC, but also the notion of the liberation struggle itself is in…
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… forcibly moved 3.5 million Black South Africans in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history. There were several political and … First,…
25. ‘Free State’ implies equality, declare traders
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … O.F.S. Volksraad in May 1887. They were, like the authors of…
PlaceEersteling Monument, Polokwane
… The Eersteling gold mine, the site of the first commercial gold mining activity in South … short-lived – and the same can be said for the string of…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
… Africa was fighting in the Great War. After the conquest of both German South West and East Africa, General Smuts … and to render brilliant services to the…
Steve Biko revisited by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 21 June 2016
… alma mater and employer for over 40 years, the University of Cape Town (UCT). Part of this endeavour involved exploring the history of student/community…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students of South Africa did not wake up one day and begin resisting … was…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… with the ANC. I am a loyal and disciplined member of the ANC, my political loyalty is owed primarily, if not … and from where affairs are directed. In the…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… the 'Daisy Town', was named after Henry Barber on 24th of July 1884 by the Gold Commissioner David Walson, after … his cousin Fred discovered gold in the…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… ANC has held many national conferences in its history. One of these was the 1949 Conference, which was held here in Bloemfontein. That Conference was the…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
… Branches as may be formed and established in other parts of Africa. In it alone is vested authority to establish … all matters affecting the well-being or…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… 4.1 The Role of the media The media played a significant role in highlighting the activities of vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal in the…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
… Potenza Life in Southern Africa changed greatly because of the discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886). As with the Industrial … Revolution in Britain,…
PlaceHangberg, Hout Bay
… between Hout Bay Harbour and The Sentinel Peak and many of the residents are employed in the fishing or other … categorized as Coloured during the apartheid…
Call for United Front by Albert Luthuli, 5 November 1961
… The result of the General Election has brought about no real change. If … White South Africa has once again rejected the hand of friendship that has been…
PlaceDwarsvlei, near Pretoria
… The Farm Dwarsvlei is situated 15 kilometres North of Krugersdorp, on the road to Hekpoort, past Sterkfontein of Archaeological fame. It is still Owned and…
Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938
… M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938 The Spark Organ of the Workers Party of South Africa … letter. You will remember that there has been a great deal…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, … Supper is a painful story in Christian circles…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came as a result of a…
Education for Service
… We, the duly authorised representatives of political parties, political organisations, … African Government, coming together at this first meeting of the…
PlaceSea Point
… years prior to European settlement, Sea Point formed part of the Gorachoqua and Goringhaiqua grazing paths, which … Sea Point was later so named in 1776 when…
PlaceCabo Verde
… archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the West coast of Guinea-Bissau. The first permanent settlers of the island chain were Portuguese explorers who…
Document 89 “People’s Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa”, The Spark, 2, 4, April 1936
… for Unity in the working class and for the establishment of a broad "People's Front" to stop fascism and war, proclaimed by the Seventh Congress of the…
14. Suicide among indentured
… By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa … faced them, and apparently the most serious and persistent of all,…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 3
… Indian Community by C. H. Calpin Mr. A.B. Moosa, partner of "A.I." in Avalon Associated Cinemas and one of the honorary secretaries of the SAIC in 1940,…