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Chapter 16. Coloured and Indian Members - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… In the Cape and Natal, the overwhelming majority of garment workers have always been Coloured, Indian and … until the Second World War, the European workers,…
EventRhodes statue removed at UCT
… Maxwele’s radical protest through a political performance of throwing human excrement at the statue of Cecil John Rhodes situated on Rugby Road of the campus…
PlaceSudan
… There is evidence of human habitation which dates back tens of thousands of Years. From the end of the 4th millennium BCE, Nubia (now … There is evidence of…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… Escarpment, which separates the Highveld from the lowlands of Mpumalanga. The renowned as the discovery site of some of the first pieces of evidence of…
How the “Long walk to Freedom” began by E.S. Reddy
… In March 1939, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a series of eight articles which were reprinted in a pamphlet and later included in his book The Unity of India …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… Lembede Booker T. Washington's educational philosophy of self-help and vocational and technical training inspired a generation of black and white educators…
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeded him as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces during the second Anglo Boer War (1989-1902). He received the local rank of…
PlaceMaphikela House
… black leaders gathered here and forged the foundations of what would eventually become the ruling party of the country. The house was built in 1926 and was ……
Document 12 - Notes prepared by Nelson Mandela for his meeting with P. W. Botha
… few words to bring this Special Congress to a close. Vote of thanks First a word of thanks. For myself, and on behalf of the new Executive you have just…
PlaceThe Old Presidency Museum, Bloemfontein
… Former Home of past Presidents featuring exhibits on their lives, plus … a Military Museum, which can be visited between the hours of 8am to 4pm. The Old…
Document 139 - “The coming Anti-African Bill”. Workers’ Voice.6.2. December 1947
… Bill whic8 is to be discussed at the next session of Parliament must surely rank as the most viciously anti-Non-European piece of legislation ever to come…
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… Mahatma Gandhi , a champion of passive resistance and non-violent campaigns left the … initially known as Roodepoort No. 49 was a 1100 acre piece of land…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede On Easter Sunday 1944 a group of young political activists gathered at the Bantu Men's … (ANC) and set the ANC on a militant…
PlaceNew Brighton Location
… the British military authorities imported a large number of horses from Argentina. Unfortunately their fodder was … carried Bubonic plague and, between 1901…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 21 August 1990
… POM We're talking with Mr. Gumede on the 21st of August. I recall when we talked the last time you had said … place. What do you think is going on? What…
PlaceSão Tomé and Príncipe
… slaves. This country was the world’s largest producer of sugar, but the rise of Brazilian competition and the poor quality of São Tomé’s product, virtually…
PlaceDiepkloof, Soweto
… Diepkloof covers an Area of approximately 2,50218 square kilometres and houses a Population of approximately 104 098 persons (2001 Census). It is located on…
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… In 1931 a strike started in a factory over the dismissal of a number of workers. The workers were divided and about one-third refused to strike. The strikers…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… leaders to be "good" men. The more a politician can talk of God, the more he is certain to be popular. Since 1914 … synonymous with statesmanship. A former…
PlaceSt Louis Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Road, Clairwood, Durban
… Jolivet purchased a plot in Clairwood for the erection of a mission church for "C reole ". A larger building was … and additions in 1932-33 and 1944. In…
PlaceSierra Leone
… - Sierra Leone's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the shining stars awarded this status is the Gola-Tiwai Complex, part of the Great Gola Landscape…
Article on the pass law deputation in July 25, 1889
… Pirie was, on Thursday last, the scene of a large representative and important gathering of Natives of the district of King William's Town to hear the Native…
47. The assault on Gandhi
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Satyagraha required that the word of the…
Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
… by Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff, Leader of the White Opposition United Party, 23 May 1961. Sir De Villiers Graaff, Leader of the Opposition,…
ArchiveWhy The EFF Is A Fascist Political Party by Gareth van Onselen, 26 March 2018
… recent comment, that he intended to "cut the throat of whiteness", by removing DA mayor Athol Trollip in Nelson … as a fascist". Subsequent to that article,…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks for international … success: a solo exhibition at New York’s…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
… The tragic events in Bisho are yet another grim reminder of the profound illness that afflicts our country. South Africa is a country traumatised by…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… Before 1993, the Eastern Cape was part of the Cape Province . Today it includes the old homelands of Ciskei and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were…
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
… Perspective on Ideas and the Arts TERKEL: Here in a suburb of Durban, South Africa, we are sitting with Albert John Lutuli, winner of the 1960 Nobel Peace…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… Situated on the coast of north-eastern Pondoland , the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve,, offers visitors 7 720ha of open grasslands, dotted with indigenous forest…