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PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… . The Real Story. Reader’s Digest. South Africa.|SA Places Website. Bloemfontein [online], available at: www.places.co.za [accessed April 2010]|Schoeman, K…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1974
… anywhere in Africa, which is equalled possibly by few places outside of Africa. This is to contain the kind of …
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… disease’ that year, accounting for 5,1% of all deaths. It places deaths from ‘Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] …
ADDRESS AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, 13 June 2001
… so that it benefits the poor and the marginalised and places our countries on a path of sustainable growth and …
IV - The Death of Steve Biko
… surgeon.] Later that night—there is a peephole in these places, so that the people do not hang themselves …. …
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… of people from their long established homes and places of business; Starvation wages, and general insecurity …
Speech by Albert Luthuli at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats, 1 February 1958
… beauty? And as you move about in some of these palatial places, and the scent of the flowers comes to you, can you …
Our Vision is a Democratic Society, 1958
… beauty? And as you move about in some of these palatial places, and the scent of the flowers comes to you, can you …
ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
Anton Fransch could best be described as a mystery. He was a sweet, kind and gentle boy who loved life and was deeply loved by everyone who knew him. He was…
ArchiveState of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024
… those who resist the responsibility that the Constitution places on us all to correct the injustices of the past and … these people of the obligation that…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
Mafikeng is the provincial capital of North West since 1994 and lies on the border with Botswana, it's about 260 kilometers West of Johannesburg. It was…
PlaceDurban Main Post Office
This Victorian styled building was originally erected in 1885 as Durban's first town hall, which was designed by Phillip Dudgeon in 1882. It was the first…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… It could also “deport” individuals to unsocial and arid places, or still worse, violently disperse the peaceful …
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
The African National Congress National Executive Committee Meeting will take place at an undisclosed venue around Johannesburg from Friday, the 30th November…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
The inclusion in the Bill of Rights of a special section on the rights of the child was an important development for South African children, most of whom had…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Nelson Mandela warned that if the South African government fail to take effective steps to end the current…
Document 3 - Letter from F. A. W. Lucas to James Ramsay MacDonald,
… expelled from the body they helped to create while there places have in most cases been filled by "new chums" who …
EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
In the aftermath of World War 2 Germany was partitioned into East and West Germany. The East was placed under the control of the Soviet Union while West…
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
The area known as District Six got its name from having been the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. Its earlier unofficial name was 'Kanaldorp', a…
PlaceOyster Bay
Oyster Bay or “Oesterbaai” in Afrikaans, is a small coastal hamlet and resort located about 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) west of St Francis Bay on the Eastern…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle to late 18th century, domestic…
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
It is therefore important that as we put our vision to the country, we should do so directly, knowing that people out there want to be part of the process and…
EventBritain refuses Uganda’s request for independence
Uganda is an east African country that had a number of kingdoms as well as political institutions by the 1800's. The interior was penetrated by Arab slave…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Japanese planes struck just before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, with the rest…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
The Portuguese begin mapping and exploring the South African coastline and basic trading takes place between the Khoikhoi and the Europeans. Nguni and Sotho…
ArticleList of employers to whom Indentured Indians were assigned
PLACE EMPLOYER Calcutta Acutt, C & Co Madras Acutt, C & Co …
Iron Age Kingdoms of Southern Africa
Our ancestors survived by hunting wild animals and gathering berries and roots. The women usually gathered food while the men hunted. Source: museums.ncl.ac.uk…
ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt they had been a…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
At a time when the country was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre added to the bleak political…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… and as retaliation, Jewish shops, buisineses, homes and places of worship were targeted throughout Germany. 20 000 …