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The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… clandestine state within a state, that would touch all our lives with its neo-Nazi poison. The Broederbond was formed in … decisions affected every important…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
… It was already very clear that those who had lost their lives had not done so because they were Black. They had not lost their lives because they were…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 98th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2010
… fulfil this mission. Countless patriots sacrificed their lives inspired by this ideal. ANC members today continue on … registering many achievements as we…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 91th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2003
… and Development. By the work they did to help change the lives of our people for the better, they gave further impetus … organisations, SANCO is focused on…
EventThe South African Astronomical Observatory celebrates 200 years of its existence
On 20 October 1820, the Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope, which became known as the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) was founded. It is the…
PlaceOhrigstad
Ohrigstad was founded in 1845 by Hendrik Potgieter, the well-known "Voortrekker" leader. He named the Town after himself and George Ohrig: Andries-Ohrigstad…
PlaceYzerfontein
Yzerfontein is considered the: ‘Pearl‘, of the West Coast. Yzerfontein, a hidden gem which is only, a pleasant one hour drive from the metropole of Cape Town,…
PlacePearston, Eastern Cape-Karoo
Pearston, in common with many of the small town and villages scattered across the Great Karoo, had its origins as a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church. Since…
PlaceGrootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg
Grootvadersbosch Farm offers a comfortable guest house named; 'Snelsetter', built in 1735, this Historic Homestead is largely maintained in its original state…
PlaceLuneburg, Kwazulu Natal
Lüneburg is located between the towns of Piet Retief and Vryheid on the border of the KwaZulu Natal Province and the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa, has…
EventJazz veteran Dorothy Masuka dies
On 23 February 2019, Dorothy Masuka died at her home, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, after suffering from hypertension. Dorothy Masuka was…
PlaceSterkfontein Dam, Free State
The vast expanse of water which is the Sterkfontein Dam lies a few kilometers from the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpment in the topmost reaches of the Vaal…
EventVergelegen Wine Estate Owner Samuel Kerr Dies
Samuel Kerr,an Irishman, wastheowner of the Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West from 1901-1917. He acquired the estate on 29 March 1901 at a price of £11,404…
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
… workshops, of which the first one was the one with Steve Biko. Taylor: Mmm. HW: And in all the workshops I always had … I’m a pragmatist, and the -…
Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert: Former Leader of the Opposition in the Whites-Only Parliament, and co-founder of Idasa interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib, 24 March 1998, Johannesburg
… Consciousness thing was beginning to shape-up, you know...Biko...Tiro...but it was more a crisis for student liberal … you did have the resurgence of Black…
PlaceVissershok Farm
The Diep River originates in the Riebeek-Kasteel Mountains and flows into the ocean near present-day 'Dolphin Beach Hotel', in Milnerton. Three years after his…
ArchiveNothing groundbreaking in Mandela debate by Steven Friedman, 09 December 2015
SOUTH Africa’s mainstream does not debate ideas — it debates people. Which is why the argument about the Mandela legacy is really about where the country is…
PlaceLangeberg Municipality
Langeberg Municipality is a Category B: Local Municipality, located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape Province. The…
PlaceTsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist Region known as: 'the Garden Route'. This region is found in the Southern…
Archive‘It’s Dangerous and Difficult’: Artist William Kentridge on the Challenges for Young Artists Facing Quick Fame and Market Speculation by Devorah Lauter (news.artnet.com), October 20, 2021
William Kentridge can’t tell you what the title of his current show in Paris, “Finally Memory Yields,” is about. He doesn’t know. That’s why he chose it. …
Render South Africa Ungovernable! - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 73rd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1985
… on farms carved out of their ancestral lands. Their daily lives are dominated by the dictates of the racist white … unemployed, and the diversion of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
… on farms carved out of their ancestral lands. Their daily lives are dominated by the dictates of the racist White … unemployed, and the diversion of…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
1930 October 5, The Asiatics Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill imposes segregation on Indians in the Transvaal. The South African Indian Congress meets at an…
Archive2007 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2007
… that would dull the pain of living, who knew that their lives would not be normal without murder in their midst, and … Yusuf Dadoo), the 30th anniversary of…
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… of the Pietermaritzburg minister. His poems and his writings show that he had strong misgivings against an …
PlaceDiepsloot, Johannesburg
… that are optimistic and determined to make better lives for themselves. There are a number of active community …
PlaceMiddleburg, Eastern Cape
Middelburg, Karoo lies in the middle of its surrounding Towns, approximately 100 km from all. Surrounded by Graaff-Reinet, Cradock, Steynsburg, Colesberg,…
PlaceGroot Brakrivier, Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Great Brak River (Afrikaans: Groot-Brakrivier) is a Coastal Village which nestles in, the Garden Route. Situated midway between George and Mossel Bay. …
PlaceEhlanzeni District Municipality
… electorates of what government is doing to improve their lives. We are using this platform to also promote …