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Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
… from Ganyesa in Kagisano-Molopo area within the district of Bophirima, now called Dr Ruth Mompati District … she continued her schooling at Tigerkloof…
Document 83 “Native Bourgeoisie as a Class”, Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935
… as a Class", Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935 To the Editor of "Umsebenzi" In your issue of 2 February, there appeared an article under the heading, … that this…
PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
… Africa in 1895. He was responsible for the construction of 11 other mosques, the establishment of 13 Madrassas and the laying out of a number of Cemeteries…
ArchiveChapter 4 Political activity 1950-1963 by Denis Goldberg
… as active as I was and we enjoyed working together. One of our early activities was helping to organise non-racial youth camps over the Easter weekends of…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… Congress (1977), ANC Speaks: Documents and statements of the African National Congress 1955-1976. Alexander, Neville (1986), "Aspects of Non-Collaboration…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… Visually it is very satisfying. It may not be a great work of art, but it is certainly a fine Memorial, beautifully … Scottish in the First World War,…
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…
To fully reconcile The Boer War is to fully understand the ‘Black’ Concentration Camps by Peter Dickens (The Observation Post),
… speaking white people in South Africa the narrative of what in South Africa is called ‘The 2nd Anglo Boer War’ (or just shortened to ‘The Boer War’) is one…
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,…
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…
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,…