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ArchiveWorld Vision International: what is it up to
… Article in which Jeffrey Marishane raises concerns regarding the real motives of the World Vision's presence in Southern Africa, in its history there are…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… of the Congress shall be: To unite the African people in a powerful and effective instrument to secure their own … To promote and protect the interests of…
Message by Oliver Tambo on South Africa`s year of the women, a call to the peoples of the world, 01 November 1983
… see the women of our motherland play their rightful role in the forefront of the struggle for the destruction of the … of the involvement of the masses,…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
… Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named after General Hendrick Abraham Alberts, … chairman of a syndicate which purchased the…
PlaceEritrea
… Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized version of; 'Mare … access to the…
PlaceJoubertina
… Set in amongst other Villages with similarly lyrical names, like: … and Kareedouw, on Route 62 , Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… Awards have grown exponentially since they were launched in 2015. Now in their fourth year, the Awards are carried live on national … about the fact that you…
PlaceHaarlem
… the Berlin Mission Society and was named Anhalt-Schmidt , in 1860. This Village however had already been named Haarlem … today. (presumably named after the…
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
… In the heart of Cape Town lies the beautiful Wynberg Park! … pretty. The 'Krakeelwater' River’s Spring actually begins in this Park. Wynberg Park is renowned…
PlaceSalt River
… the Village of Salt River was established is not known but in 1665 the Settlement is recorded to have overlooked a Fjord … consisted of an Inn and several…
PlaceElim
… surviving South African mission stations . It was founded in 1824 as the third Moravian mission station in the Cape. Today it is halfway on the dirt road…
PlaceFreedom Park
… on 1 June 2000, and the Freedom Park Trust was established in 2001 to develop the heritage project. Construction of the first phase began in July 2003, and…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… The suspected mastermind of the bomb attacks in London on July 7 hid in South Africa for several weeks before being arrested in Zambia last week. Cable News…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… his army, handover offenders. Frere who was appointed in 1877 wanted to pursue the idea of creating a Confederation … realised that Cetshwayo was a major…
An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
… born For today our baby that will rule this South Africa in future is born The multiracial baby, the United Democratic … born on this date last year when one…
PlaceTree Garden, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… along here is a highlight of any visit to Bloemfontein. In front of the 3rd Raadsaal (NALN) you’ll find the historic … trees and five orange trees (although…
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… and collaboration, took over Indian political leadership in 1945. A deputation led by the president of the Natal … measure of confidence amongst Indians, as…
PlaceEmpangeni
… km from Durban on the R34 just off the N2, is positioned in the hilly countryside of the Uthungulu district. The area … but a magistracy, called 'Empangeni',…
ANC Press Statement presented by Oliver Tambo, 16 August 1985, Lusaka
… continue unchanged. At a time when every thinking person in our country and abroad is saying apartheid must end now, … that is now devouring the lives of our…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… of the Msikaba and Mtentu rivers . (This name can differ in spelling slightly, accordingy to local dialect.) With … Visitors have a range of activities to…
ANC Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 16 August 1985
… continue unchanged. At a time when every thinking person in our country and abroad is saying apartheid must end now, … that is now devouring the lives of our…
EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
… On this day Mbongeni Ngema was born in Kwazulu Natal. He has distinguished himself as a renowned … Woza Albert, Township Fever and Mama. He was inducted in…
On Post Colonial African Liberation Movements
… to speak into the conversation of liberation movements in Africa post supposed Independence, how they are complicit in the continuation of the neo-colonial…
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
… This Day in History: 10 June 1990 Miriam Makeba returned to South Africa on 10 June 1990 after 31 years in exile. Known as Mama Africa , she had left in 1959…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… [Protest meetings were held in South Africa in February 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to … unity, and as long as the people are courageous…
ArchiveMandla Mandela wants inquest into deaths of Stompie Seipie, Dr Asvat, 19 January 2018, South Africa
… activists Stompie Seipei and Abu-Baker Asvat in 1989. He made the call in a statement welcoming a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment … who was 14 when he was…
ArchiveThe agrarian problem
… and intellectuals. The agrarian problem is discused in length in connection with the distribution of the population and the type of work that people are…
PlaceElsie’s River
… also known as Elsie's Kraal River, was probably named in honour of one Elsje van Suurwaarde, a widow who outlived two husbands and farmed in the area in 1698…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… persons to conspire against, incite, or instigate violence in South Africa or other neighbouring countries. The history … for the administration of the…
EventSoweto High School under siege
… South African Defence Force soldiers, travelling in a convoy of more than ten armoured vehicles, surrounded the Thaba-Juluba high school in Soweto and…