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The Hawks letter to Pravin Gordhan by Berning Ntlemeza (Politics Web), 28 February 2016
Text of the letter from Lt General Berning Ntlemeza, National Head of Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, to Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, 19…
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
In a statement‚ Gildenhuys Malatji Attorneys said Gordhan “responded fully to all the Hawks’ enquiries‚ offered to provide any further assistance they might…
Pravin Gordhan vs the Law, as defined by clichés by Mervyn E. Bennun (Politics Web), 08 September 2016
Myths and Clichés of Prosecution South African political life has become burdened by clichés which render actual thought unnecessary while simultaneously…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
Gordhan on a leash In political science, students studying the theory are often told that the most dangerous time for political leaders is when they begin to…
Some of Gandhi’s Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma by E.S Reddy (The Wire), 18 October 2016
It is important to remember that the early Gandhi had little contact with Africans and did not understand their sensitivities. The recent agitation at the…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
The judge presiding over the rape trial of South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma has said he is stepping down to protect the judiciary. Defence…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
The woman accusing South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape is being cross-examined in court. The judge has agreed to the defence's request to…
SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma said he showered after sex with an HIV-positive woman, thinking this would reduce his risk of being infected. …
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
Although Indians had been among the first slaves that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only after the 1860s…
How Zuma, the smiling spy, controls South Africa by Joe Brock and Ed Cropley (World News), 04 May 2016, Johannesburg
As head of intelligence for the outlawed African National Congress during apartheid, Jacob Zuma neutralized perceived traitors and sidelined opponents to shore…
The Quest for "Malay" Identity in Apartheid South Africa by Goolam Vahed
Keynote address on the launch of Mafika Gwala’s Collected Poems Howard College, UKZN, 6 October 2016 by Mandla Langa
“The ‘baasskap’ cookie must crumble” Mafika Pascal Gwala and the quest for a humane society If Mafika Pascal Gwala, the combative, quiet, loud, tender,…
Decentering Nationalism: Representing and Contesting Chimurenga in Zimbabwean Popular Culture by Tinashe Mawere
Deciphering the Meanings, and Explaining the South African Higher Education Student Protests of 2015-16 by Saleem Badat
The Borderlands - Jo Ractliffe and Patricia Hayes in Conversation
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
In 1976, the United States suddenly turned its attentions to Southern Africa, wary that events there might escalate into a new Cold War conflict fought along…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
Emily Hobhouse, Beloved Traitor, by Elsabe Brits, published by Tafelberg, 2016, 336 pages, illustrated. A few weeks ago I reviewed Rob Eales’ book on Emily…
ArchiveThe Tay Bridge Disaster by Peter Ball (The Heritage Portal), 24 September 2016
Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that then you’ll do things differently”. …
ArchiveFrom Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town, Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire (The Heritage Portal), 21 September 2016
Review of The Reb and the Rebel Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913. Edited by Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire. Published by UCT Press and the Kaplan…
A short history of the oldest graves in Plettenberg Bay by Patricia Storrar (The Heritage Portal), 12 September 2016
In the following article Patricia Storrar provides a brief history of the Harker graves in Plettenberg Bay. The piece was published in the 1977 edition of…
ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
In 1996 Michael Scurr penned the following article on the restoration of the Old Cape Archives (today the Centre for the Book). It was published in Restorica,…
District Six: 3,000 ex-residents on land claims waiting list by Diana Mellow (GroundUp), 23 September 2016
This Saturday, former District Six residents and their descendants will campaign for the area to become a National Heritage site. District Six was declared a…
Education, the State, and Class Inequality: The case for Free Higher Education in South Africa by Enver Motala, Salim Vally, and Rasigan Maharajh
Zulu Warriors real Fights 3 We are still Warriors
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born 140 years ago in what is today South Africa’s Free State province. When he was 40 years old, he published Native Life in…
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
On 21 October 1986 Jacob Thabo Lengane, the father of Jefferson Lengane and Kabelo Lengane, who were well known for their involvement in political activities…
South Africa: Basic Education Hosts 2016 Inkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Programme, 4 to 7 October
PRESS RELEASE 2016 Inkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Programme celebrates heroes and heroine of the liberation struggle The 2016 edition of the iNkosi…
Digging deeper into our history by Nicole Mccain (News24), 13 September 2016
Behind the imposing grey granite walls of the National Mutual Building of Australasia, on Church Square, lie over 150 000 historical artefacts. These…
South Africa's Minorities edited Peter Randall
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr Sivuyile Botwe Qegu were convicted in the Supreme Court in Bisho for terrorism…