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Document 26 - Nelson Mandela’s reply to F. W. De Klerk
… to the political, social and economic transformation of our country. The workshop took place against the background of continued job losses, very little…
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… on sixteen November that Mr. Rathebe told meeting of Johannesburg Joint Council Europeans and Africans that … This was apropos Polish delegate's anticipation…
Document 25 - E. R. Roux, The New Slogan and the Revolutionary Movement among White Workers in South Africa, presented at the Sixth
… as a factor in the South African situation we are accused of a departure from Marxism. We are told that it is necessary to point always to the economic basis…
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…
This doccie about a SA photographer is worth the watch by Garreth Van Niekerk (channel24), 28 May 2017
… Johannesburg - For the better half of the past century, celebrated South African lensman David … But in Goldblatt – the first feature-length documentary of…
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…
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… he published Native Life in South Africa, his great expose of the ruinous effects of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act. This legislation almost completely stripped…
Extracts from a press conference, 11 February 1990
… Last night you committed yourself to the intensification of the struggle. Would you care to comment? (A) There is no … those statements. I have committed…
Banned, but never silenced by Glyn Williams (Editor - The Daily Dispatch), 6 September 2012, Eastern Cape, South Africa
… The editor of the Daily Dispatch, Donald Woods, had become increasingly concerned about the future of South Africa – more and more he left the day-to-day…
May Day
… the industrial struggle for an eight-hour day. Origins of May Day International working classes have existed since the development of agriculture, about ten…
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 ……
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…
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…
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…
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…
PlaceDurban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World. It's Port is the busiest in South Africa and also one of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PlaceSierra Leone
… - Sierra Leone's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the shining stars awarded this status is the Gola-Tiwai Complex, part of the Great Gola Landscape…
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…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks for international … success: a solo exhibition at New York’s…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… Before 1993, the Eastern Cape was part of the Cape Province . Today it includes the old homelands of Ciskei and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
… The tragic events in Bisho are yet another grim reminder of the profound illness that afflicts our country. South Africa is a country traumatised by…