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South Sudanese Independence Granted
A 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement granted the region of Southern Sudan semi-autonomous status after successive civil unrest in the region made it impossible…
EventMacassar Gas Disaster (AECI stockpile catches fire)
The Coloured residential area of Macassar, Western Cape, was swiftly evacuated after a 15 000 ton sulphur dioxide stockpile belonging to the local African…
EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
19 year old Marlene Lehnberg hired Marthinus Choegoe to assist in the brutal murder of 48-year-old Susanna Magdalena van der Linde, wife to Christiaan van der…
EventUmkhonto we Sizwe bombs Church Street, Pretoria
One of South Africa’s deadliest terror attacks took place in Church Street, Pretoria, in 1983, when Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African…
EventThe "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch
Several Stellenbosch University students engaged in a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i]…
Tell no Lies, Claim no easy Victories by Thabo Mbeki, 4 April 2016
Last year on December 15, Max Boqwana, the CEO of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation (TMF), posted a Notice on this Facebook Page that starting in January this year,…
Interview with Dr Vanitha Chetty by Ms Rajes Pillay,University of Durban Westville,13 June 2002
RP: Good morning. This morning we are interviewing Dr Vanitha Chetty, and we bid you welcome. VC: Thank you. RP: She is the daughter…
Two Stories about Art, Education, and Beauty in Twentieth-Century South Africa by Daniel Magaziner
EventOn 17th November 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town
On 17th November 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town. He completed his higher education diploma at the University of Cape Town…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
It is no exaggeration to suggest that the legitimacy not only of President Jacob Zuma and the ANC, but also the notion of the liberation struggle itself is in…
Diamond Diggings of South Africa, a Personal and Practical Account by Charles H. Payton
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Resources by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The Federation of South African Women's Papers, University of the Witwatersrand…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 3 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The start of a bad time The treason trial was the start of a very bad time. At…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a…
ArchiveAfrica in Today's World by Max Coleman
Constitiounal Court Judgement in the matter of Economic Freedom Fighters vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others, Heard on 9 February 2016 and Decided on 31 March 2016
Claremont Histories Photographic Exhibition
Claremont Histories will host a photo exhibit showcasing some of the stories and photographs of people forcibly removed from Claremont and Harfield under the…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
The Geneva Conventions, are comprised of four treaties and three protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the treatment of civilians…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
Charles van Onselen on 'Nongoloza' Mathebula. Introduction Modern South Africa's industrial achievements are often pointed to with considerable pride —…
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare by Kwame Nkrumar
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
The history of four years of the revolutionary multi-racial union in South Africa, the Industrial Workers of Africa, and the labour movement at the time. …
South African Blues directed by Andy Metcalf and Produced by Silvia Davies, Broadcast by the BBC (1990) featuring Churchill Jolobe, Princess Patience, Robbie Sithole, Jonas Gwangwa
Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney: Three figures in the IWW in South Africa by Red Jack (libcom.org), 08 January 2012
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, the Wobblies) was the main influence on the radical left in South Africa in the early twentieth century. But who were…
Conservative Revolutionaries - Anti-Apartheid Activism at the University of Cape Town 1963-1973 by Robert Erbmann, Oxford University, 2005
Introduction The 1960s are often described as a unique period of activism, in which students were to find themselves at the cutting edge of social…
GEAR and Neo-Liberalism (Part 2) by Thabo Mbeki, 28 March, 2016
V During the whole period when GEAR has been challenged “from the left”, the assertion was made that GEAR sought to replace the RDP. I am certain that there…