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PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… Situated on the coast of north-eastern Pondoland , the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve,, offers visitors 7 720ha of open grasslands, dotted with indigenous forest…
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 The Freedom Charter Adopted at the Congress of the People, Kliptown, on June 26, 1955 We, the…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the foothills of the Langeberge . It was named after Harry Rivers, Commissioner…
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… Gardens had been founded in 1946. After the University of Pretoria granted approval to the Department of Agriculture for the development of a botanical…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education We, the people of South Africa, Recognise the injustices of our past; Honour those who…
Postscript
… "The Road Not Taken" To a great extent that has been true of the past thirty years of my life ”” I have followed the road "less travelled by", the road of…
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… The Administrative capital of South Africa , Pretoria, or the ' Jacaranda City' is best known for its annual display of purple flowers in October. Located in…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of 2 019 023 million people, (21/07/2021). Guinea-Bissau’s Atlantic…
PlaceRed Location Museum
… Red Location Museum is situated within the Black Township of New Brighton , of Port Elizabeth (now called Gqeberha). Surrounded by the colourful homes of…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people within a socio-political and cultural … Africa. The historical and socio-cultural…
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A new and younger set of persons, impatient with…
PlaceUnion Buildings, Pretoria
… the Union Buildings houses the Administrative offices of the Union of South Africa . Today it is still the official seat of Government and houses the offices…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… climate conducive to negotiations. We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also … measures announced by F.W. de Klerk such…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… climate conducive to negotiations. We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also … measures announced by F.W. de Klerk such…
PlaceNdabeni
… The racially segregated suburb of Ndabeni was established in about May 1901 near Maitland,North of Pinelands and some 8 kilometres East of the city centre. …
PlaceAlgeria
… Situated north of the Sahara desert . Algeria shares a common border with … the Sahara Desert . Algiers is the capital and main port of Algeria. This city…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… never seen it before. Take a ride up the SkyCar to the top of the arch where you’ll be rewarded with spectacular and uninterrupted views of Durban and beyond…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the hinterland just North of Grahamstown and…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… from NUSAS in 1952. For some students at the University of Natal Medical School (UNMS) their involvement and … in NUSAS increasingly suggested that the…
“Message to Those Staying At Home”: Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958
… will be staying at home in accordance with the decision of the National Workers` Conference are called upon to … the police or any other source, observe…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… Jordan Xhosa writer and linguist died in the United State of America in Madison Wisconsin. Jordan was born on 30 … at the Mbokothwana mission station in the…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Cookhouse was located on the Farm; 'Roodewal', near a … Fish river which, until 1819 was the Eastern boundary of the Cape. The Building was…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, … Park. The picturesque villages are set…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. … and his keen ear for spoken…
Chapter XI - Witness for freedom
… managed to make my opening statement: I did not accept any of the Minister of Justice's assurances that I should not suffer any … politically involved and…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
… Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town and was probably so named because it incorporated part of Van Riebeeck's original gardens. Lying sandwiched…
PlaceRust en Vreugd, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… The original date of construction of the dwelling has not been definitely established but it is … reputed to have been a corrupt official who gained much of…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… for historians to reflect upon and reappraise the events of that time. But it is also appropriate to cast our … 1.‘History Wars’ Each era has its History…