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ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, stating the attitude of the National Union of South African Students towards planned Republic Day …
PlaceOnverwacht
… Onverwacht was established as an enclave of the Qwaqwa Bantustan on the border of the Thaba Nchu section of Bophuthatswana, about 50km from Bloemfontein. The…
A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
… and the biggest and most representative organization of Africans. For many years we have addressed protest, … Frankly, we are by no means satisfied with this…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… streets and can pull a crowd without the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) or its expelled general secretary … stops at the premier's office,…
PlaceTokai Arboretum, Tokai Forest
… was laid out in 1885 by Joseph Storr Lister, Conservator of Forests of the Western Conservancy of the Cape Colony, thus marking the beginnings of a Forestry …
PlaceUnion Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
… and disturbances which, in turn, led to the loss of the billiard licence . On wine alone the proprietor went … Bauman’s Hotel was likewise reputable and was…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian…
PlaceFort Klapperkop
… designed by von Dewitz and Werner. The German forts were of the pentagonal reinforced type, which provided good … possibilities. Revolving artillery on the…
PlaceGabon
… common borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. Autocratic presidents ruled Gabon since … and foreign private…
Land Reform and Traditional Leadership in South Africa
… What does King Goodwill Zwelithini’s new claim on the land of KwaZulu-Natal portend for land reform in South Africa? 29 … debate. But rural land reform has…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… on SASOL I, NATREF and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was organised by Solomon…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… doing it was hoped that the US would maintain some degree of influence in the coming political reforms in Southern … a latent racism; it is more likely that…
EventPiet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
… on 2 February 1937. To understand the mass emigration of the Afrikaans frontier farmers (Afrikaners) out of the Cape Colony it is important to look at the ……
EventTatamkhulu Afrika South African poet, writer and struggle activist dies
… died from the Asia flu leaving him orphaned at the age of two. He was then taken care of by friends and family before being given to a Methodist … he was…
EventThe first successful non-direct blood transfusion is carried out
… for longer storage times, which led to the establishment of blood banks. The first recorded attempt of a blood transfusion was described by the 15th-century …
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Osman Latief, a resident of Vrededorp,…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… the Native Land Act has been passed, which drove thousands of Natives off European-owned farms where they had lived as … and Anna, make up their minds to go…
”Africans and San Francisco.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma, May 8, 1945
… National Congress is taking to bring to the attention of Allied Nations and [the] outside world the back-breaking … and hope-destroying restrictions and…
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… Dorkay House, a building at the south end of Eloff Street in downtown Johannesburg, functioned as the headquarters for the Union of South African Artists,…
A Dialogue in Partnership with Kaya FM - MyConstitution Exhibition
… its pioneering approach to human rights - is the symbol of a remarkable negotiated transition, one that turned a … democracy. The Constitution is based on…
Christmas and New Year Message by O. R. Tambo, Distributed Illegally in South Africa, December 1973
… from the African National Congress on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Let us make the festive season an … which the Vorsters can never destroy;…
Remember Soweto 16 June 1976
… to #RhodesMustFall?: The Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976’, which will be held at UCL Institute of Education on 16 June. The event marks the 40th anniversary…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
… A mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of the …
PlaceMaloti-Drakensburg Park
… Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa … Cliffs, pillars and rock pools. The…
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… George Harrison and the history of Johannesburg are closely bound together: it was he who … On view are two original shafts and sweeping views of the city. …
PlaceSt Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Boksburg
… Sir Herbert Baker church is near the South West corner of Boksburg lake. Replacing an earlier wood and iron … Street is still in use today by the Anglican…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… League (YCL) and, by 1946, in the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). After the passing of the Suppression of Communism Act and the dissolution of the…
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
… obstructed, tampered or destroyed health or safety of the public, the maintenance of law and order, the supply of light, water, power, fuel ,or foodstuffs,…
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… A stay-away by Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black … in rent and utility charges and over the…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… A Defence Amendment Bill provides for an alternative form of national service for conscientious objectors who oppose … to objectors motivated by political…