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PlaceNorthern Cape
… largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was part of the Cape Province (under old Provinces ). "With only…
EventThe Rand Revolt breaks out
… The end of World War I was followed by a global depression that … on strike. The reasons for the strike were a reduction of wages and the preference for…
Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by O. R. Tambo, Iran, 13 February 1979
… Maputo, People's Republic of Mozambique, February 13, 1979 His Excellency Ayatollah Khomeini, (2) Teheran Islamic Republic of Iran On behalf of the…
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 4 and 5 Article: The great illusion
… THE GREAT ILLUSION First of all 22 percent of the whites did not even bother to vote which is … 700,000 voters, i.e. about half the votes cast in favour of…
PlaceMapungubwe
… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the … years ago, Mapungubwe appears to have been the…
EventPretoria receives city status
… was established in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers who named it after his father Andries Pretorius. Andries Pretorius became a hero…
Archive`The struggle is my life`- Nelson Mandela press statement
… The magnificent response to the call of the National Action Council for a three day strike and the … people determined to win their freedom. In the face of…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… Muziwakhe Lembede Abraham, Peter. Tell Freedom: Memories of Africa. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Basner, Miriam. Am I an African? The Political Mem^oirs of…
Citizenship and Justice: rethinking Political Theory and Political Philosophy
… A project of the Centre for Humanities Research, the Dept. of Political Studies and the Dept. of Philosophy, UWC invites you to a Reading Group and Seminar …
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…
PlacePiketberg
… The small, farming Town of Piketberg also sometimes spelt Piquetberg in the past. Is located at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range. It is surrounded by…
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… forcibly moved 3.5 million Black South Africans in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history. There were several political and … First,…
25. ‘Free State’ implies equality, declare traders
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … O.F.S. Volksraad in May 1887. They were, like the authors of…
Document 89 “People’s Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa”, The Spark, 2, 4, April 1936
… for Unity in the working class and for the establishment of a broad "People's Front" to stop fascism and war, proclaimed by the Seventh Congress of the…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came as a result of a…
Education for Service
… We, the duly authorised representatives of political parties, political organisations, … African Government, coming together at this first meeting of the…
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Plaque was unveiled at Windybrow. 2017, saw the reopening of Windybrow as an Arts Centre under the auspices of the Market Theatre Foundation. In the last two…
PlaceGqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay
… government in 2021 and is an Xhosa name, the language of the local people. Gqeberha was the original name for the … and Walmer Township in the area. The name…
AAM and UN: partners in the international campaign against apartheid
… I think of the 'anti-apartheid movement' as a coalition of anti-apartheid organisations and individuals, as well as a growing number of governments, which in…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… maritime achievement, if one considered the small size of his Carvel, a replica of which is housed in the museum at Mossel Bay . Of the original 170 men only…
PlaceThe Mead and Meadway, Pinelands-Cape Town
… Trust in 1919 and was capitalised in part by a member of the trust, namely Richard Stuttaford of Stuttaford’s fame. The first Pinelands Homes were thatched…
PlaceSharpeville, Gauteng
… unarmed group headed to the Police Station with the intent of protesting against having to carry around pass books . The police did not know what to do with…
42nd African National Congress Conference: Resolutions, 20 December, 1953
… to make plans for and embark upon an immediate campaign of economic boycott directed against selected individual … undertakings and government enterprises…
ArchiveCommittee report: Education charter campaign
… Report of the Education Charter Campaign, a joint campaign of the Azanian Students Organisation, the Congress of South African Students and the National…
PlaceRandjieslaagte Beacon, Parktown, Johannesburg
… in 1886 on the triangular site Randjeslaagte, the area of the town was nine square km. Randjeslaagte was a piece of ‘uitvalgrond’ – land left over from the…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the results of the Whites-only referendum held to determine White … he started in February 1990. Surprisingly,…
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
… November 2012. The ANC will celebrate the life and legacy of the ANC President O. R Tambo. As we celebrate President O.R Tambos contribution to the struggle…
PlaceNqweba was called Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
… The farming community of Kirkwood, in the heart of the Sundays River Valley, close to the town of Addo and the Northern regions of the Addo Elephant Park, …
Address at the Paris City Hall, 18 November 2003
… Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to meet with the Mayor of the great city of Paris, a city whose rich history, cultural splendour and architectural beauty…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… and was officially opened on 7 June 1913 by the Minister of Railways & Harbours, Mr Henry Burton. It was declared a … entrances and beautiful teak clock…