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ArchiveRemembering to think critically: Rick Turner 40 years on by Anthony Egan, 8 January 2018
… Forty years ago, in the early hours of January 8th 1978, a 36-year old political philosopher was … colleagues and friends as Rick) was coming to the end of a…
ArchivePhotography pundit David Goldblatt takes ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Matsepo, 2 June 2017
… David Goldblatt (87) has installed photographs of former criminals in prisons in Birmingham and Manchester. The portraits, part of a series called Ex…
PlaceSenegal
… Cape Verde (Cap Vert) Peninsula is the western most point of the African continent. The Gambia consists of a narrow strip of territory that extends from the…
PlaceCentral African Republic
… various groups speaking languages related to those of the present day were living in the area. These peoples … and Bandi, all founded in the 19th Century…
Albert Luthuli`s message from Oslo to the South African people, 5 December 1961
… My people, my sons and my daughters As I pace the floor of my bedroom in the Grand Hotel, Oslo, putting the final touches on my speech of acceptance of the…
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
… in the Air’ in Nguni, is located on the highest point, of the highest ridge in Parktown, keeping its original name … Henry Hull to host lavish parties for…
EventNoble South Africans win Nobel Peace Prize
… The Nobel Peace Prize is considered by many to be a symbol of international recognition over the prize winners struggle … Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December…
Document 71 - National Committee for Liberation, Announcement [20 December 1961]
… for Liberation has been responsible for: 1. The removal of banished people to places of safety 2. The transportation of people overseas. 3. The taking of 20…
Address by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at teh Development Planning Summit Hosted by the Intergovernmental Forum, 27 November 1995
… to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other … "I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… noteworthy is that it was possibly the first major example of workers, after 1994, striking not just outside of the auspices of their trade union but…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
… The judge presiding over the rape trial of South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma has said … Ngoepe might be biased as he issued warrants for a…
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… Three years of mounting international tension - encompassing the Spanish Civil War, the Anschluss (union) of Germany and Austria, Hitler's occupation of the…
Input by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Farewell service for former President Nelson Mandela, Waterkloof Airforce Base, 14 December 2013
… The directors of the programme, fortunately for me you did not say how much I must speak. This is a mourning and a celebration of our leader and don`t you…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… him. After the shooting, Chapman sat and read a copy of Catcher in the Rye as he calmly waited for police to … to kill the world-famous musician. The instant…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Bibliography
… Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education Bonner, Philip. African Urbanisation on the Rand … Consciousness. Inaugural address at the…
EventForced Removals commence from District Six
… The memory of District Six , also known as Kanaladorp (kanala is a Malay … word meaning ‘help one another’), is marked by the event of 11 February 1966. On…
EventHiroshima is targeted by a WWII atomic bomb
… On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were totally destroyed by … used in warfare. The American government justified the use…
EventSADF responds to allegations by FAPLA
… Following a press conference of General Staff Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio dos Santos Franca Ndalu, Chief of ForÁƒÂƒÂ§as Armadas Populares de LibertaÁƒÂƒÂ§ÁƒÂƒ…
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… The rapid expansion of Johannesburg after the end of the Second Anglo Boer War increased to over twice it's the … before the war. This increase meant that…
PlaceEnon
… place mentioned in John. It lies 13 kilometres East of Kirkwood and 60 kilometres North-East of Uitenhage,(formerly known as Witterivier). Enon was formed ……
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
… This charming figure which stands in front of the Oranje Girls High School was sculpted by Laurika Postma. The positive influence of aesthetically pleasing…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt brings ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Helen Stoilas, 30 May 2017
… photographer David Goldblatt has installed photographs of former criminals in prisons in Birmingham and Manchester. The portraits, part of a series called Ex…
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
… and much-loved family Home. Situated at the Crossroads of what were once four oak lined Avenues in Upper Kenilworth … Gardens and mature trees, Stellenberg…
PlaceNelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
… 295 metre span that is lit up in all the colours of the rainbow at night. (It's one of the really striking attractions of Johannesburg!) The Bridge, which…
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… Bridge across the Second Creek, East London, West of Buffalo Harbour. Named in honour of Balthazar John Vorster, 1915-1983. Former Prime Minister of the…
ArchiveChristian principles and race problems by Jan H. Hofmeyr
… This was the first lecture in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, who was subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at…
ArchiveChristian principles and race problems
… This was the first lecture in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, who was subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at…
EventProfessor John Fleming “Jack” Brok dies
… a scientist, physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town. Fleming was born on 27 March 1905 in Port … in the Cape…
PlaceKliptown Museum
… The story the Kliptown Open Air Museum tells of the thousands of people who contributed to the drafting of the Freedom Charter through photographs, news…
EventJoe Slovo is born
… and African National Congress (ANC) leader and Minister of Housing was born in Lithuania. From 1950s Slovo became a victim of the government repressive…