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ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… The National Working Committee of the African National Congress met in its ordinary meeting … Chief Albert Luthuli House, Johannesburg; the Headquarters of…
Burkina Faso: Key Facts and History by Angela Thompsell updated 13 February 2016
… Key facts and history of Burkina Faso from the 2015 elections and coup attempt to … Overview : Burkina Faso's poor economic outlook and lack of resources…
PlaceAlbaster Klip, Northern Cape
… Located 60 km North-West of Prieska and 26 km North-East of Marydale, site of the present Pypklip. Located in the Siyanda Municipality … New Dictionary of…
PlaceHawston
… Close to Hermanus, the town of Hawston with its long, white unspoilt beach lies cosily … historical fishing village has many stories to tell, one of whom is…
PlaceHershel Memorial Obelisk, Claremont-Cape Town
… and funds were raised by donations from the friends of the Herschels in Cape Town. The stone for the memorial was … to the Cape, where it was erected in 1841…
PlaceMauritius
… Though Mauritius lies in the waters of the Indian Ocean , between the continents of Africa and Asia, it is situated below the equator, it is considered part…
PlaceGreyton, Western Province
… This Village of Greyton, in the Cape , was established in 1852. Although the first plots of land were only sold in 1854. It was named in honour of Sir George…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Indians were henceforth to be regarded as a permanent part of…
PlacePosthuys
… Posthuys is considered of the earliest buildings along the False Bay Coastline and … entering False Bay. Posthuys features early photographs of the…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
… Roodepoort is actually a City of its own, although it has now merged with the Suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, there is barely a … line over which…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cradock is a Historic Town that has retained much of its 19th-Century charm. Its beautifully restored Victorian … and Karoo-style buildings, combined with…
Statement by Albert Luthuli on the "Sabotage Act", 6 June 1962
… "the Sabotage Bill" about to become law in the Republic of South Africa, has rightly shocked the democratic world and … victims. The far-reaching and most…
PlaceSouth End Museum, Port Elizabeth
… South End Museum Trust was started in 1999 when a group of people from the disadvantaged communities of Port Elizabeth and who had been affected by the…
The Founder: An Ambiguous Figure by Chris Saunders
… else, Pixley ka Isaka Seme (1881-1951) was the founder of the ANC. It was he who, on his return from long years of study in the United States and Britain,…
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe: its role in the ANCs onsl
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of History at the University of …
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of…
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
… greatest political rally on the franchise in the history of the Coloured people. It is conservatively estimated that … people were present. At 2.30 p.m…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… is a Port City is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo River along the Indian Ocean . The need for a…
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
… extended a cordial welcome to the delegates on behalf of the local branch of the organisation, who, he said, appreciated the trouble … problem had now become…
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… Africa from 1907 to 1914 for the security and dignity of the Indian settlers in that country who were subjected to humiliations by the white rulers. In his…
49. The certificates are burned
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 16 August 1908, a crowd of Indians, as well as…
PlacePolokwane Game Reserve
… Bordering the City of Polokwane in Limpopo, the Polokwane Game Reserve is possibly one of the finest on which to cut your teeth if you’re new to the pursuit…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… With the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and movement of black South Africans. External resistance to the policy…
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… kilometeres from North-East Johannesburg . The development of Alexandra Township dates back to 1912. Sometimes thought to be named in honour of Queen…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well … used by travellers in former times…
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
… nobody can cross! It was erected in 1827 by the widow of Peter Woutersen. His granddaughter married, Jacobus … Wessels, whose son, Sir John Wessels, became…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… Haile Selassie was born Lij Tafari Makonnen, in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar Province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… experiences that had never been accessible to the people of Durban. KwaMuhle is in no sense an apartheid museum. Nor … and confrontations that made up the…
Address At The Commerce Faculty Graduation Ceremony by Saleem Badat, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… Dr Sizwe Mabizela The Chairperson and members of the Rhodes University Council Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr … And, not least, new graduates, and families and…
Imijondolo
… a shack or informal housing), is Omar Badsha's second book of photographs. Badsha's groundbreaking book documents how … despite being located just thirty…