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PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
… with the order, a White police officer pushed him out of the train, and his luggage was tossed out on to the … again, so I sat and shivered". He says he…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 1 - 8
… story Part 1: Our home is the Kalahari. We are the !Kung of Nyae Nyae. The Kalahari is a very big desert which takes up almost a third of southern Africa…
ArchiveThe Shop Steward
… Photo of front page of magazine - The Shop Steward. Volume 1.1 June-July 1992. Photo of John Gomomo. COSATU Logo. List of contents. Photo of worker at desk…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt Revisits "On the Mines" by Jeffrey Ladd, 5 December 2012
… As the German publisher Gerhard Steidl prepares a series of books on the life work of David Goldblatt, Jeffrey Ladd spoke with the South African ……
EventMoses Madiba dies in Seshego, Limpopo
… Madiba, author, educationist and first Black chancellor of the University of the North, died in Seshego, Pietersburg (now Polokwane) district. He was a…
EventVan Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament
… A second report by the Commission of Inquiry, under chairmanship of Justice Van Wyk de Vries, appointed in 1968 to investigate the activities of South Africa…
EventPotgieter barters land from Chief Makwana
… Commandant Andries Hendrik Potgieter, one of the leaders of the Voortrekkers, obtained the territory between the Vet … Bataung captain, Makwana, in exchange…
EventGold Coast (Ghana) gains independence
… gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who … colonialism. Before…
EventUnrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners
… at Naledi High School and attempted to arrest the leader of the local branch of the South Africa Students Movement (SASM). In retaliation … stoned the police…
EventVerwoerd’s grandson joins ANC
… In a historic move, Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African…
EventDr Joosub Ebrahim is born
… Dr Joosub Hajee Suliman Ebrahim, recipient of the Order for Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold from the … several other awards and medals, as well as a Doctor…
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
… The first issue of South Africa's first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was … York St Leger as editor. It sold for the cheap price of a penny and has been…
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
… The war broke out when a spiritual leader by the name of Mlimo convinced the Ndebele that the draught and a plague of locusts destroying croplands were as a…
IX - The Doctors
… Accord to Professor lan Simpson, Biko passed the point of no return within six to eight hours after sustaining his … Lang, District Surgeon, Port Elizabeth…
ArchivePeople are stronger!
… black and white poster. Title in three languages. Artwork of a flag, and artwork of Salvador Allende, Martyr of Latin America, on top of a crowd of people…
ArchiveNative, Bantu and African
… Discussion with African friends and a study of opinion among them long ago convinced me of the great importance attached to correct forms of politeness, the…
EventBotha appoints Hendrikse and Rajbansi into his Cabinet
… The leader of the Labour Party, the Reverend H. J. Allan Hendrickse and Amichand Rajbansi of the National People's Party (NPP) are appointed to the Cabinet…
EventSouth Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region
… The third Annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and … O’Malley, P. ‘1983’ , from Nelson Mandela…
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
… Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than … 10,000 black high school students in…
District Six: 3,000 ex-residents on land claims waiting list by Diana Mellow (GroundUp), 23 September 2016
… homes in the neighbourhood. Shareifa Davids, a member of the Heritage Day campaign, was forced to leave her home at … in 1968 and continued for twelve…
PlaceStendahl Mission
… is said to have existed for about 124 years. A Minister of the Berlin Mission Society, Gueldenpfennig, acquired the … the major share was sold to Whites. A…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… History of India and the British conquest. Artwork of scenes of India. Map of India and of the trade routes. Series of …
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
… "To see this sculpture of Mandela !" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road … in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of Mandela's…
PlaceCamp’s Bay, Cape Town
… Bay is located some 9 km from Cape Town , on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles . Zwarte Maria Evert was the first owner of the Farm that later became Camps…
PlaceGreytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… was, according to district records, named in honour of: Earl Grey , who was the renowned British politician. … named after: Sir George Grey . Who was the…
PlaceNewlands Cricket Stadium
… South Africa had started its journey towards becoming one of the great cricketing Nations. Australia’s first visit to … a big attraction at Newlands drawing…
EventThe first 1820 British Settlers arrive in South Africa
… encouraged the immigrants to settle in the frontier area of what is now the Eastern Cape. This was in order to … to the English-speaking population. This…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… as the Dakawa Development Centre, it began as a project of African National Congress (ANC) exiles during the time of Apartheid. It was located at The Solomon…
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… studios and exhibition space in Woodstock , and is one of the few active non-commercial spaces in Cape Town . The … Trust, which was founded in 1982 as an…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… [On the morning of January 30, 1981, South African troops attacked and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. The following is from an…