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PlaceEastern Cape Province
… Before 1993, the Eastern Cape was part of the Cape Province . Today it includes the old homelands of Ciskei and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… Situated on the coast of north-eastern Pondoland , the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve,, offers visitors 7 720ha of open grasslands, dotted with indigenous forest…
Free Nelson Mandela - Margaret Thatcher
… back in London, I should like to give you a fuller account of the discussion of South Africa at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in the…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the foothills of the Langeberge . It was named after Harry Rivers, Commissioner…
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… Gardens had been founded in 1946. After the University of Pretoria granted approval to the Department of Agriculture for the development of a botanical…
Apdusa Views
… "Apdusa Views sees as its task to act as a watchdog of the oppressed people. We intend to comment to warn and to expose all those who act against the…
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… The Administrative capital of South Africa , Pretoria, or the ' Jacaranda City' is best known for its annual display of purple flowers in October. Located in…
The coup that set Ghana and Africa 50 years back by Charles Quist-Adade (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… It was a major setback, not only for Ghana but the whole of Africa! A few days after the overthrow of the Convention People’s Party government of Kwame…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of 2 019 023 million people, (21/07/2021). Guinea-Bissau’s Atlantic…
PlaceRed Location Museum
… Red Location Museum is situated within the Black Township of New Brighton , of Port Elizabeth (now called Gqeberha). Surrounded by the colourful homes of…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people within a socio-political and cultural … Africa. The historical and socio-cultural…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… climate conducive to negotiations. We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also … measures announced by F.W. de Klerk such…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… climate conducive to negotiations. We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also … measures announced by F.W. de Klerk such…
PlaceNdabeni
… The racially segregated suburb of Ndabeni was established in about May 1901 near Maitland,North of Pinelands and some 8 kilometres East of the city centre. …
PlaceAlgeria
… Situated north of the Sahara desert . Algeria shares a common border with … the Sahara Desert . Algiers is the capital and main port of Algeria. This city…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… never seen it before. Take a ride up the SkyCar to the top of the arch where you’ll be rewarded with spectacular and uninterrupted views of Durban and beyond…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the hinterland just North of Grahamstown and…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… from NUSAS in 1952. For some students at the University of Natal Medical School (UNMS) their involvement and … in NUSAS increasingly suggested that the…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… Jordan Xhosa writer and linguist died in the United State of America in Madison Wisconsin. Jordan was born on 30 … at the Mbokothwana mission station in the…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Cookhouse was located on the Farm; 'Roodewal', near a … Fish river which, until 1819 was the Eastern boundary of the Cape. The Building was…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, … Park. The picturesque villages are set…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. … and his keen ear for spoken…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
… Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town and was probably so named because it incorporated part of Van Riebeeck's original gardens. Lying sandwiched…
PlaceRust en Vreugd, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… The original date of construction of the dwelling has not been definitely established but it is … reputed to have been a corrupt official who gained much of…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… for historians to reflect upon and reappraise the events of that time. But it is also appropriate to cast our … 1.‘History Wars’ Each era has its History…
PlaceLinden, Johannesburg
… Nestled in the foothills of Northcliff Hill, Linden is one of the prettiest and oldest suburbs of Johannesburg, lying to the North-West of the city centre …
Freedom Charter and the United Nations by E.S. Reddy
… Forced to Leave Meeting." Article in Dome (University of Natal), March 27, 1969 Four students of UND [University of Natal-Durban] walked out of a student…
PlaceKatlehong
… Katlehong is a township located 35km East of Johannesburg and South of Germiston between two other townships — Thokoza and … after Soweto. Katlehong is home…