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The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke IN THE EIGHTEEN-FIFTIES and after, British politicians were wont to invoke Divine…
159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p
159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes past midnight into the Indian…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
Britain takes control of the Cape Once revolutionary armies of France invaded Holland in 1795, the British feared that the French would take control of the…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977.Over the past two Centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into one of the…
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
Alfred Temba Qabula was born on December 12, 1942 in Flagstaff, Transkei. His father. a migrant worker, ‘coughed out’ the harshness of his life onto his…
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
Sixty-five years ago Steve Bantu Biko who would become a pioneer of the Black Consciousness(BC) philosophy was born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape. Biko…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, was born into a wealthy family in Cuba. He attended Catholic schools before pursuing a law degree at the University of Havanna,…
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
After a two week judicial inquest under presiding magistrate Mr. Marthinus Prins, it was found that no particular person could be blamed for the death of Steve…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
Louis Trichardt was one of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for…
PlaceGoshen
It was established by the Transvaal Boers in 1884, as a Republic. Their flag was horizontal black-white-red stripes with a green vertical stripe at the hoist…
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and was frequently used by visitors…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
Named after Jonas Bergtheil, this museum is situated in the leafy suburb of Westville, almost midway between Durban and Pinetown. The museum is housed in…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of an abandoned station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Sir Galbraith…
Restrictions on the media
A reflection on journalism There is nothing, amid South Africa's vast censorship apparatus, preventing the country's media from publishing the information…
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
I began searching for my father's killer in 1989. I was living in New York City at the time. I read in the paper that an investigative journalist called…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
During this period the ANC consolidated its hold on power but also faced both internal and external challenges. Significantly, the National Party, which was…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
1946 22 June, The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the agenda of…
EventProtection for whistleblowers’ is ensured
The Protected Disclosures Act, no 26 of 2000, providing protection of employees against occupational detriment as a result of having disclosed irregular…
ArchiveReview since last Conference
The letter from Desmond Tutu to SACC regarding the review of the conference about the death of Steve Biko. Also asking the authority to institute the judicial…
Document 75 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Historical basis for the Programme of the Fourth International Organisation of South Africa”, Workers’ 1944
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The programme of the Fourth International Organisation…
PlacePondoland
The territory known as Pondoland or, more correctly Mpondoland, incorporated the divisions of Bizana, Libode, Ngqeleni, Port St John's, Tabankulu, and Umsikaba…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the football banquet Pretoria, 1 March 1996
Master of Ceremonies; Guests of Honour; Ladies and gentlemen. South Africa had dared to expect much of the African Cup of Nations. We felt we would acquit…
PlaceAddo Elephant Game Reserve, Port Elizabeth
This Reserve lies East of the Sunday's River and North of Port Elizabeth. In about 1931, about 680 ha. was enclosed to form the Addo Elephant National Park…
ArchiveFundacion Augusto C. Sandino. FACS
Multicoloured poster. Number 10 - 1980-1990 surrounded by a laurel wreath. Artwork of a map of Nicaragua, in the middle of the earth, split into two halves,…
ArchiveRemarks by the Secretary-General at informal consultations in the Security Concil today ,(Namibia), Monday, 3 April 1989
A report read to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General regarding the insurgence of SWAPO troops from Angola into Namibia and the…
ArchiveMemorandum: South African Students Movement
Memorandum on SASM, apparently prepared as part of legal action, in Afrikaans with extensive quotations in English from SASM documents. Translation of the…
Testimony of the Delegation of the South African Native National Congress, Ermelo, before the Eastern Transvaal Land Committee,January 8, 1918
After the magistrate and the Chairman had addressed the gathering [about 200 Africans] the following representative natives were heard: Solomon Tutu. I am a…
36. The fault of Indian immigrants is their poverty and their skin
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian Opinionreflected on the way in which the…
ArchiveMandela 'Only hope to control youths' from Saldru Archive
Nelson Mandela is probably the only recognised leader of SA's black community capable of instilling some discipline into the kids in the townships, Helen…
ArchiveFourth anniversary of the United Democratic Front: four fighting years
Article regarding United Democratic Front fourth anniversary. During this period UDF managed to draw together disparate and often unco-ordinated forces in the…