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Indian Opinion
… Gandhi ("Mahatma"), M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik in 1903 in the Natal Province. The newspaper focused on Indian … of the social and political lives of…
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… well-known South African author. After completing a degree in English and Mathematics, he went on to complete a PhD in English, Linguistics and German…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the … By 1804, Muslims had been granted…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… Sefako Mapogo Makgatho was born at GaMphahlele, in the Pietersburg district in Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… Gerrie Coetzee, went up against American Michael Dokes in Cleveland, Ohio for the World Boxing Association (WBA) … at a world title after his two previous…
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… of Appeal (NDCA) on 4 February 2012 to hear evidence in mitigation and aggravation of sanction in the cases involving comrades Sindiso Magaqa, Floyd … the…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, … 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… The farm was originally granted to Johan Rauch in 1792, Within two months, had sold it on to Andries Teubes, who probably built the manor in 1795-96…
Tribute by Comrade David Makhura delivered at the funeral service of Comrade Chilly Magagula, 16 October 2010
… We cannot hide the deep sense of sadness and gaping wounds in our heavy hearts. We cannot hide our anger and frustration … unique pain associated with the…
Testimony by Moosa Muhammed Moolla before the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights, Dar es Salaam, 22 June 1967
… of the members of the Working Group are briefly indicated in italics. The members were: Ibrahima Boye, … Group and I hope that whatever evidence I give will…
Fourthly, as to the NATIVE QUESTION
… for and protected by entrenched and justiciable provisions in the Constitution, which shall be drafted after having … to inter alia the fundamental rights…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… This building, designed in a late Renaissance style based broadly upon the Doric order, was erected in 1891 under the direction of GW Smith, a prominent Port…
EventBritain refuses Uganda’s request for independence
… 1800's. The interior was penetrated by Arab slave traders in the 1830's, soon followed by British explorers and … William Mackinnon's Imperial British East…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Introduction
… by The Department of Education This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular … , Vryburg is a large(ish) Town that finds…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… Stanford is a small Riverside Village, in Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape. Located only … Town is also known for its rich History, that’s tied…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church decides that Afrikaans may be used alongside Dutch during services
… The Afrikaans language has its origins in Dutch. It developed amongst Dutch-speaking settlers and slaves in South Africa in the 17th century, and has many…
EventDavid Livingstone “discovers” Lake Nyasa
… Born in Scotland in 1813, Livingston was a renowned explorer, doctor and … he is most remembered for his exploits as an explorer. In 1858 the British…
EventKwame Nkrumah is released from jail
… for leading a disturbing ‘positive action’ campaign in Ghana against British rule in 1950. He was released to lead the newly formed government … process…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… Modern Art. Despite the fact that Goldblatt’s work hangs in some of the world’s most prestigious galleries, however, … he is an artist whose work has always…
PlaceGroote Kerk, Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… There is probably no building in South Africa that is better known than the Groote Kerk. … and the practice of this religion played an important part in the…
Oliver Tambo, Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC replies to questions by Sechaba, 01 April 1968
… these missions arises directly from the unfolding crisis in southern Africa. After all we are not fighting an … At the moment the greatest problem facing…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… by Allison Drew The people of the world are on the march in a great crusade against Fascism. Fascism is not something found only in Germany and Italy. Hitler…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the South African Communist Party Policy Conference, 27 September 2008, Randburg Towers
… takes place at the end of one of the most momentous weeks in the history of our country. The events of the past week … of the Republic, Comrade Thabo Mbeki…
PlaceRobertson Division
… of Tulbagh, whose drostdy was transferred to Worcester in July 1822. It was proclaimed a separate division in about 1858. The region is well-watered with…
Document 28 - Negotiations: a strategic perspective
… to have the possibility of recourse to protest strikes, in particular where aimed at criticising a Government's … The Commission also accepted this principal…
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… Waterfront will become the centre of the literary scene in Cape Town, when the biggest bookstores in the city meet under one roof in the name of bargain…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police custody in August 1977. It was ruled that he had committed suicide. The death of Dr Hoosen…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… of the Communist Party of South Africa (later SACP). In 1943, he helped A. B. Xuma revise the African National … was charged with incitement during the…
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… known written record of The Gambia is a brief reference in the account by Hanno the Carthaginian of his voyage … Empire of Ghana, whose rulers were of the…