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PlaceErmelo
Ermelo is in the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality within that district. Ermelo…
Archive"Isikhumbuzo" (Memorial): Self-authored obituary by Petros Sipho Mkhize, dedicated to Getruth Ndlovu, written while awaiting execution, Pretoria Central Prison, circa 1967
This is a self-authored obituary written by Petros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize in isiZulu while he was held at Pretoria Central Prison awaiting execution. He headed…
PlaceMaputo National Park
Mozambique has received global acclaim for setting aside the Maputo National Park as the Country’s second World Heritage Site, further strengthening its…
ArchiveJock Strachan: Artist, guerilla, fighter pilot, bomb maker, fisherman, humourist, writer, hero
… of whites will inhibit things maybe we can prevent another Sharpeville. Fold your arms in front of you, I say, …
South Africa After Soweto - O. R. Tambo Interviewed to World Marxist Review, February 1978
… of these countries to final victory. And this is yet another factor contributing to our confidence in the ultimate … means throughout the rest of South…
PlacePhiphidi Falls, Limpopo Province
… peoples of the region. They share a cosmology and culture that shape their society today, including initiation …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal Washington, 23 September 1998
… us, there is in all of us the capacity to touch one another's hearts across oceans and continents. The award with … of the common humanity that binds us one…
Mapping Sites of Memory: The Sobukwe Letters
… life. Within this visual environment, the letters enter as another form of archive. If the photographs document the …
PlaceGouda, Cape Winelands
… Gouda was once the Rail Terminus, for Porterville, and another Branch Line fed from Porterville to Hermon. Gouda's …
Event90-Days Act commences
… the person could be re-arrested under the same law for another 90 days, a process this new law allows to be repeated …
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… African groups on the coast gradually develop the Swahili culture with Islam as their religion. The Swahili language … will be changed to allow Moi to stay…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… patterns which are a more direct manifestation of local " culture " than the dwelling form itself. (Frescura 1987) {C} … Department of Crown Lands and Public…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… intention was, of course, the replication of its parent culture, even in matters of art. Letters to the Press, … Africa as 'a nation without a soul' ... We…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… remained outspoken on issues regarding Africans and women. Another influential woman was Helen Joseph, a white … historical point. In 1998, the Department of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at lunch hosted by the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, 13 July 1987, Caracas
… the regime declared one state of emergency after another. Tens of thousands were detained, the black townships … nominal reforms to apartheid that he intends…
If we want to understand African history, we need to understand the Battle of Adwa by Hannah Giorgis (Pambazuka News), 02 Mar 2016
… domination, exploitation, and conquering of one party by another. Indeed, at no point has the nation of Ethiopia been … state of Somalia (the southern…
ArchiveConcentration camps in the South African War? Here are the real facts by Fransjohan Pretorius, (The Conversation), February 18, 2019
… prompted the British Government to improve conditions. Another factor that reduced the fatality rate was that Lord … earth policy. When this didn’t work,…
Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938
… and. But before we go into this question of land, there is another question: what is the Government doing to ensure … Government not give us more land? And…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… he visited the Ladysmith area on several occasions. Another political stalwart who graced Steadville with his … to pay us visits. J Nyembe also used to pay…
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
… His age is 15 and the girl's is 9 or 10. Now it will be another 5 years before [they live together as man and wife]. … for all Corporation members £100 Safi,…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 2 - Human Models: Christianity and Capitalism
… of cultures with certain common elements derived from the culture of the dominant group. Finally, race as a sign of … (2) ideas about how human beings ought…
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between invading Italian forces and a strong…
PlaceZimbabwe
… Mahachi, Godfrey., Pikirayi, Innocent. 2014. “Zimbabwe Culture before Mapungubwe: New Evidence from Mapela Hill, … controlled this area and prospered through…
PlaceOdendaalsrus, Free State
… to express themselves freely. It is a Town where Culture and Religion plays an important role in everyday life! …
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day
… point for the development of Afrikaner nationalism, culture and identity. However, in 1952 the name of the day …
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… day and the Post Office, the Village shared this name with another in the Eastern Cape! But in 1904, the congregation of … and then on to Cape Town. In 1861,…
Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
… of the ANC and Government, will continue as we take to another level our quest to create a better life for all South …
PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… participate democratically. Most of the residents know one another and they support local ventures where possible and …
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… found on the Severn , which was stranded there in 1776. Another bottle was found off the coast of Stockholm, at the …