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ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… On the subject of slavery I remember him collecting facts about the slave trade on tatty cards he kept in a shoe box … became his consuming passion and he…
EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… in the Netherlands fleeing religious persecution brought about by the ascendancy of Catholicism in France. The Edict … who petitioned the government in…
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress
… can claim an ancestry more ancient than almost any round about us, yet as citizens of the glorious British Empire, we … Gandhi’s weekly newspaper, publishing…
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… each of the heads of departments was to write something about their particular discipline for every edition of the … of the Centre. Students were later…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… on the Bluff. Being skilled ship’s carpenters, they set about building a decked boat from the remains of the wreck, … Francis Farewell arrived aboard the…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons by O. R. Tambo, London, 29 October 1985
… us. THOMAS: Mr. Tambo, I would like to ask you something about your answer to Mr. Lester's first question. We are … is the ANC's position on the role of…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 4 - 19 by Carol Hermer
… to know what's new, what's happening. We all enjoy talking about it. And when a different story comes out in the papers … are trying to cover up,' you hear…
PlaceMountain Zebra National Park, Karoo Region of Cradock
… There are also Leopard, Caracal and Brown Hyena (only about five Hyena, though, so you’ll need to keep your eyes … to night. It leaves reception daily at 5pm…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… slaves from America, who promptly on arrival set about enslaving the indigenous people using the social system … and rebel groups signed an historic peace…
Message to the Rally to Relaunch the ANC Women's League by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 9 August 1990
… the threshold of liberation from national oppression and about to enter a period in which the social emancipation of … if women themselves organise and act…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… Pieter Roos Park,” a unionist said, pointing across town. About 3,500 supporters marched through Johannesburg in what … and pointless fashion, but if the…
Address at the Opening of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 February 8, 2003
… our countries and continent. This sports competition is about peace among the peoples of the world. It is about strengthening friendship among the nations…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 1 - 8
… where our gods live and where the spirits of the dead move about. "But don't you have houses?" you may be wondering. The … into place over the frame, and the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 17 May 1983, Volume 70 and Volume 71
… F Eloff, to inquire into, report and make recommendations about, the activities of the SACC, including its management …
PlaceMaitland Road
… probably located at a local Inn, but this was abolished in about 1860, when the new village of Bellville was established …
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
… Church Square is one of the three early areas of land about which the early town developed and its boundaries …
PlaceKwaNdebele
… people were evicted from Bophuthatswana . The homeland had about 300 000 residents, but most of them had to migrate for …
EventThe Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies.
… charities and organisations in Lesotho. She was passionate about farming and was involved in poultry, livestock and crop …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency
… limited economic sanctions. These measures did not bring about the desired results. … A. ‘This day in African history:05 November’ , from About African…
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
… On 27 October 2005 at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express collided with a …
EventBoxing legend, Dingaan Thobela thwarts a hijacking at his home in Johannesburg
… arrived home only to be greeted by hijackers as he was about to enter his Kelvin home. One of the hijackers …
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… In 1975, before Transkei’s independence there was still about 1, 2 million ha due to the homelands in terms of the …
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… January 2005, this union of three unique institutions came about as a result of governments' countrywide restructuring …
EventSeparate Representation of Coloured Voters Act is passed
… the government had achieved its aim. Click here to read about opposition to the Act. …
EventPik Botha is born
… GNU. However, in 2000 he surprised many when he made an about turn in politics, joined the African National Congress …
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… Mulder were later implicated in the 'information scandal' about attempts of the Department of Information to influence …
EventLanguage crisis in schools resolved
… to school principals. The announcement followed about three weeks after the Soweto riots. Sources: Muller, …
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
… positions in different trade unions. Passionate about sport, Erasmus founded the Johannesburg Municipal …
EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
… the ethnic warfare in Liberia. Click here to read more about the devastating civil war in Liberia from 1989-1996. …
EventAmina Lawal is freed
… under Nigeria's federal system. Click here to read more about the case and Sharia law. Click here to read more. …