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55. S.A.I.C. deputation sees the Minister of the Interior, 1925
… African Indian Congress met the Minister of the Interior in Pretoria on 16 November 1925. They opposed the Areas … the session of the South African Indian…
PlaceAddo Elephant Game Reserve, Port Elizabeth
… East of the Sunday's River and North of Port Elizabeth . In about 1931, about 680 ha. was enclosed to form the Addo … great weight! Elephants are herbivorous…
Umberto Eco on the Merits of Studying History (and the Terrors of Losing It) by Charles Chu (The Polymath Project), 24 September 2017
… it is struck’”, ice was chipped away and the area doused in water. The effects of different water temperatures were … if any areas were still frozen…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… 1963-1973. Member of Parliament, 1994-1999. Author: Island In Chains By Prisoner 885/63. Ten Years on Robben Island … and house arrested after his release…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and … meet the needs of specialised…
PlaceGabon
… On 17 August 1960, Gabon, a country in west central Africa, astride the Equator. The Country … Autocratic presidents ruled Gabon since independence. In the…
EventThe first large group of French Huguenots arrive at the Cape
… of the Calvinist Reformed Church that was established in 1550. From the mid 1500s until the mid 1600s, Huguenots were persecuted in France for their…
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… of a process of mobilisation against privatisation in support of labour's demands as presented to the … will back up the negotiations. - We want to reiterate…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… Comrades, the ANC has held many national conferences in its history. One of these was the 1949 Conference, which was held here in Bloemfontein. That…
Chapter 14 - Epilogue: lessons from the negotiating table
… for few, if any, other countries have been as successful in negotiating a political settlement. This is especially … of a nation. The success of the…
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
… present this award to our movement places our organisation in the midst of such vital forces for man's liberation as the … own contribution to the promotion…
ANC statement on the state of readiness for celebrations of 101 year celebration of the ANC, 9 January 2013
… celebrated its 101 years anniversary of its existence. In this context, we send our congratulatory messages to … The movement is indeed proud of its…
David Goldblatt, TJ, 1948-2010 - review by Claire Guillot, 25 January 2011
… One morning, in the middle-class suburb of Johannesburg where he lives, … entrance make no difference. Since the end of apartheid in the 1990s no one has…
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
… present this award to our movement places our organisation in the midst of such vital forces for man`s liberation as the … own contribution to the promotion…
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… Stutterheim lies at the foot of the Amatola Mountain range in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This … north. Stutterheim is a town with a…
Former South African President P W De Klerk’s Manifesto for the New South Africa
… civilised norms and standards should be maintained in South Africa together with recognition and protection of … That all the people of our country should…
PlaceGrabouw
… where a small bridge, known as Oude Brug, had been built in 1811. However in 1849 the position of its Postmaster fell vacant and was not filled for the next…
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… tuition charging, English medium boys high school located in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa, founded in 1901 by The Rt Hon. Lord Milner. Its academic…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… Tshwane! The Pretoria City Hall is the largest public hall in South Africa, was built to celebrate the city-status of Pretoria which was obtained in 1931. …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the African Cup of Nations Tournament Johannesburg, 13 January 1996
… is over. For the next three weeks leading soccer nations in Africa will bless liberated South Africa with the best … throughout the continent, and further…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… In 1821, the British Government took control of the British trading forts. In 1844, Fanti chiefs on the Gold Coast (as Ghana was then … that led to the…
PlaceElephant House, Ridge Road, Durban
… House, located on Ridge road on Durban's berea, was built in the early 1850's on the highest natural point on the Berea … Jameson Park and the Indian Ocean,…
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… covering a broad area of land over the Gariep River. In July the British Resident in Bloemfontein, Henry Warden, came under threat of a Dutch … Warden was…
Introduction
… and Bridglal Pachai The anti-trader sentiments evident in the previous section had a natural concomitant in the agitation, set loose by whites first in Natal…
Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
… of all this is the thesis which succeeded to gain currency in some circles at home and abroad that during the years I … Republic I made it a point to…
45. Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, 1906
… a mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg. Two documents are produced below, both of which appeared in the Gujarati sections…
Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of Ahmed Timol inquest by Amanda Khoza (News24.com), 27 June 2017
… alongside late anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, took centre stage at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the first sitting of the ……
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… 1828. A memorial stone was erected over Shakas grave in 1932 by the Zulu nation and was declared a national … by leaping from the rock into the sea. High…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… and Bridglal Pachai One hundred and ten organisations met in Durban on 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the … and proposed guidelines for a democratic…
Appeal to the British People to Oppose the Visit of P.W. Botha: Open Letter to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, 21 May 1984
… Thatcher, Chancellor Kohl and other heads of government in Western Europe to invite P.W. Botha to visit a number of … who have responded so promptly by…