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PlaceSun City, Rustenburg
… by dreamers for luxury-seekers. Since its inception in 1992, 'The Palace of the Lost City' has enthralled … visitors from all over the globe. Its unique…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… Established: 1998 (Registered as a Section 21 organisation in 2000) South African History Online (SAHO) is the largest … for schools, universities, media,…
Ahead of the Bushfire Festival: Five things you might not know about Swaziland
… about Swaziland. Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in Africa (and one of the last few left on Earth!) The … since 1973. The current king, Mswati III,…
PlaceStone House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… This dwelling, designed by Herbert Baker in 1902 as his own home, is an important component of … splendid example of Arts and Crafts movement craftsmanship…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Banquet hosted by President Sharma of India India, 25 January 1995
… for the people of South Africa. With an unfaltering belief in justice and a recognition that none could be truly free … of our two countries to meet, with…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
… associated with them. There are initiatives which are in themselves noble in their purpose;great in their vision and renowned for their social impact. The …
Document 11 - Second letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… do not have the courtesy to reply or acknowledge receipt. In the letter referred to above I informed you of the resolutions passed by the All-In African…
The start of mass campaigns
… Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1948, the same year that I joined the ANC and the trade … sympathy boycotts too. There would be…
Message sent to Canon Collins by ALbert Luthuli, 1 March 1956
… a message. I have quite a little audience here around me in the house of a friend who has been doing the recording for … we are by distance, yet one is happy…
PlaceRissik Street Post Office, Johannesburg
… the demolition of the Old Post Office. The clock was not in existence in the year 1897, as stated in The Star and since corrected. I quote from records that…
ArchiveThe Government of divided communities
… Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by David Thomas in which he describes the fears of the worlds population and the fact that there are different races in…
Race attitudes and education
… The second in a series titled Hoernle Memorial Lecture, which was … of Principal of Natal University College at the time. In this lecture, he tries to…
ArchiveRace attitudes and education
… The second in a series titled Hoernle Memorial Lecture, which was … of Principal of Natal University College at the time. In this lecture, he tries to…
EventIOC extends South Africa’s ban from Olympic games
… South Africa suffered heavily in the international sports arena as result of its apartheid policy. Prior to the Tokyo Olympic games in 1964, South Africa was…
PlaceGovernment Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… The government building complex was completed in 1877 although its Volksraad Chamber was already in use on 31 May 1875. In 1895 the upper storey was…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Press, 16 November 1984, Addis Ababa
… National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as one of the most successful in…
Statement to the Press by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 16 November 1984
… National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as one of the most successful in…
ArchiveAppendix 5.1 The First Anniversary of the Declaration of the State of Palestine by Denis Goldberg
… to the day when the world community and the great powers in particular, will come to fulfil their duty in terms of the rights of nations to self…
Document 47 - “Answer to Government’s Apartheid Unions”, The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956
… MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND THEIR ORGANISED STRENGTH FELT IN BOTH THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FIELDS" SAID MR. JOHN … unions, the labour movement must…
PlaceEshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Eshowe, a Town in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Area is set on a Hill, is situated … an important contribution to employment, particularly in rural areas, to…
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… Johannesburg) were before the Executive. One was contained in a note from T.W. Thibedi to the Secretary asking for the … the matter before this meeting. It…
The Khoikhoi carry out a series of raids on the free burghers’ herds
… who feared that the settlement of free burghers (farmers) in 1657 would eventually deprive them of their valuable … who was sent to Batavia to learn to…
PlacePrince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth
… The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, located in Central Port Elizabeth's Prospect Road, was formed through … the amalgamation of a Military Museum formerly…
EventCecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born
… Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Rhodes was … him to Natal, South Africa, to live with his older…
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
… to see that Holland "casts the beam out of its own eye." In a letter to Luns the committee wrote that South Africa … Luns what the Dutch would do if South…
EventPrime Minister Vorster holds talks with Dr. Kissinger
… Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, on 23 and 24 June in West Germany to discuss the Rhodesian issue. Despite the … the only key to solving the growing…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… Bram Fischer, the former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of the illegal organisation … of South Africa (CPSA). He was later…
EventThe Declaration of Windhoek
… May. This day was the culmination of a UNESCO seminar held in Windhoek, Namibia from 29 April 1991 to the 3 May 1991. … many dangers and pressures faced by…
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… one of the founder members of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in 1944 with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, and was … He was appointed as the Secretary General…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
… team, Bafana Bafana played England star-studded team in a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to mark South Africa's…