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EventSouth African Political activist, James Sofasonke Mpanza dies
… a political activist and founder of the Sofasonke Party in Orlando Township, Soweto , passed away at his Orlando East home in Soweto. He was given a rousing…
PlaceCentlivres, a Railway Siding-16 Km from Uitenhage
… The Railway Siding of Centlivres was probably named in honour of John Centlivres Chase, a British settler who emigrated to South Africa in 1820, and served…
Gandhiji’s vision of a free South Africa: A collection of articles by E.S. Reddy
… that perhaps the world has not yet seen?" - M.K. Gandhi, in a speech in Johannesburg in 1908 [NOTE: The following is a revision of a book …
Open Call to Artists
… Title) Organised by ALMA MARTHA and Heinrich Groenewald In Collaboration with Erf 81, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town A … your land, this land is my land. Yes, we…
Address at the High-Level Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Nepad, New York, September 16, 2002
… for Africa's Development, President Olusegun Obasanjo, in commending the New Partnership, NEPAD, to this General … Nations will support the peoples of Africa…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
… source They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3 million years ago. They are 700,000 … tools found before, even pre…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
… by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing to you in the name of the African people of the Union of South … authority of the National Action Council set up…
Manifesto of the emigrant farmers By Piet Retief, 1837
… the colony, evidently with the intention of exciting in the minds of our countrymen a feeling of prejudice against … and severe losses; and as we desire to…
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…
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…
Address on Behalf of the Graduating Class at Fort Hare College, delivered at the “Completers’ Social,” by M. R. Sobukwe, October 21, 1949
… Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that … but with policies, and there has been no…
Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of the Students’ Representative Council, 21 October 1949
… Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that … but with policies, and there has been no…
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…
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…