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Briefing to Organisation of African Unity
… Briefing to Organisation of African Unity …
BiographyNgoza Mvelase
… in previous years resulted in 40 deaths, the burning of over 1,000 huts and the theft of more than 500 livestock. Mvelase, the Chief of the Thembu community…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, 25 October 1996
… Mister Chancellor; Mister Vice-Chancellor; Members of the University; Honoured Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, As … wat te klein was om op te neem tog iewers…
BiographyAlfred Milner
… a statesman and colonial administrator, became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He … prime minister of the Cape Colony in…
ADDRESS AT THE UNVEILING OF THE COAT OF ARMS, Kwaggafontein, 27 April 2000
… we are also gathered here to unveil yet another symbol of our national identity, our new Coat of Arms that now … linked the living with the dead. It pays…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… The University of Pretoria (UP) opened in 1908 as a new department of the … against any potential violence if the EFFSC are to act on their demands. “We will…
BiographyArthur Nuthall Fula
… his primary school teacher’s diploma. From the age of 17, Fula worked as a clerk, miner, and labourer on two … at a local furniture factory. After the…
ArchiveBiography of Moses Mabokela Chikane
… Biography of Moses Mabokela Chikane who was born in 1948 August 14 in … he was detained under section 28 of the internal security act from the 28 August to…
BiographyAndries Raditsela
… became deeply engaged in politics after becoming a member of the Chemical Workers' Industrial Union (CWIU), an affiliate of the Federation of South African…
Dumisani Mbatha
… Mr Dumisani Mbatha aged 16,was among a group of students and youths detained under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act in Johannesburg on 16 September 1976…
BiographyElias Mathope Motsoaledi
… Transvaal (now Limpopo), South Africa. He was the third of eight children. At the age of 17, Motsoaledi came to Johannesburg. His first brush with … in the…
BiographyLillian Masediba Ngoyi
… Union (GWU) under Solly Sachs, and soon became one of its leading figures. Impressed by the spirit of African National Congress (ANC) volunteers, she…
BiographyHelen Zille
… Mary's Waverley in Johannesburg . She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. A prominent journalist and … against drugs…
PlaceJames Hall Museum of Transport, Johannesburg
… The James Hall Museum of Transport, the largest and most comprehensive land-transport Museum in South Africa , was established by … City of Johannesburg in…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… for a short time and worked as clerk but devoted much of his time to organizing for the ANC and the Cape Youth League, of which he became a provincial…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1948 - Press Reports on the Campaign
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1948 … that is so then it would seen that even the…
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched to articulate the interests of Traditional Leaders and act as an extra…
The Storming: Insurrections Ensemble by Dilip Menon, Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand, June 2017
… Storms are central to many of Shakespeare’s plays and act as turning points for the narrative. In The Merchant of … they are told that the possession of a…
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on Receiving an Honorary LLD Degree at the University of Fort Hare 9 May 1992
… Comrade OR Tambo, revered and long-standing leader of our people, Mr. Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Professor … began in 1902, with famous leaders of the South…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
… 8 January 2005 Compatriots and comrades, On the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the African National Congress, … the task to lead the people of South…
Archive'We Demand Fair Redistribution of this Co
… "We Demand Fair Redistribution of this Country's Land": Paper presented at the Black Sash … Conference on 6 March 1992 discussing restoration of land, forced…
A new class struggle
… as imaginary complaints: The withdrawal of grants of Crown Land (Act 25 of 1891) was meant to prevent Indians from settling in … he attributed firstly, "to…
EventThe Republic of Goshen is founded
… The Republic of Goshen with its capital in Lichtenburg is founded by a group of Afrikaner farmers on land allocated to them by Chief Matlaba, of the Barolong…
BiographyMkhubo Mngomezulu
… Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was accused of being one of the ringleaders responsible for unrest in the area. He was an induna [headman]…
BiographyMzondeki Makhunga
… [now KwaZulu-Natal], was the head induna [chief headman] of Ntunja Mngomezulu in this area. In 1965, after the death of Chief Zombizwe, Ntunja Mngomezulu was…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
… skill has arrogated to itself the ownership of the land and invested itself with authority and the right to … forty years shows what a bluff Trusteeship is…
BiographyElliot Shabangu
… National Congress (ANC) and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in Dube, Soweto. He assisted in … detainees were charged under the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1932 … whatsoever as may be deemed expedient; * to acquire land and buildings…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… itola, he is best known in history for leading the ‘Battle of Grahamstown’ in 1819. Except for his political and … liberation struggle against the…
BiographyNorman Levy
… Leon (a founding member and later the National President of the South African Congress of Trade Unions [SACTU]) were … . After the passing of the…