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Malcolm Phafane
… subject of choice became my community. Given its rich history, Sharpeville offers picturesque scenes such that I …
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes throughout the …
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
… director of foreign affairs. He was responsible for the establishment of new PAC offices in various countries, and … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999) Southern…
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… was "any systematic policy of abuse" but called for the establishment of a truth commission "to investigate all the …
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… meetings were held and various telegrams were sent to the Colonial Secretary to prevent the lading of any more free …
Address to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 31 October 2001
… possible if part of Africa was still under the yoke of colonial or white minority rule. Accordingly, one of the … Rights and other relevant human rights…
Communist Party of South Africa, What is the Native Independent Republic? (1934)
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 76 … treatment of the European capitalists,…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… The Nelson Mandela timeline tracks the history of the first democratically elected president of …
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… preceded the student uprising of June 16, 1976. Before the establishment of the African National Congress Youth League … June 1976 © Rand Daily Mail This…
PlaceGeorge Division
… been covered by extensive indigenous forests, but during colonial times these were heavily depleted through …
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… Fairbairn’s efforts paid off when in April 1829 the Cape Colonial government gave an undertaking to guarantee the …
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
… 1894, this is one of Durban’s few remaining links with its Colonial past. It is the oldest licenced premises in the …
Speech at the Meeting of Representatives of the Parties and Movements Participating in the Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the "Great October Socialist Revolution" by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, November 4-5, 1987
… base and spearhead in the struggle against imperialist, colonial and racist domination, against imperialist reaction … now embraces one-third of the world's…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… Strijdom, South Africa's Prime Minister, pleading for the establishment of a non-racial convention. 1960 16 December, … affairs. Phase 2 (after elections)…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal's first ministry as Prime Minister
… Robinson as Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and Colonial Secretary. Robinson, who is regarded as a loyal … federation conference in 1876. He also…
PlaceBloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town
… forces invaded in order to occupy the Cape Colony. This colonial post was important to them as it was directly on … https://www.bloubergdirectory.co.za…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid … different ways of finding out what…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… strikes marked a decisive turning point, not only in the history of South African labour relations, but in the history of South African society as a whole…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… Khoi society was devastated by loss of grazing pastures to colonial farmers and smallpox. As a consequence they were … of the bubonic plague in Cape Town in…
PlaceOranjezicht
… landmark and the surrounding cityscape. With its rich history, trendy vibe, and stunning scenery. A Historical … for “orange view,” and the neighbourhood is…
Negotiations, the ANC Vision of a New South African and the Indian Community Keynote Address by the President of the African National Congress, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… declare to our people and the world at large that our history of struggle, in which the Indian community played no … the issue of violence. Secondly , we…
PlaceKwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East
… is easy to walk around. For those who are interested in history, the town owes much of its early years to the British … farming the area prior to the arrival…
ArchiveMandela’s Democracy by Andrew Nash, 26 June 2013
… am seeking mainly to describe a current in the ideological history of modern capitalism, and am not taking a position … in that context. Indeed, this…
EventWinnie Madikizela Mandela, a stalwart in the fight against apartheid, passes away
… widely-known for the significant role she played in the history of South Africa, particularly in the struggle against …
PlaceHeidelberg, Gauteng
… The Ueckermann family features prominently in the history of Heidelberg, Gauteng . Heinrich Julius Friedrich … The Ueckermann family features prominently in…
PlaceCathcart District, Eastern Cape
… its harvests were little better than "average". During the colonial era the country was still generously covered with … east of Cathcart, rose in rebellion…
Buy the Insurrection Ensemble's music
… Tina Schouw and Malika Ndlovu. Produced by South Africa History Online (SAHO) Centre for Humanities Research and …
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… Brief political context on the formation and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a …
Provincial government and symbols
… national symbols. Activity Get map picture from hands on history ‘map.htm’ 1. Fill in the …
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… that it receives. It was Pearson, he who suggested the establishment of the conservatory for the cultivation of …