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EventInitial experiments on the body of Egyptian King,Tutankhamen, conclude he is a fifteen year old boy
… Tutankhamun/Tutankhamon) was an Egyptian Pharoah who ruled in the period known as the 18th Dynasty, the years between … still born daughters who were buried…
EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… The event that inspired the State of Emergency took place in the township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging in the Transvaal. On March 21st the PAC led what…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Pan African Parliament, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, 16 September 2004
… its mandate. This we will do to the best of our ability. In this regard, I would like to take advantage of this … of the peoples of our continent to write a…
Siyanqoba Bafana-Bafana Siyanqoba!!! Siyavena Bafana Bafana Siyavena!!!, 3 June 2010
… joins all soccer loving Africans, and South Africans in particular by hosting the ANC 2010 FIFA World Cup Street Bash, tomorrow, Friday, the 4th June 2010,…
Letter from Maryland (http://www.archaeology.org/) by Julie Schablitsky
… are from Europe.” Daniels found her family, the Burleys, in a record that documented the manumission of Thomas Burley’s family from one Brice J. Worthington…
Affirming the history of all South Africans
… of apartheid. It is also true that the formal institutions in our country, which would normally have the responsibility … this, our museums, our monuments…
12. The pickled money-order receipt
… Pachai Indian immigrants sent money regularly to relatives in India. In the document reproduced below, dated 1895, Pethuyee Themalarajinpattanam has…
Message by Oliver Tambo on South Africa`s year of the women, a call to the peoples of the world, 01 November 1983
… see the women of our motherland play their rightful role in the forefront of the struggle for the destruction of the … of the involvement of the masses,…
PlaceEmpangeni
… km from Durban on the R34 just off the N2, is positioned in the hilly countryside of the Uthungulu district. The area … but a magistracy, called 'Empangeni',…
PlaceEritrea
… Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized version of; 'Mare … access to the…
PlaceJoubertina
… Set in amongst other Villages with similarly lyrical names, like: … and Kareedouw, on Route 62 , Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… Awards have grown exponentially since they were launched in 2015. Now in their fourth year, the Awards are carried live on national … about the fact that you…
PlaceHaarlem
… the Berlin Mission Society and was named Anhalt-Schmidt , in 1860. This Village however had already been named Haarlem … today. (presumably named after the…
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
… In the heart of Cape Town lies the beautiful Wynberg Park! … pretty. The 'Krakeelwater' River’s Spring actually begins in this Park. Wynberg Park is renowned…
PlaceSalt River
… the Village of Salt River was established is not known but in 1665 the Settlement is recorded to have overlooked a Fjord … consisted of an Inn and several…
PlaceFreedom Park
… on 1 June 2000, and the Freedom Park Trust was established in 2001 to develop the heritage project. Construction of the first phase began in July 2003, and…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… photography of a controversial picture depicting famine in Sudan. Carter came under a lot of criticism for a … photograph of a Sudanese child being stalked…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… The suspected mastermind of the bomb attacks in London on July 7 hid in South Africa for several weeks before being arrested in Zambia last week. Cable News…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… his army, handover offenders. Frere who was appointed in 1877 wanted to pursue the idea of creating a Confederation … realised that Cetshwayo was a major…
PlaceTree Garden, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… along here is a highlight of any visit to Bloemfontein. In front of the 3rd Raadsaal (NALN) you’ll find the historic … trees and five orange trees (although…
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… and collaboration, took over Indian political leadership in 1945. A deputation led by the president of the Natal … measure of confidence amongst Indians, as…
EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
… On this day Mbongeni Ngema was born in Kwazulu Natal. He has distinguished himself as a renowned … Woza Albert, Township Fever and Mama. He was inducted in…
On Post Colonial African Liberation Movements
… to speak into the conversation of liberation movements in Africa post supposed Independence, how they are complicit in the continuation of the neo-colonial…
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
… This Day in History: 10 June 1990 Miriam Makeba returned to South Africa on 10 June 1990 after 31 years in exile. Known as Mama Africa , she had left in 1959…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… [Protest meetings were held in South Africa in February 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to … unity, and as long as the people are courageous…
ArchiveMandla Mandela wants inquest into deaths of Stompie Seipie, Dr Asvat, 19 January 2018, South Africa
… activists Stompie Seipei and Abu-Baker Asvat in 1989. He made the call in a statement welcoming a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment … who was 14 when he was…
ArchiveThe agrarian problem
… and intellectuals. The agrarian problem is discused in length in connection with the distribution of the population and the type of work that people are…
PlaceElsie’s River
… also known as Elsie's Kraal River, was probably named in honour of one Elsje van Suurwaarde, a widow who outlived two husbands and farmed in the area in 1698…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… persons to conspire against, incite, or instigate violence in South Africa or other neighbouring countries. The history … for the administration of the…
EventUDF is launched
… Front (UDF) was launched at Rocklands Community Centre in Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town on 20 August 1983. Its inception was inspired by the union of anti…