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PlaceConstantia
… and undoubtedly the work of the same partners. The front part of the house was widened, large sash-windows were put in … of the figure on the front gable,…
PlaceGod’s Window
… and the private game reserves which have made the area one of South Africa's main wildlife destinations. God's Window is a small part of a 250km long…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… abolition was considered as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the value of their existing ‘slaves’ increased … Jean Elle was reluctant to go and Cooke,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the inauguration of the National Council of Traditional Leaders Cape Town, 18 April 1997
… of an army feared and revered throughout the world. Almost one-hundred-and-twenty years later, we gather in Cape Town to … and role as full participants in…
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
… 1980. By then, the Marxist-Leninist MPLA had created a one-party socialist state. However, the transitional process … nonpartisan. The Accords provided for…
BiographyWendy Heather Woods
… impressed by his philosophy and persuasive ideas, were on one occasion invited (together with their five children) to spend the day at a clinic run by one of…
PlaceVictorian terrace House complex, Grove Road and Albert Road, Mowbray
… These 9 dwellings form part of a unique Street Block that dates from the 1880s, and … late-Victorian Double-storey, Semi-detached Houses. One of their…
PlaceBlue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town
… at the turn of the 19th century and forms an important part of the architectural character of Long Street, one of the few streets of Cape Town whose outlook…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church Umtata, 18 September 1994
… a great honour for me to bring my personal greetings to one of the most significant Christian communities in our … did, not as outsiders to the cause of…
Document 23 - S. P. Bunting, Statement presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 23 July 1928
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 23 - S. P. Bunting, … industries or for the farms. Those…
Chapter IX - Triumph of disunity (1)
… forces of disunity. While it is convenient to divide this part of our history into two sections, one dealing with the part played by the missionaries in the…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… Africa (CPSA) already had a youth wing. Young people took part in political campaigns from the early years. Many … later to join the Communist Party of South…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… particular gave the BC movement a great deal of support as part of its “third force” strategy.’ From the beginning then, … numerous organisations that would…
Dorothy Alexander
… in the Eastern Cape, the third of six children [1] . One of her siblings was Neville Alexander. Since her father …
BiographyPaul Ramadiba Mokgathle
… Sunday Times reporter found him living in a tin shed with one visitor (his partner) in seven years. He received no …
BiographyJeremiah Moraka
… (NC) to Moraka’s pleas for help. Sometime later, one of the sons discovered Maphuti Moraka in a Pietersburg …
BiographyGeorge Mokate Ramafoku
… when summoned’ by the Chief. Ramafoku was accused of being one of six main antagonists and it was recommended that he …
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… many activists were charged twice for the same offence. In one example, in a Graaff-Reinet court, Winnard Mati was … from Robben Island to face trial…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… struggle was launched on this particular day, more than one hundred years later. The formation of MK followed a … of the ANC as an African-only organisation…
PlaceMauritania
… Cancer known as the Sudan . Much of Mauritania encompasses part of the Sahara desert , and, until the drought conditions … The population in 2019 was 4.526…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… in the 1950s grew up in a time in which segregation was a part of the culture of the nation and were socialized into … apartheid in articles and producing…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… Land, later known as Tasmania which, at that time, was one of the largest penal colonies operated by the British. … of the Colony upon the island, and would…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… the Beloved Country Figure 1: Lionel Ngakane. Image source One of the most important figures in South African cinema was … because he felt he was the more…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take part in the administration of the country; The rights of the … shall be abolished. All Shall be Equal…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… 1977, compulsory national service had been increased from one to two years, followed by a series of annual "citizen … General, Jan van Loggerenberg, added: …
PlaceKwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
… writers Ashwin Desai and ZP Dala have played no small part in this project. Darryl David tells Naomi Meyer about … the nod to curate ARTiculate Africa again,…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… in 1950 by the South West African Scientific Society, one of three new major publishers established in the post-war … Del Pueblo Namibiano. [Arabic]” black…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 2: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… differently to hunters and gatherers. They had to stay in one place long enough to plant and harvest their crops. They … Eggs, milk and meat from these…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… a multiplicity of people and communities involved – were part of original conversations around what the magazine … in the same area. These writing groups…
PlaceDurbanville
… its own. There are so many farms to choose from and each one has many great things to offer its visitors. Some have … white grape of the time. A number of…