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Farewell To His Comrades: Message, September 19, 1983
[Message to a meeting of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party, written and signed hours before his death, September 19, 1983] Dearest…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around Mandela’s health
Introduction Apart from a prostate operation in 1985 and equally successful treatment for TB in 1988, Nelson's health had been good. At a time when the Press…
Preface
This study of "protest art" in South Africa for the period 1968 to 1976 presented me with several difficulties of research in relation to decisions regarding…
National spokesperson to address a lecture on OR Tambo
This month, October 2014, the African National Congress pays homage to our late former President, Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo. As…
PlaceKeur River Bridge
Situated on the Historic Montagu Pass this bridge was built in 1847. This solid bridge was designed by Charles Michell and built by Henry Ford White (who…
EventAgreement to reincorporate Ciskei into South Africa is reached
The Ciskei government under the military ruler Brig. Oupa Gqozo signed an agreement with the South African government, represented by Foreign Minister Roelof …
PlaceHouses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
These three buildings form the historical core of Grey College, the oldest school in the Free State. Brill House and Andrew Murray House were designed by Frank…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Much of the research for this contribution has been…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
EventSouth Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
This site is now part of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing place in the Union of South Africa for…
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
This unique sanctuary is the residence of more than 170 different species and provides a protective roosting place and breeding ground for thousands of birds…
EventFour men die instantly in car races
Four men were killed instantly when a car swerved to avoid a second, which was spinning on the Odi race track, and ploughed into spectators watching from the…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
South Africa held its third democratic elections on 14 April 2004. A total of 20.6 million People were registered to vote, making it 2 million more than the…
Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
A sensational prison interview with M&G reporters uncovers new evidence linking Madikizela-Mandela to the murder of Dr Abu Baker Asvat. One of the two men…
Document 35 - Constitutional principles Schedule 4 of the Interim Constitution
COSATU is in a no-win situation: We are damned if we do and we are damned if we don't! In preparing for this article, I was reminded of a Se-Sotho saying: Ke…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… Affairs Department. Migrant workers returning from their places of employment were required to take out permits in …
New tactics in the revolt
… and many industries maintained compounds at, or near, the places of work. Stay-at-homes, organised in townships, could …
Now You Have Touched the Women - African Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960 by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… Affairs Department. Migrant workers returning from their places of employment were required to take out permits in …
PlaceNoordhoek, Cape Town- Southern Peninsula
There is some mystery about how Noordhoek came by its name! While there is no doubt that it goes back to the time of the earliest white settlers some time…
PlaceSedgefield
The Cape Fold Mountains of the Western Cape create the great divide that separates the temperate region of the Garden Route from its drier inland counterpart,…
PlaceOudekraal Beach, Bakoven
A Little Piece of Ocean Paradise. Oudekraal beach offers beautiful sea views and calm waters. Oudekraal Beach, part of the Table Mountain National Park area,…
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
The Women's Memorial was unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of Dingaan's Day upon which the Voortrekker victory over the Zulu at…