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EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… faced by people of colour. His response to this was the establishment of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in 1894. …
EventBritish establish first ‘refugee’ camps during the South African War
… War) by a military notice. The initial aim of the establishment of these camps was to provide protection to the …
PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
… and the whole whitewashed. On 22 December 1787, the Colonial Secretary , Mr A. Barnard, gave orders that Mr Trail … of defects. On receipt of this…
Interview with Ari Sitas, Of Socialism and Dentures by Jonathan Mandel, 10-11 April 2015
… Further, he and others had researched extensively the pre-history of BRICS and once again, he wants time to lay out his … and Afrophobia? The ANC promised…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… .”(Reader’s Digest, 1988). In Pretoria, this led to the establishment of several townships: Atteridgeville and … class divisions between landlords and…
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… township and a vibrant cultural hub known for its rich history, dynamic art scene, and warm community spirit. It …
Say It out Loud - The Education Bill, 1906
… that when Sir Lewis Mitchell, in the capacity of Acting Colonial Secretary circulated his letter wherein he asked for … some points in it. You will also…
Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, 27 April 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria
… hours to and from work each day. Pre-dating apartheid, the colonial era Land Act allocated only 13 percent of the land … what type of society we lived in…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… and was the first ever national strike in the country’s history. In particular, the African work force in the Cape … has been seen by some as a turning…
Grade 9 Archive
… it is important to avoid simple answers to complex history. The Holocaust raises difficult questions about human …
Cecile Mella
… in the south of France in 1983. After studying literature, history and philosophy, she switched to film studies and …
Oliver Tambo, 1 October 1987 - Reproduced in Oliver Tambo and the Struggle against Apartheid, edited by E. S. Reddy
… In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people … Meanwhile, in May 1961, a national strike against the establishment of a white racist…
Oliver Tambo, October 1987
… Oliver Tambo [1] In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people … Meanwhile, in May 1961, a national strike against the establishment of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening ceremony of Telecom 95, the 7th World Telecommunications Forum and Exhibition Geneva, 3 October 1995
… this should give high priority to overcoming the legacy of colonial development which left many countries linked to … operators. Perhaps the most creative…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… Vuren, Lani. “Buchuberg: Built on the Backs of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No. 2), (2009), 27. ↵ [9]Van Vuren, Lani. “Buchuberg: Built on the Backs of Men…
Mandela: Message to India
… South African History Online Mandela: Message to India 18 June 1994 [ On … to signify the beginning of the new era in Indian history - and the beginning of…
ArticleThe Nile river and its influence on settlement
… of Egyptian civilization, that we cannot separate the history of Egypt from its geography and other natural … that would otherwise be arid desert. Since…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of experts for the support of victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle, 09 April 1973, OSLO
… in magnitude unequalled in Africa and unprecedented in the history of white rule in southern Africa. The recent events, … total mobilisation of effective…
Mobilise World Support for African Liberation Struggle - Statement, on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa, Oslo by O. R. Tambo, 9 April 1973
… in magnitude unequalled in Africa and unprecedented in the history of white rule in southern Africa. The recent events, … total mobilisation of effective…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald Port Elizabeth, 14 September 1995
… a celebration of the successes of a business venture. The history of Eastern Province Herald represents all these and … today as they were of the whole of it…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald Port Elizabeth, 14 September 1995
… a celebration of the successes of a business venture. The history of Eastern Province Herald represents all these and … today as they were of the whole of it…
Document 54 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers Party of South Africa, 24 July 1935
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 54 … South Africa CAN substantially…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
… anything else, was an initiative on the part of the anti-colonial and anti-imperialist movement to ensure that the … of countries of the South, but a…
PlaceKwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
… to different key places in Paton's life. For a look at colonial literary history, the Rider Haggard trail includes key areas in and …
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… articulate their own struggle and reject the white liberal establishment from prescribing to people,” said Barney …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… Community. This meeting is the forerunner, to the formal establishment of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) in …
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… Versailles, Germany as a former Axis Power ceded all its colonial possessions to the Allied Powers. However, after the …
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… Somers was the state executioner and torturer in the Cape Colonial government. When capital punishment and the torture …
Conference: African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
… Perspective v Indigenous Systems of Governance and Post-Colonial Africa: The Case of Barotseland v Indigenous …
EventSir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, is born
… of the Transvaal. In South Africa, Duncan was appointed as colonial secretary for the Transvaal. He held several other …