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ArchiveParties say 'no way' to no-go areas
… Parties say 'no way' to no-go areas …
PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
The 30 000 hectare Groendal Wilderness Area protects the water catchment area of the Swartkops River (KwaZungha River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. It…
BiographyViola Hashe
… Union and the Dairy Workers Union. Hashe also joined the African National Congress (ANC) in the early 1950s. In 1953 … to be threatened with deportation…
Virgile Joseph Bonhomme
… the system. Bonhomme became the Vice-Chair of the Durban Housing Action Committee (DHAC) with Pravin Gordhan following … he became involved in rent issues in…
BiographyGeorge Christopher Cato
… in 25 February 1814, London. The eldest son of a Huguenot family called Caton who settled in London. His family, silk weaving traders, came to the Cape in…
ArticleNobel Prizes and South African Laureates
… nationality of possible recipients. He also specified six areas to be covered by the rewards namely Peace, Literature, … the award for economic science in…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… Towards the end of the war there were more than 40 camps housing 116 000 white women and children, with another 60 … concentration camps Black involvement in…
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… the years of Apartheid , it became one of the few Natural Areas that people of colour could visit, after they were forcibly removed by the Government to…
BiographyMary Sibande
… and she draws on the history of the women in Sibande’s family who worked as maids throughout the apartheid and … centuries-old colonial narratives attempting…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… to the Transvaal from Gujarat. Though born to a family of merchants, Asvat’s father strongly encouraged Abu … a liberation organization affiliated with the…
The first family at the Cape moves into the fort.
… The first family at the Cape moves into the fort. …
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
… The first family at the Cape moves into the fort …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… voters, and it was contested by only 16 political parties: African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Party (DP), New … Freedom Party (IFP), United…
" Welcome The AII-African National Convention! African
… " Welcome The AII-African National Convention! African …
BiographyGladys Thomas
… in 1935 in Salt River, Cape Town . She was adopted by a family in Lakeside, Cape Town in Western Cape as she was an … that was declared a ‘Whites Only’ area…
African Art Centre
… The African Art Centre is a non-profit organisation based in … province. It originated as a project of the South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR)…
BiographyMichael Sedgwick
… awareness in the Western Cape. Michael joined the South African Black Scholars Association (SABSA). Felow members … Tony da Silva were challenged. They had…
BiographyTodd Tozama Matshikiza
… Bokwe Matshikiza and Grace Ngqoyi Matshikiza. They were a family of renowned musicians; his mother was a noted soprano, … wrote musical criticism and also…
BiographyFanie Jason
… on the 15 May 1953, Heathfield, Cape Town. Under the South African Group Areas Act, Jason's family was forced to move to the black township of Guguletu …
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When … and Switzerland were recruited to strengthen the South…
ArticleSouth African National Symbols and Heritage
… This feature highlights aspects of South African Heritage and symbols of South Africa. A person's … Heritage is also about what has been passed on from the…
Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele, SA Minister of Housing, is born in Sophiatown.
… Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele, SA Minister of Housing, is born in Sophiatown. …
BiographyEulalie Doreen Stott
… by her school principal who was a member of the South African Institute of Race Relations. At the age of 12 she … in the establishment of Mitchell’s plain to…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… in Africa by Marcus Garvey Introduction Over the years the African continent has and in many instances continues to … marking the 1963 founding of the…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… Context As the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) , founded in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited mechanisms for…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… and the beginning of negotiations, many South African prisons were used to hold political prisoners, … area were replaced by contact and non-contact visiting…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to remove African people from the Western Areas. Chief Lutuli sent this message to the people from his … must…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… families. 26 February, Mahatma Gandhi supports the African Peoples Organisations resolution to declare the day … mixed as a result of the unavailability of…
ArchiveGroup Areas Board: investigation in terms of the Group Areas Act, 1950 (Act No. 41 of 1950) as amended: Grahamstown
… Group Areas Board: investigation in terms of the Group Areas Act, 1950 (Act No. 41 of 1950) as amended: Grahamstown …
PlaceNazareth House, Durban
The official reopening of Nazareth House in Durban took place on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Members of the public had been invited to tour the facility and meet…