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Document 7 - The Freedom Charter
By at least the turn of the century, African churchwomen across the denominations and throughout South Africa were becoming active in distinctive, often…
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
... A strike teaches workers to understand what the strength of the employers and what the strength of the workers consist in: it teaches them not to think of…
PlaceVersfeld Pass
This superb Pass is rich in South African folklore. John Versfeld was a resourceful farmer from Bo-Piketberg who built the original pass in 3 months, with only…
PlacePietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens
On 3 March 1874, the Pietermaritzburg Botanical Garden was founded. It was run by the newly formed Pietermaritzburg Botanical Society until 1969, when it was…
PlaceTouwsrivier
Touwsrivier is a community of approximately 8000 people and is also home to the World's largest: 'CPV Solar Plants'. Located 13 km outside of Touwsrivier,…
Worker Culture: It’s Emergence, Gains and the Implications of Decline by Frank Meintjies
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference The first shoots of worker culture emerged in the early eighties with…
PlaceLeliefontein
The pretty, Historic Village of Leliefontein is located in; the Kamiesberg Mountain Range. The turn off the Road, between Kamieskroon and Garies in the Namakwa…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria Museums
COLLABORATION OF PLACES WITH MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE (SAHO) UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA MUSEUMS (UP MUSEUMS)"The University of…
Kingsmead Cricket Stadium, Durban
Although it operates under the sponsorship-based name of Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, this cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal is more commonly referred to as…
Lambert's Bay
Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfish mecca of South Africa. Called this…
Sidwadweni Village, Queenstown-Eastern Cape
Sidwadweni is a little village with about a 150 people for its population, in the Eastern Cape which has produced a Celebrity! Mthatha - Hundreds of people…
PlaceCairo, Capital City of Egypt
It is also the 19th largest City in the world and among the world's most densely populated Cities! On the Nile River, Cairo is famous for its own history,…
Seweweeks Poort, Swartberg
The Seweweeks Poort is probably the most beautiful 18 km stretch of gravel road anywhere in South Africa. With easy gradients, multiple river crossings, mind…
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O. supported the government in…
ArchiveOmar Badsha: Recording the roles of the ordinary by Niren Tolsi (Mail and Guardian), 17 September 2020
This moment’s gaping generational divide, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with its accompanying sense of history being lost and collective memory fading,…
Propaganda and the Pursuit of Hegemonic Goals – The Myanmar and Zimbabwe Experience by Thabo Mbeki, 29 February 2016
Much has been written about how much the so-called international community expected the new South Africa born in 1994 to lead the campaign for respect of human…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
Petrus Mashishi, President of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) from its founding in 1987 until 2009, was both a man of his times and a giant…
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a stern, resilient, and unapologetic reformist-feminist. With her feminist approach, she is poised to break down gender-based…
A New Era for Africa in a Globalizing World, Unesco, Paris, 19 November 2003
Director of Ceremonies, Your Excellency, the Acting Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Marcio Barbosa, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: Commenting on…
Chapter 21. Civil War in the Factories - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
Although the union had previously denounced the treachery of Neville Chamberlain, once war was declared it supported the war effort, and hundreds of members,…
Chapter 10 - The Character, Role and Significance of SANSCO
It is now possible to interpret the character, role and significance of SANSCO. For this purpose, I draw on the previous chapters which discussed SANSCO's…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Monday, December 20 We were all a bit anxious about December 16, supposedly our Black…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
1940s The oldest Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from animals to humans, according to a Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
1910 - 1919 1910 January 1, Indian Opinion reduced in size for financial reasons. January 6, Rev. Charles Phillips and J C. Gibson had an interview with…
Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers’ party
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers' party The industrialisation of South Africa brought into exÂ…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 3 - It’s a Mystery. Or is it? by Amanda Esterhuysen
From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education This chapter looks at how archaeology and the…
The Soul Of The ANC Under Attack by Frank Chikane
The Soul of the ANC is under severe attack not from external forces as we would have thought, but from its own members and leaders. At the beginning, and in…
Damon – The Malabar Slave (Historic Alleys)
Read this characterization of a Slave from Malabar (Walks & Sketches – Robert Semple) – He is in all respects the best of the household slaves. Without the…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
1912 is a number that ought to be deeply etched in the minds of all Africans. For during 1912 achievement parted ways with pride and embraced selflessness. For…
ArchiveFrom Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town, Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire (The Heritage Portal), 21 September 2016
Review of The Reb and the Rebel Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913. Edited by Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire. Published by UCT Press and the Kaplan…