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EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA’s involvement in WW2
About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, wife of former President M.T. Steyn, marched to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… convention within South Africa. As in most times and places, racial terminology was an enormously charged question … participated in their own humiliation by…
A tribute to Sam Ramsamy and others who fought apartheid sport by E.S. Reddy
Sports and the Liberation Struggle: a Tribute to Sam Ramsamy and others who fought apartheid sport by E.S. Reddy (Former Director, United Nations Centre…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
The Great Trek and the advent of the Mfecane The origins of the battle are a matter of considerable debate. The background to this event can be found in two…
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
… Act which introduces racial discrimination in churches and places of worship; the Bantu Education Act which makes … under the Suppression of Communism Act,…
Press Conference in Maputo: Comments by Oliver Tambo on South African offer of territory to Swaziland, 5 March 1982
[Speaking at a press conference in Maputo, Mr. Tambo said that the ANC had already held two sets of discussions with the Swazi authorities on the South African…
PlaceRooigrond
Rooigrond was a Rural Community 16km of Mafikeng and 25km South-West of Ottoshoop, in the former fomeland of Bophuthatswana, (now the North West Province). The…
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A fresh piece of legislation sought to tighten…
PlaceHector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto
The museum is located on 8288 Khumalo Street, Orlando West (Soweto). The museum is named after one of the first casualties. But commerates all of those that…
EventEdgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia.
Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd was premier of South Rhodesia from 1953 till 1958. As a leader of a White minority regime during the period, he was considered a…
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
On 11 September 2001 thousands were killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada Ottawa, 18 June 1990
Mr. Speaker; Honourable Prime Minister; Distinguished leaders of the opposition parties; Elected representatives of the people of Canada; Ladies and…
ANC Secretary General meeting former political prisoners on the Cuban Five, 21 May 2010
In a move aimed at strengthening the campaign for the release of five Cubans - who include trade unionists - incarcerated in Miami, United States, in 1998,…
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
Please find below information on additional services for the late Adelaide Tambo. Please note that the venue for the funeral on Saturday has been changed to…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
In June 1966, Ugandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announced the proposed division of the province of Buganda into four districts. Ruled by the powerful Kabaka…
EventElizabeth Taylor remarries Richard Burton in Botswana
Actress Elizabeth Taylor secretly remarried her ex-husband Richard Burton, also an actor, while on holiday in Chobe Game Park, Botswana. Taylor and Burton were…
EventEfforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group against SA debt rescheduling prove unsuccessful
Efforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group in Southern Africa to persuade banks in the United States (US) not to allow debt rescheduling against South Africa…
EventThe Battle of Blood River
On 16 December 1838 the Battle of Blood River took place near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. The Battle of Blood River was between the Voortrekkers under…
EventThe Battle of Ulundi begins
The Battle of Ulundi was the decisive battle during the Anglo-Zulu War. It took place on the 4th July 1879 and marked the end of the Anglo-Zulu War, as well as…
EventThe Pretoria Show is opened for all races
The Pretoria show is an annual event that began as an agricultural show and grew to include arts, entertainment, education and exhibitions over the years. The…
George Bizos: Interview with Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane, 16 February 1998, Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg
… South Africa as easily as you might be able to do in other places because, blacks generally speaking hardly had any … of Natal and in the hinterland of the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
Prehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for the historic Zulu kingdom, dating to the early 19th century. To understand the…
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
Activity: Learning about the farmers Archaeologists found a lot of information from their research surrounding Suikerbosrand and Hartebeespoort Dam near…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
From 10 to 31 October 2011, South Africa will be conducting its third census since the advent of democracy in 1994. Undertaking a census is a massive exercise…
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
Since the early 1990s, June 16, now known as Youth Day, has been remembered, commemorated, and memorialised as public history. There have been different ways…
Document 15 - “Ruth First , “Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle”, The Guardian , 23 December 1948
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 15 - "Ruth First , "Progress in Unity Talks:…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
… working people. The limited, qualified democracy that places power in the hands of a self-selected political elite …
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Childhood in the Eastern CapeNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Henrique Cardoso of Brazil Pretoria, 26 November 1996
Now, since I couldn't teach any more there, I left Pardieberg and went to Bloemfontein to look for work. I got work there as a domestic worker only. I stayed…