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PlaceOrigins Centre
… a must-visit destination for anyone interested in learning about the rich and diverse history of Southern Africa . The … richest visual Heritage found in…
PlaceGriqualand West
… In 1867 the discovery of diamonds, near Hopetown brought about enormous changes in the social and economic make-up of … , Hay, Herbert and Kimberley were…
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
… Another reason for the Restoration, is the City’s concerns about Public Safety. “The bridge, which spans the Milnerton … that contributes to Community life,”…
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
… you are and what you represent, Chief, could you tell us about your life and how you came to be chief of the … would be proscribed, whereas at Adams I could…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… houses are neat, and white, or yellow. The inhabitants are about 4,000, almost exclusively English!" There are places of … houses are neat, and white, or…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… The police, rather like me, did not know what it was all about. They were totally disbelieving when they learnt that I … alone for the next forty hours…
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… Studies. Before entering college, she knew very little about the continent of Africa or the occurrences in South …
ANC hits back at Jimi Matthews
… three senior staff members, have also raised concerns about the censorship. The concerned journalists have …
PlaceConcordia
… Concordia on 23 April1889. On 4 April 1902 a Boer force of about 25 men led by Generals J.C. Smuts, Maritzand Bouwer …
EventHenri Edouard Prosper Breuil (84), French archaeologist who did research with Dr Robert Broom in SA, dies in Paris
… with Dr Robert Broom, a paleontologist who was passionate about paleoanthropology. An ordained priest and a great …
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… it passes Boknes and comes to an end near the coast. About a kilometre further east from the end of the road, …
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… from competitors. . Somehow Sojane managed to bring about peace to the club as well as respect to the taxi …
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… edge of the forest the night before she disappeared. News about Rosalind's disappearance spread around the country and …
EventRSA introduces more press restriction
… more press restrictions to censor the media from reporting about incidents relating to unrest and police activities. …
EventThree Delmas trialist released
… to overthrow the government Click here to read an article about the UDF and Delmas Treason trial. …
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
… apartheid government. Twelve people were reported dead and about seventy injured, including five policemen, during a … 500 marched ' ,[online],Available at…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… Florence. Appearing before the TRC, he admitted to knowing about police involvement in the murders and did nothing. He … 29 January 2013]|SAPA, Geldenhuys…
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
… have predicted the modern day South Africa. Her first book about the story of an African farm became a sensation. … Schreiner , [online] Available at: …
Notes from Books
… Cardiff: J. D. Leis and Sons (?), 1942 The book is about developments concerning the emancipation of slaves in … for South African History, 1960. This is a…
ArchiveIntroduction by Howard Barrell
… dangerously high levels of unemployment, estimated at about 30%, were rising. New foreign investment had dried up … for a second dissertation. Since this…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… to prepare to vote, people said: "Now what is the point about this, why must we have local elections?" And SWAPO … National Executive, spend the whole day,…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… religious beliefs, and genocide, which involved bringing about the destruction of a particular national, ethnic, … due respect, what offends me most when I…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… 1981 The New York Times publishes its first article about HIV/AIDS. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), … Commission issues a statement for doctors…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… 1992, Serote was interviewed by author Duncan Brown about his experiences in exile over the past 18 years. Brown asks Serote an interesting question about…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… 'liberalism' of the new colonial administration, insecure about conflict on the eastern frontier and 'squeezed out' by … up. Part of every man's gear was his…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Their defeat at the Battle of Majuba, where they lost about 200 soldiers, was a turning point. The Siege of … by an Indian. The Volksraad was bombarded with…
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… by a “man from the newspapers” (Matshikiza 1961a, 38) about his role as composer of King Kong, the South African jazz musical that was about to hit the West…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… compromise. This central emphasis on workers control was about control over the union, its officials and leaders, but it was also about extending workers…
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
… been murdered by these forces of occupation. The truth about the criminal misdeeds of these bands of marauders has … an eventuality for which the Botha…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… been murdered by these forces of occupation. The truth about the criminal misdeeds of these bands of marauders has … an eventuality for which the Botha…