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42nd African National Congress Conference: Resolutions, 20 December, 1953
… branches, Regional Committees, Provincial Executives and the National Executive Committee to make plans for and embark … business undertakings and government…
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… On 24 September 2005, Heritage Day, the Trojan Horse Memorial was unveiled in Athlone as a remembrance of the three victims who were killed by the security…
PlaceSea Point
… prior to European settlement, Sea Point formed part of the Gorachoqua and Goringhaiqua grazing paths, which … Point was later so named in 1776 when Sam…
PlaceGriqualand East
… The territory of Griqualand East is located South of the Colony of Natal , between the Drakensberg and Pondoland . Despite being well watered, …
PlaceNigeria
… Many reports claim that little is known about the earliest history of Nigeria. By 2000 B.C. most of Nigeria … domesticated food plants and of herding animals…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… Newspaper proprietors and editors of all the main South African newspapers, both English and Afrikaans, unanimously opposed the apartheid government's…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial Administration …
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… Congress branches to ensure 100 per cent attendance at the forthcoming A.N.C. National Conference, due to begin at Durban on December 16, President Lutuli…
PlaceCathcart District, Eastern Cape
… The District of Cathcart was created in January 1877, and it … 1879. Its economic base was largely agrarian, but despite the fertile nature of its soil, the…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 6 April 1996
… me start. AG I wonder whether we shouldn't get over the part we have already dealt with just to see what was said … Well why don't you talk about that?…
PlaceConstantia
… The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- … Mashatile , in Constantia. (Link in Further Reading .) The Former estate in the magisterial…
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… Johannesburg – In the heart of Pageview in Johannesburg lies a small, but almost forgotten museum, rich with the city’s history. Located between the Brixton…
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
… On 19 and 20 August 1981, in response to the National Party (NP) government’s attempts to co opt … called in Lenasia, an Indian suburb south of Johannesburg…
Make South Africa ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom: Oliver Tambo, 10 October 1984
… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of the black…
Make South Africa Ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 10 October 1984
… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of the black…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was affected, but it was almost certainly disrupted or destroyed. Then the…
Concluding Remarks
… What I hope my focus on the early Seventies has revealed is that "protest" took root … prior to 1976. In several recent books, by contrast, the impression is…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe … in South Africa. For details, see R. Hunt Davis, "The Black American Educational Component in…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… The main building of the SA Army College was designed in a so-called block-house … served as a recreation centre for soldiers and when the South African…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was a very different one from that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had shattered …
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre. The Township was known for its rich cultural and political heritage. Cato…
PlaceMontagu Pass
… Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa , and links George with the Village of Herold . Until the building of…
EventGeneral J.C. Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies
… - 1924 and 1939-1948, General J.C. Smuts passed away at the age of 80 on his Doorkloof farm in Irene, near Pretoria. His ashes were scattered on Smuts Koppie…
PlaceFlagstaff
… and his partner, a Mr Owen, established a trading store on the site of present-day Flagstaff. The Town owes its name to their practice of running a white ……
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph We shall not rest … in silence for a full thirty minutes, arms raised high in the clenched fist of the Congress…
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… In about 1853 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in Swellendam resolved to establish a new congregation to serve the spiritual needs of residents in its…
PlaceMostert’s Mill, Rhodes Drive, Mowbray
… In 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven Bothma. The farm Welgelegen was …
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… The Shagana Village is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, which … The Shagana…
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … fresh piece of legislation sought to tighten control over the entry of free Indians into…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… The stone shown in PHOTO is off the Well, uncovered at the Bo-Kaap Market site upgrade. (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER … https://www.capetown.travel/getting-to…