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Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1946
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents … conviction that Indians in South Africa must Bt submits to the latest racial legislation…
Extract from a speech made at Koffiefontein on 11 August 1967
… The Prime Minister's Koffiefontein speech is very well-known … opportunity to reply to numerous questions which were in the air, thus throwing welcome light…
Chapter X - Trial by detention
… things had changed at court. Our van drove through the gates of the old synagogue. We heard shouts of greeting as we were … outside. We were offloaded in a…
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… Cyril Ramaphosa ANC President Fellow South Africans, The freedom we enjoy today was achieved through struggle, … can we strengthen democracy and grow South…
"What I would do if I were Prime Minister" by Albert Luthuli, 5 February 1962, Chicago
… published in Ebony. Reproduced with permission.) ...The solution to the South African problem will call for radical reforms, some of them of a really…
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… : Malians express great pride in their ancestry. Mali is the cultural heir to the succession of ancient African empires – Ghana, Malinké, and Songhai – that…
PlaceSt Louis Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Road, Clairwood, Durban
… 1884, Bishop Jolivet purchased a plot in Clairwood for the erection of a mission church for "C reole ". A larger … he recommended that a new church building…
Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - transcript
… THE FOLLOWING NOTICE is hereby published for general information. By order of His Excellency the High Commissioner and Administrator of the Transvaal. WE…
ArchiveFederation
… the following notice is hereby published for general information. By order of His Excellency the High Commissioner and Administrator of the Transvaal. WE…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Karoo-style buildings, combined with its rich History of the Anglo-Boer War and early settlers, make it a fascinating place to explore. The Town is famous…
Time for ANC members to speak out when democracy is at stake by Denis Goldberg (Sunday Times), 17 April 2016
… Members of the party can no longer follow party orders to remain silent … Dear Comrade Secretary-General It seems to me that the demand from the national…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… Leaflet issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of … installations, particularly those connected with the policy of apartheid…
PlacePosthuys
… Posthuys is considered of the earliest buildings along the False Bay Coastline and was built in the late 1600's as a lookout post for enemy ships entering …
Chapter XIV - End of an era
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph I drove back alone to … Africa. I had accepted that whites, simply because of the colour of their skins, lived…
2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is a tribute to Africa - ANC, 21 May 2010
… With just 20 days left before South Africa hosts the worlds most prestigious tournament the FIFA Soccer World Cup the African National Congress (ANC)…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
… 600,000 years ago, humans inhabited what has since become the desolate Sahara of northern Niger. Long before the arrival of French influence and control in…
PlaceMadagascar
… Madagascar is referred to as: 'the big red island'. Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean, about 450 km (280 mi) east of the…
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
… The Junction Avenue theatre was formed in 1976, and it was … and conceptualised by a group of White students from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits…
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 … sports boycott made a great contribution to liberation. The Indian community can be…
“Let Me Live - Letter to a European”: June 1946
… 1946 8 Dear friend, I am addressing this letter to you in the hope that you would read it with sympathy and … Indians have been in South Africa now for 85…
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
… The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide an Entrance to a Cannon … Trench. Since its Erection it was in constant use…
John Vorster Square revisited as Timol inquest reopened by Ernest Mabuza (Timeslive.co.za), 27 June 2017
… The reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol on Tuesday afternoon visited the scene of his death in October 1971 - John Vorster…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… The Sammy Marks Museum is a Victorian Mansion called … Zwartkoppies Hall, situated about 23km outside Pretoria. The 48-room Mansion with its lush gardens and…
PlaceGreen Point
… The area about Green Point was initially used by the Dutch as a cattle grazing station. After the British annexed the Cape in 1806, they began to hold … The…
PlaceAdderley Street, Cape Town
… The 'Herengracht Street' was Cape Town 's main street, running from the foreshore to the foot of Government Avenue . In 1850, its name was … The Heerengracht…
PlacePretoria Art Museum
… The Pretoria City Council started a permanent collection of paintings from artists such as the German Baroque painter Joachim von Sandrart (1606 – 1688), the…
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
… The South African State Theatre was built by Performing Arts department of the Provincial Council of the Transvaal. [i] Botha, Lötter and Partners as well as…
PlaceVredefort Dome, Free State Province
… The Vredefort Dome is the oldest and largest Meteorite Impact Site (Astrobleme) in the World. Formed an estimated 2000 Million Years ago when a … https:/…
PlaceUtrecht
… South African War of 1899 - 1902 as their headquarters. The British were wary of having to camp in high altitude area where their health were going to be…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… to be 2 million years while looking for fossils at the Cradle of Humankind. The find was announced on 8 April 2010 at Maropeng, at a … (a scientist who…