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ArchiveWebinar Programme: Socialism, Culture and Networks. Convenor: Omar Badsha
… communist movement by Judy Seidman This paper opens up the question about the role played by the Communist Party of … she worked as a research assistant at…
African Claims in South Africa by Dr Xuma, ANC Conference, 1943
… Including "The Atlantic Charter from the Standpoint of Africans within … of political discrimination based on race, such as the Cape "Native" franchise and…
Africans’ Claims in South Africa, 14 December 1943 by Alfred Xuma
… Preface In the following pages the reader will find what has been termed … of political discrimination based on race, such as the Cape "Native" franchise and…
ArchiveMoral suasion
… This is the 30th lecture delivered by Dr. Hugh Ashton in the Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial Lecture series on january 18, 1978 at the University of…
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… Following delegates of the Boer Republics' agreement by 54 to 6, to accept the British proposals for peace on 31 May 1902, the Treaty of … eight years later…
EventCecil John Rhodes is forced to resign
… Cecil John Rhodes, prime minister of the Cape Colony, was severely censured for his involvement in the infamous Jameson Raid and forced to resign by the…
PlaceOrange River
… It rises in the Drakensberg in Lesotho ( where it is known as the Senqu ) … Southward through the Orange-Fish Tunnel to the Eastern Cape. This River supplies…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… designed in a late Renaissance style based broadly upon the Doric order, was erected in 1891 under the direction of … venue for dramatic productions and…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as … of the Town's situation on the Main Railway Line between Cape Town and…
EventBotha pleads not guilty to contempt charges
… President P.W. Botha appeared in court in George, Western Cape, to face contempt of the court charges. Botha had incurred the charges after he had…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in … and Chief Magistrate of Transkie , which is just 1 of the Homelands in South Africa…
EventBeauclerk Upington dies
… Upington, advocate, politician, yachtsman and president of the South African Football (Soccer) Association (1913-22), died in Cape Town under impoverished…
PlaceBoskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
… Boskop Dam and Nature Reserve is located in the Mooi River Valley 20 km North of the Town of Potchefstroom a short distance from the R501 Carletonville Road…
EventMerenstejin Sinks
… The Merenstejin, (or Merenstein as it is now spelled) a Dutch … passenger capacity of 315, is wrecked off Jutten Island on the West Cape coast. It sunk with…
EventPFP Leader Colin Wells Eglin born
… Founding member of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town. During his political career, Eglin was…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine … a working wine estate through to the present day. The Cape Dutch Manor House, is known as Groot…
ArchiveCommunist Party mass meeting
… Hall on Thursday, March 18th. List of Speakers. Issued by the Communist Party of South Africa, Cape Town. …
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… Campbell Mzoliza Jordan Xhosa writer and linguist died in the United State of America in Madison Wisconsin. Jordan was … 1942 Jordan received his MA Degree…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… With special reference to the campaigns in Britain by the Anti-Apartheid Movement Paper … albeit on apartheid principles, were prepared to join racial non…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade … Colenso and the Zulu Struggle against Imperialism . Cape Town, David Philip, 2002. Hall,…
ArchiveMessage from Mr Carlos Aldana to Mr van Heerden
… from Mr Aldana to Mr Neil van Heerden regarding the reported insurgence of SWAPO troops into Angola. Included … is a letter from Mr Robin Renwick, British…
Report of Interview by Some NRC Members with Prime Minister Jan C. Smuts; Verbatim Report of the Proceedings; Press Conference Remarks by Paul R. Mosaka and Professor Z. K. Matthews; and statement by Professor Matthews, May 8-9, 1947
… with Prime Minister Jan C. Smuts; Verbatim Report of the Proceedings; Press Conference Remarks by Paul R. Mosaka …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Glossary
… Extra note: In order to standardise the “Terms you need to Know” articles in the Classroom Section, all definitions are accessed from … were forced to give…
EventNatal Indian Congress is formed
… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is formed by Mahatma Gandhi … to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first permanent…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… After the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the newly elected ANC … Africa is instituted when the Pniel farm in the Northern Cape is expropriated from the…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… in Transvaal region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the … southern part was occupied by the…
EventSheila Cussons is born
… poet Sheila Cussons was born at Moravia, near Piketberg in the Cape Province. She studied fine arts at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Cussons…
EventAllison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born
… near Groutville, Stanger district in Natal. He assumed the full-time secretary position of the Transvaal branch of the Industrial and Commercial Workers ……
PlaceAbangani Art Centre, Durban
… In the 1980's Joseph Bheki Ndlovu , an artist and illustrator, joined the Abangani Open School in Durban as a youth organiser and … and craft teacher…
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
… Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Gen. Magnus Malan in Cape Town, to explore the possible involvement of a "third force" in the deteriorating security…