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EventBrig. Ramushwana in NPKF admission
… In a telephonic interview Brigadier Gabriel Ramushwana of the National Peacekeeping Force (NPKF), says that the way things were going, the NPKF would…
EventRaymond Dart completes work on Taung skull
… The skull, commonly called the Taung child , was found embedded in rock at a mine near … Johannesburg . When Raymond Dart , an anatomy professor at the…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… she was born on 12 January 1913. After her arrival in the country she realized that many workers in the Cape Town area and in the rest of the country were…
4. Complaint of ill-treatment on an estate
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Indians were good; on others conditions were bad. Among the latter was the estate of J…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
… thousands of others say they will have to ensure that the death was not in vain". A few hours after the hanging of the three ANC militants, the movement`s…
PlaceGuinea
… Guinea is the traditional name of coastal Western Africa . The historical colonies of French Guinea, Spanish Guinea and … in that order and subsequently…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… The gallery, Stevenson, was founded in 2003 after two of its … that had yet to find a home in South Africa, which at the time had only one serious…
Address by President T Mbeki at Press Conference following Meeting with President Kikwete of Tanzania, held on 7 April 2006, at Presidential Guesthouse
… Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the press. First of all let me say I'm very happy indeed to … Kikwete with us here. When we went to Dar-es-Salaam for…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
… From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education augur well - to be a sign that … about to…
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
… one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful,…
Art Matters by Suzanne P. Blier, 05 December 2014
… Last month, the Harvard Art Museums reopened, and with them another addition to Harvard’s museum landscape: the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African and…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
… Gordhan on a leash In political science, students studying the theory are often told that the most dangerous time for political leaders is when they begin to…
PlaceBezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… Ridge and North of Kensington Ridge. Takes its name from the Farm purchased in September 1861 from the Widow of BP Viljoen, by Frederick Jacobus Bezuidenhout…
PlaceMamelodi
… "Mamelodi" was the name given to President Paul Kruger by the Africans because of his ability to whistle and imitate … Mamelodi has a Population of 334 577,…
PlaceFairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl
… An immigrant from Lithuania, the young Charles Back I, landed on these shores in 1902. … his life in South Africa as a butcher boy in what is now the Cape…
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… Formally known as the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, this Stadium is situated in Rustenburg, which is a charming Town at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountain…
PlacePolokwane Game Reserve
… Bordering the City of Polokwane in Limpopo, the Polokwane Game Reserve is possibly one of the finest on which to cut your teeth if you’re new to the …
Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky to T. W. Thibedi, 4 September 1932
… very great step forward if we could establish an organ in the negro language. I suppose that the material hindrances would be great in this time of deep ……
EventUnited Nations lifts arms embargo on South Africa
… Following the election of Nelson Mandela as president of the government of National Unity, the United Nations (UN) Security Council finally lifted the …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 1 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … Ramotswa in Bechuanaland2, to Kimberley to find work on the mines. It was there that he met my…
ArchiveBlack Sash / Sash
… published as Black Sash, is a detailed record of the activities of the Black Sash organisation: the petitions, protests, marches, vigils, press releases and …
PlaceBreakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
… Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 December 1970. The Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house British convicts working on the breakwater,…
Fatima Meer: Portfolio
… WE, THE PARTIES, organisations and administrations assembled in … Multi-party Planning Conference: BEING FULLY CONSCIOUS of the responsibility we…
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… On June 9, 1964, just two days before the final verdict was reached, the UN Security Council passed a resolution urging the South African government to end…
EventSANDF soldiers strike
… Problems with the integration of " uMkhonto we Sizwe" (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Azanian People's …
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… A five-day conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town , unanimously resolved to oppose the proposed Asiatic Land Tenure and…
Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to W.G. Ballinger, 19 March 1929
… 1929 Dear Ballinger, Thanks very much for your letter and the report on Kadalie' resignation. I do not think you have seriously altered the main conclusions…
Cyril Ramaphosa: Can ‘Mr Nice’ Be A Decisive President? Some say he lacks decisiveness, also in pursuit of his own interests by Liesl Pretorius (Huff Post), 21 August 2017
… Motlatsi was wary of Cyril Ramaphosa. He wasn't sure if the young lawyer, who grew up in Soweto, was genuine when he wanted to organise the mining sector in…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… The measurement of any collective is not when the executive tasks in the normal course of organisational work, but when leadership …
PlaceNewlands
… lodge, a formal garden and an oak plantation. It remained the property of the VOC, and over the years became a gracious residence for high-ranking …