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ArchiveZondeni Veronica Sobukwe interviewed by Ntsikelelo Sandi,King Williams Town,12 May 1997
… Ntsikelelo Sandi will lead you with questions on behalf of the Commission. ADV SANDI: Thank you Mr Chairman. Let me … You have made a request, Mrs Sobukwe,…
PlaceAlgoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
… da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there. He planted a wooden cross … small Island now, St Croix or Santa Cruz…
PlaceSeychelles
… up of 115 small Islands. They were first settled on by the French, leading a small party of Whites, Indians and Africans. The Islands remained in French…
PlaceOld Stables, Oatlands, Simonstown
… This building was originally erected in the 18th century as a set of stables on the well-known Oaklands property. Shortly after the second British occupation…
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… played a leading role in introducing avant-garde art to the country. Born in 1894 in South Africa, Irma Stern … exhibited to great success. She returns to…
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… Kimberley. After completing his matric, Woods enrolled at the University of Cape Town in 1952 to study law but switched to journalism. Woods initially…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… The appointment of Lord Roberts as Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… It is no exaggeration to suggest that the legitimacy not only of President Jacob Zuma and the ANC, but also the notion of the liberation struggle itself is…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a … is composed of more than 100 islands known as archipelago, the Bijagos . The…
PlaceMagwa Waterfall, Lusikisiki-Port St. Johns
… The Magwa Waterfall lies in the middle of the 1 800 hectare Magwa tea plantation , South Africa's last … a fifty minute drive from Port St Johns , (43,0 km)…
PlacePiquetberg
… It is now known as Piketberg. (prior to 1910) The division of Piquetberg originally fell under the district of Tulbagh, whose drostdy was transferred to ……
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
… The Kroondal congregation was founded by a group of German … farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs living in and around the village of Kroondal, on 2 August…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander Jameson, the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12 …
Class Struggle
… All of history, said Marx, is the history of class struggle. All societies are divided into classes. In a capitalist society, the two main classes are the…
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
… The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) between 1914 and 1918. Designed by the…
EventWits attains full university status
… The University College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The … Africa …
EventKitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
… Anglo-Boer War 2 (also called South African War) between the two former Boer Republics (the South African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic) and…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… Counting began two days after the first ever democratic elections in South Africa. Nearly … in South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. The voting…
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
… This charming figure which stands in front of the Oranje Girls High School was sculpted by Laurika Postma. The positive influence of aesthetically pleasing…
African History Books
… During the month of May we celebrate Africa Month as a way to commemorate the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OUA) in 1963.. As a way to …
”Some Basic Principles of African Nationalism.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in February 1945
… a) The Philosophical Basis: This can be stated by quoting the words of a famous American writer, Thompson, "The materialistic conception of History that…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… The warm, welcoming and friendly Tourism Folk from Darling, believe that peace and quiet of the foremost importance! A calm and peaceful Retreat from the…
EventSA’s Fifa membership reinstated
… after being expelled, South Africa had its membership of the Football International Federation Association (Fifa) reinstated on 3 July 1992. In 1956, the…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around Mandela’s health
… TB in 1988, Nelson's health had been good. At a time when the Press reported that he had cancer, he wrote to Winnie: … tremendous both in flesh and spirit. I…
Bernard Shaw and May Morris
… them-May -took a keen interest in his work, attended all the meetings and social gatherings; the home of William Morris was famous for these. Bernard Shaw…
EventEdenburg is founded
… The church village Edenburg in the Orange Free State was established when the farm Rietfontein was purchased to build a church. The initial application for…
EventBattle of Viervoet (Basotho-British war)
… In 1851, the British controlled the area between the Orange and Vaal Rivers (the Orange River Sovereignty). …
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… What makes this strike noteworthy is that it was possibly the first major example of workers, after 1994, striking not just outside of the auspices of their…
Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court (IOL), 14 February 2006
… as a king who could do no wrong by thousands outside the Johannesburg High Court, his alleged victim and her supporters were insulted and abused by the crowd…
Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
… Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South … has…