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… Vallei, now known as Wellington. Retief grew up on the vineyard, Welvanpas, in what became the Cape Colony under British rule. At the age of 27 he left for Stellenbosch, but eventually …

… Joe Slovo's speech to mark the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the SACP on the 30th July 1981 in Maputo. Reflects on the …

… The elegant gazebo in the Civic Square was built in 1924.  It was the home of a coach magnate, Doel Zeederberg, who established the first passenger stage-coach service between Pietersburg …

… Published in 1985, Imijondolo, (the isi Zulu word for a shack or informal housing), is Omar … book documents how radically different life in the settlement was, despite being located just thirty kilometres northwest of Durban. The intimate nature of Badsha's photographs is a direct …

… 27 years. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, he left the Victor Verster prison (later renamed Drakenstein Correctional Centre) on the outskirts of Paarl and was driven the 60 kms to Cape Town by African National … M. (ed)(1998).  A Crime Against Humanity : analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human …

… remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The detonation occurred directly after a Free State - Transvaal rugby game. Two spectators were killed in the blast with thirty seven others injured. The deceased were Clive Clucas and Linus Marais. At the Truth …

… The South African prime minister, Dr H.F. Verwoerd, announced in a statement before the Supreme Court in Cape Town, that Dr. Kenneth Abrahams would be returned to the Bechuanaland Protectorate. Dr. Abrahams and three other …

… The Act was to provide for the gradual development of self-governing Bantu national units and for direct consultation between the Government of the Union and the said national units in regard to matters …

… The government announces that its aim, is to provide all … as soon as possible. Teachers and scholars rejected the education provided because it was deliberately made … schools in rural and township areas for Black education. The government had a policy of separate development that …

… Themba Sono was forced to resign as president of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) before he was expelled from the organisation during the second annual General Student Council meeting (2 - 9 …

… A project of the Centre for Humanities Research, the Dept. of Political Studies and the Dept. of Philosophy, UWC invites you to a Reading Group …

… The minister of (Black) education and training, Dr Ferdinand … beginning near Pretoria. Implementation would start at the beginning of 1981 for children entering Grade 1 in selected schools. The pupils would have to continue at school until they passed …

… After the Goldstone Commission's first disclosure of the complicity of elements of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in violence in South …

… Francisco de Almeida served as the viceroy to the Portuguese State of India from 1505 to 1509. Upon his … and Santa Cruz. In late February he dropped anchor near the Cape of Good Hope to replenish water. De Almeida and his … David Johnson, 2013. Imagining the Cape Colony: History, Literature, and the South African …

… Haile Selassie was born Lij Tafari Makonnen, in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar Province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to the throne of Ethiopia in 1930, proclaiming himself "Haile …

… in 1893, Mohandas Gandhi had first -hand experience of the discrimination faced by people of colour. His response to this was the establishment of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in 1894. Within three years …

… communications at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a new media consultant to news and photo organizations) reviews the exhibition “Intersections Intersected: The Photography of David Goldblatt,” currently on view at New …

… in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa, founded in 1901 by The Rt Hon. Lord Milner. Its academic performance places it among the best secondary schools in rankings nationally, as well as … ministers and members of parliament, 8 judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, as well as …

… a historian and teacher who played an important role in the South African Teachers' Association and undertook several … in Cape Town in 1904, Van der Poel began her studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT), completing her doctorate at the London School Of Economics. Her doctorate, on railways …

… Introduction The people sent a hero to prison, but generally ignored the fact that he had responsibilities and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his cell, worried about the survival of his …

… Bulletin produced by the SACP Central Committee for internal distribution only. Issue covers the questions of the Party's re-emergence as a legal organisation. Includes …

… The twenty-one year old South African rugby flanker, Schalk Burger, picked up two major international awards, the International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA) Player of the Year award and the International Newcomer honours from …

… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers … discipline and standards of conduct, report on a visit to the Soviet Union, a meeting with the CPSU Central Committee …

… Housed in the famous, Historical "Irish House", the Museum portrays much of the past History of the region.  The Polokwane Museum is a …

… The so-called Tree of Conspiracy stands on the farm Onze Rust, and once belonged to Marthinus Steyn, the last President of the Free State, who bought the land in …

… The Caledon Museum is split into two Buildings depicting very different parts of local History. The Victorian House, houses an abundance of artifacts that reflect the true spirit and legacy of the local  community. (So if …

… Following major American television's first airing of the famine crisis in Ethiopia, the world celebrated the day as famine anniversary. The day was used to mark the … Askin, S. (1985). "The world remembers Ethiopia. For a day." Weekly Mail : Vol 1 …

… The South African Defence Force's (SADF) 31st Battalion was disbanded at a public ceremony in the Cape Province. This Battalion was composed primarily of the San (Bushmen) battalion who had been deployed in South …

… Brigadier Theuns Swanepoel ("Rooi Rus"), one of the most feared interrogators of the South African Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. Brigadier Swanepoel is notorious for ordering the police to shoot at protesting school children in 16 June …

… The Zimbabwean golfer Tony Johnstone ended a six-year drought on the European Tour when he won the £400,000 Alfred Dunhill PGA golf tournament in Houghton, …