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37. Deputation to Lord Selborne, 1905
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … there may now be an Immigration Act after the basis of the Cape or Natal, except that, as to…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph We shall not rest … as to the congress later in the year. The Transvaal and Cape regions were the best…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 5 August 1991
… things that I was a bit unsure of and this was, first on the question of whether or not the government has a double … or in exile have been people who have…
Introduction - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… The story of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa epitomizes the history of South Africa itself during the last thirty … the cities, on the bare veld…
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 … is not a very big place. You know when you go out from Cape Town you get all those little…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Under the former National Party (NP), ……
ArchiveHamba kahle Jennifer Davis 1933-2019
… champion of majority rule in South Africa and leader in the anti-apartheid movement in the United States, died on October 15 in Montclair, NJ, … household…
PlaceGeorge
… The Town of George lies halfway between Cape Town and Port … each Year. With more and more visitors travelling to the Region's; Mountains, Beaches and…
PlaceZoute River Cottage, Hopefield
… Coast, Country retreat for writers, artists and dreamers. The studio Cottage is the perfect location for a creative escape, whether you’re a … cutlery and…
PlaceSwartvlei Estuary, Sedgefield
… Swartvlei is the largest and deepest lake in the Wilderness National Park in Wilderness, Western Cape. It is connected to the sea for 6 months of the years, …
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
… subject in school although I did observe how watered down the history we were taught was, this led me to do reading … commitment of a decolonised African…
PlaceBetty's Bay
… It is located 100 km from Cape Town beneath the Kogelberg Mountains on the scenic R44 ocean drive between … of the 50 tonnes maritime visitors. The area from…
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… Nomzansi Nyembe was born and she would become one of the premier freedom fighters in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. She would … branch,…
ArticleTransport on land
… The first form of transport on land was, of course, WALKING! Content Animals Carts, wagons and coaches The bicycle The steam engine and the train The motor…
BiographyCyprian Mpho Shilakoe
… on an isolated mission station at Buchbeesreich in the Transvaal. From 1968 to 1970 he was a pupil at Rorke's … Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition ,…
PlaceGeorge Airport, Western Province
… The Town of George lies halfway between Cape Town and Port … each Year! With more and more visitors travelling to the Region's; Mountains, Beaches and…
EventThe founding member of United Democratic Front and struggle activist Johnny Issel dies
… 2011, John James Issel also known as Johnny died at the age of 64, after he had suffered renal failure at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town . Issel was…
Chapter 6
… Regeneration of the All-African Convention: The Background In spite of all the forces ranged against the … the Non-European began to alter. They appealed to…
FW de Klerk’s speech to Parliament, 2 February 1990
… Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS on September the 6th, 1989, placed our country irrevocably on the road of … as soon as possible. I…
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… Africa belongs to all who live in if, black and white." - The Freedom Charter. "All the Bantu have their permanent … of Africans (by Whites) in Parliament…
PlaceHotazel
… and just as far from Kuruman , Hotazel is a tiny Northern Cape town, that plays a crucial role in the manufacturing of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs). That…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only white detainee. I had been released after my first … prisoner, just three years earlier. I…
PlacePongola Game Reserve, Zululand
… The Reserve extends over part of the original Area that in 1894, was declared the Pongola Game … by the Landman family, who's ancestors arrived in the Cape…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa appears before protesters against gender- based violence in South Africa
… protest against gender-based violence and demanded to see the president. Thousands of protesters, including students, activists, politicians and academics…
PlaceSundays River, Mouth and Beach
… Sundays River Mouth and the beach that accompanies it are awesome reflections of the beauty of the Eastern Cape. The river itself is spectacular, and the…
PlaceLouw House Museum, Sutherland
… A literacy Museum in the House where two famous, Afrikaans poets and writer … an Afrikaans-language poet, playwright, and scholar. He is the older brother of…
PlaceBobbejaan Mountain, Elands Bay
… The Bobbejaan Mountain cliffs project into the sea at Baboon … Tol behind, one is immediately ensconced in the rugged Cape mountains. Difficulty: 6/10…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… from one chimpanzee to one human, as early as 1908 in the southeastern corner of Cameroon. 1960s An HIV viral … mangabey monkeys in Guinea-Bissau. 1964…
PlaceFort Glamorgan, East London
… The Historical site of Fort Glamorgan in East London, named after the Earl of Glamorgan. Established in 1848 along the Buffalo … the Earl of Glamorgan…