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EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
… The English-language opposition paper, The Rand Daily Mail, covered a feature article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu …
Resist Apartheid Campaign Message to Meeting in Johannesburg, 11 July 1954
… in Johannesburg on July 11, 1954, in protest against the Western Areas Removal Scheme--the forcible removal of Africans from their homes in … However, a…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
… The judge presiding over the rape trial of South Africa's former Deputy President … Jacob Zuma has said he is stepping down to protect the judiciary. Defence…
PlaceLookout, Uitenhage
… The Lookout stands on a high promontory overlooking a Valley … Architectural merit and any Historical interest resides in the fact that the graves of the…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… Located in the heart of Soweto , the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village is a museum-cum-outdoor … by African artist and traditional healer Credo Mutwa . The…
PlaceBotshabelo
… Alexander Merensky and Heinrich Grützner started work in the north eastern part of the South African Republic in 1860. There were unsuccessful early attempts…
Planned DA march to Luthuli House, 23 January 2014
… The African National Congress is aware of the intended march by the Democratic Alliance to the ANC Headquarters, Chief Albert …
South Africa: Basic Education Hosts 2016 Inkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Programme, 4 to 7 October
… Oral History Programme celebrates heroes and heroine of the liberation struggle The 2016 edition of the iNkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History programme is on…
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… Stadium built in Johannesburg for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The design concept of the Stadium is: 'The Calabash, or African pot'. This iconic, … The unique…
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… November 1903. After studying for his doctoral degree at the University of Leyden in Germany, Diederichs returned to … Africa and was appointed professor of…
PlaceCompensation, Settlement near Durban
… Compensation is a Settlement 43 km North-East of Durban, on the route to Umhlali-Tongaat. The Area of Compensation got its name from Compensation Farm … by…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United … The bombing…
EventWiehahn Commission Report tabled in parliament
… On 1 May 1979, the first interim report of the Wiehahn Commission is tabled in Parliament. The Wiehahn Commission was set up by the government after the …
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use of firearms by the police, the … …
PlaceGeneral Smuts House Museum, Doornkloof
… of Pretoria, is a unique museum that reveals much about the life and the spirit of this great statesman. Soldier, scholar, … It was at Doornkloof, a modest…
3. Charge of assault against an estate manager
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … by employers. Such assaults had to be reported to the magistrate. The following document is…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the time as 'Arabs') who were trading in…
PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
… Valley Estates were orange growing farms owned by Whites. The land initially formed part of the Berlin Mission’s land holdings. In 1924 this fragment of land…
Opening address by Albert Luthuli to Conference on Unemployment, Low Wages and Poverty, 21 October 1961, Durban
… "Minority white rule and non-whites in the union" This is a most timely and vital conference called to consider the means and ways of meeting the acute…
ArchiveOpening Address of Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Commemoration Project, by Nelson Mandela, 21 September 2004, Johannesburg
… and Friends Thank you for attending this function at the invitation of an old man. What you have just witnessed … returning these items to me. However, I…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… The "International Tribute - For a Free South Africa" is an historic and unique event. Artists from across the world are gathering in Wembley Stadium to…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional … and his keen ear for spoken language have made…
Apdusa Views
… "Apdusa Views sees as its task to act as a watchdog of the oppressed people. We intend to comment to warn and to expose all those who act against the…
PlaceNZASM Goods Office, Railway Street, Pretoria
… The building was erected by the Netherlands-South Africa Railway Co, probably in 1896, and is the largest and best remaining example of the Company's…
PlaceDolobran, Parktown, Johannesburg
… built in 1906 for Sir Charles Llewellyn Andersson, son of the famous explorer Carl Andersson. Andersson had amassed … and brilliant accountancy. He was a…
Letter from Maryland (http://www.archaeology.org/) by Julie Schablitsky
… tracing their lineages through manumission records, the wills of slave owners, and censuses. Nancy Daniels, for … Africa, and we are from Europe.” Daniels…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… on 23 June 1989.This house dating from 1938 was built for the famous sculptor Anton van Wouw and is an example of Norman Eaton’s romantic, organic designs…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
… [Extract] What the effect of muzzling a race of people, used to settling … not now care to enquire. We are concerned at present with the pointing out of one…
EventNP Natal Congress agrees to multiracial membership
… With the wind of change powerfully blowing in South Africa, the National Party under the leadership of young but politically experienced F.W de …