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Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… been the norm elsewhere. This early walling is called Type N (after Ntsuanatsatsi). It is characterised by a stone circle about 20 to 30 meters across inside…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… each under the leadership of a chief. During the next 20 years, this situation changed a great deal. By 1840, a man … of the Basotho). Pressures from all…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… to the South African Party that prevailed in the Union’s first general election in September 1910, with Louis Botha … Labour Party turned a blind eye…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… South African Students' Organisation (SASO), Black People's Convention (BPC), Black Community Programmes (BCP), Black … of a new political organisation, the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 89th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2001
… National Congress. On this important day in our country's history and our national calendar, the National Executive … the movement to ensure that it is able…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
… first set off on their voyages of exploration down Africa's Atlantic coast, they were mostly interested in putting in … as a clear victor, but the Boers had…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
… the might of Empire in one breath. As they saw it, "God's purpose was to make the Anglo-Saxon race predominant." … for increased missionary activity and the…
PlaceMitchell Park Zoo, Durban
… suburb of Durban , KwaZulu-Natal. It is one of eThekwini’s best-kept secrets. Mitchell Park Zoo is named after Sir … of Durban over the years. The…
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… concert at the then University of Natal Pietermaritzburg’s Great Hall and captured a series of black and white images … The story of the Blue Notes is…
PlaceWellington, Western Cape
… Town Council in 1863 , as part of the British Government’s first railway line to the North. A condition of the … the establishment of the Huguenot Seminary…
ArchiveHighlights on successes and experienced challenges during the 25 years of freedom and democracy.
… of apartheid. In the Democratic dispensation, South Africa's culture is one of the most diverse in the world and has … Child Protection and Sexual Offences…
Archive2005 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2005
… who brought together various unions to establish Cosatu 20 years ago, the bearer of the baton of progressive trade … signs." Gouws comments on what he calls …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Second Joint Sitting of the Third Democratic Parliament Cape Town: February 11 2005
… who brought together various unions to establish COSATU 20 years ago, the bearer of the baton of progressive trade … signs." Gouws comments on what he calls …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
… Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Royal Visit 1947 King gave consent to … S.C. George, M.I Motala, S.J. Joseph,…
The fight against passes continues
… until all the women were gathered there. It was about 20 000 of us altogether! Then we went up into the place there … piles and piles of them, and we marched…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
… and colonialism led among other landmarks in Africa's struggle for freedom to its hosting of the negotiations … the decision to submit to the New Partnership…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
… by 1939. Stalin came to power on the back of Lenin’s death in 1925, after which he instituted a range of … socialism to survive. [3] The practical effects of…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… teacher. He was one of the first editors of the ANC’s newspaper, Abantu Batho , but spent much of his life being … written by a black South African, Robert…
Address by President Jacob Zuma during the commissioning of the OR Tambo school of Leadership, 26 March 2010, Kaweweta, Uganda
… day in the history of our two countries. More than 20 years ago, South African freedom fighters lived and … in Uganda such as Makerere University. To make…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of experts for the support of victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle, 09 April 1973, OSLO
… Africa. The recent events, both in Namibia under SWAPO`s leadership and in South Africa, point to a sustained and … increased vigour and is determined to…
Mobilise World Support for African Liberation Struggle - Statement, on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa, Oslo by O. R. Tambo, 9 April 1973
… Africa. The recent events, both in Namibia under SWAPO's leadership and in South Africa, point to a sustained and … increased vigour and is determined to…
PlaceNorthern Cape
… its 373,000 sq km, the Northern Cape is South Africa’s last great frontier. Its scattered Towns are hundreds of … lions, dune boards swish down roaring sands…
Address at the Mercosur Summit, Florianopolis, Brazil, 15 December 2000
Your Excellency, Mr. Chairman Your Excellencies Presidents Your Excellencies Ministers Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to thank the…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
… This manifests itself, amongst other things, in some 20 industrial mega-projects, each costing half a billion … created for handling such differences…
Banned, but never silenced by Glyn Williams (Editor - The Daily Dispatch), 6 September 2012, Eastern Cape, South Africa
… with Steve Biko was still developing. The day that Biko’s death in detention was announced on September 13 1977, was … we could not run full colour on page…
EventHistory of December 16
… as the Day of Reconciliation. First celebrated as ‘Dingane’s Day,’ when the Voortrekkers triumphed against the Zulu army … in 1961 as the launch date of…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… can also be seen (Ntando PZ Mbatha) In the early 1930’s children attended schools in Forb Street, Illing Road, and … group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and one of…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence with family
… are expressed in the following extracts from Nelson's letters to the family. Winnie Mandela with Joyce Sikhakhane, Zinzi and Mrs Iris Xaba, Winnie's sister…
PlaceCentral African Republic
… coup by former army chief Gen. François Bozizé. Bozizé’s transitional government oversaw the drafting of a new …
ArchiveChapter 7 Arrest at Liliesleaf by Denis Goldberg
… of the Liliesleaf farm -house reading Robert Junk’s Brighter than a Thousand Suns, the story of the first … stores, was an activist in MK who had been sent…