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Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … indentured Indians and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The…
PlaceWild Coast
… The Wild Coast, known also as the Transkei , is a 250 Kilometre long stretch of rugged and unspoiled Coastline that stretches North of East London along…
PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
… Port Elizabeth owes its origin and development to the arrival of British settlers in 1820. Sir Rufane Donkin was the Acting Governor of the Cape at the time,…
EventSouth African Prime Minister, John Vorster resigns
… African Prime Minister since 1966, John Vorster , shocked the nation by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the…
PlaceCiskei
… The Ciskei Bantustan in the Eastern Cape was created as an enclave for the South Africa's Xhosa -speaking people as part of apartheid racial segregation …
Chapter 3 - Historical Lesotho
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, …
PlaceMolenvliet House, Molenvliet Street, Mowbray
… The land on which this house is situated originally formed part of the farm Coornhoop, which was granted to Thielman Hendricks …
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… After the completion of World War One's Treaty of Versailles, German South West Africa was declared a mandate of the new international peace-keeping body,…
PlaceGoodman Gallery
… On 25 November 1966 Linda Givon (then Goodman) opened the Goodman Gallery in Hyde Park, Johannesburg . The Goodman Gallery has been instrumental to the…
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… struggle, January 1974 - June 1976 A struggle is made up of failures essentially. It’s true. You only win once, and that’s at the end. - Joe Slovo 1…
Interview with Sunny Singh by C de Vos, Durban, 28 May 2002
… UNIVERSITY OF DURBAN – WESTVILLE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ORAL HISTORY … to him on May 28th; interviewer is Christian de Vos from the Human Sciences Research…
2. Potchefstroom: A Fighting Location
… In the mid-1920s African protest escalated throughout the Transvaal countryside. African labour tenants and farm … and Pass Laws, and Africans in countryside…
PlaceRosemount
… Woodbrook Farm was established at about the same time as East London, and was located immediately south of the town. By the early 1900s it had been overtaken…
PlaceNqamakwe
… In 1865 a number of Mfengu clans were resettled in the area around Nqamakwe. As refugees from the Mfacane wars further north, they had relatively few links ……
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
… The Junction Avenue theatre was formed in 1976, and it was organised and conceptualised by a group of White students from the University of the Witwatersrand…
Document 71 - National Committee for Liberation, Announcement [20 December 1961]
… Committee for Liberation, Announcement [20 December 1961] The National Committee announces that on 20 December 1961 it destroyed power lines in Johannesburg…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
… Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, with the help of Archaeological…
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 Africa…
EventCarte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver Tambo
… On 30 January 1987 the Minister of Law and Order issued a message to the newspapers denying Carte Blanche, an investigative … Anon (1997) ' Chronology Of…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… The following is an interview with Mr. Champion conducted in 1964 by Mr. Stanley Trapido, Lecturer at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Oxford. S…
ArchiveUnomsa for African Renaissance by Thobeka Sinxo
… INTRODUCTION. Unomsa, by Guybon Sinxo, is a coming of age story about a gothic heroine, Nomsa Ntobeko, who migrates from the Eastern Cape to work as a…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February …
I - Introduction
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa This is the year, which people will talk about This is the year which … has an…
PlaceKenilworth
… Kenilworth lies flanked by the Constantia Winelands and popular Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens , between the suburbs of Claremont and Wynberg . A leafy…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
… Gordhan on a leash In political science, students studying the theory are often told that the most dangerous time for political leaders is when they … the…
Quotes by Steve Biko
… "The blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they should be playing. … What I Like, 1978. "Black Consciousness is an attitude…
EventAZAPO is re-launched in Roodepoort
… The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) was re-launched in Roodepoort for the second time. After the outbreak of the Student Uprising in 1976, the…
Dr Mamphela Ramphele interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 16 April 1998, Cape Town
… Cape Town interviewed by Rupert Taylor Taylor: What is the nature of the conflict? Ramphele: I’ll take issue with the …
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
… Elandslaagte was a mission station of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and was probably founded in about 1860. The 1875 census indicated that the…
EventViolence erupts during Defiance Campaign
… The first violence during the Defiance Campaign erupted in New Brighton, near Port … that followed, four White people were killed. The Campaign of Defiance…