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Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… It is no exaggeration to suggest that the legitimacy not only of President Jacob Zuma and the ANC, but also the notion of the liberation struggle …
EventAfrican National Congress Youth League is founded
… The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress. It was formed in 1944 by …
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… 28 March 1652, the Dutch Merchantman, the 'Amersfoort', anchored at the Cape with a cargo of 174 Slaves. The Amersfoort's arrival in Table Bay, with … https:…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… The Sammy Marks Museum is a Victorian Mansion called … Zwartkoppies Hall, situated about 23km outside Pretoria. The 48-room Mansion with its lush gardens and…
EventPretoria receives city status
… On 14 October 1931, Pretoria achieved official city status. The city was established in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers who named…
FOREWORD: THEORETICAL DEBATES AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES
… WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, pledge ourselves to Peace and Reconciliation … in South African and agree to commit ourselves to the following: 1. The Inkatha Freedom…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
… From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education augur well - to be a sign that something…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… The Franschhoek Motor Museum offers visitors a special opportunity to look back at more than 100 years of motoring History with its unique and exciting…
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… is famous for its rooibos tea and oranges. Situated at the foot of the Cedarberg Range where the Dissels River flows into the … New Dictionary of South…
ANC AND 1999 ELECTION NOMINATION LIST
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions COSATU has taken a firm stand that the federation will not be drawing up a list of its own people to be given to…
PlaceRust en Vreugd, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… The original date of construction of the dwelling has not been definitely established but it is …
PlacePhillipton
… to 1910) Philipton was established in 1829 as a station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Dr John Philip, who was Superintendent…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… something about Jeffreys Bay that makes me want to visit the Town. Located in the Eastern Cape , It is bordered by Western Cape Province to … Ocean to the…
PlaceMontagu Pass
… Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa , and links George with the Village of Herold . Until the building of…
PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
… Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It was … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. …
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… The building dates from the late Victorian period and has impressive neo-Classical … NMC legislation on 17 October 1980. The Grand Old Lady of the city,…
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…
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
… among African American activists. He was a key founder of the NAACP, the largest and oldest civil rights organization in the … Hynes,' G. C. A Biographical…
ICA launches 2017 Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o
… The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) is honoured to launch … Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with a lecture by the internationally renowned writer…
PlaceStone House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Baker in 1902 as his own home, is an important component of Parktown's surviving architectural character. It makes use … John Barrow (Sen) and Albert (Bert)…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The anti-trader sentiments evident in the…
PlaceCaledon, Cape Overberg
… Caledon is situated on the N2 national road in the Overberg region in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, located about 113 Kilometres (70 mi) east of…
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 African society. … and his keen ear for spoken…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… “Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people…
PlaceOrange River
… It rises in the Drakensberg in Lesotho ( where it is known as the Senqu ) it flows westward for 2200 km, where it finally … the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander…
PlaceSenegal
… Senegal is bounded to the north and northeast by the Sénégal River, which separates it from Mauritania; to the … Cape Verde (Cap Vert) Peninsula is the…
Chapter 5 - Basotho - Their Last Supper
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, …
ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
… had links throughout Southern Africa and an understanding of the social linkages between struggles particularly in … George Peake was a bricklayer by trade,…
PlaceRobert Sobukwe Town, was called Graaf-Reinet
… The oldest town in the Eastern Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff-Reinet lies enclosed by a … its…
EventFormer Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
… On 14 October 1999, the first president and father of Tanzanian independence Julius Mwalimu Nyerere died of leukaemia aged 77. Nyerere became a symbol of the…