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Forward to Mass Action for People's Power! Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 77th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1989
… march. For the racist regime, the 1980s will go down in history as a decade of ever-deepening crisis. Unprecedented … the struggle. It will also aim to…
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… the men at a moment's warning, and retain them in your service for months”. [xxv] The Kroo dominated the palm trade. … enslaved people of African descent…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 77th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1989
… march. For the racist regime, the 1980`s will go down in history as a decade of ever-deepening crisis. Unprecedented … the struggle. It will also aim to…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 7 - Participatory Democracy for South Africa
… continued along the road to capitalism the members of our Civil Service, Local Government Service, our Army and Police, our … virtues but of their vices;…
150th Anniversary; Anxieties of Commemoration - Towards a National Dialogue by Omar Badsha and Jon Soske
… does celebrating ?Indian contributions? to South African history falsely isolate the lives and struggles of Indian … unity in order to demonstrate the ways…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… they could be tied onto the backs of the cattle." From History Alive Std S by J.Nisbet et al, p 114 ”¦cattle are a … as members of these communities. Adapted…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… The history of the struggle against racial oppression and … and became the biggest political trial in South African history, surpassing the trial of those…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… prefix 'aba'. This original meaning changed through the history of South Africa. It is a term used in archaeology, history and anthropology: (1) It named a…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… agents. This meeting was the most significant in the history of Black protest politics as it was the first joint … and indicated that Blacks were capable of…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… when Dr. G.M. Naicker emerged on the scene ( see SAIC history ). Dr. Naicker was elected to the organisation's … in the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… has created and worked in groups that encourage writing of history so that it is not forgotten or repeated. These groups … He ensures that South Africans and…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… person. The heritage trail in this section of your Grade 5 history takes us to places in different parts of South Africa … iconic Table Mountain, the area…
Khoisan Identity
… first official recognitions of Khoisan communities in the history of modern South Africa. In a similar way to that in … traditionally been marginalised…
Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… to the Industrial Council office to get a certificate of service and, when the council agent asked how long I had … replied instead: 'Eighteen months'. A…
PlaceYsterplaat, Cape Town
… started what was then known as the SAAF Diamond Mail Service in 1925. At the request of the Department of Mines, … a Major A.M. Miller, began operating a…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… The National Museum, n.d. Fage, J.D. An Atlas of African History . London, Edward Arnold, 1968. Fouche, Leo. … of Chicago Press, 1990. Hrbek, Ivan. (ed.)…
PlaceCato Manor Heritage Centre, Durban
… artworks and other media that document the Areas turbulent History. Cato Manor, a Township boasting a unique … Religious Sites, is perhaps best known for its…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… constraint due to the lack of an efficient public service and a distressful inability of the new government to …
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers …
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… Sources: Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, … (eds.)(1973). From Protest to…
ArchiveIn honour of Com. I B Tabatas birthday on 10
… by Jane Gool on I B Tabata's birthday. Presents his life history and the history of the Unity Movement. …
ArticleFrontline States
… African economic complex and that the harsh fact of history and geography cannot be obliterated, for obvious …
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… Resident in Zululand. Unsurprisingly Zululand suffered civil strife as a result of this arrangement. Those who … administering Zululand was derived from this…
EventBeatles unbanned
… [1] Endnotes [1] The Beatles, http://www.southafrica.to/history/history1948.htm (8 April 2017). ↵ … The Beatles, https://www.southafrica.to/history…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… has mastered the art of incorporating different aspects of history, whether it is the social, economic, legal or … has truly impacted the manner in which…
PlaceBo-Kaap Museum
… Museum. This is the best place to discover the real history of the area and to get a glimpse into the life of a … was established in 1978, as a satellite of…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… friends and comrades. Lala ngo xolo Qabane The funeral service of Cde Mavuso will take place as follows: Saturday, …
PlaceImizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… meaning ‘through collective struggle’, is a Site and Service Scheme, situated on 18 Hectares of Land, made …
PlaceKimberley, Northern Cape
… country's first Stock Exchange.' Kimberley's Vintage Tram Service operates daily between 09:00 and 16:15. This …
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
… Counselor of the Baobab [gold], a national honour, for his service to the nation in respect of constitutionalism, human …