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PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… A beautiful Victorian building tucked into an avenue of majestic Jacaranda trees is the home of Hamilton School. This school in the heart of Pretoria has a…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
… independent from Nigeria. This region comprised roughly the south-eastern provinces of Nigeria. This declaration came after two military coups and two major…
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… Johannesburg – In the heart of Pageview in Johannesburg lies a small, but almost forgotten museum, rich with the city’s history. Located between the Brixton…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… on 7 January 1959. Mokoba played a significant role in the struggle for freedom especially amongst the youth, and this determination was clearly seen in his …
EventNelson Mandela celebrates 88 th birthday
… birthday celebrations have kicked off with a new round of honours for this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of a book on the…
Statement by Nelson R. Mandela on his relationship with his wife 13 April 1992
… The relationship between myself and my wife, Comrade Nomzamo Winnie Mandela, has become the subject of much media speculation. I am issuing this statement to…
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… A five-day conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town , unanimously resolved to oppose the proposed Asiatic Land Tenure and…
EventSACP is legally re-launched
… On 29 July 1990 the South African Communist Party(SACP), which had been … which was attended by approximately 45 000 people. At the time the SACP faced…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
… POM When we were talking to one of the people yesterday in one of the townships, we talked to one 15 year old boy and I asked …
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 …
Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
… Trevor Grundy writes on the life of the historian and political activist At a dinner party in …
EventWW2: British 8th army marches into Tripoli
… On 23 January 1943 the British 8th army marched into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of…
EventInaugural Women’s Legacy Dialogue
… The Inaugural Women’s Legacy Dialogue took place on 13 August 2010 in the Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg. The event was in context with Women’s month. The…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was plunged into a crisis when the Editor-in-chief of television news, Joe Thloloe, announced his…
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
… Apollo Milton Obote (some say Milton Apollo Obote) was the 2nd and 4th President of Uganda. He first came to power in 1962 but was ousted by … was ousted…
52 STEPS TO HEAVEN
… The condemned MK activist arrived at Pretoria Central prison on Tuesday at nine o'clock in the morning. A number of white warders at the prison immediately…
Freedom for Namibia by Toivo Herman Ja Toivo (1968)
… By 1968 the freedom struggle for Namibia was a two year old guerilla war against South African control of the region. That struggle was directed by the…
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… CHENGIAH “ROGERS” RAGAVEN was an arts student at the University of Natal “Non-European” Section and became a close friend of Steve Biko. He was elected…
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
… father's killer in 1989. I was living in New York City at the time. I read in the paper that an investigative journalist called Jacques … Africa's Death…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… In protest of the system of apartheid, economic sanctions against South Africa had been advocated from the 1960s onwards. However, it was only in the 1980s…
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… seized power in Libya after a coup d'etat. Gaddafi, the leader of the Free Unionist Officers movement, overthrew the … 'South African President Nelson…
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… Today marked the beginning of a process of mobilisation against privatisation in support of labour's demands as presented to the government. Workers who were…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Early Writings
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 1. A. M. LEMBEDE, "The Importance of Agriculture," Iso Lomuzi,Vol. IV, no. 1 (October…
PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
… to Pietermaritzburg , Natal. There, Gandhi was seated in the first-class compartment, as he had purchased a first-class ticket. A White person who entered…
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, …
Interview with Harry Gwala conducted by Tony Karonat, January 1989, Dambuza Pietermaritzburg
… could you tell us about your history and how you came into the struggle? Harry Gwala: Well, my history is maybe … in its own way, you know. I grew up in an…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 9: Law, justice and society
… Report of the Legal Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. … The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society …
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 10: So
… Report of the Political Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. … The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society …
PlaceOld Post Office, Fleming Street, Port Elizabeth
… This building is today commonly referred to as the ‘(old) Post Office Complex’ but contains 4 conjoined buildings. The complex is situated on erf 3787 but…
Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
… Action Kommandant is a story about a young activist from the dusty and drug ridden streets of Bonteheuwel. Directed by Nadine Cloete under Ma'engere Film…