Apartheid

South Africa Cape of Good Hope
South African history – The recorded history of South Africa only goes back from the time of the Explorers Vasco Da Gama and Bartholomew Diaz in the 15th century, and the eventual establishment of a trading station at the Cape of Good Hope when the Dutch East India Company sent […]

South African History

Soweo where the 1976 Riots took place
The story of Donald Woods, South African Journalist, political activist and friend of Steve Biko.

Donald Woods

Nelson Mandela
The life of Nelson Mandela from a boy in a village in the Transkei, to becoming the first Black President of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela

Desmond Tutu
 Desmond Tutu, born in Klerksdorp in the Transvaal Province in 1931,  was an only son with two sisters. His Mother worked as a cleaner and although Desmond dreamed of becoming a physician, his family could not afford the cost for him to train so he chose to become a teacher […]

Desmond Tutu

Robben island entrance
Robben Island 12 km off the coast of Cape Town South Africa lies Robben Island which is best known as the prison that housed Nelson Mandela as well as the leader and founder of the Pan African Congress and many other political prisoners who opposed the Apartheid regime. Some of […]

Robben Island – Nelson Mandela