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Text reading Report of the Select Committee on The Spread of Leprosy.

Document of the Week: Robben Island and the Spread of Leprosy (1883) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik, is an extract from a report produced in 1883 regarding the spread of leprosy throughout the Cape colony and the associated use of Robben Island as a site of confinement. Read more →

Nishah Malik

Published 27th April, 2026

A report from 1882, addresses illicit diamond dealing, as the British sought to secure and regulate the diamond industry.

Document of the Week: Diamond Trade in Griqualand West, 1882 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik, offers a glimpse into the development of diamond mining legislation in Griqualand West, by the British. Read more →

Nishah Malik

Published 16th June, 2025

A black and white document titled Cape of Goof Hope: Report of the Immigration Board, Port Elizabeth, for 1861.

Document of the Week: “ . . . no more Irish be sent out . . .” Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan. Settled by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, the Cape of Good Hope came under British control in 1806. Britain granted the colony the right to elect a legislature in 1853. Read more →

Dr Tommy Dolan

Published 13th January, 2025

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Female Elephant pursued with Javelins, protecting her young. Arrows are being thrown at the elephant by a crowd of people.

Licensed to access South Africa in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1819–1900

1819 1900

The South African flag with a silhouette of Nelson Mandela overlayed, with his fist in the air.

Licensed to access Apartheid Through the Eyes of South African Political Parties, 1948–1994

1948 1994

The entry gate of Robben Island Prison in Cape Town, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

Licensed to access Reporting on Africa: From Apartheid to Pan-Africanism, 1949–1995

1949 1995

A close-up photograph of four bound blue books.

Licensed to access Colonial Africa in Official Statistics, 1821–1953

1821 1953