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Mar 31, 2011

Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the South African Communist Party

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Mar 31, 2011

Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African Reserve Bank's 75th anniversary banquet

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Mar 31, 2011

Speech by President Nelson Mandela to the 19th Frankel Pollak Investment Conference

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Mar 31, 2011

Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the death of President Samora Machel

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Mar 31, 2011

100 Years of Struggle for Freedom

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Account of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
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Mar 31, 2011

Account of events: Rand Rebellion 1922

David Ivon Jones was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black trade union - the In...

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History of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841
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Mar 31, 2011

History of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841

1602 Chamber Representatives of the Netherlands Parliament grant a founding charter to the Dutch East India Company to...

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Mar 31, 2011

Further reading and Links pertaining to History of Slavery and early colonisation in SA

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Rivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
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Mar 31, 2011

Rivonia Trial 1963 - 1964

Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid went on ...

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Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
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Mar 31, 2011

Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960

At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President Genera...

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Mar 31, 2011

Documents, and articles relating to the Sharpeville Massacre 1960

Mr President, I hope that Ministers Kobie Coetseeand Gerrit Viljoen have informed you that I deeply appreciate your deci...

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Mar 31, 2011

Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960

The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African History Archiv...

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Bizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
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Mar 31, 2011

Bizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962

The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agri­cultural sphere were not unreservedly acce...

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The Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
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Mar 31, 2011

The Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance

After the fall of Port Natal Port Natal Andries Pretorius arrived from Graaff-Reinet. On 25 November 1838 Pretorius took...

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The aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
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Mar 31, 2011

The aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838

The fate of Natalia After the defeat of Dingane, the Kingdom of the AmaZulu was hurled into political strife. Mpande w...

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