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Extract from a speech made at Heilbron on 16 August 1968
Adv. Vorster once referred to this speech as his "political confession". 1 It was in his second year as Prime Minister that Adv. Vorster…
Extract from a speech made at Koffiefontein on 11 August 1967
The Prime Minister's Koffiefontein speech is very well-known and in a certain sense also an interesting speech. Adv. Vorster took this…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
The beginning of 1974 was characterised by confusion and uncertainly in international relations. There was the Watergate scandal in which…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
Important and significant events preceded this address of the Prime Minister. There was the accusation from the Herstigte Nasionale Party…
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
The Prime Minister described and analysed the political dispensation of the day in an exemplary fashion. It was his first public appearance…
Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
On this occasion the Prime Minister made good use of the opportunity of talking to Afrikaans students. At the time there were disturbances…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
The parliamentary by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to both the National Party and the Re-constituted National Party…
Extract from a speech at the conclusion of the Republic Festival on 31 May 1971 at Goodwood, Cape
0n this occasion the Prime Minister directed a special word to the youth of the Republic and pointed to the great responsibility that…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the academic year at the University of Stellenbosch on 22 February 1971
On this occasion. Adv. Vorster expounded in a most original way the responsibility of being a student. Discovering life is a personal…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 15 September 1970 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
On this occasion the Prime Minister dealt with various important matters, including the World Council of Churches, the Republic's policy in…
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
Press reports Mr. Louw, Union delegate, as saying in Fourth Committee on sixteen November that Mr. Rathebe told meeting of Johannesburg…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
The Chairman General Assembly United Nations Organisation West Minister London Africans South Africa Protest against [proposed]…
Constitution of the ANC
29a. Constitution of the ANC 1. NAME: The name of the organisation shall be the African National Congress. 2. OBJECTS: The aims of the…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
Preamble: Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of segregation, discrimination and other…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
During April 1976 the Prime Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on January 1976 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
During this debate the Prime Minister outlined South Africa's involvement in the Angolan War. He stated clearly that South Africa…
Extract from a speech by the Honourable the Prime Minister during the Cape National Party Congress at East London on 3 September 1975
On this occasion the Prime Minister dealt with the policy of separate development in a particularly effective way. Adv. Vorster also…
Article on the pass law deputation in July 25, 1889
Pirie was, on Thursday last, the scene of a large representative and important gathering of Natives of the district of King William's Town…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
[Extract] What the effect of muzzling a race of people, used to settling differences and difficulties after searching inquiry will be, we…
1946-Press Reports on the Campaign
Bibliographical Data
In the preparation of the introductory essays in this volume, heavy reliance has been placed on the documents collected by the editors and…
Chronology
1935 May, Joint Select Committee of Parliament tables the Representation of Natives Bill and the Native Trust and Land Bill October, Italy…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Sons and daughters of Africa: On behalf of the Executive Committee of the African National Congress, I have…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
INTRODUCTION: 1. The year 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked by a…
Address by I. B. Tabata, AAC Conference, December 16,1941
I must admit at the outset that when we first met in this hall six years ago, we and our people, who looked spell-bound at Convention,…
Address on Behalf of the Graduating Class at Fort Hare College, delivered at the “Completers’ Social,” by M. R. Sobukwe, October 21, 1949
Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that reason I will give a…
Fallen Walls: Prisoners of Conscience in South Africa and Czechoslovakia by Jan Karel Coetzee, Lynda Gilfillan, Otakar Hulec
Culture in the New South Africa by Robert Kriger and Abebe Zegeye
One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
1. Name And Jurisdiction The Organization shall be known as the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union Yase Natal (hereinafter referred…
Address by Selby Msimang, President, Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of South Africa, July 23, 1921
At Thursday evening's session of the Industrial Commercial Workers (Amalgamated) Union of South Africa, Mr. Selby Msimang (president)…
Address on disturbances in Bloemfontein location, by I. J. Nthatisi, March 4, 1919
At the request of the leaders of the location, the Resident Magistrate, Mr. J. Ashburnham, and the Mayor of Bloemfontein Mr. D. A. Thomson,…
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
1. WHEREAS there existed in the Provinces of the Union of South Africa several small and Independent Associations, Organisations or…
Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia by Melvin E. Page
Chaka by Thomas Mofolo and Daniel P. Kunene
Emperor Shaka the Great: A Zulu Epic by Mazisi Kunene
Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa’s “Attracting Capital to Africa” Summit, 19-22 April 1997; Chantilly Virgiana, USA
Chairperson, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is not given to every generation that it should be present during and participate…
Address by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of the 48th General Assembly of the World Medical Association (WMA) 25 October 1996
Introduction (Chairperson...) Minister Zuma Dr Moulin, President of the WMA Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to address…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
Honourable Guests, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, MPs, Provincial Executive Council members, Directors General, Leaders of the union…
Address by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at teh Development Planning Summit Hosted by the Intergovernmental Forum, 27 November 1995
"A NATIONAL STRATEGIC VISION FOR SOUTH AFRICA" At his inauguration in May 1994, President Mandela declared, "We have at last achieved our…
Address to the Nation by President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008
Fellow South Africans, I have no doubt that you are aware of the announcement made yesterday by the National Executive Committee of the ANC…
A Free Mind: Ahmed Kathrada’s Notebook from Robben Island By Ahmad M. Kathrada, Sahm Venter
A Life’s Mosaic: The Autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala by Phyllis Ntantala
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the SA-USA Business and Finance Forum, Roosevelt Hotel, New York, 23 September 1999
Chairperson, Mr Al Gore, US Vice President, Mr Jim Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, Ministers here Present, Excellencies…
Address at the AGM of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 27 September, 1999
Your Excellency, President Benjamin Mkapa Chairperson of the Forum, Justice Lewis Makame Chairperson of the Electoral Commissions of…
Address to the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 28 October 1999
Chairperson of the NCOP, Honourable Premiers, Honourable Members of the House, Ladies and Gentlemen; I would like to thank you most…
Address at the Commonwealth Business Forum, Johannesburg 9 November 1999
Chairperson of the Forum, the Rt Hon the Earl Cairns, Vice Chairperson, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief…
Address at the opening of The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Durban 12 November 1999
Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Leaders of…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Millennium Debate of the Joint Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 19 November 1999
Madam Speaker; Presiding Officers of the National Legislature; Premiers; and Honourable Members We meet today on the premises of the…
Address On World Aids Day, 1 December 1999
People of South Africa, Today we mark World AIDS Day. As South Africans, we participate in the World AIDS Day events as part of our…
Address at the South African Millenium Trust Launch, Kyalami 19 November 1998
Master of Ceremonies, "The tree of our bitterness has come full leaf: and the fall of our century will carry the foliage away: we…