STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
CAPE TOWN CITY HALL
10 FEBRUARY 2022
One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March, Lilian Ngoyi
Pietermaritzburg is the Capital and second-largest City, in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and named after two leaders of the Voortrekkers: 'Pieter Retief and Gert Maritz', who had arrived here in 1837. The Village was later taken over and made into a British military garrison, as a defence in case of attacks.
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A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionary.
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Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976. Photo by John Paisley
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A certificate of slavery for an infant named Sophie, dated 1827 Cape of Good Hope.
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Riot police attempt to block the way of workers leaving a May Day meeting at Khotso House in Johannesburg in May 1985.
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A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home in Cape Town in the 1970s, prior to their forced removal. Photograph by Jansje Wissema.
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