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EventSandra Smith is the last woman to be executed in South Africa
… hanging at Pretoria Central Prison. She was the last woman to be executed in South Africa. Smith had been convicted … common, with the gallows able to hang…
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… Prior to 1870, the Damara people occupied most of central Namibia, … When the first Europeans visited Namibia they were a group of semi-nomadic gardeners,…
EventSwaziland welcomes SA’s offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu
… The Swaziland government welcomed South Africa's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claims the territory is…
EventRobert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years
… the Rhodesian nationalist leader Robert Mugabe returned to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years. Mugabe had … Front (ZANU-PF) in Mozambique and had…
EventUN troops arrive in Congo to help deal with the political crisis
… United Nations (UN) troops arrived to help deal with the political crisis following … secession of Katanga fuelled the province of South Kasai to declare…
Albert Luthuli`s message from Oslo to the South African people, 5 December 1961
… of acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize my thoughts go out to the people back home. I have thought of you, my loyal … by the size and spontaneity of the…
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
… Congress, South Africans and the world at large continues to mourn the passing the Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Comrade … Nelson Mandela. The ANC expresses its…
EventClayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detention
… Clayton Sithole was the last political activist to die in detention. He died in John Vorster Square police … Nelson Mandela . At the time of his arrest,…
Letter from the ANC Department of Political Education to Comrade Steve Benjamin
… Invitation to attend a meeting with Professor Johan Degenaar from Stellenbosch University to exchange ideas on the question of nation-building in South ……
Letter from Zithulele N Cindi to the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO)
… A letter of invitation from Zithulele N Cindi, Black Peoples Convention, to the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO) to attend the 2nd Annual…
Letter from Terrence Tryon to the African Teachers Association of South Africa
… The letter is an invitation to members of the South African Students Organisation to the 9th annual general students council meetingto be held … Letter from…
A collection of videos and audio files that relate to the Oliver Tambo
… This is an archive of videos pertaining to Oliver Tambo : Oliver Tambo's house in Muswell Hill, London N10 (video) A tribute to Oliver Tambo by members of…
Letter from R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, to Alexander M Haig
… Letter from Pik Botha, Minster of Foreign Affairs, to US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig regarding the … Ministers held in Luxembourg on 17 May 1982 in…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Peace Convention, 4 October 1956, Johannesburg
… with the question of freedom, for peace without freedom is a mockery Freedom cannot flower to its best except in a climate of peace. For oppressed people…
Letter from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and National Executive
… National Union of Students, Neville Curtis, quoting from a letter from C.D.T. Sibisi informing him that the University … Black Section Student Representative…
EventSouth Africa wins the 2010 bid to host the Soccer World Cup
… was made in Zurich, where South Africa was represented by a delegation that included Nelson Mandela and Head of the … Danny Jordan. South Africa beat Morocco…
Document 25 - Response by Nelson Mandela to De Klerk’s 2 July 1992 memorandum
… dated 14 July 1997. COSATU is disappointed at the threats to withdraw the Bill if Labour and Business do not reach an … on areas in deadlock. COSATU does not…
EventSebe seeks International Court of Justice to mediate in the ‘Kei dispute
… the Ciskei 'homeland' government, announces that in order to reach a settlement of dispute between his government and that of … officers. The military…
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… in Pretoria's Old Synagogue and in November 1962 sentenced to five years' imprisonment for incitement and illegally … at Pretoria Central Prison before he…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
… Series The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African … is also informed by participant…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… believed that the same system used by Natural Scientists to classify animals and plants according particular … left behind. This theory of evolution was…
Gary Player wins the US Open golf tournament to become only the fourth winner to earn all four top-pro golf titles. Player, fro
… Gary Player wins the US Open golf tournament to become only the fourth winner to earn all four top-pro golf titles. Player, fro …
Gary Player wins the US Open golf tournament to become only the fourth winner to earn all four top-pro golf titles. Player, fro
… Gary Player wins the US Open golf tournament to become only the fourth winner to earn all four top-pro golf titles. Player, fro …
Anglo-Boer War 2 -ZAR General De la Rey arrests ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to …
For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives
… Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, … time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote…
Statement at a special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th birthday, April 10, 1978
… Statement at a special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th birthday, April 10, 1978 …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Paardeberg, which was to last up to 27 February, starts with an attack by the British under Maj
… Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa; SA National Museum of Military … Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Paardeberg, which was…
Ernest Methuen Mancoba, SA born artist who left for Paris to further his studies in 1938 and never returned to SA, is born in B
… Ernest Methuen Mancoba, SA born artist who left for Paris to further his studies in 1938 and never returned to SA, is born in B …
On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest
… On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest …
On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest
… On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest …