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EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to govern Rwanda and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the territory…
EventThe Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a signatory, is signed in Vienna
… The ozone layer protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation which could … (CFC), which were widely used, could remain trapped in the stratosphere…
EventNelson Mandela is appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council
… Nelson Mandela was appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council during the All Africa Conference attended by 1 400 delegates from … Nelson Mandela…
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… Anti-apartheid organisations united under the umbrella of the United Democratic Front. One of the first steps in creating the front was to establish … The…
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
… On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a week after the latest…
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… The United Nations Security Council began deliberations on the situation in South Africa, under an agenda item entitled: "The situation arising out of the…
Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, reporting back on a meeting … F W de Klerk's speech of 2nd February 1990…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… Fearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, was born to John and Rebecca Fallows on 4 July 1789 … studying, especially subjects like mathematics,…
Statement on the release of the NDC decision, 29 February 2012
… The National Disciplinary Committee of the African National Congress has met and received mitigating and aggravating arguments as per the directive of the…
ArchiveLetter from W P J Schmidt, Chief Director of the Western Cape Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the Western Cape Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the … Letter from W P J…
ArchiveLetter from J C Knoetze, Chief Director of the Oranje-Vaal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the Oranje-Vaal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the … Letter from J C Knoetze,…
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, it consisted of the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Natal and the Cape Province. Dutch and … Giliomee, H…
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ArchiveAnalysis of the Interim report of the [Schlebusch] Commission of Inquiry
… Report by the National Union of South African Students on the conclusions of the Select Committee to investigate four organisations, … Analysis of the…
ArchiveAddress to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School
… Speech made by Jack Simons to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School at the closing ceremony of the 1981-1982 academic year and in … Address to the…
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the Independent Communications Authority of South…
EventThe first plots are sold in Mayfair on the West Rand
… The Johannesburg suburb of Mayfair was laid out the farm Langlaagte No.258, the farm on which gold was discovered in the late 1800s. The … The first plots…
EventThe Labour Party (LP) adopts a resolution to represent the Coloured community
… At its annual conference held in Eshowe, Natal, the Labour Party (LP) adopted a resolution stating that it seeks to represent the Coloured community in a…
‘African Gandhi’: The South African War and the Limits of Imperial Identity by Goolam Vahed
… Mahatma Gandhi achieved greatness for the struggles that he fought on the political, economic, cultural and moral fronts. His ideas about love, truth, soul…
ArchiveCommunique of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… Communique of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, reporting on a meeting of the NEC in early June, 1989. Condemned the…
EventSouth Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
… The South African government approved the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 17 January … Anon, 'Constitution of the African…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 21 May 1962 during the second reading of the General Law Amendment Bill
… to bring to book communist saboteurs who were planning the overthrow of the South African government. This Bill was aimed at … country because these people's…
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… Statement by the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the situation in South Africa and the conduct of armed … Statement of the National Executive…
ArchiveLetter from R H De Wet, Chief Director of the Drakensburg Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the Drakensburg Administration Board to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Drakensburg area…
ArchiveComments on the financial allegations contained in the 4th interim report of the Schlebusch/le Grange Commission
… Comments by Finance Officer, elect, of the National Union of South African Students, refuting claims by the Schlebusch Commission of financial irregularities…
ArchiveAn analysis of the interim report of the Commission of Inquiry
… An analysis of the Schlebusch Commission of Inquiry, including the establishment of the Commission and the operation of the Commission. … An analysis of the…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress: Report of the Office of the Treasurer General
… Report of the Office of the African National Congress Treasurer General to the ANC National Conference in Durban, July 1991. Includes … African National…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… At the beginning of february 1993 it became apparent that most role-players had realized the urgent need for the resumption of multi-party negotiation…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The end of the 1960s was another important phase in the history of the … Chapter 3 - THE…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
… taken nearly two years of talks almost exclusively between the ANC and the NP to address the obstacles preventing multi-party negotiations. The path ……
EventThe Anglican Church joins the growing confrontation between church and state
… The Anglican Church joins the growing confrontation between Church and state in South Africa, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. William Barnett…