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Message by Albert Luthuli to the Seventh Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, 5 February 1954, Durban
… fight against forces of oppression in our land. The way before us may be long and dusty, but ultimate success must be … National Congress leadership is…
ArchiveBirth of a reggae superstar 3 August 1964 by Sam Mathe
… professional career as a bench warmer at Mamelodi Sundowns before he found his scoring boots with the then mighty … Oom Hansie didn’t last long. He was a…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
… Kloof Nek has been an important pass for centuries. Long before roads were built, it was used by Khoi herders, farmers … Walking them today is to follow the…
PlaceOnze Molen, Durbanville
… was granted a further 36 morgen in 1812. In 1837, not long before he died, the entire property was sold to Mezst van der Spuy Meyburgh, who probably built…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… era. He played for almost his entire career in exile before passing away in West Berlin, Germany at the age of 39. … band that performed for a short period…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1948
… connected with our mission. It was still a few days before the United Nations session and the delegation from … by South Africa for reference to the…
Statement by Denis Goldberg, ANC at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
… Ibrahim Ishmael is now on trial, having been brought before the court after being kidnapped in Swaziland. Our comrade …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the General Assembly of the African Ombudsman Association (AOA): Misty Hills Conference Centre, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg: 11 April 2005.
… then when that army car drove furiously, went into reverse before it had time to stop going forward and backed at high … joint owners of the end product…
Comrade Keith Khoza`s father being buried on Saturday, 3 February 2011
… with a short service at the Khoza family home in Nquthu before burial. Issued by: Jackson Mthembu National …
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… recollection of the Coloured community of the area before the Group Areas Act was put into place in the 1950’s. …
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… at Lindley. The war continued for another two years before a treaty was signed in Vereeniging in 1902, paving the …
EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… involvement in the murky world of arms dealing began long before the UN arms and oil embargo on South Africa. According …
EventZola Budd breaks a world record
… achievement. Kristiansens's record stood for 15 years before Budd broke it. The event took place without any …
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… Mxenge. In 1996, Coetzee had to appear again, this time before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. …
EventSeven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National Park
… Park. Witnesses saw the four men lock the bucks in a camp before beating them to death with sticks and pipes after …
EventJustin Alexander (Alex) La Guma, SA novelist, short story writer and political activist, is born in Cape Town
… time in jail to write. He later went to exile in England before returning to his father’s native country Cuba, where …
EventStephen Appiah, retired Ghanaian footballer is born
… Brescia Calcio and Juventus. The last team he played for before retiring was Serbian team Vojvodina. …
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… PAC. Mandela spent seven months at Pretoria Central Prison before he was transferred to Robben Island. …
EventZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ is dynamited
… was dynamited by its crew under Lieutenant H Du Toit before falling into British hands at Bergplaas, 46 kilometres …
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… the next session would begin in March 1992. Two months before CODESA 2, the five working groups began their … Rights and a legal system that guarantees…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… First the battalion needed medical attention and rest. Before sending men home for a period of recuperative leave … fresh training in gunnery, signalling,…
Chapter X - Final word
… the morning of 1 July, I did not know what to expect. Even before the bans were due to expire I was invited to open a … of the Freedom Charter and to live by…
Executive summary of the statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC, Mangaung 8 January 2012
… the demon of racism and tribalism and face the challenge before them. The following year, the people of Southern … comrades who passed away during 2011, who…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2012
… the demon of racism and tribalism and face the challenge before them. The following year, the people of Southern … comrades who passed away during 2011, who…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the release of the 20 Year Review: South Africa 1994 to 2014, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 11 March 2014
… forward. We have had ten year and fifteen years reviews before, which cumulatively contributed to the review document … and freedom of sexual orientation…
41. Statement of Indians to the Transvaal Constitution Committee, 1906
… Government in the Transvaal, Indians presented their case before the Constitution Committee. They were worried because … an estimated population of over 12…
Nelson Mandela and the last Afrikaner leaders by Hermann Giliomee (Politics Web), 12 May 2015
… by the European colonial powers that had started two years before. He pointed out the contrast between the empires … trial, which started in 1956, dragged on…
ArchiveMandela's release - what a day this was in our history
… no means of communication the next day – and it was long before the days of cell phones! I left the office and drove into town just before noon on the day…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… activist from 1954-1996 and was a Pan-Africanist stalwart. Before separating from the Pan-African Congress, Makwetu had …