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BiographyBishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba
… such as parliamentary debates by Sam Khan a communist MP to read. As a consequence, Mogoba joined the African … the University of Fort Hare, his father…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
… Later his parents farmed in Cliffdale an area on the way to Pietermartizburg. The Second World War interrupted his schooling. Together with his cousins he…
BiographyKing Cetshwayo
… their kingdom near Delagoa Bay. Mpande was sent to demand tribute and annex the newly established kingdom … were defeated by Shoshangane’s force and he was…
EventVan Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament
… of Justice Van Wyk de Vries, appointed in 1968 to investigate the activities of South Africa's White … and the University of South Africa (UNISA), was…
Albie Sachs: From freedom fighter to justice on South Africa’s Constitutional Court by Morris Arvoy
… by South African security agents during the arduous fight to end apartheid. Sachs, 78, went on to help negotiate South Africa’s peaceful transition from the …
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to ravage the areas with heavy rains. The heavy rains, which … once again ravaged by heavy floods…
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… which is now part of the Kwazulu-Natal province, refused to follow British instructions to take up arms against the Boer Republics during the South ……
EventJomo Kenyatta, believed to be Mau Mau leader, is convicted
… the supposed Mau Mau leader, was convicted and sentenced to seven years (through the use of false testimony) in Kenya. … Lari massacre that happened on 26…
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… send our sincere and brotherly greetings and best wishes to you all, and to your individual families. Through you, we greet all our … Mission of our movement…
EventThe SA Cricket team is re-admitted to international cricket
… known as the Proteas, played their debut on their return to international cricket against India at Calcutta, India. … the South African government's…
EventThe historic Tana Baru Muslim cemetery is forced to close
… No. 4 of 1883. Following the granting of religious freedom to Muslims in 1804, the Batavian government granted the first piece of land for a Muslim cemetery …
ArchiveLetter from Saths Cooper to My dear brothers and sisters
… letter of support and motivation from Saths Cooper to members of the Black People's Convention (BPC) prior to a court proceeding. … Letter from Saths Cooper…
ArchiveLetter from Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Oliver Tambo
… Cable from the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Oliver Tambo detailing financial support being given to the African National Congress for the oppressed…
ArchiveLetter from Hutton and Cook Attorneys addressed to A.W. Goodyear
… Sidney Knott owner of Lyndhurst farm addressed to A.W. Goodyear protesting against the squatter camp on Mr Goodyear's farm which was adjacent to Knott's farm…
ArchiveLetter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary (SACP) to Jack Simons
… Letter from Moses Mabhida to Jack Simons asking him to study the South African Communist Party Programme and … Letter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary …
ArchiveThe politics of nonracialism: White opposition to apartheid, 1945-1960
… Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford, for … in particular on the emergence of a white opposition to apartheid. … The…
BiographyMorgan Gonaseelan Naidoo
… His father died when he was still young, and he was forced to leave school in grade 9 to find work to support his mother and two sisters. Naidoo … body was…
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… Colony. His father was a senior councillor (umphakathi) to the Paramount Chief, Sandile Nggika. The decade during … acquiring primary school education,…
BiographyParamount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo
… Sabata as heir, but the truth of the matter seems to be that he was unanimously chosen by a national meeting of … at least once and never matriculated ””…
BiographyEs’kia Mphahlele
… stories, two verse plays and a fair number of poems. “Add to these, two anthologies edited, essay collections, … Nobel Prize nomination for literature and…
EventCiskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence
… Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence. The National Assembly, consisting … day. The date of Sebe's election as president seems…
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… ANC headquarters Chief Albert Luthuli House has resolved to move the venue for the hearing involving ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leaders to another location…
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… Joe Kachingwe was appointed Malawi's first Ambassador to South Africa and assumes office in Pretoria on 29 July … missions between Malawi and South Africa…
EventA memorandum containing a proposed constitutional dispensation is delivered to the CPRC
… of a proposed constitutional dispensation was delivered to the Coloured Persons' Representative Council (CPRC)by the … and twenty nominated members. It had…
BiographyDawood Seedat
… Seedat, who had nine children, one of whom, Ahmed, moved to Durban to educate his sons Dawood, Hoosen, Mohammed, and Moosa. … refused to allow this …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… once more today as the SANDF holds the second parade to honour and recognise the contribution of members of the … or gesture. It is a constitutional and…
ArchiveLetter addressed to the Churchwardens and councillors, Christ Church Kei Road describing events leading to the eviction of farm workers from Wolseley Estate
… Letter relating to the eviction of farm workers from Wolseley Estate and the … Letter addressed to the Churchwardens and councillors, Christ Church Kei Road…
Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by O. R. Tambo, Iran, 13 February 1979
… and the oppressed masses of South Africa we express to you our immense joy at the glorious success of the Iranian … victory therefore constitutes an enormous…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… a Catholic mission school in Half Assini, Nkrumah went on to train and work as a teacher at the Government Training … in 1930. During this period Nkrumah…
BiographyCurtis Nkondo
… (now Maputo), Mozambique, then under Portuguese rule, to escape poverty and came to South Africa with her sons. She settled near Pretoria … the fraud. He…