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The ANC’s attempt to become the sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa by Martin Plaut
… the “sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa.” It was a title which had been given to SWAPO of … Nations, fed up with the endless…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Hilda Bernstein joins the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) while Josie Palmer becomes a member of the … rights be extended. July, The Executive…
BiographyDali Tambo
… the inhuman injustices happening in Apartheid South Africa. The idea was to popularise the liberation struggle … artists to adhere to a cultural boycott of…
BiographyDr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy
… of one large classroom divided into two, catering for all children from Class One (Grade 1) to Std. VI (Grade 8). … 1966, Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd , the prime…
EventSouth Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region
… in Maseru. It was marked by further criticism of South Africa's foreign policy and deliberate interference in the … but distinctive settings: the regional…
BiographyMagnus Malan
… viewed domestic and foreign threats to white rule in South Africa as a “total onslaught” that could only be answered … activists, David Webster and Anton…
BiographyRoelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha
… attended the Hoer Volkskool, Potchefstroom, and was a good all-round pupil, becoming chairman of debating society, head … the South West African case …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
… Dumelang! Molweni! Abuxheni! I am honoured to address all our fellow South Africans from this podium in the … of our government, I convey the warmest…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … people of an independent source of livelihood - above all, of their land and…
Statement at the 50th Session of the OAU Coordinating Committee for the Liberation Of Africa by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 13 May 1988
… National Congress and the struggling people of South Africa, to convey revolutionary greetings to the participants … the freedom of Namibia and South Africa…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa Durban, 17 July 1998
… you at your annual conference in Umtata in 1994, we were all still celebrating the fresh victory of democracy. At that … to protect the social, economic and…
ArchiveConsultation of SA church leaders on racism in South Africa, Hammanskraal, 11-15 February, 1980
… background information on a consultation of South Africa church leaders on racism in South Africa, presented at Hammanskraal 11-15 February 1980. ……
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… and addressing the lack of social services in South Africa. It was also geared to promote sustainable economic … South Africa signs agreement with…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… ethnic tensions or produce a constitution acceptable to all sections of the country. Its efforts to abolish the … Nigeria becomes the first Anglophone…
BiographyAlan Robert Lipman
… Aalto. He officially joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in 1948 because “it was then the only organisation where people from all races came…
BiographyHestrie Cloete
… second. Her achievements include two gold medals at the All-Africa Games (1995 and 1999), three gold medals at the … Who’swho Southern Africa. Hestrie Cloete…
BiographyFihla Christmas Tinto
… In 1961 Tinto was amongst the delegates who attended the All-Africa Conference held in Pietermaritzburg in Natal. During …
BiographyAri Sitas
… key intellectuals of the post 1980s generation in South Africa. He is a professor and the head of the Sociology … own words a new knowledge commons which is…
BiographyReggie Williams
… to consolidate the process of racial segregation in South Africa. The apartheid state prided itself on being an … for sanctions against South Africa was…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… Museum Council, Comrades, ladies and gentlemen: First of all, I thank the Council of the Luthuli Museum for giving me … award as a recognition of the…
ArchiveThe last demonstration held by the Black Sash on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall, September 1963. All gatherings in the vicinity of the City Hall have now been banned.
… the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall, September 1963. All gatherings in the vicinity of the City Hall have now been …
’Impose Comprehensive and Mandatory Sanctions Against South Africa’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference on Sanctions Against South Africa, Unesco House Paris, 21 May 1981
… ’Impose Comprehensive and Mandatory Sanctions Against South Africa’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference on Sanctions Against South Africa…
Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, during the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Meeting of Heads of State and Government with CEO’s, Brasilia, Brazil
… Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, during the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Meeting of Heads of State and Government with …
Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South Africa
… to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South Africa …
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
… is when Rev Sykes made her aware of conditions in South Africa that gave rise to this disease. 1946 was also the time … plant. The meeting decided that…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, a woman, Ms Ruth Sando … head of the transitional government, thereby making her Africa's first…
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… On 17 December 1920, South Africa undertook the administration of Namibia (then known as South West Africa). The reason for this was that South West Africa…
EventCharlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born
… Maxeke during her stay in the US. Upon her return to South Africa, Maxeke took up teaching and also took part in … (ANC). She co-founded the Bantu Women’s…
BiographySolomon Tshekisho Plaatje
… including German and Dutch, as well as English and all the major African vernaculars. Advancement in the civil … in Britain until February 1917, when he…
ArchiveOmar Badsha interviewed by Mary Marshall Clark, Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 August 1999
… interviewed by Mary Marshall Clark, Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 August 1999 …