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Message to the People of South Africa on the 68th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1980
… the war machinery to suppress us. More than five million Africans have been rendered stateless. More than three million Africans have been affected by the…
Black ViewPoint - Black Development by Njabulo Ndebele
… be known as the people of South Africa, or simply as South Africans. The racial group, on the other hand, is a … There is also the added vice of…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons: Oliver Tambo, 29 October 1985, London
… are Coloureds, there are Indians and, of course, there are Africans, all of them supportive of the African National … : Please. TAMBO : Sanctions in any case…
Chapter 5 - TOWARDS PEOPLE’S WAR
… The 1984 constitution opened the Party to "all South Africans over the age of 18 who accept the programme and … racial breakdown (in terms of numbers) of…
Address of President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the opening of the second session of the Democratic Parliament Cape Town, 17 February 1995
… instinct to pillory and burn people at the stake. As South Africans, with our particular history, we must be extremely … our firm commitment to build a…
Archive1995 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 17 February 1995
… instinct to pillory and burn people at the stake. As South Africans, with our particular history, we must be extremely … our firm commitment to build a…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1980
… the war machinery to suppress us. More than five million Africans have been rendered stateless. More than three million Africans have been affected by the…
EventNational Party refuses to serve on Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry
The South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha lashed out on the Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry concerning the future of Natal. Botha said that the National…
PlaceMakhandra Aerodrome, Grahamstown
Grahamstown has a small Airport. There are two larger Airports located in close proximity to Grahamstown. The closest is the Port Elizabeth Airport which is…
PlaceCyril Ceoghegan Cycling Track, Durban
The track is named after champion cyclist and ex SACF (South African Cycling Federation) president, Cyril Geoghegan. It is situated in Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal,…
EventANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally
African National Congress's deputy president Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 300 000 in Port Elizabeth in what was described as South Africa's biggest ever…
Archive2023 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2023
… of all parties, Members of Parliament, Fellow South Africans, It is a great honour to stand before you this … we are concentrating on those issues that…
PlacePrieska
… Hole . Although having been occupied by indigenous South Africans, such as the Bushmen , for generations, it was only … Hole. Although having been occupied…
PlaceBrandfort, Free State
It was established on the Farm in the Free State Province, named "Keerom" (which means "Turn around"). Settlers occupied the Area in the 1830's and the Town…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
Liesbeek River is only 9 km long and arises as several streams off the Eastern slopes of Table Mountain above Kirstenbosch, winding through: 'Bishopscourt,…
EventDale Steyn retires from Test cricket
On 5 August 2019, Dale Steyn South African cricketer announced his retirement from the Test format. He made his Test debut against England in December 2004. In…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa calls for national lockdown for 21 days in South Africa
On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster in terms of section 27 of the Disaster Management Act. This was an urgent…
EventPres Mandela's testimony in SARFU affairs set aside
In providing reasons for the decision of the Pretoria High Court to set the investigation of the Browde Commission into South African Rugby Football Union …
PlaceValdezia Mission Station, Soutpansberg District
Situated in the Soutpansberg District to the south-east of Louis Trichardt is Valdezia Mission Station, an establishment that has come to represent a portion…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
The settlement was founded in 1884 by Scottish railwayman James Douglas Logan, who recognised the area’s potential as a stop along the expanding railway line…
Covert operations
… dispensation acceptable to the majority of South Africans. Phase 1 'Bomb the enemy' (12 June 1986-11 June …
PlaceMqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
Declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Government, Mqhekezweni is a very significant early great place of the Abathembu nation under King…
EventJustice Ludorf convicts thirty men accused of conspiring to overthrow the SWA administration
The presiding judge in the Pretoria terrorist trial, Justice Ludorf convicted the thirty men accused of conspiring to overthrow the South West Africa…
PlaceWallacedene, Cape Town
Wallacedene is an Informal Housing Settlement in the Eastern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. The Settlement was established during the 1980s when the…
EventThe Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government's announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
The Durban Supreme Court cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma region, KwaZulu…
EventSalman Rushdie's visit is still on
Despite an increasing outcry against Salman Rushdie's public lecture from the Islamic Council of Southern Africa, the Weekly Mail (now Mail and Guardian)…
Women’s Food Committees in Cape Town during the 1940s
The political importance of women’s food committees in Cape Town during the 1940s has been emphasised by both Cheryl Walker and Tom Lodge. According to Lodge,…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
Terms You Need to Know: Christopher Columbus arriving in the America. Image Source Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During…
PlaceRichards Bay Airport, Northern Kwa Zulu Natal
This is a Municipal Airport established in 1975. It has since the Year 2000 been managed by the Richards Bay Airport Company through a Concession Arrangement…
PlaceSebokeng Township, Johannesburg
Sebokeng is a middle-class Township in Southern Gauteng. Very near the Industrial Cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. It falls in the Region of the…