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BiographyDJ Ready D (Deon Daniels)
Deon T Daniels aka DJ Ready D, was born in District Six, Cape Town on 11 December 1968, before the residents there were forcibly removed. Ready D and his…
EventSouth Africa wins the 2010 bid to host the Soccer World Cup
On 15 May 2004, the president of the Federation of International Football Association's (FIFA), Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, announced that South Africa would host…
Document 25 - Response by Nelson Mandela to De Klerk’s 2 July 1992 memorandum
COSATU has noted the African National Congress NEC's decisions on the Basic Conditions of Employment as reflected in the statement dated 14 July 1997. COSATU…
EventSimon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrive at the Cape to assist dissatisfied burghers
On 23 June 1792, Simon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrived in the Cape. Both Freykenius and Nederburgh were Commissioner-Generals of…
EventSebe seeks International Court of Justice to mediate in the ‘Kei dispute
Lennox Sebe, leader of the Ciskei 'homeland' government, announces that in order to reach a settlement of dispute between his government and that of the…
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
27 May, 2013 marked for 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela arriving on Robben Island as prisoner. On 5 August they were stopped and arrested just outside the…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
pp. 41 – 49. If the breadwinner was imprisoned I would organise help as much as I could, and all the time I knew it was the right thing to do, just as using…
Address to CODESA by comrade Nelson R. Mandela, President of the ANC 20 December 1991
Chief Justice and Joint Chairpersons; Leaders of Political Parties and Movements; Distinguished Observers from International Organisations; Members of the…
BiographyJan Smiesing
This article was written by Joline Young for SAHO The school Outside of the Slave Lodge, under a tree in Spin Street, enslaved people were auctioned for sale…
Anglo-Boer War 2 -ZAR General De la Rey arrests ex-General Schoeman on his farm near Pretoria for refusing to obey an order to
For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives
Statement at a special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th birthday, April 10, 1978
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Paardeberg, which was to last up to 27 February, starts with an attack by the British under Maj
Ernest Methuen Mancoba, SA born artist who left for Paris to further his studies in 1938 and never returned to SA, is born in B
On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest
On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest
For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives
Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
Prime Minister J.C. Smuts appoints Dr H.J. van der Bijl to the post of Director General of War Supplies, making him, next to Sm
Up to 200 Somali youths hurl rocks at US forces and set tyre barricades ablaze in the belief that American troops shot to death
In Egypt, a 32-year-old housewife is the first woman to file for divorce under a new law that doesn’t require women to prove ph
The ANC agrees to close its military training base in Angola and in return South Africa must stop aid to the rebel Angolan UNIT
Opening Address to the First Conference of the Society of Young Africa
Opening Address to the First Conference of the Society of Young Africa.
Letter from General Secretary of the South African Communist Party to members
Letter from SACP General Secretary to members, listing Communist martyrs. Includes questionnaire.
Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand.
Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand.
Fighting for apartheid.... your right to choose join the end conscription campaign
Silkscreened; black on blue; Fighting for apartheid.... your right to choose join the end conscription campaign
AYCO invites all the youth on a trip to Magaliesberg Via Lion Park
Silkscreened; blue and yellow; AYCO invites all the youth on a trip to Magaliesberg Via Lion Park
Letter from the African National Congress to the People of South Africa
Letter from the African National Congress to the People of South Africa, asking for financial support for the ANC.