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ArchiveWe the SSRC condemn..., handwritten statement
This handwritten statement of condemnation contains eight points including that of the detentions of BPA members and the violent actions of the police force.
60. Congress and the Non-European Co-operation Conference, 1927
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Even though the South African Indian Congress…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
The South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO) was formed in 1953 at a Coloured People's Convention in Cape Town. The organisation aimed to unite…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
The text that follows is a brief summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. You can read far more detail by going to SAHO's TRC feature In an…
ArchiveCHAPTER 6 - Towards a Broad Front and Other Desirable Accidents, January 1981 - January 1983 by Howard Barrell
"[B]y sheer accident, despite the [ANC] military's wishes, for the first time, military work was a complement to political work... [V]isibly through the media,…
Keynote address on the launch of Mafika Gwala’s Collected Poems Howard College, UKZN, 6 October 2016 by Mandla Langa
… from SASO, the South African Students Organization, or BPC, Black People’s Convention, who operated under the rubric …
EventForces loyal to Zambian president Frederick Chiluba quash a coup by a handful of disgruntled military officers, arresting nine men including the captain who said an angel told him to overthrow the government
In October 1997, the soldiers broke into an arms depot, assaulted army officers and seized state broadcasting studios. Captain Stephen Lungu, calling himself…
EventParliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki resigned as president of the Republic South Africa on Sunday 21 September 2008. Parliament convened on Monday 22 September and accepted…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
1902 31 May, The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Anglo-Boer War that began in 1899. The Treaty is signed between Boer and British leaders. 1908 12…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
Dr Frene Noshir Ginwala was born on 25 April 1932 in Johannesburg in what was then the Province of the Transvaal (now Gauteng Province). Her politics would be…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village…
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, conferred by the World Peace Council on…
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, conferred by the World Peace Council on the…
EventTaliep Petersen was born on this day.
One of South Africa’s best known theatre personalities was born on this day in District Six. He produced and directed some of the most well-known musicals in…
PlaceCameroon
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also because of the country's great variety…
PlaceThe Owl House
The Owl House is a Museum in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Helen Martins, an outsider or self-taught Artist and Owner of Owl House, turned her…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
South African singer Miriam Makeba dies at the age of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama…
Chapter 7 - SANSCO:The Ideology and Politics of Non-Racialism, the Freedom Charter and National Liberation
… organisations. Instead, in a reversal of the SASO-BPC genesis and relationship, it came from an Azanian …
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 9 - Postscript - South Africa: The Present as History
… Organisation (SASO) and the Black People's Convention (BPC), have condemned outright any collaboration whatsoever … ideological intent given this concept by…
EventUganda gains independence
The East African country Uganda gained independence from Great Britain as a parliamentary democratic monarchy with traditional kingdoms Ankole, Buganda,…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
Awards Archbishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, world renowned preacher and strident voice against apartheid,…
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was born in Kimberley on 28 October 1908 to Ernest Oppenheimer and Mary Lina Pollock. Oppenheimer completed his primary education…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot in the head by a gunman.
Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan socialist political leader who led the country to independence in 1962. He became prime minister of Uganda and later…
EventEgyptian women files divorce under new law
Thirty-two year old Egyptian women, Waffa Mossaad Gabr, was the first to file for divorce under a new and highly opposed law that doesn't require women to…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
Liberia was 'founded' by the American Colonisation Society (ACS) in 1822 and was to serve as the home of freed slaves from the United States. Although Liberia…
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
On 9 July 1998 President Nelson Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by accompanying Queen Elizabeth II on a…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his…
Address at the Opening of the Second Session of the South African-Algerian Bi-National Commission, 17 October 2001
Your Excellency, President Bouteflika, Your Excellencies, Ministers and Ambassadors, The Business Delegations from Algeria and South Africa, Distinguished…
EventChris Katongo, Zambian football player, is born
Christopher Katongo was born on 31 August 1982 in Mufulira, Zambia. After playing for a few local teams, he moved to South Africa and joined Jomo Cosmos…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa The Mineral…