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EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… Arguably the grandest marathon in the world, athletes flock to South Africa from all over the world every year to take part in the race. They run the 90…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… A message from Dr. Y. M. Dadoo to the Indian people Brothers and Sisters The struggle against apartheid and for Freedom has entered a newdecisive phase…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… in London. The demonstrators marched through the streets to the Dorchester Hotel to hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary Mr. J.F. Barnard…
Letter to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 June 1968
… In the course of my address to the session of the Special Committee on Apartheid in Stockholm, I asked the Chairman, Ambassador Marof, to convey to Your…
EventDeputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament
… Africa, the Republican Referendum Bill was introduced to Parliament by the Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs P.W. Botha. The Bill provided that when a…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) city' were enacted, … this Act allowed for municipal grounds to be…
EventEgypt is placed under martial law in response to widespread riots against the British
… From 1951 to 1952 Egypt was ravaged by violence and anti-British … Many stores, cinemas, hotels and offices were damaged as a result of these riots. During…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… by great political and socio-economic inequality. In order to address this, the African National Congress (ANC) along … establishment of 500 new clinics. The…
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… at the insistence of the Prime Minister P. W. Botha as a result of his involvement in the Information Scandal . … the knowledge of then Prime Minister, B.J…
EventUN report accuses Katangan President and Congo President of conspiracy to murder Patrice Lumumba
… President, Joseph Kasavubu, were accused of conspiracy to murder ex-premier Patrice Lumumba in a UN report. Lumumba died on 13 February 1961. It has always ……
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… Representatives of the United States of America approved a Bill that would impose stricter sanctions against South Africa. This was in response to…
ArchiveGetting to know Omar from the inside out by Robyn Sassen, February 19, 2019
… is out of your line of sight. In this 1989 photograph of a trade union meeting at the University of Cape Town, photographer Omar Badsha (b. 1945) peers with…
ArchiveLetter from Sipho Buthelezi, Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Brothers/Sisters
… Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention to Brothers/Sisters written as a reminder to Black South Africans to commemorate the Sharpeville ……
ArchiveLetter from N. Botlani and Z. Peter addressed to Dr Viljoen, Minister of Cooperation and Development
… Botlani and Z. Peter, representing Glenmore Removal Group to Dr. Viljoen, Minister of Co-operation and Development requesting for Glenmore residents to be…
Message to the World Festival of Youth and Students by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, July 1985
… Freedom and Justice. We count on your continued support to bring to fruition the ideas enshrined in the Freedom Charter - the … liberation movement, adopted…
ArchivePersonal notes of the conversations with his Excellency President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on 23 September 1988 to be conveyed directly to His Excellency President Pieter W Botha
… A translation of the personal notes of President Dos Santos … President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on 23 September 1988 to be conveyed directly to His…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at meeting to commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to condemn the 600-year alliance between Britain and Portugal, London, 20 June 1973
… Statement by Oliver Tambo at meeting to commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to condemn the 600-year alliance between Britain and …
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
… Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in …
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… The Canadian government offered a second contingent of troops consisting of infantry, cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South…
EventSouth Africa gets a new R5 coin with distinct security features designed to outsmart counterfeiters
… Around 2003/2004, a counterfeit R5 coin was circulating in South Africa. … match of the original, the coin was convincing enough to fool many people. This…
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… trialists were charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the South African government. This after a raid by security police at Lilliesleaf…
EventSouth Africans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the Grand Parade in Cape Town
… On 6 December 2013, Capetonians paid tribute to Nelson Mandela a day after he had passed away. The crowd gathered together … Mandela quotes were placed in…
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
… objection: early alliances and issues leading to the formation of the ECC; building the ECC; the campaign takes off; a changing campaign under the state of…
EventIsmael Mahomed became first black judge appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa
… Judge Ismael Mahomed became first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa. At the … and liberation movements were engaged in…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg …
Chief Albert Luthuli is a political heritage that SA cannot afford to misplace
… Chief Albert Luthuli is a political heritage that SA cannot afford to misplace …
ArchiveIntroduction to the Labour position in the Western Cape: a short historial survey
… Introduction to the Labour position in the Western Cape: a short historial …
ArchiveFrom protest to challenge / Change, Reform and Economic Growth in South Africa
… From protest to challenge / Change, Reform and Economic Growth in South …
ArchivePresidential address to the Twelfth Annual National Conference of the Black Sash
… Presidential address to the Twelfth Annual National Conference of the Black Sash …
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings - From hardship to being a leader by Keitumetse
… Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings - From hardship to being a leader by Keitumetse …