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ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 2 September 1982, Volume 3
… of Churches), of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable … Commission of Inquiry into the…
BiographyRuth Naomi Leon
… before starting a fish trade, which improved her family’s financial situation. Although she was born during a … in the Netherlands as well as the Dutch…
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… Peace Prize Laureate in 1960, was President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 1952 until his … Chief Luthuli was the most widely…
ArchiveAfrican languages should be at the center of educational and cultural achievement by Abdi Latif Dahir (Quartz Africa)
… At his farewell speech as the chairman of the African Union in 2004, Mozambique’s then-president Joaquim Chissano surprised African leaders by delivering his…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… a section that was more ‘informal’ settlement in a large family, with both sets of families.His grandfather and father … a ‘formidable structure’ and was a…
ArchiveSettlers and Laborers: The Afterlife of Indenture in Early South African Indian Writing by Nienke Boer
… and Laborers: The Afterlife of Indenture in Early South African Indian Writing by Nienke Boer …
ArchiveAchmat Davids places the Cape Muslims on the South African linguistic map by Muhammed Haron
… Achmat Davids places the Cape Muslims on the South African linguistic map by Muhammed Haron …
ArchiveThe South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today
… Commons licence. Cleophas , F. ( 2023 ). The South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports … The South African Council on Sport at 50: the…
ArchiveThe South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today
… — Original article Francois Cleophas. (2023). The South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports … The South African Council on Sport (SACOS) was…
Archive"The Struggle to be South African": Cultural Politics in Durban, Contesting Indian Identity in the Public Sphere
… "The Struggle to be South African": Cultural Politics in Durban, Contesting Indian … John-Naidu, A.J. (2005). "The Struggle to be South African": Cultural…
ArchiveThe ‘Indian Chap’: Recollections of a South African Underground Trainee in Mao's China by Nandha Naidoo
… South African Historical Journal … Naidoo (2012) The ‘Indian Chap’: Recollections of a South African Underground Trainee in Mao's China, South African…
Myburgh Streicher, Cape leader of the UP and five followers form the South African Party
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political … Cape leader of the UP and five followers…
EventDr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies …
National Consultative Conference on the African National Congress 17 – 19th November 2017
… National Consultative Conference on the African National Congress 17 – 19th November 2017 …
ArchiveAfricans in Cape Town: State Policy and Popular Resistance, 1936-73 by B Kinkead-Weekes
BiographyViolet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger
… 1894 in Scotland. She emigrated to South Africa with her family in 1904. She was a member of the white Native …
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
… the representatives of the national organisations of the African and Indian people, representing the Executives of the African National Congress and the…
BiographyMary Malete
… South Africa (FEDUSA) and the first president of the South African Confederation of Trade Unions (SACOTU). She served on … workers union. At the age of 18,…
BiographyVuyani Goniwe
… together with Bandile Ketelo and Mgcini Mali to join the African National Congress’s (ANC) military wing, uMkhonto … DNA tests in 2013. Goniwe’s remains were…
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… driver Tom Pryce died on the tracks during the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami on 5 March 1977. The horrific … driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… Early History Few Southern African indigenous groups have so captured the interest of … Mahlangu, to follow his father. As a result the ruling family, which…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… Party of South Africa might have on Afrikaner, and later African, working class. However the Act was not solely … Intimidation Amendment Act, Act No 138 of…
Statement by the ANC on the Invasion of Angola by South African Troops by O. R. Tambo, 31 October 1975
… The recent invasion of Angola by South African troops is the most dangerous crisis faced by Africa … of the Vorster fascist regime. For their part, the South…
EventSA to be admitted to the African Games provided that competitions in SA are held without racial discrimination.
… The Secretary-General of the Supreme African Sports Council, Jean-Claude Ganga, said he would admit white South Africans to the African Games provided that…
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
… Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma's Address to African Congress", The Guardian, 18 December 1947 … his presidential address to the annual conference…
ArchiveMeeting between a South African delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: Santa Maria, Sal Island, 31 October 1984, Af
… of an afternoon session of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United States delegation to discuss … Meeting between a South African…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979)
… for non-racial and normal sport; Legislation and South African sport; The anti-apartheid sports movements and South … non-racial sports movements in South…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979
… for non-racial and normal sport; Legislation and South African sport; The anti-apartheid sports movements and South … non-racial sports movements in South…
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… in 1911. He then left for London and wrote for the African Times and Orient Review, where he developed his ideas … Association (UNIA), in which his ideal of…
Closing remarks to the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, 03 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
… Leader, Moummar Gaddaffi, current Chairperson of the African Union, Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,…