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17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… of Vrededorp, Johannesburg, wrote on 17 August 1906 to the Chief Traffic Manager of the Railways. He insisted … was not binding on him, and defends cogently…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… and devoted service rendered by the following individuals to the building of an egalitarian society based on the … 1. Pragji Desai and Parvatiben Desai…
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
… 1950, by Allison Drew In this statement an attempt is made to indicate the lines on which our work among Africans in urban areas should take. The statement…
Business leaders pay tribute to Mandela by staff writer, December 8 2013
… COMPANIES and business organisations on Friday reacted to the death on Thursday night of former president Nelson … Here are some highlights: ”¢ Mandela…
Address to the SANC Local Government Conference, 30 July 1999 Johannesburg
… Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: I am pleased to be here to address this important occasion. This conference on local … SADC community is a truly…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… African National Congress. The policyof the Movement is to eliminate discrimination and racialism in ourcountry and to establish a free and democratic South…
BiographyAli Bacher
… If Ali Bacher's commitment to cricket had ended after his playing days, he would have … skilful and a deft manager of men - who led South Africa to a 4-0…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… 350 years, Black people in South Africa had been subject to exceedingly unjust laws designed, firstly to subjugate them and incorporate their lands into the…
Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R. Roux, 10 October 1928
… by Allison Drew Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R. Roux, 10 October 1928 INDUSTRIAL and COMMERCIAL … Dear Roux Dr. Norman Leys, of…
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
… rejected the planned move in the Cape Province to remove non-White voters from the common municipal roll. The Association gave its executive a mandate to…
Statement to the Press by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 16 November 1984
… delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU … that it was of extreme importance that…
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… In 1916, the South African government agreed to recruit Black people to assist the British in World War 1 by providing labour. There were to be 10 000 people…
BiographySolomon Kerzner
… gave them birth. Jointly and severally, they lay claim to a name that is greater than the sum of their parts: … this is the hemi-demi-semi-land you are…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… the details of the ship’s sinking . The Minister went on to announce the names of the White men who had lost their … away, the Minister outlined the…
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… the details of the ship’s sinking. The Minister went on to announce the names of the White men who had lost their … away, the Minister outlined the…
EventThe Native Affairs Commission went once more to Ntabelanga for negotiations
… the Native Affairs Commission (NAC) went once more to Ntabelanga near Queenstown, Eastern Cape. The Israelites had squatted at Ntabelanga where they used to…
SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
… during his trial for rape. He denies rape but admits to consensual sex, and said he was ready to marry his accuser. Remarks about HIV made by Mr Zuma in ……
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
… is the transfer of power from the white minority regime to the people as a whole. This will usher in a new era … All the pillars of the struggle had grown…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… On his release, he went into exile in Mexico, but returned to Cuba in 1959 and staged the Cuban Revolution. The Baptiste … The United States broke all ties…
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… of African Unity (OAU), predecessor of the African Union to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s plea to the OAU followed…
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
… Addis Video Art Festival: ALMA MARTHA is very excited to be hosting a selection of videos from the Addis Video Art … Liza Grobler, Lebohang Kganye and…
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
… Tambo. As we celebrate President O.R Tambos contribution to the struggle of the ANC in difficult times in the history … years, the City of Reggio Emilia…
Document 31 - Letter from E.R. Roux to Victor Danchin, 6 March 1929
… 1950, by Allison Drew Document 31 - Letter from E.R. Roux to Victor Danchin, 6 March 1929 … is concerned. However, we are gradually settling down to the "new…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… along the route. They again swapped later in the race to allow Motsoeneng to complete. Motsoeneng obtained 9th position and won a prize amounting to just…
EventThe SACBC urges that lawful means be used to resist Apartheid
… letter, stating that lawful means must be used to fight against injustices of apartheid rules. The Bishops … racial groups. Colour must never be permitted to…
ArchiveLetter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General, to Dear Comrades
… from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General to ANC Chief Representatives, Regional Treasury Officials, … National Congress of South Africa…
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… 1964, by Allison Drew Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956 Botany Dept University … John, It would be peculiar if I had the same…
ArchiveEducation is the key to change in South Africa by G. R. Bozzoli
… in attitudes. The effects of segregating schools has led to a system of segregated universities in South Africa. The drive to open all universities in South…
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… The Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end The Berlin…
EventThe ANC sends a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk
… National Congress (ANC) sent a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in…