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EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
… with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to the fact that they believed the apartheid regime of South Africa was attempting to "divide African…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… it had forwarded 300 applications from its members to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty and was expecting to submit at least another…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… Areas Act, which provided separation of people according to their race. Families that had lived in Cato Manor for a number of years had to move out of their…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war won majority votes. Prior to this special conference, there had been an anti…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
… After numerous attempts to end the Rwandan Civil War, the Arusha Accord was signed in … 1990 when the RPF invaded Rwanda from Uganda in an attempt to…
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
… C-130 crashed in Ejigbo, Lagos. The plane was said to have broken into two after crashing into some palm trees … was done in honour of those who had died in…
EventSouth Africa and Lesotho establish a consultative committee to resolve border disputes
… South Africa and Lesotho decided to establish a consultative committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of … National party (BNP) led…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to govern Rwanda and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the … German retreat. A colonial military…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
… protest against low wages. In total 61,000 workers went on strike. The strikes were relatively peaceful with only two … that existed only in embryonic form…
EventSouth Africa holds a referendum to decide if SA should become a republic
… a republic. The voting age restriction was lowered to eighteen years and included the white voters in South West … a 'No' vote, while the smaller…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… by Allison Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 In the train Patrick Duncan 3 … must be eternally and irrevocably…
Defend the right to sit where you like: resist train apartheid
… Circular convening a meeting to discuss segregation on trains and flyer calling on passengers to resist segregation on trains by sitting in seats marked ……
Garment union backs down on its threat to fire NUTW members
… Industrial Union has backed down on its earlier threat to have workers fired for belonging to the National Union of Textile Workers. … Garment union backs…
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
… near them. It remains a mystery how Dyer managed to survive the highly dangerous 15 hour trip through the tunnel, or how he managed to evade surveillance…
Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome
… first Black shotokan Karateka and the first South African to obtain his 5th Dan diploma in Japan returns home to a hero's welcome. … Sensei Chris Seabelo of…
NUSAS National Directive for health: report to Congress, Cape Town, 1981
… Report by the NUSAS Health Directive to the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South … Students, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 28 November…
Letter addressed to Reverend David Russell from Hutton and Cook Attorneys
… Letter addressed to Reverend David Russell from Hutton and Cook Attorneys … intervention on behalf of farm dwellers (referred to as illegal squatters)evicted…
Presidential address by Alberth Luthuli to the Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Branch of the African National Congress, 5 July 1956
… Chief Albert J. Lutuli, in his presidential address to the annual provincial conference of the Natal African … banning two years ago, speaking with great…
Message to Angolan Government from the South African Government, 3 April 1981
… Message from the South African Government to the Angolan Government, informing them of information … and stating that the SA Government reserves the right to…
ArchiveAppendix 7 South Africa, the transition to democracy and the banning of torture, by Denis Goldberg
… My thanks to Professor Goerling for inviting me to present this paper to the conference on Torture and the … individuals, the elections went off peacefully…
Message from the Permanent Representative, New York, to D W Auret, Cape Town
… Administrator-General that SWAPO guerillas returning to Angola would be interrogated, Mr van Heerden sent a mesaage to Mr Aldana that there would be no…
Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 8 1998
… from the yoke of apartheid, I had the singular honour to address our Summit, for the first time. Today, at the … and must reaffirm this, that our countries…
Circular from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
… appointed by the South African Students Organisation to prepare a critique on NUSAS in terms of its usefulness and to consider if there was a necessity for…
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… chairman of the British Indian Association, explains to the Secretary of the Interior why the campaign was being … the protesters across it. The group…
About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, march to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African involvemen
… About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, march to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African involvemen …
Five American nuns in Liberia are shot to death near the capital Monrovia; the killings are blamed on rebels loyal to Charles T
… Five American nuns in Liberia are shot to death near the capital Monrovia; the killings are blamed on rebels loyal to Charles T …
’Black reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, Syracuse, 1 March 1973
… ’Black reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, …
The University of Stellenbosch alumni decide not to ask for a review of the decision to confer an honorary doctorate on Bram Fi
… The University of Stellenbosch alumni decide not to ask for a review of the decision to confer an honorary doctorate on Bram Fi …
President Thabo Mbeki is consulting with west African leaders ahead of an emergency trip to Ivory Coast to settle the latest un
… with west African leaders ahead of an emergency trip to Ivory Coast to settle the latest un …
South African Airways (SAA) announces that it will not fly to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) due to disturbances in the c
… South African Airways (SAA) announces that it will not fly to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) due to disturbances in the c …