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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Second Joint Sitting of the Third Democratic Parliament Cape Town: February 11 2005
… guests, friends and comrades; People of South Africa: As we open this Second Session of our Third … we celebrate this year - that, "South Africa belongs to…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
… in us a feeling of inspiration. We who come from South Africa will always associate it with our struggle. To us, it … the ANC and the beleaguered people of…
BiographyProfessor Emeritus Phillip Tobias
… did not. The reply was that there was no one in South Africa suitably qualified in genetics to answer the question. … . He established the Institute for the…
BiographyBonisile John Kani
… Kani was also nominated for his role in My Children My Africa! On his return to South African from touring overseas, … Johannesburg. The play is set in post…
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born near Greytown, Natal (now kwaZulu Natal). A … and he was one of the architects of…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… "Protest against [proposed] incorporation South West Africa into Union" The Chairman General Assembly United … Nations Organisation West Minister London…
Address of the President of the Republic Of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Youth Day celebrations: Absa Stadium, Buffalo City Municipality
… Comrades, Fellow South Africans: I would like to greet all our people who have gathered on this important day in our … during the process of building a…
BiographyDawood Seedat
… He was elected secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA – now the South Afrian Communist Party – SACP) … several issues carried an announcement…
BiographyCharles Llewellyn
… as a white person since it was easier to be White in South Africa in those days. His parents were never married and he … Llewellyn displayed great talent in…
BiographySheila Weinberg
… to the building of non-racial democracy in South Africa. In 1929, Weinberg’s father came to South Africa from Latvia, after the First World War and the ……
BiographyGertrude Hope (nee Posthumus) Cooper
… studying for his LLB degree at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He would later become an eminent Senior … endured until her death. Having been fit and…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
… in 1986 the Organisation of African Unity launched the Africa Fund which played a critical role in mobilising the … and Liouesso and the provision of solar…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… The yearly Human Rights Day public holiday in South Africa in late March commemorates the Sharpeville Massacre, … higher at 71%, with 27% reporting no…
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… test match in history. The game was played between South Africa and England in Durban. The game continued until the 14 … ESPN, ‘England tour of South Africa,…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 9 February 1977, Volume 102 and Volume 103
… Mafiison Morobe; Seth Sendile Mazibuko; David Kutumela, all school students, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South…
BiographyVincent Mbamama Hlamandana
… issued with banishment orders on 16 June 1960. They were all banished to Driefontein Native Trust Farm, Vryburg … and its rehabilitation measures,…
EventSouth Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.
… During Apartheid, South Africa was expelled from many international sporting bodies. On 23 March, 1970, South Africa was banned from the Davis Cup - the…
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
… rights and of various charitable organisations in South Africa. In 1903 FW Fitzsimons transferred the various collections, all of which he had personally…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and 14 October 1976, Volume 27
… Mangaliso Alf Kumalo and Enoch William Dumizani Duma, all reporters from the Sunday Times newspaper, to the … Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… contributed to the pattern of state formations in South Africa. Contents Introduction Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights
… fundamental Human Rights resolutions regarding South Africa and other parts of Africa and requests action to be taken against member states … Statement of…
BiographyPercival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn
… former townships and the marginalised communities of South Africa. He was educated at the University of the Western Cape … in South Africa’s judiciary system…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Special Sitting of the Senate of the Republic of Chile: Valparaiso, June 8, 2005
… the great Pacific, and Valparaiso on the Pacific, we left Africa from Cape Town, the southern-most city on the eastern … by a Chilean descendant who was…
BiographyIrvin Jim
… and he joined the National Union of metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA ). In 1991, on his second day at work, his … He was a true Marxist who believed that…
EventGovernment declares that five 'non-White' South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… On 3 April 1968, South Africa Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announced that five … from their association with the University of South Africa (UNISA)…
Address at the Opening Session of the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha,1 December 1987
… we ourselves are deeply concerned to see the peoples of Africa thrive and prosper and are activists in the struggle for world peace, as all thinking people…
Fifty Fighting Years by A. Lerumo. The Communist Party of South Africa, 1921 - 1971 - Foreword to Book, by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo,1972
… Lerumo's book - History of the Communist Party of South Africa; Fifty Fighting Years - so as to place within reach of … subcontinent the story of the…
EventPat Boone, American singer, actor and writer, begins a 10-day tour of South Africa
… his religious beliefs. In 1961, Boone came to South Africa for a 10 day tour. In later life he switched from … singer, actor and writer, begins a 10-day…
BiographyAthol Edwin Thorne
… Athol Thorne was born in Springs, South Africa on 15th October 1921. His family soon moved to Durban … 28th September 1955 Athol was banned from participated…
BiographyDorothy Adams
… of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) in South Africa. Dorothy’s great-grandfather, Francis MacDonald Gow, … from any progress because we had…