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Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 41 … will you give us in brief outline…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
… the so-called “suicide” had led to a public outcry and the establishment of an inquest—which soon revealed itself to be …
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… rejected the bantustans and all who collaborated in their establishment and maintenance. Mandela's response to the …
PlaceGansbaai, Overberg
… approached for assistance and the capital obtained for the establishment of the first fisheries co-operative in South …
PlaceVan Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
… Durban and Johannesburg but many are unaware of the History of these access Ways. Durban-born and bred … , has spent much of his life exploring them and…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
… Your words tonight carry me back to that period in our history when I was serving under you and was a … will probably remain the greatest creative epoch in…
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… 20th centuries, were nothing but an attempt to justify a colonial relationship of the domination and exploitation of … of poverty, hunger and ignorance in…
The First South African side to play in the sub-continent: Boer Prisoners of War in 1901 (Part 1 of 2) by Arunabha Sengupta (Cricket Country), 12 October 2015
… culturally insensitive wordplay —the colourfully chequered history of the country. The policy of apartheid across all … This match has gone down as an…
Panel Proposal for the 17th Triennial Symposium on African Art
… has incorporated refuse in his sculptural work to mine the history of colonialism by connecting consumption, waste and …
Letter to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 June 1968
… and repercussions, will have few parallels in modern history. I believe that the force of this explosion will have …
Speech at the Funeral of M.P. Naicker, London by O. R. Tambo, 8 May 1977
… fully dedicated. This will go down in the annals of our history... 1 M.P. Naicker, a trade union leader and …
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… A Spring and Outspan in the Richtersveld with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years! A Spring may be the …
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… George Christopher Cato. The area has a remarkably rich history of culture and politics. In the 1950s, the area had … Boddy-Evans A. (n.d.), ‘This Day in…
PlaceRoodepoort Museum
… Museum capably covers Roodepoort’s long and diverse History, which dates back to 1884, despite having had to shut …
EventMartin Luther King is arrested for his role in a bus boycott
… http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/solidarity/mlking02.html …
EventHiroshima is targeted by a WWII atomic bomb
… 9, is to date the only attack with nuclear weapons in the history of warfare. Six days after the bombing of Nagasaki, … available at www.about.com [Accessed:…
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 78. History of the United Nations. Website: wikipedia.org Charter …
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… On 1 January 1972, for the first time in the history of the South African Police (SAP), policewomen were …
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
… 2011] SAHO, (n.d.), ‘Umkhonto we Sizwe’ from South African History Online [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… battle at Cuito Cuanavale in 1988, a turning point in the history of southern Africa, the stalemate condition led all …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) …
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the movement of powerful Cuban armed …
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… in the Northern Cape. References: Laney, C.D. (2011). ‘History of the South African Astronomical Observatory’ from …
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
… Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a British …
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… biggest Black empowerment deals in South African corporate history in 1996 through the sale of interests in Johnnic and …
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from …
EventTerror strikes the Olympics Games in Atlanta
… It is said to have been the largest pipe bomb in American history- which killed 2 people and injured 111. The motive …
EventTrevor Manuel unveils GEAR
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… which no doubt serves as a valuable reference point for history researchers. … BBC, Historic Figures: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , from BBC History , [online],…