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Appeal For United Front, July 1948
… [A joint appeal to all "suppressed" people in South Africa, whether European or Non-European, to form a United … the onslaught on human rights. Furthermore,…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist movement and other stalwarts of the …
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… become sharper as never before, which conflict endangers world peace. As a result of which the Korean soil has now … Korean people are competent to solve…
EventSA is banned from the Olympic Games
… Committee (IOC) decided in Baden Baden, Germany, that South Africa would have to eliminate racial discrimination in sport … to the Olympic Games in Tokyo…
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
… The South African State Theatre was built by Performing Arts … as children’s theatre. [x] It is noted for having held world class productions such as The…
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… Arguably the grandest marathon in the world, athletes flock to South Africa from all over the world every year to take part in the … Available at: www…
EventBreyten Breytenbach was born on this day
… Breyten Breytenbach was a South African writer, poet, and painter. He became … well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 - 1699 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1652 Arrival of Malays 1 J S … and supported Sultan Ajung of Bantam, Goa, in his…
EventSkipper Bertie Reed passes away
… most popular skippers in single-handed racing around the world, died at his home in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, after a … be especially remembered for his brave…
EventSA accepted back in international cricket
… to grant full membership to the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA), which would allow South African players to participate in test matches by the …
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… the basis of her professional life. After returning to South Africa to obtain a diploma in public health care, she went to … diagnosis and treatment of…
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… Natal voted in favour of the formation of the Union of South Africa. During the following year (1910), the South Africa Act was approved in Britain granting…
EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
… on 21 July 1977 in Bethal, Mpumalanga.[i] Herbert was the South African 400 metre hurdle champion from 1996 to 2003.[ii] He earned a silver medal at the…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Banquet help in honour of President Bakili Muluzi of Malawi Cape Town, 2 June 1998
… me great pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to South Africa. May you feel the same warmth here that you yourselves … drew impetus from our…
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
… troops. The proclamation was made during the second South African War (also known as Anglo Boer War II), which broke out on 9 October, 1899. The Burghers ……
ArchiveLetter to Zuma by David Goldblatt (Mail and Guardian), 25 November 2011
… Highly acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt has decided to renounce a top South African award, in protest against the Protection of … from…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
… Phase By 1957 any relative lull in the mass struggle in South Africa had completely evaporated. This reflected itself … campaign must be conducted - as…
PlaceTunisia
… in 647 CE. Although the Arabs initially unified North Africa, by 1230 a separate Tunisian dynasty had been … and considered the only fully democratic state…
Freedom Charter sold out the dispossessed by Motsoko Pheko (The Sowetan), 2 Feb 2012
… the Freedom Charter falsely proclaimed: "We, the people of South Africa, declare that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… four pieces provide the reader with different slivers of South African history. Together, these slivers create a … period. On 31 January 1985 the State…
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 13 July 2017
… musicians interviewed for my book on music and politics in South Africa, Soweto Blues, regularly asserted: I’m not a … and also about the ways South Africans…
Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 11 November 2003
… on Water and Food and warned that one in three of the world's people will be affected by water shortages in 2025 and that the annual crop loss in Africa…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the SA freedom day celebrations Pretoria, 27 April 1996
… etched in the collective memory of the nation. As the world held its breath, South Africans together made their mark to bring into being … tribute to you,…
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… The discovery of various rich mineral resources in Southern Africa saw the construction of various railway lines. Of note … faced financial difficulties…
Document 25 - E. R. Roux, The New Slogan and the Revolutionary Movement among White Workers in South Africa, presented at the Sixth
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … These events stirred the labour movement throughout the world. In London the…
EventNUSAS disbands
… The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) elected to disband on this … Charter and developed a relationship with the Congress of South African…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… beset our country. Since 1990, we have often said that South Africa has entered a new terrain of debate. In Dakar, Davos, … of violence, by our own people…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… beset our country. Since 1990, we have often said that South Africa has entered a new terrain of debate. In Dakar, Davos, … of violence, by our own people…
EventCuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
… of the Republic of Cuba, Mr Roberto Robaina, visited South Africa at the invitation of his South African counterpart Alfred Nzo. They met in Cape Town ……
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… The University of Cape Town is South Africa's oldest University! UCT is also one of Africa's … Alumni are; the late Professor Christiaan Barnard , the world…