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Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Banquet help in honour of President Bakili Muluzi of Malawi Cape Town, 2 June 1998
… across the whole of Southern Africa, also linked the history of our peoples. In the annals of South Africa's … Africa's destiny. Trade between our countries…
5th Jozi Book Fair
… Bgoya (Guest of the Book Fair) will present a paper on the History of Libraries in Africa; 'African History, Folktales and Memory.' 25 – 26 October Jozi Book…
Address on Receiving the Freedom of the City of Kingston Jamaica, 30 June 2003
… of freedom to share with a people their rights, culture, history and residence, with all the glory that goes with … the Atlantic Ocean, are anchored in a…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… But their spirit remains with the people.” Meanwhile, civil servants and teachers flocked to the ANC. The …
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… overwhelming support from mostly Whites organisations. The Civil Rights League (CRL) collected 100 001 signatures on a …
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… broke up the gathering. The situation began to resemble a civil war, and the government declared martial law – this on …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… that the responsibility for the slide towards bloody civil war lay squarely with the regime" . In the six or so … University Press: Bloomington.|ANC official…
PlaceDiepsloot, Johannesburg
Diepsloot is a densely populated township in the North of Johannesburg, South Africa. Diepsloot, loosely translated as "deep ditch" from the Afrikaans, is one…
PlaceNazareth House, Durban
The official reopening of Nazareth House in Durban took place on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Members of the public had been invited to tour the facility and meet…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army'
The newly appointed British High Commissioner for Southern Africa delivers to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army, handover offenders. Frere who was…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2002
… the gallows. As had happened elsewhere throughout human history, some from among the oppressed were hired to wield … a people not after its own image, but a…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… in 2000. Destination Biafra is set in the background of Civil War in Nigeria (sometimes called the Biafran War) while … an example. This article forms part…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… 1. The year 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked … the Programme of Action provides an…
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 12 February 2015
… The year 2015 marks 60 years of a historic moment in our history, when South Africans from all walks of life adopted … assisted with implementing the `Back…
Archive2015 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 12 February 2015
… The year 2015 marks 60 years of a historic moment in our history, when South Africans from all walks of life adopted … assisted with implementing the `Back…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… 13). Maharaj believes that women are not celebrated in history as they should be, even with their sacrifices in … is in a mission to change the course of…
PlaceSpringfield Convent School, Cape Town
… Convent School is steeped in almost 150 years of cherished history. Springfield is today a leading Independent Catholic … and backgrounds to classes from…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… all these forms of repression and briefly to outline their history and current status (as at December 1989). The … election boycotts, as well as work…
Say It out Loud - The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 29th March, 1921
… and in doing so I propose to make a cursory survey of the history of South Africa a history which it must be admitted by every impartial student … down,…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
… southern Africa was one of the great turning points in the history of the region. This is not to say that the colonial … The Atlantic slave trade stands at…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… Second World War . Beyond its military and architectural history, Matjiesfontein also became associated with several … that Matjiesfontein retain its unique…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… McGregor, who had just retired after 40 years of dedicated service in Robertson. Two years later, in April 1906, the … http://www.mcgregorvillage.co.za…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… the House read as follows: “It has never happened in the history of South Africa, Mr Speaker, that in one moment, by …
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… the House read as follows: “It has never happened in the history of South Africa, Mr Speaker, that in one moment, by … of Natal Press, 1987. “World War 1”,…
PlaceRichtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape
… Cultural value! Given South Africa's diverse Culture and History and her spectacular Natural Wildlife, it is not …
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
… paint. Today the Irish House Museum has displays on the History of Limpopo area, cultural groups and some …
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's …
EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
… day. This moment came as a terrible titanic dream in the history of the ANC. Amongst those arrested were; Walter … Liliesleaf Farm, ‘A Brief history of…
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… so under mysterious circumstances. Source: South African History Online …
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… Minister of Police without success. Source: South African History Online …