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… 1928 General Secretary C.P.S.A. [Communist Party of South Africa] Dear Douglas, I am at present attending the science … slavery' . The demands of the…
ArchiveWiehahn Commission: precis of speech
… by Auret van Heerden, President of the National Union of South African Students, delivered at the 56th Annual Congress … participation in an industrial…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to The Progressive Professionals Forum on the occasion of their launch, 2 August 2013
… and the meaningful reconstruction of our country. South Africa has come a long way from a past of exclusion and … South African society. There are very few…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… taken place at the town of Plevna during the Turko-Russian War of 1877 . A part of the Turkish Army, under the command … made in the field of explosives…
EventReconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng
… the adoption of a new democratic constitution for South Africa. The talks were set to take place on 11 April, however … the negotiations that would lead to…
Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101st Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 2013
… the landmark human rights document, the African Claims in South Africa at the 1943 National Conference of the ANC. Sixty five … continue to work with other…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… through bannings, arrests, and imprisonment of leaders. South Africa's economy grew and for White South Africans, life was good. For Black South Africans,…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… the construction of railways and to fund the Gaika-Gcaleka war. The Excise Bill, which became law in 1878, hit the wine … the BBV underwent a change, due…
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
… displaying many hundreds of Artifacts from around the World, and spanning hundreds of Years. It houses a large … and M.O.T.H. Shrine was Built in 1936 and…
EventNelson Mandela is elected Deputy President of the ANC
… National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and other illegal … to relocate its headquarters from Zambia to…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Helen Joseph Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 March 1996
… comes to mind. Under the leadership of these noble South Africans our nation could have taken strides towards … a lot in the course of the struggle. She came…
PlaceGarden Route, Cape Town
… km between Mossel Bay and Plettenberg Bay, and is one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations. Mountains crowd … GDP and it is the largest…
Declaration by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… our allies and the activists of the all formations of the South African democratic movement and guests from progressive parties of all the continents of the…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… of award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and one of South Africa’s best boxers – Thulani“Sugarboy” Malinga. Nelson … a theatre group called Imbumba…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… and conditions of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in South Africa 1 by Nelson Mandela Gandhi threatened the South … political organisation in the country,…
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… Party (TNIP) which pressed for 'independence' from South Africa. When Transkei became 'independent' in 1976, Kaiser … for a housing project. With mounting…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum Gala Dinner in his Honour Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 11 July 2008, International Convention Centre Durban
… ANC is based on this premise. We do not believe that some South Africans are inherently brighter than others because of … and what type of leadership would…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
… boroughs as well as the role of these settlers during the South African War (1899-1902) and the First and Second World Wars. The museum houses a reference…
ArchiveSpeech at the Unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini, Tuesday 19 January 1999
… Matthews Phosa; Cabinet Ministers from Mozambique and South Africa; Ms Graca Machel and members of the Machel family; … our only certainty was that the…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… has a following of between 200 000 to 800 000 world-wide. The largest Rastafari community in South Africa is situated in Knysna and comprises of 30 families…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
… South Africa national soccer team, Bafana Bafana played England … The match was to mark South Africa's campaign to host World Cup finals in 2010. The England…
"Our struggle is for progress": Statement by Albert Luthuli, 15 June 1962
… because it is read by the politically conscious peoples of South Africa, and because it may appear in the last issue of this … Raise the banner of democracy…
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… (now known as Mafikeng) was an important battle in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The war began in late 1899; President Kruger issued an ……
ArchiveArt Fair forced to reinstate Mabulu painting after Goldblatt threat by Matthew Krouse (Mail & Gurdian), 28 September 2013
… difficult to understand in which direction we are going as South Africans, and artists, if we are going to allow the … "The Goodman Gallery is dedicated to…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… Movement in 1969. Steve Biko was viewed with alarm by the South African apartheid government and in 1973 he became a … 750 miles to hospital on the floor of…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, the Silverton and Soekmekaar …
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… the decisions taken in their execution, they are fine art. South Africa : The Structure of Things Then is a biography of South Africa from the 1960s until…
Establishment of Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the South African economy was very weak.Unemployment and food … 27 July 2016. https://www.sahistory.org…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… and violent protest, as a means to bring about change in South Africa. Mandela communicates his refusal of the offer through … and 4 Pan Africanist Congress …
We are no longer in France - Book Launch
… The analysis is enriched by comparisons with the South African communist movement. During the anti-fascist struggle and the Second World War, the PCA…