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Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Mohale Dam, Kingdomof Lesotho, 16 March 2004
… Prime Minister, Phakalitha Mosisili, Honourable Members of the Lesotho Parliament and all branches of government, Your Excellencies, Ministers, High … the…
Present Stage of the Struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Paper prepared at the request of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 1 June 1968
… Twenty years ago last month, a minority of the white minority in South Africa, steeped in the … on mankind, seized political power from another section of…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations. In December … with a commitment to militant African…
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens by Rachel Fenton
… ‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens Rachel Fenton … Novel’ January 2015 Building upon the…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… his government’s wholehearted support for the defence of the British Empire. The Union government was asked to … German-South West Africa. Botha agreed to…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… throughout the country. In the popular tourist city of Cape Town, one of the ways in which it may be observed is in the annual … Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year)…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… This article was written by Bennett Gwynn and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … project Overcoming Adversity from All…
EventRDP White Paper is tabled in Parliament
… The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) White Paper, which was put before the … that the civil service is more representative in terms of ethnic…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The “Treason”, … and “Rivonia” trials, to mention the…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… It is with a deep sense of pride and honour that I speak today on behalf of the South African Communist Party, which celebrates the 60th year of its birth,…
Closing remarks to the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, 03 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
… Brother Leader, Moummar Gaddaffi, current Chairperson of the African Union, Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Chairperson of the African Union…
ArchiveMinutes of a Meeting between the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, Mr. M. C. Botha, officials of the Department of Bantu Administration and Development .... held in the Bantu Administration Building, Pretoria on 19 June 1976
… Minutes of the meeting between officials of the Department of Bantu Education, West Rand Bantu Affairs Administration … Minutes of a Meeting between the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the 1995 National Conference of IDASA Cape Town, 18 August 1995
… Ladies and gentlemen, One of South Africa's most valuable assets is the vibrant civil … for freedom. On its continued vibrancy depends the future of our…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… Ethiopia had been one of the few states to survive "the scramble for Africa" by the … late 19th century. Both Italy and Ethiopia were members of the League…
Address at the opening of The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Durban 12 November 1999
… Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Leaders of Delegation and Ministers,…
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of the Nationsmet in Geneva, Switzerland for the first time. … The League was an international body…
41. Statement of Indians to the Transvaal Constitution Committee, 1906
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … ‘communities that have no voice in the choice of…
Event17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 of the Public Safety Act
… amended the emergency regulations so that the Minister of Law and Order could restrict the activities of organisations or individuals. On the same day, 17…
Lobenguela’s izinDuna by Martin Plaut (Quarterly Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa ), 2016
… This photograph of two Ndebele leaders is entitled on its reverse: ‘Chiefs … & “Omjaam.” Babyan was answerable for the assassination of Alan Wilson’s party…
ArchiveSummary notes of meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Cape Town, Monday, 22 January 1979
… Notes of a meeting to discuss the dates for deployment of UNTAG in Namibia, the implementation of Resolution 435 and the issue of Namibian refugees … Summary…
ArchiveSpeech at the Unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini, Tuesday 19 January 1999
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini 19 January 1999 Your Excellency, President Chissano of Mozambique;…
EventSir George Gray, governor of the Cape, lays the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital
… Hospital. On 18 August 1859, Sir George Gray, governor of the Cape, laid the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital in Green Point, Cape Town. The … was…
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… Africa in 1902 to preside over the transition to the Union of South Africa that became a reality in 1910. Milner arrived in South Africa soon after the South…
ArchiveThe Non-European Unity Movement: Report of the proceedings of the 7th National Conference
… Proceedings of the 7th National Conference of the Non-European Unity Movement, held in the Woodstock … address by Rev. Z R Mahabane, titled, "The policy of…
ArchiveSubbiah Moodley - "Voices Of Resistance" - University Of Durban Westville, Documentation Centre, Oral History Project , 2002
… UNIVERSITY OF DURBAN‑WESTVILLE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "VOICES OF RESISTANCE" INTERVIEWEE: SUBBIAH MOODLEY INTERVIEWER: … VR: Good…
EventFormer commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe is imprisoned
… Former commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe, brother of President Lennox Sebe, was sentenced to twelve years' … Former…
X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family
… These are the indisputed facts concerning the treatment of Mr. Biko. Mr. Biko was detained on 18 August 1977, whilst … The admitted assaults his dignity…
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in Honour of his Excellency, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 31 March 2006
… Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in Honour of his Excellency, the President of the Palestinian National …
Toast by the President of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki at the Official Dinner in Honour of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Gerhard Schroder, Pretoria 22 January 2004
… Toast by the President of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki at the Official Dinner in Honour of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Gerhard…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
… The United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid issued an appeal to member states and organizations to assist families of persons…