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ArchiveAcceptance of Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award, by Nelson Mandela, 1 November 2006
… I am pleased to be here today, to enjoy the warm company of friends like Nadine Gordimer, and to know that Seamus … world is a joy, and knowing that the…
EventJoseph Engenas Lekganyane, founder of the Dove branch of the ZCC, is born
… Former leader and founder of the Dove branch of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), Joseph Engenas … in Limpopo). Joseph was the fifth and favourate son of…
EventBartholomew Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea
… off-course, and thus he sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa. He named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of…
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
… The banning of eight prominent Black Consciousness (BC) exponents in March 1973 came as a direct result of the popularity that these leaders enjoyed among…
ArchiveStatement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu
… Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu, of October 21, 1980, in response to the warning by the … Statement by…
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… On 29 October 1964, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika became independent on 9 December…
EventPatrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is shot
… Patrice Lumumba gained the reputation of being a powerful and charismatic leader during his brief … (the former Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of…
EventThe Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris
… The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid was established in Paris with the support of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. …
ArchiveMemorandum of the Central Executive on the Future Organisation of the Black Sash
… Memorandum of the Central Executive on the Future Organisation of the Black Sash on 10 June 1958, discussing: Written Policy, elections, government of South…
ArchiveWomen without men: a study of 150 families in the Nqutu district of KwaZulu
… Results of research conducted into the income, expenditure and livestock ownership of the average family settled in Bantu Homelands. The research also looks…
ArchiveMinutes of the National Conference of the Black Sash held in Port Elizabeth
… Minutes of the National Conference of the Black Sash held in Port Elizabeth from 14 to 17 March 1985, discussing: Minutes of previous conference, magazine,…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of colonialism and explores its impact on African societies. … colonialism. This is not to deny the negative impact…
ArchiveReligious Society of Friends writes letter to Cabinet Ministers: forced removals of Africans
… A letter from Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, to the members of the Cabinet about forced removals of Africans. … Religious Society of…
ArchiveSlum clearance of the portion of Dassiekraal known as slum Case No. S. 577
… City of Port Elizabeth Departmental Circular No. 54 of 1954 announcing the relocation of forty seven families from the Dassiekraal slum area to New … Slum…
ArchiveStatement by the Acting General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches...
… containing the statement by the Acting General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, John Rees and other church leaders on the decision of the…
ArchiveLetter from R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, to the Honourable Alexander M Haig, Secretary of State, United States of America
… Letter from Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, to US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, regarding the Ottawa Summit … Letter from R F…
"Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961
… South Africa has a population of 15 million, of which 12 million are non-whites and 3 million are whites. … supported by the Labour Party and the Trade Union…
ArchiveBolt: Magazine of the Literary Society, University of Natal, Durban Vol.1 No.2 1970
… For women in Trouble, Douglas Livingstone. The Problem of Censorship, C.J.D. Harvey. Marcuse: The Power of Negative Thinking, Rick Turner. Whites Only,…
EventPupils boycott classes in defiance of the use of Afrikaans in their schools
… started boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction in certain subjects in schools. The unrest … African event…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister … and ANC…
EventThe Prince Imperial of France dies in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
… The 22-year-old Prince Imperial of France, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, who studied in … party were attacked by about forty Zulus in the vicinity of…
EventThe Chernobyl computer virus damages hundreds of thousands of computers around the world
… April 1999, the CIH computer virus infected a large number of computers around the world with Korea bearing the brunt at over $250 million worth of damage…
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Collection
… This groundbreaking work was the first of its type to present the entire history of the African continent. The collection sheds light on the … era and…
Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - transcript
… is hereby published for general information. By order of His Excellency the High Commissioner and Administrator of the Transvaal. WE Davidson, Acting…
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… she had to go to exile. She worked as an African National Congress (ANC) official and a journalist in the UK and other … the years include being appointed…
Chapter IX - Triumph of disunity (1)
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Griqua … an equally important role, together with that section of the Dutch…
ArchiveAnnual Report of the Department of Health year ended 31st December 1958
… Annual Report of the Department of Health for the year ended 1958 … Annual Report of the Department of Health year ended 31st December 1958 …
Document 3 - Peace Treaty of Vereeniging
… Today's opening address of President Nelson Mandela to parliament will go down in the history of our country as one of the most sober analyses of the…
Document 27 - Record of Understanding
… COSATU website at www.cosatu.org.za 1. Executive Summary of Recommendations The bill should incorporate the right to … , which will facilitate greater…
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… Claremont, a Suburb in Cape Town , is situated North of Kenilworth , East of Bishopscourt and South of Newlands in the Western Cape Province. The name is…