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Chapter 20. Malan’s Road to a New South Africa - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Party issued a pamphlet under the title, The Road to A New South Africa, in which the party's attitude towards … Both must serve the country; neither may be…
EventANC member, Henry Fazzie sentenced to 20 years in jail under the Sabotage Act
… Henry Fazzie went into exile to receive training in guerrilla warfare in Ethiopia. On his return to South Africa, their movements and whereabouts were ……
EventA United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees
… Rwandan genocide of 1994, thousands of Hutu refugees fled to the neighboring Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire. This was in an attempt to escape the…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… This included his support for economic sanctions to be imposed on South Africa. While many European countries … any decision in the United Nations General…
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA’s involvement in WW2
… H.C. Steyn, wife of former President M.T. Steyn, marched to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African involvement in World War 2 … H.E.C…
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 race. They run the 90…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… A message from Dr. Y. M. Dadoo to the Indian people Brothers and Sisters The struggle … well-trained andwell-armed, are already giving battle to the…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… in London. The demonstrators marched through the streets to the Dorchester Hotel to hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary Mr. J.F. Barnard…
Letter to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 June 1968
… In the course of my address to the session of the Special Committee on Apartheid in Stockholm, I asked the Chairman, Ambassador Marof, to convey to Your…
EventDeputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament
… Africa, the Republican Referendum Bill was introduced to Parliament by the Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs P.W. … a referendum on a republic is held,…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) city' were enacted, … into racially defined groups and the second…
EventEgypt is placed under martial law in response to widespread riots against the British
… From 1951 to 1952 Egypt was ravaged by violence and anti-British … moved away from ethnic, religious and foreign minorities to the British, uniting the local…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… by great political and socio-economic inequality. In order to address this, the African National Congress (ANC) along … of social services in South Africa…
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… knowledge of then Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster , in a plot to sell apartheid propaganda with the use of state resources. In 1973 Vorster had agreed to shift…
EventUN report accuses Katangan President and Congo President of conspiracy to murder Patrice Lumumba
… President, Joseph Kasavubu, were accused of conspiracy to murder ex-premier Patrice Lumumba in a UN report. Lumumba … and the American Government that…
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… sanctions against South Africa. This was in response to international and local outcry against the excesses of the … led by PW Botha. This Bill would compel…
ArchiveLetter from Sipho Buthelezi, Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Brothers/Sisters
… Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention to Brothers/Sisters written as a reminder to Black South Africans to commemorate the Sharpeville massacre…
ArchiveLetter from N. Botlani and Z. Peter addressed to Dr Viljoen, Minister of Cooperation and Development
… Botlani and Z. Peter, representing Glenmore Removal Group to Dr. Viljoen, Minister of Co-operation and Development requesting for Glenmore residents to be…
Message to the World Festival of Youth and Students by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, July 1985
… Freedom and Justice. We count on your continued support to bring to fruition the ideas enshrined in the Freedom Charter - the … liberation movement, adopted…
ArchivePersonal notes of the conversations with his Excellency President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on 23 September 1988 to be conveyed directly to His Excellency President Pieter W Botha
… President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on 23 September 1988 to be conveyed directly to His Excellency President Pieter W Botha …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at meeting to commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to condemn the 600-year alliance between Britain and Portugal, London, 20 June 1973
… Statement by Oliver Tambo at meeting to commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to condemn the 600-year alliance between Britain and …
Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South Africa
… Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in …
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… troops consisting of infantry, cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South African War. The … of defeats by Afrikaner forces, the…
Press Statement concerning the Five-Year Plan presented by F.W. De Klerk to the National Party Conference by O. R. Tambo, 30 June 1989
… de Klerk yesterday, 29th June, 1989, is a shocking insult to the people of South Africa. The idea that our people should fold their arms and sit back for…
EventSouth Africa gets a new R5 coin with distinct security features designed to outsmart counterfeiters
… match of the original, the coin was convincing enough to fool many people. This prompted the Reserve Bank to redesign the coin in order to outsmart…
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… trialists were charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the South African government. This … Elias Motsoaledi, Raymond Mhlaba and Bob…
EventSouth Africans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the Grand Parade in Cape Town
… On 6 December 2013, Capetonians paid tribute to Nelson Mandela a day after he had passed away. The crowd … Mandela quotes were placed in front of the City…
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
… objection: early alliances and issues leading to the formation of the ECC; building the ECC; the campaign … the end of the campaign; Changing whites…
EventIsmael Mahomed became first black judge appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa
… Judge Ismael Mahomed became first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa. At the time of his … were engaged in negotiations in a…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg …