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EventThe first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek) in 1875
The Thirstland Trek is the name given to the exodus of Boer/Afrikaans families, most of them from the districts of Pretoria and Rustenburg, through Northern…
Broadcast to South Africa by OR Tambo on the 8th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16 December 1969
Comrades-in-arms and fellow fighters in the struggle for freedom: On December 16, 1961, a national army - Umkhonto we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
On 13 September 1995, Beverley Palesa Ditsie made a statement at the Beijing Women’s Conference about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions…
EventUS opposes new sanctions against SA, believing they will be counterproductive to the transformation and negotiation process
In his address to the senate foreign relations committee, United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State, Herman Cohen, said that the US strongly opposed any…
ANC officials and staff to visit Usindiso Ministries as part of Mandela Day Celebration, 16 July 2010
The ANC Official and staff together with the Gift of the givers will today, Friday, 16th July 2010, visit Usindiso Ministries in central Johannesburg (No 80,…
Letter from S.E. Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training workshop
Letter from S.E Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training Workshop regarding their current account as from the records of…
Telegram to Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic by Oliver Tambo, 27 May 1967
African National Congress of South Africa expresses full support and solidarity with United Arab Republic and Arab people in their firm stand and struggle to…
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
Jeff Butler (1992) The Englishman was earmarked as Bafana Bafana's first coach, but a discrepancy with his coaching qualifications led him being turfed. …
Lance Dyer, a South African, is arrested on the French side of the 50km long tunnel that runs under the English channel. It too
Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in
EventThe Proteas become the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia
The current South African national cricket team, The Proteas, is one of the most successful national teams in the country and the world. Their record in test…
Trade unions, politics and the working class struggle: the Food and Canning Workers Union, 1975 to 1986
Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in African Studies at the University of Cape Town by Riyaad…
Chapter 4. From The Poverty of the Platteland to the Slums of the City: Farm Girls Turned Into Factory Hands
The Poor White problem spread to the factories and the slums of Johannesburg and was soon felt in the offices of the union. There was a constant flow into the…
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe - Structure, Training and Force Levels (1984 to 1994) by Tsepe Motumi , African Defence Review No 18, 1994
INTRODUCTION In examining the history of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) since its establishment in 1961, a number of distinct phases are discernible. Originally a…
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
On 24 May 1915, soon after it had been decided to establish a Dutch newspaper, the name of the newspaper, De Burger ("The Citizen"), was decided on. With…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
"Protest against [proposed] incorporation South West Africa into Union" The Chairman General Assembly United Nations Organisation West Minister London…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the ANC National Conference on Reconstruction and Strategy NASREC, Johannesburg, 21 January 1994
Comrade Chairperson, Esteemed members of the Diplomatic Corps, Fellow members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, Leaders of our allied…
ArchiveBig Inter-Race soccer match to be played on Sunday (SA Police vs Tongaat), 17 September, 1953
1953, Big Inter-Race soccer match to be played on Sunday (SA Police vs Tongaat)
Amendment to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No.52 of 1951
Suggested amendments to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No. 52 of 1951
From the African Scholars of Cape Town: Once we return to our desks - the cause is lost!
Recommendations from the pupils of the Cape Town Bantu schools with regard to improving the Bantu education system
Letter to Regional Committees of the South African Communist Party sent on behalf of the General Secretary
Letter to Regional Committees giving instructions for the dispersal of the Special Resolution: Party Work in Fraternal Organisations
Statement on the question of a united front to the 20th session of the O.A.U. Liberation Committee
Edited statement by Oliver Tambo on the question of a united front, presented to the 20th session of the Organisation of African Unity Liberation Committee.
Report on Langa Commissioners Court: Presented by Cape Western Region to the Black Sash National Conference 1983
Report on Langa Commissioners Court- Presented by Cape Western Region to the Black Sash National Conference on 11 March 1983 discussing Apartheid, Influx…
How much more bloodshed before he is free to be human in the land of his birth?
Offset litho; black; How much more bloodshed before he is free to be human in the land of his birth? When Justice rules, then will Peace reign
Personal Message to H. E. R. F. Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information from Under Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger
A personal message from the US Under Secretary of State to the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation in southern Africa and urging…
Letter from Alexander M Haig Jr to the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa
Letter from US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, to Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, regarding a schedule for the withdrawal of Cuban…
Letter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
Letter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the…
Baviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape
There is a Gorge that lies in the Valley, stretching for over 100 kilometres, between the Baviaanskloof Mountains to the North and the Kouga Mountains, to the…