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46. The Gandhi-Smuts compromise explained
… and Bridglal Pachai On 28 January 1908, Gandhi and two of his colleagues, Leuing Quinn and Thambi Naidoo, wrote from … dialogue reproduced below, Gandhi…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… after he was released from prison in 1965 at the end of his three year-sentence. He exposed the reality of the … information about prisons. That was an…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… important documents which include: your birth certificate; death certificate, school and marriage certificates. It can …
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… They were all sentenced to life imprisonment, and the death penalty was not handed out. Goldberg was sent to …
Document 76 - The Speakers’ Notes - A Brief Course on the Training of Organisers [Document found by the police during the Rivonia raid of 11 July 1963]
… (d) Whom are we fighting and what forces has the enemy at his disposal? Can they be defeated? 5. The aims for which the … or confidence, but because they are…
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… the Langa or Uitenhage Massacre. Some reports register the death tally at 28. They were on their way to attend a funeral …
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… Bishop and the driver of the other car were killed. Her death stunned people from all races and her funeral was …
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… while 31 people were arrested. However, the official death toll was given on 7 November 1984 as 23. The boycott in …
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… to their call for a workers' stay away to mourn the death of Mxenge. As result, 30 percent of the workforce in …
Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference "Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", 04 December 1987, Arusha
… a watershed in the history of our struggle. Apartheid is Death As we close our Conference, the dark clouds of war are … gathered over the people of Botswana…
Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 December 1987
… a watershed in the history of our struggle. Apartheid is Death As we close our Conference, the dark clouds of war are … gathered over the people of Botswana…
Event5 bodies found: Kempton park killings
… On the 15th of September 2026, Police confirm that the death toll in the investigation into the bodies of women …
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… who was the pioneer of the conquest of Zimbabwe, with his British South African Company (BSAC), bought a written … who was a priest of the Church of England…
2. Potchefstroom: A Fighting Location
… ' Oubaas ' Weeks was an overbearing bully, who went out of his way to insult and antagonise black people. He ran roughshod over township residents, beating…
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… status, but also benefited him greatly in terms of his material assets. While the husband worked away, the wives took care of his assets by cultivating the…
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
… a white man, others were more readily willing to listen to his message than if he had been black. He created … in activism to bring awareness and change. The…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… that night are now dead having solved the great mystery of death. Perhaps it is due largely to my early association with … superiors and inferiors. The…
PlaceSimon's Town Museum
… was named by Simon van der Stel, when he was carrying out his survey of False Bay in 1687. He recommended Simon’s Bay … the "VOC". After much dithering, the…
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… in the Free State province. 1909 Moroka completes his primary school education, and attends the Lovedale … Moroka is tutored for two years by Mr Fairweather…
ArticleThe Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline
… of Mpophomeni the following morning results in the death of Alpheus Nkabinde and the injury of at least twenty …
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Mandela, whose participation in the ANC shaped and molded his leadership skills and development, the Rivonia Trial in … the institution removed and released…
EventEmily Chinea is the first woman to be officially executed in SA
… woman of the Orange Free State to be condemned to death and executed, and the first woman officially executed … She became the first documented woman to be…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… that they should disarm and Cetshwayo should forsake his sovereignty. The inevitable invasion of Zululand began … and Mavu-mengwana kaNdlela Ntuli. Cetshwayo…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… re-elected to office for five consecutive periods until his death in 1888. During his period in office, President Brand re-organized the …
Birthday message by Albert Luthuli to Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 2 September 1955
… gain in momentum to become an avalanche that will strike a death blow to oppression in South Africa. From Treason Trial …
Indian Opinion
… edited by Sushila Gandhi (Manilal's wife) after Manilal's death. This was to promote nationhood and represent the …
EventSouth African Students Movement leaders meet to plan protest action against the implementation of Afrikaans
… streets of Soweto, but sadly the march culminated in the death of Hector Peterson. The Apartheid Government had, in …
EventMass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre
… to the victims of the Bisho Massacre, who were shot to death by the Ciskei Defence Force troops on 7 September 1992. …
EventThe ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks
… about South African Defence Force involvement in death squads and the ongoing violence in the rand and Natal …
EventRain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI, dies after a sudden illness
… a son and a daughter. The exact details surrounding her death are not clear. … [Accessed 3 June 2009]| "Rain Queen's death 'a mystery'" [online] Available…