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EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
… in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for … as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's administration of the Congo is…
Opening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students
… Opening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November to 4…
BiographyJacqueline Daane-van Rensburg
… a complaint against a police officer for the battering of an innocent Coloured man. Her family was forced to move … this time at gunpoint for letting black…
In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy
… Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy Speaker: Ndangwa Noyoo ,…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… The prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa (now known as Namibia) was resumed by the International Court of…
EventGeneral C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914
… and statesman, regarded by Afrikaner nationalists as one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the…
EventThe first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published
… The Gramstown Journal, one of South Africa's important and influential early newspapers, … its early days its editorial slant voiced the interests of English…
EventCape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities
… sitting in Port Elizabeth, sets aside the 1973 election of Lennox Sebe and three other members of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly on the grounds of…
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
… The Government of the Republic of South Africa announced in Parliament that 18,000 people … had been arrested and detained since the declaration of the State…
Memorandum proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC
… to the National Executive Council proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC. Covers the…
Archive1990 - President De Klerk: State of the Nation Address, 2 February 1990
… Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. The general election on September the 6th, … conflicts and ideological differences and draw up a joint programme of…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 4 November 1982
… Excerpt from the transcript of evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…
EventThe Minister of the Interior warns that re-registration of the Post newspapers would be banned
… The Minister of Interior informed the Argus Printing and Publishing Company that if it applied for re-registration of the Post newspapers these would be…
Pastoral letter of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference : the municipal elections of October 26, 1988
… Letter of the President and members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference regarding the municipal elections of October 26, 1988. … Pastoral…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 3 September 1982
… Evidence from Roelofse to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F … report and…
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… Alan Paton is one of South Africa's most celebrated authors. His most renowned … in 1948 is still in print. Paton was a founding member of the Liberal Party…
Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, on the Occasion of the State Banquet, Palais Du Peuple, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 30 November
… Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, on…
ArchiveChapter 17 Affairs of the heart and Community H.E.A.R.T.
… 10 May 1994. All over the world the ANC closed the offices of its Representatives and new Ambassadors replaced those of the old regime. Our Chief…
An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
… Sons and daughters of Africa To me today I’m a great big mother For today our … a baby that was born on this date last year when one of their mothers was in…
Speech of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki Opening the Debate on the Establishment of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, National Assembly, 4 August 1998
… Speech of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki Opening the Debate on the Establishment of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural,…
Welcome Statement of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Official Opening of the 28th SADC Ordinary Summit, Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa, 16th August 2008.
… Welcome Statement of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Official Opening of the 28th SADC Ordinary Summit, …
Toast remarks by the President of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the State banquet in honour of President Sellapan Ramanathan of the Republic of Singapore, Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 19 April 2007
… Toast remarks by the President of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the State banquet in honour of President Sellapan Ramanathan of the Republic of Singapore,…
Statement of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Joint Sitting of Parliament on the Release of Hon Jacob Zuma from his Responsibilities as Deputy President: National Assembly, 14 June 2005.
… Statement of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Joint Sitting of Parliament on the Release of Hon Jacob Zuma from his Responsibilities as…
Ciskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Dr. Ellen Hellman regarding the independence of the Ciskei
… Transcript of an interview with Dr. Ellen Hellman regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio-economic impact on black families … Ciskei…
Report on meeting of members of Executive held in Dar es Salaam, 28th February 1968
… Report of a meeting of the ANC Executive held in Dar es Salaam, mainly to discuss … Report on meeting of members of Executive held in Dar es Salaam, 28th…
Report on a Consultation of representatives of SACC member churches on racism and change in South Africa
… Pamphlet on a Consultation of representatives of SACC member churches, held at the Koinonia Conference … Report on a Consultation of representatives of SACC…
Letter delivered to the Secretary of State, Dr. H. Kissinger, from the South African Council of Churches
… as an article in a journal, from South African Council of Churches to US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to request him to remember human … Letter…
Letter delivered to the Secretary of State, Dr. H. Kissinger, from the South African Council of Churches
… as an article in a journal, from South African Council of Churches to US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to request him to remember human … Letter…
A speech to the Presidential Committee Meeting of the World Council of Peace by the representative of the African National Congress, Vienna, 27 September 1963
… A speech to the Presidential Committee Meeting of the World Council of Peace by the representative of the African National Congress, Vienna, 27 September…