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Document 24 - “Wreckers at Work”, (Editorial), Liberation. 18, April 1956
… Dr. Xuma should have sent such a letter. Since the end of his term as President he has shown no interest in Congress at … the Doctor, who is a Sophiatown…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… They have, as yet, not attained their freedom from fear of death that would be brought about by the use of weapons of … violent strife on our Continent. We…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), Dr … United Front (NEUF) and the Indian…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… thousand refugees' after Dingane's defeat at the hands of his half-brother Mpande two years later. In 1843, when the … and then chopping it up. Part of every…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… smaller tribes in the area across the Vaal. Not long after his arrival, Mzilikazi decimated the Bakwena tribe, who had … east, including Bechuanaland…
Concluding Remarks
… as SASO) and its publications, was banned. The violent death in detention of SASO's first president, Steve Biko, … Charles Nkosi's remarkable vision of…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… the apartheid system and therefore to swift and unnatural death, yet the passing of this great Swede and the … When he died, a beacon of hope was…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… and created a platform for Buthelezi to advance his political ambitions. Buthelezi used the name Inkhata … and prickly individual with great staying power…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the joint session of Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, 2 July 1987
… path pursued by the white minority has brought suffering, death and destruction to the people of South Africa, and to … served only to harden our resolve…
The French Revolution Activity
… Questions: Who is the man in chains? Who are the men on his back? Does it look as if it is easy for him to carry them on his back? Does it look as if the…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… Shaka, others suggest Mzilikazi simply wanted to expand his zone of power westwards. By the time Mzilikazi left … a militaristic system of regimental towns…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… Roberts as a form of control of the families whose farms his forces had destroyed, began to degenerate rapidly as the … medical care, leading to rampant…
EventHistory of December 16
… gunshot meant for the leaders of the CPSA resulted in the death of one civilian. Subsequent to the meeting, a general … first MK casualty occurred when a…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… Diamond mine, after a fellow-worker is kicked to death by a White overseer. White employees join in brutally … for illicit liquor. They were stoned and…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
… to bring the colonised person to admit the inferiority of his culture which has been transformed into instinctive … patterns of behaviour, to recognise the…
The Construction of Whiteness/Blackness And The Invention of Miscegenation In South African Literary Texts of the 1920s and 1930 by Itala Vivan
… British and then bitterly regretted it, as we may see in his autobiography 2. As has been proven by recent historical … he was. The Hottentot blood in him…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… my action. I must stress that no prisoner, irrespective of his status or influence, can conduct negotiations of this … on political matters is literally a…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… the Agent General in South Africa. Immediately on his arrival in here, he convened and presided over a … Representatives from both the parties met at his…
Christmas message of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela December 1990
… as political detainees and prisoners, including those on death row. I refer also to the thousands of our people who … population, massive unemployment,…
EventProtest against gender- based violence throughout South Africa
… angry, some demanding the government to bring back the death penalty. The National Assembly speaker, Thandi Modise … alleged killer finds Post Office…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… shop. It was, of its kind, one of the best on the Reef. His customer base was extraordinarily mixed. While concession … Miners would come all the way from…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
… Dr. Nhlapo who now and then regaled the house from his inexhaustible fund of humour paid a powerful and flowing … had been considered a special preserve for…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… and events became increasingly militaristic following the death of the two protesting miners. Between 12- 14 August at …
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… GANGEN-GEORGE PONNEN - SPEAKS OF HIS LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRADE UNION, POLITICAL AND NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN HIS COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA. I was…
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The … board the Dromedaris Van Riebeeck conducted meetings with…
Chapter 7
… deteriorated. But we do not need to look for his testimonies.. No longer can anyone conceal the crying … the fancy name of 'malnutrition.' This may Sound…
ArchiveChapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 by Denis Goldberg
… had difficulty in finding things to say until he came with his girlfriend Beverley and through having a three-way … barrier. It had been good to have Dad…
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… 2012, Bongile Ndleni was found dead from gunshots in his home on a farm in the Prince Alfred Hamlet area in De … a security guard, who entered the home…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… in the garment industry across colour and class, and under his guidance, the GWU became the most active and … left South Africa in 1953 and settled in…
Letter to Americans by Albert Luthuli, distributed by the American Committee on Africa with the "Appeal for Action", 4 November 1962, New York
… "Sabotage" Act, to challenge segregation is to risk the death penalty. Under such conditions, it is not too much to …