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Nelson Mandela at the United Nations
NELSON MANDELA:SPEECH [LIVE 1990] [PART 1]
Nelson Mandela Speech after election as President
Nelson Mandela Speech at Harvard 1998
Nelson Mandela Speech
ArchiveManifesto of the Communist Party of South Africa by SACP, 30 July 1921, Cape Town
EventThe peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) are called off
The peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) were called off as a result of the ANC's ultimatum sent to…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
On this day twenty five years ago, the South African Communist Party (SACP) secretary-general, Chris Thembisile Hani also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan…
EventDr Canaan Sodindo Banana is selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Methodist minister and theologian, Dr Canaan Sodindo Banana was selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe. He…
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
Lucas Radebe, South Africa's celebrated soccer legend was born in Diepkloof, Soweto. At the age of 15 his parents sent him to live in Bophuthatswana so could…
EventJohn Davidson Rockerfeller, US philanthropist, donates $10 million towards the building of a museum in Cairo, Egypt
John Davidson Rockerfeller was an industrialist and a philanthropist who founded the Standard American Oil Company. Rockefeller family is one of the richest…
EventJan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London
Jan Carel Juta was a South African business man born in Holland in 1824. He sailed to the Cape in South Africa in 1853 where he soon established the company…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
Paul Kruger House on Helen Joseph Street in Pretoria used to be the official residence of then president of the Zuid Afrikaanse Republik (ZAR), Paul Kruger…
Liberation Struggle in South Africa 1950s
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
April 3, 1971. In a trend-setting protest against the Apartheid policies of the Government, players of the two South African teams walked out after just one…
Crisis of Conscience in the SACP: A Critical Review of Slovo’s “Has Socialism Failed?”
When Hope and History Rhyme - Amina Cachalia’s autobiography
Amina Cachalia, political activism and championing women’s rights
Central Committee of South African Communist Party, 1993
Latest in the SAHO archive: 20 March 2013 - 2 April 2013
The Colonial Moment in Africa: Essays on the Movement of Minds and Materials edited by A. D. Roberts
South Africa’s Alternative Press: Voices of Protest and Resistance, 1880-1960 edited by Les Switzer
South Africa’s Resistance Press: Alternative Voices in the Last Generation edited by Les Switzer
EventJomo Kenyatta, believed to be Mau Mau leader, is convicted
Jomo Kenyatta, the supposed Mau Mau leader, was convicted and sentenced to seven years (through the use of false testimony) in Kenya. Kenyatta and five others…
EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
The South African government threatened to pull out of the United Nations (UN) peace plan for Namibia unless action was taken against the South West African…
EventA Pilot Cellular phone project is launched
The basic concept of cellular phones began in 1947, when researchers began to examine crude mobile (car) phones. These researchers realized that by using small…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
South African artist George Mnyaluza Pemba (also documented as Mnyala, Milwa), was born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. His father encouraged…
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
Olaudah Equino was born in the region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade took him…
EventSouth African Police (SAP) is founded
In 1913 the Police Bill and Defence Bill were both enacted and the authorisation for the establishment of a national police force was given. The South African…
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
The United Nations Security Council began deliberations on the situation in South Africa, under an agenda item entitled: "The situation arising out of the…