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A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
This message was published early in April 1958, before the general elections. Sir or Madam, You may be surprised to receive this message from the African…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Introduction
From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke FOR A PEOPLE engaged in a liberatory struggle it is necessary to rewrite the…
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Alice) and Fort Beaufort! Dimbaza is a…
Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The decade after 1935 can quite justifiably be called a…
EventThe world pay tribute to former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium
On 10 December 2013, South Africans and more than 90 world leaders gathered together at the Memorial service of Nelson Mandela, which was held at the FNB…
EventA delegation of seven Coloured leaders meets with SA Prime Minister Vorster to discuss the future of the Coloured community
A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet South African Prime Minister, John Vorster for discussions on the future of…
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
The South African born British film director and scriptwriter, Henry Cornelius, died unexpectedly during the production of the crime comedy "Law and Disorder"…
EventFormer National Public Prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka is born
Bulelani Ngcuka, born in Middledrift, Eastern Cape on 2 May 1954, is a former African National Congress political activist and a lawyer. In 1998 he became…
EventP.W. Botha proposes a 'Constellation of States'
During the National Party rally in Ladysmith, Natal, Prime Minister P.W. Botha assured his party supporters that the proposed constitutional reforms would not…
EventTranskei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa
Transkei Prime Minister Chief Kaiser Matanzima announces his government's decision to break all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa.This included…
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
Following the onset of the Soweto Uprising the previous day, Parliament met in an Extraordinary Session at the request of the leader of opposition, Colin Eglin…
EventMalawian President Hastings Banda visits SA
Following a visit by South Africa's Prime Minister B.J. Vorster to Malawi in May 1970, President Hastings Banda of Malawi became the first head of an…
EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe became virtually a prisoner in the presidential mansion as rebels besieged Monrovia and Doe's 500-man security force…
EventFierce fighting erupts between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and UN forces
Fierce fighting erupted between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and United Nations (UN) forces in Congo. The fight came almost a year after parliamentary elections…
EventBernert Willemsz Wijlant, the first White baby, is born at the Cape
Two months after Dutch man Jan Van Riebeek and the Dutch East India Company arrived in the Cape, the first white baby was born. The baby was named Bernert…
EventBritish Prime Minister Wilson announces arms embargo on South Africa
British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, announced in the House of Commons that the British government has decided to impose an embargo on the export of arms to…
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
Dear Mr Mandela I acknowledge receipt of your memorandum dated 26 June 1992. However, an exchange of memoranda is no substitute for face-to-face talks. I was…
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
Several attempts were made by Eritrea to gain recognition from the United Nations (UN). Habte Selassie who represented the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front …
PlaceBloemfontein Technical College, Douglas Street, Bloemfontein
Also known as the Old Grey College building. The structure was designed by Architect WH Stucke and was erected in 1894-95 by building contractor D Godley. Its…
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
CONTENTS Women under indentured labour in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather…
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
OriginsOne of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and its aftermath. The heavy-handed response…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
Context: The Emergence of a Pan-African Rhetoric The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963, was the culmination of a number of…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut (AHI – in English the Afrikaans Commercial Institute) was formed during WWII to create Afrikaner businesses and represent their…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
Resistance to apartheid Umzabalazo - The Freedom Struggle in South Africa Conditions in Rustenburg point to deprivation throughout the segregation and…
Oliver Tambo, Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC replies to questions by Sechaba, 01 April 1968
Question: Mr. Tambo, you have just completed a tour of some African countries; what was the aim of this tour and what are its results? TAMBO: Our delegation…
Present Stage of the Struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Paper prepared at the request of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 1 June 1968
Twenty years ago last month, a minority of the white minority in South Africa, steeped in the doctrines Hitler sought to impose by force on mankind, seized…
Paper prepared at the request of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid by Oliver Tambo, 1 June 1968, Stockholm
Present stage of the Struggle Against Apartheid In South Africa Twenty years ago last month, a minority of the white minority in South Africa, steeped in the…
Paper prepared at the request of the Special Committee against Apartheid, June 1968
Present stage of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa June 1968 Twenty years ago last month, a minority of the white minority in South Africa,…
Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
Programme Director, Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Amusaa Mwanamwambwa, Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Kasuka Mutukwa, …
PlaceSenekal
Senekal was established on 7 June 1877 on the farm De Puk in the district of Winburg. It is the panoramic Eastern Free State on the main route between…