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An ordinance is issued whereby Dutch is allowed in courts in the Cape next to English.
The parliament of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia meets for the last time to vote itself out of existence.
Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in
Freedom struggles of the past: what can we learn from them to enhance grass roots involvement
A SASO memorandum for the Transvaal Regional Formation School, held at Turfloop, 21-22 September 1974
Freedom struggles of the past: what can we learn from them to enhance grass roots involvement
A SASO memorandum for the Transvaal Regional Formation School, held at Turfloop, 21-22 September 1974
Message from the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) to the Workers` Summit held on 26 August 1989
Some Indians and Coloureds should not allow themselves to be used by the White Communist Party
Nigerian-led peacekeepers trying to oust Sierra Leone’s military government capture the parliament building in Freetown.
Zairian soldiers begin to police Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire as part of a UN peacekeeping operation.
The two-day visit of Prime Minister Vorster to Liberia for talks with President Tolbert starts.
William Cock (82), British settler who wanted to build a harbour at Port Alfred, dies in Grahamstown.
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader and key opposition figure to President Daniel Moi’s regime, dies.
South Africa denies port facilities to Indian vessels in retaliation for Indian sanctions against South Africa.
SA joins the World Meteorological Organization, created to facilitate international cooperation in the establishment of meteo
The South African Indian Council (SAIC) decides to give the government’s constitutional proposals ‘a reasonable chance’, provid
Abram Fischer is committed for trial by a Pretoria magistrate. He pleads not guilty to all allegations.
UN General Assembly adopts Asian-African resolution calling on Portugal to halt repressive measures against Angola.
In a direct defiance to South Africa’s patent laws, Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organisation, begins
Danish Coalition indicates to the European Council that it favours the lifting of remaining EU sanctions.
WW2: Bardia, Libya, falls to a British assault 25 000 Italian troops, including six generals, are captured.
British run Tripolitania and Cyrenaica join with French administered Fezzan to form the newly independent Libya.
A large-scale work and school stay-away takes place to commemorate the Sharpeville shootings in 1960.
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 64 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
ArchiveSpeech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela to members of the British parliament House of Commons, London, 5 May 1993
Address by Nelson Mandela to Members of the British Parliament, London - United Kingdom5 May 1993Chairperson, My Lords, Distinguished Members of Parliament,…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
Rugby developed as a sport in South Africa in the late nineteenth century. It is said to have become so popular that a temporary cease-fire was called for…
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…
PlaceStikland Cemetery
In a 1947, a letter to the Cape Town Clerk and the secretary of the Board of Trustees to the Cape Peninsula Cemeteries requested the establishment of a new…
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina Buenos Aires, 23 July 1998
Vice-President of the Republic of Argentina and President of the Senate; President of the Chamber of Deputies; Honourable Senators and Deputies; Your…
Document 13 - Declaration of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ad hoc committee on southern Africa on the question of South Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe (The Harare Declaration) Sections 14-24
Published and launched in January 2009 in partnership with Vivalia Press. Editors: Cornelius Thomas Statement of principles 14. We believe that a…