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EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) raid Maseru in an effort to kill suspected members of the African National Congress
In the early hours of December 9th, 1982, South African Defence Force commandos crossed the border into Lesotho. Their target was a cluster of houses on the…
ArchiveLetter from Rev G Hawkes, to the Secretary, Van der Walt Commission of Inquiry into the Consolidation of the Ciskei
Letter to the Secretary, Van der Walt, Commission of Inquiry into the Consolidation of the Ciskei from representatives of various churches (Anglican, Catholic,…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
In terms of the Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1802 (between England and France), the British officially returned the Cape Colony to the Netherlands on 21…
ArchiveLetter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary, SACP, to the Central Committee, Communist Party of the United States of America
Letter from Moses Mabhida to the Communist Party of the United States of America rejecting the announcement that sanctions against South Africa are to be eased
John Cane, who accompanied Piet Retief on his first visit to Dingane, is killed on an expedition against Dingane
John Cane, Natal pioneer who accompanied Piet Retief on his first visit to Dingane, is killed while on an expedition against Dingane to assist the Voortrekkers.
Document 66 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 21 February 1937
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 66 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
ArchiveStatement presented to the five Western Powers Talks in New York by the delegation of the Namibia Patriotic Coalition
A document containing proposals by the Namibia Patriotic Coalition and presented to the Five Western Powers Contact Group for stregthening the cause of…
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
Mr Vice-Chancellor, Members of the University Community I am honoured to be invited to be present at this graduation ceremony, especially as it marks the…
EventANC leader Walter Sisulu is convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for contravening the unlawful Organisations Act
On 04 March 1963, the African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was sentenced to six years in prison for furthering the aims of the banned ANC and…
BiographySparrow Mkonto
Sparrow Mkonto was born on 24 December 1951 in Cradock. He left school after Standard 8 (Grade 10) and worked for the Railways, where he joined the railway…
BiographyThomas Patrick Murray
Thomas Patrick Murray was the eldest of the three sons of Patrick Murray, a boiler-maker and trade unionist, and his wife, Florence Mabel Essex. After…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Blade Nzimande; Comrades` delegates to the 12th International Meeting of Communist and…
Address to the United Nations Security Council on the Arusha Peace Process 29 September 2000 Mr President Honourable Members of the Security Council
We are honoured by the opportunity of returning to the Security Council to report to your honourable selves and our esteemed world body on progress and the…
ArchiveLetter from Priscilla Hall to Peter Van Zijl OF Espin and Espin, regarding pension cases for six Glenmore residents
Letter from Priscilla Hall to Peter van Zijl regarding pension cases for six Glenmore residents
ArchiveThree decades of South African school history textbooks: historiographical influence, change, and continuity from the 1970s to the 1990s
Honours thesis in History submitted to the University of Cape Town by Lynda K. von den Steinen.
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
Alternating from prison to fort to prison to museum, the Old Fort in Johannesburg has served a variety of unique purposes since its creation in 1893.[1] In an…
In the first post-independence election in Transkei, the ruling Transkei National Independence Party (TNIP) is returned to power.
In the first post-independence election in Transkei, the ruling Transkei National Independence Party (TNIP) is returned to power, winning virtually all seventy…
Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, June 1985
Comrade Chairman, Comrades, Delegates, This day, the opening of the National Consultative Conference of the ANC, is a great and moving moment in the…
ArchiveLetter from JG Adendorff, Director of Labour, East Rand Administration Board addressed to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
Letter from the East Rand Administration Board to the Ciskei Commission, supplying requested population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the East…
159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p
159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes past midnight into the Indian…
ArchiveThe position of Black Women in relation to the 99 year leasehold system: Paper presented at National Conference 1981
The position of Black women in relation to the 99 year leasehold system- paper presented at National Conference on 15 March 1981 discussing land ownership,…
ArchiveLetter from J L J van Vuuren, Chief Director of the Northern Cape Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
Letter from the Northern Cape Administration Board to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Northern Cape,…
Extract from the report of the General Secretary, Bishop Desmond Tutu to the SACC Annual National Conference 1979 July
Extract from the report of General Secretary, Bishop Desmond Tutu to the South African Council of Churches' Annual National Conference regarding detention…
ArchiveExtract from the report of the General Secretary, Bishop Desmond Tutu to the SACC Annual National Conference 1979 July
Extract from the report of General Secretary, Bishop Desmond Tutu to the South African Council of Churches' Annual National Conference regarding detention…
ArchiveLetter from AH Stander, Chief Director of the West Rand Administration Board, to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
Letter from the West Rand Administration Board, with population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the West Rand Area, sent to the Ciskei Commission as…
ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
BiographyNokuthula Orela Simelane
Nokuthula Orela Simelane was born in 1960 in Mzinoni Township near Bethal in Mpumalanga. She was the first of two daughters (Nokuthula and Thembisile) of…
ArchiveReport on the 2nd National Conference of the ASSECA, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, March 31 to April 2, 1972.
A private and confidential report by Barney Pityana on the 2nd National Conference of the Association for the Education and Cultural Advancement of the African…
President Kaunda of Zambia meets the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha on the Botswana border to discuss the political situation.
President Kaunda of Zambia meets the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha on the Botswana border to discuss the political situation in Namibia and South Africa. This is…
EventTanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Han
Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania The East African country of Tanzania came into existence through the merger of two small…