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FW de Klerk’s speech to Parliament, 2 February 1990
Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS on September the 6th, 1989, placed our country irrevocably on the road of drastic change. Underlying…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, June 7, 2006.
Madam Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Deputy President, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members, Distinguished Guests, Fellow South…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph I remember well that first meeting with the redoubtable Solly Sachs, when I flew to Johannesburg for the interview…
Chapter 9
New Methods of Struggle Having defined its tasks and formulated its programme, having turned from the role of passivity to that of active leadership, the…
Chapter 6
Regeneration of the All-African Convention: The Background In spite of all the forces ranged against the progress and political development of the African…
PlaceSt-Albans College, Pretoria
The historic private boys school in South Africa run by a famous cricketer for 20 years- ANTON MURRAY"St Alban’s College in Pretoria was brought to life out of…
PlaceBurgersdorp, E.C.
The Merino sheep-farming Town of Burgersdorp, in the North Eastern Cape has been a pivotal point in Afrikaner: History; Culture and Religion. Many Towns in…
PlaceThe Space Theatre
In 1970 Brian Astbury, a Professional Photographer, was hired to take rehearsal photos of Athol Fugard, Yvonne Bryceland, Val Donal and Wilson Dunster who were…
PlaceUpington, Northern Cape
Upington is the chief City in the Northern Cape Region, of South Africa. It was formed by uniting Christian Schroder's 1871 Mission Station, 'Olyvenhoutsdrift'…
PlaceBloukrans Bridge Rest Camp, Southern Region
The Bloukrans Bridge is a stunning single span arched bridge, located in the Southern Cape region of South Africa. The bridge is one of three commissioned on…
PlaceGreater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
"As we celebrate the launch of the Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route, we urge citizens of Limpopo Province and beyond to explore the cultural landscape and…
PlaceGrassy Park, Cape Town
Grassy Park is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town set on the Cape flats, just east of the M5 and the Princess Vlei, and closest to the suburbs of Ottery…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The …
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
In March 2015 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Western Cape, launched a student movement, namely #Rhodes Must Fall which focused on the…
Indian Slaves in South Africa: Notes for monograph, 26 June 1995
INTRODUCTION There has been hardly any research in India on the transport of Indians to South Africa as slaves during the Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the anti-racist day meeting of the Greater London Council, 21 March 1984, London
Twenty-four years ago today, March 21st, 1960, 69 Africans were brutally murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on…
Address to the Anti-Racist Day Meeting of the Greater London Council by O. R. Tambo, London, 21 March 1984
Twenty-four years ago today, March 21st, 1960, 69 Africans were brutally murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on…
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
We are currently in the continent of Africa. The country located furthest south is called South Africa. It is the year 1948. A law promoting Apartheid has just…
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations, edited 2018). In 1956, Trevor Huddleston, an Anglican priest, wrote the…
ArchiveChapter 19 Last thoughts – for now by Denis Goldberg
Great gains have been made since Nelson Mandela became President in 1994. The first is that the old guard racists have in general come to realize that there is…
Address at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs Abuja, 3 October 2000
Your Excellency Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Democracy and Renaissance in Africa: In…
Address of the President of the South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 38th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - Africa Region Conference (CPA), Cape Town 27 July 2007
Programme Director Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Presiding Officers of the South African Parliament Commonwealth parliamentarians…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), King George Hotel, Athens, 24 February 2005.
Chairperson, Professor Theodore Kouloumbis, Members of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:…
Address at the French National Assembly Paris, 18 November 2003
Distinguished President of the National Assembly, Honourable Representatives of the People of the French Republic: I am certain that you, the esteemed Members…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The African National Congress, the S.A. Indian…
Chapter 7
The Clarion Call-A Call to Unity "From the people comes the call to the Convention, a call for a lead. The Executive Committee of the All African Convention at…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1700 Number and origin of slaves at the Cape The Dutch East India Company…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom
From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner At this point I want to make a small excursion into the field of education, for four reasons: 1. Most…
Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference "Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", 04 December 1987, Arusha
The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our home for a few days, and return to our respective theatres of struggle. The…
Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 December 1987
The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our home for a few days, and return to our respective theatres of struggle. The…