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South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… below). P. W. Botha became the new State President, until his resignation in 1989, when he was replaced by F. W. de …
EventMzwakhe Mbuli is sentenced to 13 years in jail
… "people's poet" as a result of the style and content of his poetry. He covered issues like drugs and Apartheid and the former government banned his work,…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… age of 48. Relatively late in life, after supplementing his poor school education by attending Oxford University, … a global mission to be achieved, no…
ArchiveHugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP by Jennifer Malec, 17 January 2019
… Lewin has died, aged seventy-nine. Lewin passed away at his home in Killarney, Johannesburg yesterday. Born in … parents, Lewin attended Rhodes University…
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
… — Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has sent his condolences to the family and friends of legendary poet … Mafika Gwala after an illness. We offer our…
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty for his role in the bombing of a trade union headquarters in … and express willingness to concede to…
EventAhmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France
… CÁ´te d'Ivoire gained independence in 1960, he returned to his home country. Unhappy with his post- colonial new reality, Kourouma expressed his grievances…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… Ba. But by far the most vivid recollections I have are of his two final years, which were often spent in Delhi, partly … quarter to nine at night to see him…
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… struck Abram Fischer's name off the roll of advocates for his role in the struggle against apartheid. As an advocate … and argue a case in England,…
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were reports on various military … of the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa…
ArchiveRemembering to think critically: Rick Turner 40 years on by Anthony Egan, 8 January 2018
… 1978, a 36-year old political philosopher was shot dead in his Durban home by ‘person or persons unknown’. Richard … to the end of a five year banning order…
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
… as Bafana Bafana's first coach, but a discrepancy with his coaching qualifications led him being turfed. Stanley … AFCON. Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba (2002-2003…
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… University of Cairo. With an impressive academic career as his basis, Ghali started his political career as a member of the Arab Socialist Union … Secretary…
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
… documentary and fine art, frequently speaks of values in his public commentary. This mantra of values comes from the … into the fabric of South African…
ArchiveCourt Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… carried reports that sabotage would be punished by death. If this was so, how could we continue to keep Africans … of a group of Africans who had gathered to…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… sparking the diamond rush in which Rhodes first made his fortune. Or I could start it a century later, when my … it, this was a racial logic I readily…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by A. P. Mda
… my memories of Lembede, two things stick out in my mind ”” his scholarliness and his innovative analysis of the freedom struggle. His dedication to his…
Towards Simon’s Town – The life of Peter Clarke by Joline Young
… but navigates the world around him with a probing mind. His use of words is so beautiful and melodic, that I could … in many parts of this text. Being a…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Bloc. Dr. Yusuf Dadoo escapes narrowly and one of his supporters, Dahyabhai Govindji, is disembowelled and dies … African Prime Minister after Parliament…
Document 30 - W. M. Tsotsi, “Presidential Address to the All-African Convention Conference”, Edendale, 14 to 16 December 1958
… who will submit to "traditional Bantu Principles" in all his professional and commercial dealings. In other words a … of the Herrenvolk policy; for rather…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Debates and Relations with Other Organizations
… Inkululeko, 9 September 1944. Hitler is rapidly losing all his supporters in Europe. The rats are leaving the sinking … he now says in the above letter, but…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… protests by Indians against racial discrimination. His philosophy of non-violence strongly influenced the ANC in … declared. 18000 activists arrested. Denis…
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
… for their release the world over, Nelson, together with his comrades Govan Mbeki, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, … he has taken reasonable steps to ascertain…
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. Washington, D.C., June 26, 1990
… into centuries, has been nothing but tension, conflict and death. In a sense we do not know the meaning of peace except … to walk this road with us, and…
Address to the International Labour Conference Geneva, 8 June 1990
… who refused to succumb to tyranny, who refused to fear death, who refused to be enslaved. It is thanks to their … the initiative of the ANC, we met President…
PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
… in first-class compartments. Gandhi protested and produced his ticket, but was warned that he would be forcibly removed … a White police officer pushed him…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1946
… plucky action of Reverend Scott, a white clergyman, and his equally white fellow-workers, who have undertaken to … of a worthy father, the late Parsee…
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… George Teboho Mokgalagadi, with his hair dyed golden, won a Paralympic world record gold medal 100m sprint in his first international competition at the…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… A caption beneath the portrait informs us: “Here, on his bed, in 2007, Ellen Pakkies strangled her son Abie.” To make this and the other pictures in his…
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
… Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu celebrates 47 years since his coronation as Isilo (King) of the Zulus of South Africa. … the eldest son of Paramount Chief…