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BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
… At the age of 17, Renfrew Leslie Christie found himself in the South … he saw something that made him suspect that the Apartheid state was involved with…
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… The United Nations. They took place between the period of 1982 and 1990, a time when South Africa was banned from … through a transformation politically,…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… 1980 is declared the Year of the Charter, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption … and the public’s right to be informed on affairs of the state and,…
Acceptance speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993
… Prime Minister, Madame Gro Brundtland, Ministers, Members of Parliament and Ambassadors, Esteemed Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Fellow Laureate,…
Liberation organisations
… United Democratic Front (UDF) was a non-racial alliance of about 400 national, regional and local organisations. It … rapidly. By 1988, the ECC was…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South … the interests of the communists". He went on further to state that…
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, Johannesburg (Rivonia Trial), 15 January, 1964
… Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, saboteur, for the prosecution Direct … Yes, I was. Berrange: You actually gave evidence for the State? Mtolo: Yes. Berrange:…
Address by the Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to the NAM Ministerial Meeting United Nations, New York, 23 September 1999
… and Distinguished Guests, In my capacity as the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, it is indeed an honour for me to … grouping of states. The largest number…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … reached at Cape Town had not 'touched the root cause of the…
"We are of the World and the World is with Us": Address on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University by O. R. Tambo , New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… august and eminent assembly to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The question I have pondered without results from … Eminent Persons Group set up…
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… to the NDC by the ANC National Working Committee. Members of the NDC present at the hearing were Cdes Kader Asmal, in … Ms Nomawele Njongo. Cde Goniwe was…
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… by Allison Drew Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract) South Africa…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sons and Daughters of Afrika! Mr. Speaker has already informed you that we had … fact that the countries-which pursue a policy of planned…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather … 31 July 1966 (Mauritius) Official…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Statistical analysis of Resisters
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Statistical Analysis of Resisters Studying the…
ArchiveKwaZulu in contemporary South Africa: a case-study in the implementation of the policy of separate development
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Historical and … South Africa:…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983
… Excerpt from transcript of evidence from Wolfram Kistner, Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of Churches, ……
On the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, 24 April 2013
… joins the nation in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, a towering giant of our struggle, a unifier and a…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… mother, Bessie Amelia Emery, came from a wealthy family of Scottish descent. No information on her father exists … Town when Harold took up another job, but…
EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
… in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for … as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's administration of the Congo is…
ArchiveOpening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students
… Opening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November to 4…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… The prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa (now known as Namibia) was resumed by the International Court of…
ArchiveDeclaration of the OAU ad-hoc Committee on Southern Africa on the question of South Africa
… Organisation of African Unity declaration on the question of South Africa. Statement that apartheid must be liquidated. Includes statement of principles,…
EventThe first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published
… The Gramstown Journal, one of South Africa's important and influential early newspapers, … its early days its editorial slant voiced the interests of English…
EventCape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities
… sitting in Port Elizabeth, sets aside the 1973 election of Lennox Sebe and three other members of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly on the grounds of…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather … after which their positions would change…
ArchiveMemorandum proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC
… to the National Executive Council proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC. Covers the…
EventThe SA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded
… Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded and replaced by a Bureau … 1 July 1978, to be replaced by Dr…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 4 November 1982
… Excerpt from the transcript of evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…