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Oliver Tambo call for the observance of the 70th birthday of Nelson Mandela, 18 June 1988
… The people of South Africa, particularly the youth of our country, are renowned for their fearless challenge to the full might of Pretoria`s tyranny. In…
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
… propagated the view that during the period I was President of the Republic, I abused my power especially to compromise the proper functioning of our criminal…
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born near Greytown, Natal (now kwaZulu … Natal). A Boer general…
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… April 1874, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen bought a section of the farm Langlaagte for £100. This farm would later be declared a part of the Witwatersrand…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… in the nineteenth century provided the base on which many of the identities of South Africans have been founded. The century witnessed an explosive growth in…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… On 6 September 1989, the majority of South Africans witnessed the election of a national government in which it had no say; this was to … in South Africa…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… In one image from “Ex-Offenders at the Scene of the Crime,” a series by the South African photographer … his native country through the rise, fall, and…
ArchiveMinutes of Meeting of the SRC Presidents, SASO Executive Committee and representatives of SASO on campus, held at Alan Taylor Residence on Saturday 17th June 1972
… Minutes of the meeting which included a review of activities on Black campuses and the expulsion of students at Turfloop and the Alice Declaration of 13 th ……
EventDr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born
… Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa was born in Schweizer-Reneke, Western … (now North-West Province)…
Document 112 - Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938
… 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew National Liberation League of S.A. The Stables", Belvedere Road Claremont. 26/3/38 Claremont. That this meeting of the Executive…
EventDr Canaan Sodindo Banana is selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe
… Canaan Sodindo Banana was selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe. He was officially inaugurated on 18 April of the…
ArchiveLetter from S.E. Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training workshop
… Letter from S.E Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training Workshop regarding their current account as from the records…
ArchiveANC Statement on the death of Ray Alexander Simons, African National Congress, 12 September 2004
… and regret that the African National Congress has learnt of the death today (12 September 2004) of Ray Alexander Simons, a champion of the working class and …
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announced … on a trial basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a plan to remove all…
ArchiveStatement on the question of a united front to the 20th session of the O.A.U. Liberation Committee
… Edited statement by Oliver Tambo on the question of a united front, presented to the 20th session of the Organisation of African Unity Liberation Committee. …
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Empoyers Project
… Transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio…
ArchiveLetter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights
… Statement of the ANC to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights of the United Nations on how the imperialist powers opposed … Rights resolutions regarding South…
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… On 10 November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War (WW2), Proclamation 276 of Government Gazette 2699 was published. This proclamation…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… On July 1949,the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 that prohibited marriage or a sexual relationship between White people and people of…
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… The Federated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre was established in 1978 by Benjy … in their various forms as well as to resolve legal issues of ownership…
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… Opening address by I B Tabata, to the 1st Conference of the Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held on 20th December 1951. This is an … it is here that SOYA is…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National Party (NP) was able to gain a … in March 1961 to give formal notice…
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
… educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as well as his own Nama. Witbooi's grandfather and father were both chiefs…
EventInternational Day for the Abolition of Slavery
… This day recalls the date of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA,GA), of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the…
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
… Selassi was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to the…
EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… This was the first such declaration of a State of Emergency by the Apartheid state. During these periods, … civil liberties. Police could detain anyone for…
EventArrival of Chinese labourers in South Africa
… at the gold mines on the Rand resulted in the importation of Chinese labour in 1904. This situation, in part, was the result of the Anglo-Boer War (South…
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day, a group of about 15 people protested on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town to demand medical ……
EventState of emergency declared in 27 townships
… The government imposed a state of emergency in 27 townships in the Vaal Reef area and banned the carrying of all weapons. The regulations introduced by…