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Archive2006 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 3 February 2006
… The importance of this particular moment in our history both for our country and the peoples of the world was … expected that the circumstances handed down…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… also agreed on a nine-point agenda for the Convention, the establishment of a steering committee to facilitate its …
Mission Stations - I-L
… a welcome addition towards the support of the modest establishment. The little flower-garden revived pleasant …
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement of the President of the ANC, Thabo Mbeki, Kempton Park, 27 September 2002
… that constitute the legacy we inherited from our long history of colonialism and apartheid. In this regard, our … of our national heritage, moral…
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
… laid out side by side. This was an important moment in the history of South African constitutional development. … proposals on transitional mechanisms The…
Raymond Tucker: Attorney interview with Rupert Taylor 26 January 2000, 32 St John Road, Houghton, Johannesburg
… did achieve was an unbelievable degree of respect from the Establishment; from the Law Society, from the Bar Council, … Tucker: Although they may have you…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… that you say, “What a nice man.” He took a medical history from me, and he examined me thoroughly with … acquire the guts to resist the pressures of the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress On The Occasion Of the 105th Anniversary of the African National Congress Presented By President Jacob Zuma
… pride in the fact that the ANC-government ensured the establishment of a democratic multi-party Parliament, an …
Statement by Mrs. Gertrude Shope at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… terms of the Freedom Charter, which is committed to the establishment of a democratic State that will guarantee the …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the National Council of Provinces Cape Town, 7 August 1998
… of Cultural, religious and Linguistic Communities whose establishment in terms of the Constitution was initiated in …
Archive25 Years of Freedom and Democracy: Success , Challenges and Solutions
… a South African rainbow nation. For the first time in our history, we have a black South African springbok captain …
ArchiveApartheid's Sporting Afterlife by Clark Easley
… one of the most principled movements in South African history. Refusing to play or support any sport within …
PlaceWitwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)
… and achieve formal municipal status . "Here is some history of the Witwatersrand Gold Style Ore Deposits as they …
Challenge to the church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa | The Kairos Document, 1985
… the theological significance of this moment in our history. It is serious, very serious. For very many … to the present government in South Africa…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… followed during the amalgamation of the NIC with the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) were …
3. The Communist Party of South Africa and the Communist International
… and specialised courses such as Political Economy, History of the Revolutionary Movement and the Comintern, … the CPSA, Josiel Lefela, the leader of the…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… is passing through some of the most difficult times in its history, I consider it my duty as leader of the African …
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… written by Sophia Reuss and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… Seara-Robitaille and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… involve violence. There have been plenty of examples in history where a combination of factors have been compelling … Bishop Reeves said: "This Conference…
Speech by Albert Luthuli at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats, 1 February 1958
… individual, in anyone who is a human being. In fact, the history of mankind is the history of man struggling and striving for freedom. Indeed, …
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… context of the photographs. Do you read a lot of history? Do you think of yourself as a "visual historian"? … like kerkraad [church council] minutes, but…
Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Lecture by President Jacob Zuma, 7 September 2012, Kimberley, Northern Cape
… was one of the most significant moments of South African history and heritage. His acceptance speech helped focus … takes into account the fact that we come…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… Comrades, the ANC has held many national conferences in its history. One of these was the 1949 Conference, which was held … there are close to fifteen. And…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
… to the discovery in 1886 of the greatest gold mines of all history, ancient and modern. From 1886 {until 1940] the story … Witwatersrand in 1886 was a…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Religion and Churches
… of the personal or anthropomorphic conception of god. History repeats itself. What happened in ancient Greece is … gravitate to low levels of beastly…
ArchiveLong live Ruth First by Gavin Williams, 17 August 2019
The great South African writer and activist, Ruth First, was assassinated by a letter bomb sent by the South African Security Police in Maputo, Mozambique on…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… in three days, will teach the young ones about their history and will encourage them to work together to defend …
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
… remembered that the African slaves early in the colony’s history – in the first two decades – when there was a strong …
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
… warfare and securing democratic elections. In my view, history will vindicate his choices and actions, the risks he …