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A Future Free of Exploitation - Address to the First Congress of MPLA by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, December 1977
… expressed a key and important truth when he said in one of his statements that the victory of the Angolan people was "a … brutal means the enemy thought he…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada Ottawa, 18 June 1990
… passionate sermons which proclaimed that God made Man in his image. We had absorbed and were moved by school lessons … of martyrs. An entire people has…
ArchiveTribute to Ottilie Schimming Abrahams (2 Sept 1937-1 July 2018) – some notes and memories by Heike Becker
… College, whose principal Ottilie remained until her death. Only when the 1989 independence process promised …
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… dispensation of the day in an exemplary fashion. It was his first public appearance following the announcement of the … and therefore not in South Africa,…
ArchiveApartheid - a vigilant witness
… one important way. Ernest Cole, formerly Kede, who changed his name to be granted ‘coloured’ status in pursuit of … the same time working from the inside and…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
… had become domestic servants and gardeners. Seme shared his thoughts with colleagues, Montsioa and Mangena, while Selby would also invite his brother Richard…
Statement at the International Labour Conference (extract) by O. R. Tambo, Geneva, 19 June 1986
… it plain on many occasions that he will not depart from his objective of maintaining the system of white minority … the army and the police have been given…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Labour Conference,19 June 1986
… it plain on many occasions that he will not depart from his objective of maintaining the system of white minority … the army and the police have been given…
We Shall Win. Joint Statement by Leaders of Liberation Movements at the fifth Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Algiers, 13 – 16 September 1968
… where the simple distribution of a leaflet carries the death penalty, as in South Africa under the "Sabotage" Act. … fascist Prime Minister of South Africa…
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… being that he is a qualified medical doctor who attained his degree from the University of Cape Town.[ii] Riaad … film “Outrageous”.[iii] He is also a…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… to challenge this injustice through the study of law. Upon his return to South Africa, he worked as an advocate in … Prime Minister after the defeat of…
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
… sick-comforter at the Cape, Willem Barentz Wijlant and his wife became the first people to move into the … as an employee of the Dutch East India Company …
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… surveillance here. The FBI wanted to question him about his ties with al-Qaeda. US attempts to arrest him had been … Aldgate and Liverpool Street attacks…
EventSA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years
… De Kock's testimonies were heard here, revealing not only his own involvement in ANC deaths, but the involvement of … responsible for ordering multiple…
PlaceFort Wiltshire
… Somerset, who then returned to England on leave. In his absence it was visited in May 1820 by his deputy, Sir Rufane Donkin, who found that the tower had ……
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
… and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the first time alongside his documentary photographic essays for which…
EventSA Prime Minister speaks before the British Parliament
… In believing that his policies had finally been accepted by White South … Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts started to redirect his energy to world peace…
EventPaul Biya becomes president of Cameroon
… Ahidjo handpicked Biya to replace him after he had handed his resignation letter to the cabinet. However, when Biya … Biya has been heavily criticised by…
EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
… that of treasury. The South African government often used his expertise and talents in various commissions of inquiries relating to his work. It was after…
EventChief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election
… announced in Durban that he was considering registering his Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The elections were set to … IFP was determined to contest the…
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… Matlala had been introduced to boxing at a young age by his father, and turned professional in 1979. Under the guidance of Theo Mthembu, Matlala won his…
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… Paton is one of South Africa's most celebrated authors. His most renowned novel 'Cry, the Beloved Country', which was … he went on to lead the party. Paton…
EventDesmond Tutu is elected Archbishop
… - Go to 'Menu: About Desmond Tutu' for information on his life, his Curriculum Vitae, and other biographical information …
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… Mandela's birthday plea to the international community for his 86th birthday the following day. Mandela led a campaign … people live. He runs an AIDS…
EventFrancois Botha wins International Boxing Federation (IBF) title
… an anti doping rule. Subsequent to Botha's victory, his urine specimen was sent to a German laboratory where it tested positive for anabolic steroids. He and…
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… during the previous eighteen months. He was wounded during his arrest and was kept in hospital under police guard. His crimes came to light after the…
EventPrime Minister Louis Botha resigns because of conflict with Hertzog
… the Union of South Africa since 31 May 1910, resigned from his post following an anti-British speech by General J.B.M. … by the governor-general, Lord…
EventAnnexation of the Orange Free State is announced
… was delayed for six weeks to enable Roberts to rest his troops and horses. Shortly after his entry into Bloemfontein, Roberts announced the annexation …
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
… Pieter Jacobs Marais reports his discovery of alluvial gold in the Jukskei River on B.J. … geologist, prospected around Krugersdorp in 1852, where his effort…
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… in secret negotiations with the South African government. His denial came two months after a Member of Parliament … Federal Party, Dr. Frederik van Zyl…