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Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… On March 9, 1980, the racist Prime Minister of South Africa, P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the announcement … march to victory, notwithstanding that…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - NOSIPHO MAJEKE: A Biographical Note
… Taylor. She worked in the liberatory movement in South Africa until, at the height of the repression in the 1960's, … to many journals, articles on the…
Statement of the African National Congress by Oliver Tambo, 18 March 1980
… On March 9, 1980, the racist Prime Minister of South Africa, P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the announcement … march to victory, notwithstanding that…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
… City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. The Dutch Reformed Church's history in Southern Africa begins with the arrival of the…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Banquet help in honour of President Bakili Muluzi of Malawi Cape Town, 2 June 1998
… great pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to South Africa. May you feel the same warmth here that you yourselves … labour system whose tentacles…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… dedicated her life to fighting for equality in both South Africa and America Key Words: Miriam Makeba, Apartheid, Civil … the Manhattan Brothers toured the…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… Leah, near Liverpool. At the age of 21, he came to South Africa and started his ministry in Namaqualand. In May 1821 … the Bible into Setswana, the first…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… The position of South Africa in international affairs remained important throughout … on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa,"…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New Times, 05 January 1980, Moscow
… Question : How do you assess the situation in southern Africa after the Zimbabwe Patriotic Front has signed the … continuation of the liberation wars which…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New Times, Moscow, January 1980
… Question : How do you assess the situation in southern Africa after the Zimbabwe Patriotic Front has signed the … continuation of the liberation wars which…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … roots of the ANC/SACP alliance, 1950-1954 " , Journal of Southern African…
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… Three years later he founded the Christian Institute of Southern Africa (CI), which was aimed at promoting inter-racial … of Churches to financially support…
The Military Defeat of the South Africans in Angola by Horace Campbell (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… in the spring of 1988 the armed forces of apartheid South Africa and the US-backed mercenaries of Jonas Savimbi were … a major step toward self-determination…
Statement to the 20th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 14 November 1984
… to the steadfastness of purpose of the great peoples of Africa and the wisdom of the leaders of our continent, many … the confluence of the Indian and…
PlaceRooipoort Nature Reserve, Kimberley
… town of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa prime plains for game hunting. Rooipoort is a private … Site in 1985. It is situated at the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… record about150 000 years ago, and they first appear in Africa (and possibly South Africa). Human footprints found at Nahoon Point, up the coast … between…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… from grace of the then President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Thabo Mbeki . Mbeki had been running for the … despite having served his two terms as…
References and links: Local History
… Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. 2000. The … Potgieter D. J. (ed) 1973…
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
… Islamic militia which enjoyed control over much of Southern Somalia. Al-Shabaab (literally meaning ‘the … splits within the group. [xii] The Kenyan invasion…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… resistance of the APO to the formation of Union of South Africa Although the Imperial Britain had conquered the two … Colony, Natal, the Orange River Colony,…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
… is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy that has shocked and stunned … blow to African people and especially to the…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy that has shocked and stunned … blow to African people and especially to the…
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… Made to the South Africa Parliament on 3 February 1960: The tendency in Africa … gospel; has remained to stay. And particularly we in this southern most…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… Independence of Angola), and went on for 27 years. South Africa entered the civil war by providing SADF troops to … was in an attempt to counter the spread…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… continental integration as a necessary means to ensure Africa be taken seriously on the world stage, especially as … Maghreb Union (AMU), the Common Market…
ArticleTswana
… culture and beliefs: About 4 million Tswana people live in southern Africa; 3 million in South Africa and 1 million in the nation … discovery of diamonds and…
ArticleEOAN Group
… The EOAN Group was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. EOAN Group was a social and … festivals, annual opera seasons and tours throughout South Africa…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
… of Aids-related deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa was officially the country with the highest prevalence … of HIV and AIDS for the…
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… and the fight against poverty and inequality in South Africa Initiating a research and archival project, on trade unions and the working-class movement in…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… The Nile River The Nile is the biggest river in Africa . The river comes from the meeting of three rivers … with them their own culture. However, in some…