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Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… we found the way to peace and democracy. We knew that apartheid had devastated our society and that it would be no … people into the acceptance of which Adam…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… we found the way to peace and democracy. We knew that apartheid had devastated our society and that it would be no … people into the acceptance of which Adam…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… Mabuza. The bombing was part of a broader strategy of the apartheid government in the 1970s and 80s that sought to … information on activities of the ANC…
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… a motor accident. Doctors informed her father, who’d lost his wife in the same accident, that his daughter would not … 1834 – 31 August 1914) began her ǀXam…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… which stated that the indentured Indians were to work for the Natal colonial government on Natal's sugar … the few journalists to denounce the system of…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… Zuma is released from Robben Island after serving his sentence. Zuma marries Sizakele Khumalo. 1974 Zuma … Izinduna to discuss remunerations and recognition…
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… close to the home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid regime in Groutville, (then) Stanger, … of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1952…
ArchiveCHAPTER 3 - Unprepared by Howard Barrell
… suggested, definitionally ‘part of the problem’ of apartheid, personified ‘the enemy’, and would not join in a … Cronin, one of the young whites arrested,…
Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of Ahmed Timol inquest by Amanda Khoza (News24.com), 27 June 2017
… The man who was arrested alongside late anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, took centre stage at … on Monday during the first sitting of the inquest…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… regions establish their own youth congresses that would work in close cooperation with COSAS and AZASO , and by 1983, … It adopted the Freedom Charter ,…
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… teacher. She married Harold Strachan who was also an anti-apartheid activist. Middleton moved to Johannesburg when she … member of the Congress of Democrats…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… In September and October 1977, the apartheid government stiffened its resolve to end the … the new system, a teacher of Abram Tiro’s calibre – with his…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2014 (before National Elections)
… State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of … development and land reform as well as creating decent work. We…
PlaceBotswana
… South Africans fled to Botswana seeking refuge from the Apartheid government. Their presence in Botswana encouraged … of democracy. The British government…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… found himself, not a slave, but a pariah in the land of his birth.” (Morris: 2004). As a result of this Act, the … was not enough land for everyone. Africans…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… demonstrates remarkable continuity in her unrelenting anti-apartheid pursuits, advocating for the same repressed … mentioned as a subordinate assistant to…
EventSA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years
… During the Apartheid regime, Eugene de Kock was a colonel in the South … De Kock's testimonies were heard here, revealing not only his own involvement in ANC…
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… to criticisms that it was continuing to profit from Apartheid by saying it was proud of its role in South Africa, … instrument of international diplomacy…
Banned, but never silenced by Glyn Williams (Editor - The Daily Dispatch), 6 September 2012, Eastern Cape, South Africa
… more he left the day-to-day running of the newspaper to his staff, as he became a nationally known personality through his fierce opposition to apartheid…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1947
… the House of Assembly this week, almost indicated this in his speech. The Prime Minister was able to get the Indian … see that this may be assured to every…
EventAllan Boesak resigns from the church
… Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) and leading anti apartheid orator, has being officially relieved of his duties as Reverend of the Bellville congregation. In a ……
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
… Three years after his arrival at the Cape, Superintendent of the London … Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit to the Eastern Cape. His aim was to purchase…
ArchiveChapter 11 The escape by Denis Goldberg
… brown hair, innocent face and more strongly built than his friend. They had both joined the illegal ANC while in … by issuing a false death certificate. As a…
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The … board the Dromedaris Van Riebeeck conducted meetings with…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… Ethiopia, who sadly passed on yesterday after an illness. His untimely death has robbed us of wisdom and leadership in … due to their prejudice. Dr Moroka…
Archive2011 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2011
… State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of … demonstrated the victory of our people over tyranny and apartheid…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history , being a day of commemoration … of racist and unfair conditions in…
BiographyJeremiah Rakoko Mabe
… During the 1950s, the regent, Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe, and his councilors and a large section of the community opposed …
"Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961
… police and their military cannot subdue 12 million people. Apartheid received its greatest condemnation on 21 March last … asked by our organisations to go…
The French Revolution
… houses and a lot of money, so that they did not have to work. They also did not have to pay taxes. These two Estates … King Louis': The first “Louis” was…