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ArchiveUnlike The Gambia’s Jammeh, Mugabe may not disappear, 22 November 2017, AZAD ESSA
… president of The Gambia, adorns the ceiling. Jammeh, in his characteristic white, free-flowing kaftan, is shown with his arms wide open; a Qur’an in one…
ArchiveChapter 2 Respect for all, Childhood in Cape Town, 1933 – 1949 by Denis Goldberg
… into the forest straightway All alone walked Hiawatha with his bow and arrows; And the birds sang around him, o’er him, … this was a game he played: he…
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… man in the Northern Province before Union, and what was his status in the Cape. It is well known that in Cape … are treated here. " Noting that I still…
ArticleThe House in session
… Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, he had a meeting with his Cabinet colleagues, including President Botha.’ While the …
EventNiger's Independence Day
… in place a single-party system that brutally suppressed his opponents. In 1974, after 14 years in power and with the … Diori was removed from power in a…
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… Mandela in MK's activities, including notes he made from his readings about guerrilla warfare and a diary he had kept during his Africa trip. The accused…
EventJacob Zuma, Former President of South Africa and of the ANC, is born.
… wing, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), in 1962. In 1962, while on his way out of South Africa, he was arrested and charged with … to ten years imprisonment on Robben…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… Boesak and his colleagues were addressing a protest meeting on the night … Billy Nair and Dorothy Nyembe. In August 1983, Boesak and his comrades launched…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… custody for 88 days pending extradition to South Africa. His trial was held at the Pretoria Supreme Court in 1979. His charges included seven counts of fraud…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… In 1835 a group of Voortrekkers left the colony under his leadership. After crossing the Orange River the various … elected as the Chief Commandant. By 1837,…
EventGrant Baker, SA surfer, wins the Mavericks Surf Contest at Santa Cruz
… Evan Slater in the six-man final. Baker started his charge to victory in style by scoring a great 10 point ride which helped him win his opening heat,…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… the boy collapsed onto the tarmac. According to reports his arms and legs were so severely frozen to a point that rescuers were unable to remove his coat and…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… Editor-in-chief of television news, Joe Thloloe, announced his resignation due to irreconcilable differences with Group … came on May 23 after a disciplinary…
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… held in Johannesburg on 11 September 1906, Gandhi adopted his approach to non-violent protest commonly known as … (loyalty to the truth) for the first time…
EventThe first cable connection between SA and Europe is launched
… electrical engineer Charles Tilston Bright as part of his project to link the British Empire with growing … 1870s, technology improved considerably and…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… to the British for protection, and on 12 March 1868 his country became a British protectorate, and the current … of the Caledon River, which was ceded to the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Deputations
… leave the Union by flying.'' boat on the first stage of his journey to America and the UNO, according to a Passive … the PRC. The critics calculated the cost…
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… resumed, he informed me that he had consulted some of his fellow-magistrates and that although they agreed my … in halting English. He knew no shorthand and…
Opening Speech at the International Solidarity Conference, on the Theme "From Apartheid to Peace, Democracy and Development" by O. R. Tambo, Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… been advised by the doctors to rest. He however sends you his warmest greetings. He has also asked us to inform you … people, the exile of tens of thousands,…
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
… and with the removal from the political scene of some of his staunchest lieutenants because of death or old age, the leadership of the Indian community fell …
Document 109 - G. H. Gool and J. A. La Guma, “Appeal of the National Liberation League for a National Convention of the Subject Peoples of South Africa”, The Liberator, September 1937
… driving thousands of the Herero tribe into the desert to death by thirst and starvation and almost exterminated the … of the non-European, Hertzog gained the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
… month of April our people are commemorating the brutal death of our leader, Inkosi Bambatha kaMancinza Zondi who led … Rebellion against poll tax 100 years…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… community. Despite these developments and more especially his ousting from the NIC in 1945, PR Pather continued to be … after 1945. In January 1946 Prime…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
… an annual Staffrider photographic exhibition. • On his return to Durban, from his trip to Johannesburg, Omar Badsha informed Jeeva Rajgopaul and Myron Peters…
ArchiveChapter 4 Political activity 1950-1963 by Denis Goldberg
… laws. George played a leading role against segregation in his union, insisting on the age-old and valid policy of … movements. The apartheid state also…
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
… experience, including residences, sports and social life. His election slogan was: ‘Yes to Academic Non-Segregation and No to Non-Academic Segregation.’…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
… he has done. On the contrary, we all owe him thanks for his endeavour and courage in compelling the public attention … intelligent people to think furiously…
Chapter IX - Return to my faith
… wasn't a Christian amongst them but they still accepted his visits even after Hannah had gone. I think mainly because … touch, not the chaplain's, but I…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… He was a member and leader of the ANC and SACP until his last day on earth. He was the Deputy Commissar of Comrade … Island. Both on the Island and outside,…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… assigned to the case stood down - one of them because his sister had a child fathered by Mr Zuma. The alleged … on Monday that she was raped by Mr Zuma while…