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EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… to a police spokesperson, Lawrence allegedly pointed his pistol at and slapped the pedestrian. Lawrence then got … figures within the ANC were not uncommon…
EventNomsa Mapongwana is assassinated
… windows and set furniture on fire. Mr Mapongwana dragged his wife and children into the kitchen and hid underneath the table until the shooting stopped, when…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… information on activities of the ANC overseas stated his activities were "...to understand the whole dynamic … for the bombing of the ANC's offices in London…
EventWriter J.M. Coetzee is awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
… "We were very much convinced of the lasting value of his contribution to literature. ... I think he is a writer … civilization. The Nobel Academy praised…
EventAnton Hammerl, South African photographer, is killed in Libya
… that South Africa was doing its best to find him and bring his body back home so that his family could give him a decent funeral. The Hammerl … Fabricius P. …
EventBafana Bafana, SA’s National soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final
… South Africa and African soccer at large. Clive Barker and his team became national heroes. The match was attended by … then President Nelson Mandela, who…
ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
… was detained for three weeks for refusing to disclose his sources Apr 5- Torch and New Age banned. (Merrett:44-45) … Act 56 of 1955 for three periods…
ArchiveCHAPTER 3 - Unprepared by Howard Barrell
… Cronin, one of the young whites arrested, believes that his unit’s capture was, paradoxically, a ‘victory’: [It] was … evident in police disclosures…
Chapter 4 - Removing the obstacles
… consider lifting embargoes and restrictions to trade. In his international tour, however, Mandela urged countries to … changes to warrant the lifting of…
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
… past legislation, it is for the worse. Mr. Chamberlain, in his despatch to Lord Milner in reply to his demand for Asiatic indentured labour, dwelt upon the ……
‘African Gandhi’: The South African War and the Limits of Imperial Identity by Goolam Vahed
… on the political, economic, cultural and moral fronts. His ideas about love, truth, soul force (‘brahmacharya’) and … of colonialism. These years also…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… Reformed Church, banned from facilities for educating his children, banned from the privilege to be imposed on all citizens of joining the standing army of…
Chapter 12
… whoever ceases to represent the true interests of his oppressed people wittingly or unwittingly becomes a tool … In politics, he who acts as an agent of a…
'Opening Address' at Annual Conference of the South African Indian Congress by Dr. S. M. Molema, 25 January 1952
… celebration of victory the remembrance of our defeat, his every feast means our famine and his laughter our tears. Such are the Great Trek celebrations ……
”Opening Address” at Annual Conference of the South African Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
… celebration of victory the remembrance of our defeat, his every feast means our famine and his laughter our tears. Such are the Great Trek celebrations ……
"Opening Address" at Annual Conference of the South Afri­can Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
… celebration of victory the remembrance of our defeat, his every feast means our famine and his laughter our tears. Such are the Great Trek celebrations ……
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter” by Thabo Mbeki, 11 April 2016
… is the Head of State and Head of the National Executive. His is indeed the highest calling to the highest office in … In the Constitution the President…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… high school in Soweto, the first student who was shot was his student named Mahabane. It seems, however, that another … people. It is to be noted, however,…
PlaceAliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
… place that Europeans landed, that was Bartholomew Diaz and his crew, on 3 February 1488. Here they found a spring with … occupied the territory more recently…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage
… October of the same ,year, became minister of Swellendam. His successor was Reverend. Alexander Smith , one of the … faithfulness, he retired in 1863 after…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… Six! On 16 February 1942 Gomas married youthful Cornelia, his junior by sixteen years. Despite her involvement in the … political or for that matter, trade…
Chapter 14
… At the Conference itself Dr. Xuma was conspicuous by his absence and it became necessary for the sponsors … Dr. Xuma pointed out that, as National President…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… In the tense periods of repression during which Mark spent his boyhood, Sheila was both intensely involved and …
The Cape Northern Frontier
… the area. Campbell was exposed to many different tribes in his travels and was told many varied accounts of the roles of …
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
… as an event of major political significance. In his message to the Congress of the People, Chief Albert …
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… away. The challenge lies with South Africans to honour his accomplishment of using rugby as a tool to unify the …
"United Nations must take Action to Destroy Apartheid": Statement at the Meeting of the Special Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly by O. T. Tambo, New York, 29 October, 1963
… he has been permitted to embark on by correspondence at his own expense. He is allowed one thirty-minute visit from his wife every six months and may write…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African Nationalism
… which, in erudition, soared to Himalayan heights. In his attempt to foster the spirit of nationalism and racial … needs, desires and aspiration in all three…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who Escaped from Prison in South Africa, Lusaka, 2 January 1980
… begin with Alex Moumbaris, he was arrested together with his wife, Marie-José Moumbaris, in July 1972 at the … He was sentenced in 1973 to 12 years'…
Zuma to grow ANC membership in tribute to Madiba, 17 July 2011
… ANC stalwart Comrade Nelson Mandela`s dream and that of his organisation - taken as far back as 1942 - to grow the … will also be paying tribute to the…