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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…
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 …
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 …
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… In the tense periods of repression during which Mark spent his boyhood, Sheila was both intensely involved and …
Chapter 4
… from feudalism;it demanded a wage-labourer who would sell his labour instead of a serf or slave who was tied to the … precarious one. While he suffers the…
Message from President Jacob Zuma
… Sefako Makgatho from 1917 to 1924, ZR Mahabane served his first term from 1924 to 1927, Josiah Gumede from 1927 to … of the continent for many decades. As…
Chapter 20. Malan’s Road to a New South Africa - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… who had spent many years in Germany and openly proclaimed his sympathies with Nazi ideas, explained his party's policy in a speech in Parliament. "On the one…
Political report by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the African National Congress, 17 June 1985, Kabwe, Zambia
… of Chile the following year, a campaign that led to his assassination in 1973 and the victory of the … particularly during the years 1963-1965, compounded by…
Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, June 1985
… of Chile the following year, a campaign that led to his assassination in 1973 and the victory of the … particularly during the years 1963-1965, compounded by…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism
… Mbeki’s AIDS denialism has become synonymous with his presidency and in 2008 it was determined that his influence on policy resulted in thousands of…
EventP.W. Botha becomes Prime Minister
… the Cape Province as new Prime Minister and Party leader. His elevation to the new position was boosted by the … Party (NP) since 1948. The new prime…
EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
… time. Yoweri Moseveni from the UPM refused to recognise his government and with Yusuf Lule, the former President of … and ousted him. Obote was forced to…
EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… stealing cattle. Gaika thus received British help when his uncle, Ndlambe, attacked him at Grahamstown in 1819. … trying to escape. Ndlambe eluded capture,…
EventProf. James Smith, who identified the first coelacanth found in South Africa, is born
… chemistry at the University of Stellenbosch, and completed his PhD at Oxford. After he returned from Oxford, he began to … 22 December 1938. The fish was…
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… known as Zimbabwe). This represented an about turn from his announcement of the Unilateral Declaration of … on 11 November 1965. On this occasion, Smith led…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… only released after former President Jacob Zuma withdrew his application to interdict the release of this report. The … the eve of a meeting of the ANC's NEC…
Introduction
… no overt dishonour to either side. Gandhi conceded before his departure that the quest for future improvements rested squarely with South Africa's Indians…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1987
… enemies of democracy and have set themselves a life and death task of ensuring that never shall power pass into the … a towering giant of the African…
"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…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
… plain is a boy dressed in rags and staring into infinity, his face marked by the trauma of war. He is sitting on an … warfare in a non-industrial society; he…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… of one of its members, that Mr. W.P. van Schoor propounded his ideas on a subject which was finally published in booklet … of historiography in the first and…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… South African Surfing Awards.[v] Travis Logie announced his retirement from the Association of Surfing Professionals … administrative position within the…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… are of the Voortrekker leaders Andries Pretorius and his son Marthinus Pretorius. Marthinus founded Pretoria in 1855 and named it after his father. …
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' campaign created disturbances in 1950, … in 1966, with the help of western…
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… a title-a doubles match-in the South African Open. During his career, Ashe won three Grand Slam titles. He will also be remembered for his efforts to advance…
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… then king of Lesotho, Moshoeshoe, and replaced him with his son, Letsie. Lekhanya had promised to restore civilian … Soldiers supporting the labour action…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… held by several South African political parties regarding his involvement in gun running. They called for a commission … The delegation reported to President…