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Statement at the Funeral of Moses Mbheki Mabhida by O. R. Tambo, Maputo, 29 March 1986
We have gathered here today to bid farewell to a warrior. We have converged from all corners of the globe to pay homage to a revolutionary. We have…
Opening address by President Jacob Zuma to the 2nd Biennial Summit on substance abuse, 15 March 2011, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban
The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize, The Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers …
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 ceasefire agreement? TAMBO: The liberation war…
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
One of the most striking buildings in Port Elizabeth is the famous Campanile. In the article below, Tennyson Smith Bodill reveals the history behind the…
Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
The December 17, 2007 website of the UK newspaper, “The Guardian”, carried an article headed “Mbeki’s shock as ANC turns on him”, written by one Chris McGreal…
Edwin Mofutsanyana the oldest Communist in Africa: Flyer for briefing by Edwin Mofutsanyana. August, 1991
Introduction 1. The Declaration of intent which we adopted at Codesa 1 committed us to the established of a ‘democratic South Africa’. On the basis of this…
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
Kathy Munro Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - On Saturday 22nd July, a Johannesburg Heritage Foundation Blue Plaque was unveiled at Windybrow. 2017, saw the…
Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa’s “Attracting Capital to Africa” Summit, 19-22 April 1997; Chantilly Virgiana, USA
Chairperson, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is not given to every generation that it should be present during and participate in the act of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African Reserve Bank’s 75th anniversary banquet Pretoria, 28 June 1996
Dr Stals; Ministers of the Cabinet; Governors and other representatives of the central banks of the member countries of the SADC; Distinguished guests; …
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
Mr Vice-Chancellor, Members of the University Community I am honoured to be invited to be present at this graduation ceremony, especially as it marks the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Women’’s Day: Ga-Motlatla, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North-West Province, 9 August 2008
Programme Director, Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Sydney Mufamadi, Premier of the North West,…
Fourthly, as to the NATIVE QUESTION
I The Constitution of South Africa shall provide for the establishment of one sovereign state, a common South African citizenship and a democratic system of…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Thandi Modise, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the launch of COP 17 Legacy Projects in Groutville, Kwazulu-Natal, 08 December 2011
Honourable Premier, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Mayors and councilors, Representatives of United Nations agencies, Representatives of the private…
Land mine kills 6 in South Africa by Sheila Rule (New York Times), 16 December 1985
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 15— The South African Army reported tonight that six people were killed and five people seriously wounded when a light truck set off a land…
Directive concerning the nature of the forthcoming ANC consultative conference in Morogoro by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1969
Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the nature of general consultations have been held by the A…
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the nature of general consultations have been held by the A…
Burundi: The ambiguous coup by Simon Allison (Daily Maverick), 14 May 2015
While President Pierre Nkurunziza was stuck in Dar es Salaam tweeting up a storm, his former intelligence chief was busy taking over the country. Many welcomed…
ArchiveSouth Africa wants to make history compulsory at school. But can it? by Linda Chisholm (the Conversation.com), 1 June 2018
South Africa’s minister of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has released a report from a ministerial task team that recommends a major overhaul of the…
Graveside tribute to Robert Shell by Joline Young, 3 February 2015
I could speak about all the things that you already know about Robert: That he was a brilliant man, that his was the biggest contribution to Cape slave history…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
At 9:00 on Wednesday morning, only a few people in union T-shirts sat in the shade in Johannesburg's Mary Fitzgerald Square, the listed starting point in the…
PlaceTenterden, 60 Durban Road, Wynberg
The property was originally part of the Vredenhof Estate which had been allocated to William Hawkins on 8 April 1856. Its U-plan dwelling was originally built…
World War II: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ends as German forces capture the beach port
On 4 June 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ended as German forces captured the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its kind…
Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions”, The Torch, 1 April 1958
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions",…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Independence of Haiti: Port-AU-Prince, 01 January 2004 Your Excellency, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The people of Haiti: Thank you very much for allowing us this opportunity to celebrate the Bicentenary of one of the…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 2 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner Factory work After my children were born I started working again, but now I…
PlaceSchweizer-Reneke
On 7 August 1993, Eugene Terreblanche, the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), had just been given the freedom of the White section of the Town,…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
Roodepoort is actually a City of its own, although it has now merged with the Suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, there is barely a discernible line over…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
Cradock is a Historic Town that has retained much of its 19th-Century charm. Its beautifully restored Victorian and Karoo-style buildings, combined with its…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker On 19 September 1937 a violent collision rocked Vereeniging's Top…