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The conference at Aburi, Ghana (4-5 January), fails to prevent the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and the ensuing civil war.
… The conference at Aburi, Ghana (4-5 January), fails to prevent the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and the …
President Paul Kruger presents a medal to J.P. Hess, in commemoration of his introduction into South Africa of the first motor-
… President Paul Kruger presents a medal to J.P. Hess, in commemoration of his introduction into South …
Frederick Courteney Selous, traveller, hunter, writer and naturalist is born in London. He came to Southern Africa in 1871. The
… hunter, writer and naturalist is born in London. He came to Southern Africa in 1871. The …
The SA cricket team beats the West Indies with nine wickets in Durban to lead 3-0 in the series of five.
… Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, … team beats the West Indies with nine wickets in Durban to lead 3-0 in the series of five. …
Justice Coetzee in the Rand Supreme Court refuses to lift an order barring resumption of publication of four Black newspapers.
… Justice Coetzee in the Rand Supreme Court refuses to lift an order barring resumption of publication of four …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British under Major Cotton surrendering to Gene
… Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa | Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, … place, with the…
Albert Kimmerling, a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London.
… Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, … Albert Kimmerling, a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a…
The Bondelswarts, a small tribe of Nama origin who settled at Warmbad, South West Africa about 1905, capitulates to the German
… Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, … The Bondelswarts, a small tribe of Nama origin who settled at Warmbad, South West Africa…
Ex-Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic, CAR, is sentenced to death while in exile in France.
… Bokassa of the Central African Republic, CAR, is sentenced to death while in exile in France. …
Closing remarks to the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, 03 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
… great pleasure and honour that I accept the invitation to make the closing remarks before this Assembly. Your … the African peoples, the unity of the…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to ANC National General Council fundraising dinner at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 19 September 2010, Durban
… Special guests, Good evening, we thank you all for coming to share this very special evening with us. Tomorrow we start … of uniting the people of this…
Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "No Easy Walk to Freedom: Articles, Speeches and Trial Addresses of Nelson Mandela edited by Ruth First", 1965.
… door. We practised as attorneys-at-law in Johannesburg in a shabby building across the street from the Magistrates' … This was before the axe of the Group…
Mobilise Our Black Power - Statement to the People of South Africa on the Tenth Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1971
… and imperialism. They are making great sacrifices to redeem their human dignity and fundamental liberties from … an end to imperialist wars; they yearn for…
Document 38 - “How to Build o Revolutionary Mass Party in South Africa: A letter from the Executive Committee of the Communist International, “Umsebenzi, 12 December 1930
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 38 - "How to Build o Revolutionary Mass…
Hlaudi manifesto gives Jimi Matthews and his SABC comrades no option but to vote #Hlexit by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail & Guardian), 27 June 2016
… Ra'eesa Pather investigates. ANALYSIS If ever there was a newsroom where comrade journalists whisper conspiratorially … it, SABC acting group CEO Jimi…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… Ethiopia had been one of the few states to survive "the scramble for Africa" by the major European … of the League of Nations, founded in 1920. Italy was a…
Call for Papers ‘Rethinking “Apartheid’s Golden Age”: South Africa, c1966-1979’, Colloquium to be held at the University of Pretoria, 20 June 2016
… Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria will host a colloquium on South Africa’s ‘long 1970s’, defined as the … stretching from the death of Hendrik…
EventPercy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa
… Percy Qoboza was a journalist and outspoken critic of the apartheid regime. He … in the country. After studying in the United States for a year, Qoboza…
Minutes of the Black Peoples Convention held at the Lay Ecumenical Centre, Edendale, Pietermaritzburg from 8th July 1972 to 10th July 1972
… Centre, Edendale, Pietermaritzburg from 8th July 1972 to 10th July 1972. The convention discussed the draft … schemes, Black education and other issues…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and Nomkhitha … started at the Amajeli crèche in 1963. He…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of Manaleng … Transvaal. He attended Rosenkrantz…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… Jotello Festiri Soga, the first South African of any race to obtain a degree in veterinary medicine, was born in 1865 at the … Mission in the then-Transkei …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
… unit within the police force and this had resulted in a constant outcry from the communities and political … the manner in which the ISU handled most cases…
Chapter 3 - Gumede’s role in NNC and SANNC Politics, 1909 – 1919 ‘We pray that the people be allowed to live in peace in their own land’.
… the struggles within Black politics over methods used to oppose the momentum towards ever harsher modes of racial … very much if unification will bring about…
Opening address by President Jacob Zuma to the 2nd Biennial Summit on substance abuse, 15 March 2011, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban
… action committees, Ladies and gentlemen, We are gathered to discuss a matter that is very central to our nation building efforts. … of creating strong…
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 the National Consultative Conference of the ANC, is a great and moving moment in the history of our struggle for … live forever in the records of that…
Opening Address to the Conference on "Whites in A Changing South Africa", Convened by the Five Freedoms Forum and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 1 July 1989
… and on my personal behalf, I greet you all. We bring to this conference the best wishes of the combatants and … movement, both inside and outside South…
Out of the Fire to Find New Fetters: The Violence of Poverty in a Shack Settlement: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
… Out of the Fire to Find New Fetters: The Violence of Poverty in a Shack Settlement: Paper Presented at the Black Sash … Out of the Fire to Find New Fetters:…
Attacks on Sasol 1 and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol 2 in Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order to coincide
… Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order to coincide with Republic Day. Nobody is killed in the attacks and the only casualty is a security…
A History of Zonnebloem College 1858 to 1870 A Study of Church and Society by Janet K.H. Hodgson, University of Cape Town, 1975
… A History of Zonnebloem College 1858 to 1870 A Study of Church and Society by Janet K.H. Hodgson, …