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ArchiveRequest on the release of political prisoners
… seeks from the South African government a release of all political prisoners including Nelson Mandela, and … Request on the release of political prisoners …
BiographyJohn Matshikiza
… was soon after demolished to make way for the White suburb of Triomf (Triumph). Matshikiza's father, Todd, was a … had an all-black cast. King Kong helped…
BiographyErnest Cole
… went to search for a job, but was hindered by his lack of matriculation and by the laws governing South Africa at that time. In terms of these laws Cole was…
EventJacob Zuma found not guilty of rape
… the Johannesburg High Court found Jacob Zuma not guilty of raping an HIV-positive woman at his home in … Jacob Zuma found not guilty of rape …
ArchiveSeparate development: the challenge of the Transkei
… responses from the Whites and Africans and the benefits of separate development to South Africa and race policy … Separate development: the challenge of the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1947
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1947 … 1947 I have received a cablegram from the…
Forging Solidarity: Southern Perspectives of Popular Education
… conditions? And in so doing, are they planting seeds of hope for alternative futures that can connect individuals … Forging Solidarity: Southern Perspectives…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of experts for the support of victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle, 09 April 1973, OSLO
… Liberation struggle [Oliver Tambo, speaking on behalf of all liberation movements, thanked the Government of Norway for its hospitality. He specially praised…
65th Anniversary of the South Africa Communist Party - Joe Slovo
… Speech by Joe Slovo, Chairman of the South African Communist Party When South African … working people guided by Marxism-Leninism . The founding congress of…
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
… Soon after gaining its independence after 30 years of struggle against its former ruler, Ethiopia, Eritrea … Killion T. & Connell D. (2011), Historical…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… after winning the Pulitzer Award for feature photography of a controversial picture depicting famine in Sudan. Carter came under a lot of criticism for a…
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… for the young Mbuli. After experiencing the death of his fellow students, Mbuli’s school went on strike and he … performance group, Khuyhangano, Mbuli…
BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
… Dr. James Sebe Moroka was the great grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong, from Thaba Nchu in the … if frustrated attention to the detailed matters of…
PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… 1918 when the South African College became the University of Cape Town, incorporating buildings from the early 1800’s … Middle Campus, University of Cape…
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… The second plenary session of the Congress for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA II) … multi party talks in South Africa, including the setting of a date to…
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
… born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from … due to ongoing riots. He joined the …
ArticleGrade 12 - The impact of the Cold War in forming the world as it was in the 1960s
… The Cold War was the period of conflict and competition between the capitalist United … Soviet Union, and their respective allies. From the end of World War…
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
… Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo*was born of indentured stock in 1875 in Mauritius. His family, … to protest. He was elected President of Transvaal…
BiographyAnne-Marie Wolpe
… (now Gauteng ), South Africa. She was the daughter of Abraham and Pauline (Braude) Kantor. Wolpe was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand …
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… born on 18 July 1941 in Johannesburg . She was the second of four children born to Pauline and Thomas Selema Masekela. … sculptor. Barbara grew up in Witbank…
The South African Communist Party: 65 years in the frontline of struggle: A booklet commemorating 65 years of the SACP, also discussing leaders of the party.1986
… South African Communist Party: 65 years in the frontline of struggle: A booklet commemorating 65 years of the SACP, also discussing leaders of the party.1986…
STATEMENT AT THE SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS New York, 23 October 1995
… STATEMENT AT THE SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS New York, 23 October…
Speech delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation Pietersburg, 20 January 1994
… delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation Pietersburg, 20…
Statement of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on the the 17th anniversary of the 1976 students uprising Orlando Stadium, Soweto, 16 June 1993
… Statement of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on the the 17th anniversary of the 1976 students uprising Orlando Stadium, Soweto, 16 …
Speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on accepting an honourary doctorate at the Sheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar Senegal, 30 June 1992
… Speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, on accepting an honourary doctorate at the Sheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar Senegal, 30 June 1992 …
Response of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address - National Assembly, Cape Town, 15 February 2007
… Response of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address - National Assembly, Cape Town, 15 …
Opening Statement of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Summit Meeting of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership: Jakarta, Indonesia, April 22, 2005.
… Opening Statement of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Summit Meeting of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership: Jakarta, …
Address by Jacob Zuma marking the Commemoration of the International Day of persons with disabilities, during the State visit by President Rupiah Banda of Zambia, 03 December 2010
… occasion for our country, as we mark the second day of the State Visit to our country by His Excellency President … We have just returned from laying wreaths…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the General Assembly of the African Ombudsman Association (AOA): Misty Hills Conference Centre, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg: 11 April 2005.
… Deputy President of the Association, Ombudsman of Malawi, Enoch Chibwana, The Executive Secretary of the Association and Public Protector of the Republic of …
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
… The beginning of 1974 was characterised by confusion and uncertainly in … There was the Watergate scandal in which President Nixon of the USA was involved…