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EventAllan Boesak is born
… himself as a spokesperson for Black South Africans against apartheid. During his involvement in politics Boesak occupied influential … of African National…
EventThe Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party
… new democratic Parliament. Hendrickse is remembered for his contribution to the struggle against apartheid and for the positive role he played in the…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… collective leadership, humility, honesty, discipline, hard work and mutual respect. And here lies a leader who was … as a teacher. Her first major…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Freedom Day celebrations, Bisho Stadium, Eastern Cape, 27 April 2007
… world, whose solidarity made it possible for us to defeat apartheid a crime against humanity. All of them, through … from all stations in life to rededicate…
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
… gatherings but was eventually allowed to carry on with his church work, although not without government harassment. In 1960, … ANC's structures both…
EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
… that of treasury. The South African government often used his expertise and talents in various commissions of inquiries relating to his work. It was after…
EventRev. Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of Grahamstown, is elected Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of South Africa.
… Selby Taylor was born in the United Kingdom in 1909. His parents later sent him to New Zealand in the hope of broadening his experience. Taylor later trained…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… any reason, degenerate into such a shocking loss of life. Work will begin to implement the recommendations of the … African Constitution. Comrades,…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… With the formal establishment of the Union, organisational work began in earnest in the face of increased harassment, … that is, to the worker's supposed…
Oliver Tambo, October 1987
… international solidarity for a quarter century but his political life is inseparable from that of his two closest colleagues. The three men began their … of…
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and his love for theatre led him to work with several drama groups in the New Brighton area where … plays…
EventPrime Minister B.J Vorster supports changes to Black labour
… would not obstruct changes in the country's traditional work patterns. The move to support changes to Black labour … caucus replacing assassinated Dr H F…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… and the Kimberley Diamond Fields Ad'lertisergave. During his stay he found that an inoculation of bile from an … germ' and took the first step in vaccine…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… passed that controlled and restricted Black movement and work. Seme, nephew of Chief Langalibalele Dube, was elected … Z.R. Mahabane. Subsequent to this,…
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… was born on 2 November 1958 in Soweto, Johannesburg. His talent for athletics became apparent in his primary school years, which he spent at Isaacson Primary…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… of South Africa. The church supported the system of apartheid, which institutionalized separation and … the World Alliance of Reformed Churches for its…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… fitted, and whether he will have a chance in life to use his knowledge ”¦ What is the use of teaching the Bantu child … were increasingly becoming radical…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… Coloureds and Indians were affected by implementation of apartheid. While the laws segregated society on the one hand, … galvanised different racial groups…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… official and Maria Lievens, the daughter of a freed slave. His father remained in the service of the DEIC until his death, upon which Simon went to Batavia,…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… employed in Durban, had come out on strike. South Africa’s Apartheid Government and its White capitalist allies were … of basic human rights and racism that…
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
… and Tolerance than Nelson Mandela -- the power of his words in this message define how Mandela has lived his life and why he was able to lead South Africa…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to parliament 6 February 1998
… that, unlike some of us, those who bore the brunt of apartheid oppression say that things are a lot better. But … require our public service department and…
Archive1998 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 1998
… that, unlike some of us, those who bore the brunt of apartheid oppression say that things are a lot better. But … require our public service department and…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
… of the farmers in this colony”¦ consider it a shame to work with their own hands," and, that the European workers at … and rapine, the frontier Boer took…
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
… the Freedom Charter for decades guided struggles against apartheid colonialism and forms the basis of our programme to … the country's wealth and the land or…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… 1893 April, M.K. Gandhi leaves for South Africa to work on a lawsuit, invited by Seth Dada Abdullah. After … the Indian Natal Congress. 1896 June, M.K…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… necessary for deep level, therefore the division of the work force had been between white miners and white management. The custom that skilled work was done…
Document 91. ‘April 6: People’s Protest Day’. Flyer issued by the ANC (Transvaal) and the Transvaal Indian Congress
… Nationalist Government of Dr. Malan with its policy of Apartheid. Under high prices and low wages, we are starving, … offence, July 21, 1952 Your Worship…
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… to racial discrimination in South Africa. Though the apartheid government restricted his movements, Luthuli was granted special permission in 1961 to attend…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
… to our country, it is important to reflect an aspect of his life that is often not mentioned. We sometimes forget … Mandela was actually a royal prince…