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Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… studies. In prison Nelson read everything he could lay his hands on. Political prisoners were initially denied all … College. In the following letters he…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… involving equal rights for kaffirs, or the black taking his place alongside the white: first on the industrial field, … the native, in receipt of higher pay…
EventAWB leader, Eugene TerreBlanche, is convicted of attempted murder and assault
… sentence was handed down for the brutal assault of one of his workers, a Mr Paul Motshabi, whom he beat over the head … before the assault on Mr Motshabi,…
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in the Cape Province in 1865. Boonzaaier became famous for his caricatures and political cartoons. He came to Cape Town … the 1940s. Boonzaaier died in Cape…
EventJoe Slovo is born
… the Congress of the People held in Kliptown because of his restriction order. In 1963 Slovo skipped the country to work on African National Congress external…
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… so by May 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three reasons for his resignation. He could not work with an executive that…
ArchiveKeynote Address at National General Council Meeting, by President Thabo Mbeki, 12 July 2000, Port Elizabeth
… branches, regions and provinces for the large amount of work that has been done to prepare for this Council. The … as well some matters raised by President…
A common purpose: the Commonwealth’s support for the AAM
… synopsis of the Commonwealth's relations with the Anti-Apartheid Movement. If ever there was an organisation which … Foreign Minister Mr Louw about the…
The ANC’s attempt to become the sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa by Martin Plaut
… mean that the ANC would be able to veto the Labour party’s work with the emerging black trade union movement, or … led by Abdul Minty, the honorary secretary…
Message by Oliver Tambo of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 71st anniversary of ANC, 08 January 1983
… can neither defuse nor halt. Within the confines of the apartheid system there is no way out of this crisis … them. Similarly, all patriots and…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 71th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1983
… can neither defuse nor halt. Within the confines of the apartheid system there is no way out of this crisis … them. Similarly, all patriots and…
Letter to Farzanah
… images, along with the preface letter written by Badsha to his infant daughter, Farzanah, in which he sincerely speaks … daily challenge of living with…
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… was born on 1 April 1875 in Greenwich, England. Both his parents were actors. He started his career at the age of eleven working on Fleet Street … the…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… On the 2 March 1996, President Nelson Mandela paid his first state visit to Mali. While there, he addressed the National Assembly at Bamako where he…
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… remains Australopithecus africanus , southern ape-man, and his work ultimately changed the focus of human evolution from … from the Cradle has made world…
EventTrade unionist Clements Kadalie dies in East London
… Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, … a teacher. In 1915, he went to South…
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… Political cartoonist Zapiro's work is as important as ever following the Charlie Hebdo killings. His life and role in society is discussed. Cartoonist … is…
ArchiveRadio Freedom: A History of South African Underground Radio by Chris A. Smith
… sharp, seven nights a week, during the darkest days of apartheid, an incendiary radio broadcast beamed out from … a South African radical who did three years…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Introduction
… only a little of the language, it was clear that his variety had all the well-known signature features of Kora … Louis Maingard, and Douglas Beach – were…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… Reformed Church, banned from facilities for educating his children, banned from the privilege to be imposed on all citizens of joining the standing army of…
32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
… two respects: firstly, by stipulating that at the end of his five-year term of indenture the Indian must return to … years; secondly, if he did not re…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the expanded OR Tambo International Airport, 20 April 2010
… the tournament and the impact on the creation of jobs and work opportunities have been remarkable. The construction of … only to immortalise President Tambo,…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… the youth, and this determination was clearly seen in his various occupations and activities regarding the youth. His childhood can be seen as motivation for…
Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
… Johannesburg as a midwife. In those days we were doing our work on district. We used to visit our patients in the … asked me to join him, because he was…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
… intelligence mastermind, will be in conversation about his riveting book—a true-story account of how a secret team … to gain insights into the complexities…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… events. At the time of their rule, colonial forces were at work fragmenting Xhosa society for the purposes of acquiring … by lineage. The King’s first son…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
… yet to fetch things. That evening we took Mother to work. When we came home Shelley was in a fury. 'Angela was … was so cross. She was telling me how much…
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
… in 1952, Letele persuaded a number of volunteers to defy apartheid laws, and this led to his first arrest. Later in the same year, Letele was arrested … of…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… many of the irritating, but not fundamental, aspects of apartheid would go. Two government-appointed commissions … open to black South African workers who…
ArchiveChapter 2 Respect for all, Childhood in Cape Town, 1933 – 1949 by Denis Goldberg
… into the forest straightway All alone walked Hiawatha with his bow and arrows; And the birds sang around him, o’er him, … organising ability with them when…