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EventUDF activist Toto Dweba’s mutilated body is found
… widow Daphne stated that her husband was abducted from his place of work on 19 August 1985. He was fatally stabbed and mutilated … scrutiny. He was buried on…
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…
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…
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… as a female political activist who was detained for her work in the underground ANC during the height of the anti-apartheid struggle reveal the excessively…
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…
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…
EventThe National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… with Youth Day, was the result of increasing opposition to apartheid amongst the black youth of South Africa. In particular, students were protesting against…
Archive2017 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2017
… years old this year, had he lived. This selfless patriot his adult life to a tireless pursuit of the liberation of our … United Nations in 1963, appealing…
EventSouth Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth
… that 52% were in favour of a republic. In accordance with his promise that the republic would remain within the British … change, but because of South Africa…
The National Question in Post 1994 South Africa. A discussion paper in preparation for the ANC`s 50th National Conference by Z. Pallo Jordan
… the constitution in December 1996. How Did We Understand Apartheid? Since 1969 Morogoro Conference the ANC has held … of Zulu birth, be a member of the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, 12th June 2007
… who at the age of 30 years was callously killed by the apartheid security police, thus denying our country the … Steve Bantu Biko demonstrated during the…
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… to buses and trains which people used as transport to work throughout the City. Moreover, Lower Claremont comprised … making the forced removals of later…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the 26th Singapore Lecture, “Africa’s Season of Hope: The Dawn of a new Africa-Asia Partnership”, at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, 21 April 2005.
… and traditions. Historian Basil Davidson, writing in his book, African Civilisation Revisited says that: "When our … achieved political and moral victory…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. The condition of his release is that he renounces violence, and violent … bring about change in South Africa…
Chapter V - Acts of conscience
… hospital. Since Brain's imprisonment, tragedy had struck his family again. Paul, his only son died suddenly in Cape … on 17 June, the day after it all…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
… corporate and private collections contain examples of his work. …
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… by working together and never giving up. As we continue to work as a nation to create jobs, end poverty and build a … the course of history and broke the…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer … Mandela relied on similar safe homes for years before his imprisonment. [7]…
EventHistory of December 16
… first MK casualty occurred when a soldier was killed by his own bomb and another lost an arm. MK continued to engage … December 16 continued to form part of…
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
… as a number of African dialects, which assisted him in his work as a court interpreter. Matseke became prominent in the … and eventually succeeded S.M…
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The … board the Dromedaris Van Riebeeck conducted meetings with…
PlaceMostert’s Mill, Rhodes Drive, Mowbray
… The farm Welgelegen was established by Bothma. After his death the farm changed hands a number of times until … property of Jacob van Reenen. It is generally…
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… in Cape Town (June 2008). A collection of remarkable work brought to us by a man of extraordinary spirit, courage, … taken by Chris Ledochowski over a period…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began his political career as a lawyer after completing his studies at the University of Stellenbosch…
Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa Activity
… to them? 10. When did they eat their cattle? 11. What work did the Khoikhoi women do? 12. What work did the Khoikhoi men do? 13. Why did the Khoikhoi…
EventEli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born
… Cape Town and he was jailed and banned several times under Apartheid law. Besides his role as an activist, Weinberg was also a renowned …
Address at Conference on Southern Africa of the Socialist International and the Socialist Group of the European Parliament with the Frontline States, ANC and SWAPO by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 September 1984
… omit to make reference to those of them who are held in apartheid prisons today - leaders like Nelson Mandela whose … to express our appreciation of the…
52. Gandhi: my experiences, 1914
… note, the signatory refuses to honour it or confesses his inability to do so, how are we to blame? To me it was … If truth be on our side, the Indian…
Speaking Notes for the President of the African National Congress, President Jacob Zuma, during the MKMVA National Conference, 12 October 2012
… and diverse onslaughts from imperialism, colonialism and Apartheid. These storms, trials and tribulations included … Hence, the movement, through its…
Closing address by President Nelson Mandela in the president’s budget debate Cape Town, 22 April 1998
… many flattering remarks were made about the President and his role in the transition that we are going through. These … democracy on its own does not mean…