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EventCape Colony Prime Minister opposes War
… in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2 (South African War), summarised the pssure his government has put on the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR…
EventAlfred Milner becomes High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape Province
… heightened growing tension between Britain and the South African Republic (Transvaal). With his rigid attitude he … a prominent role in events leading up to…
EventActress and teacher Wilhelmina Freund is born
… Germany, when her parents, who were South African German immigrants, were on a visit to Germany. On … she was appointed as teacher of elocution at the South…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… on the Linton stone, a world famous example of South African Rock Art, now housed and displayed in the South African Museum in Cape Town. The Khoisan, the…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… and he maintained a policy of neutrality during the South African War . When platinum was discovered on BaFokeng land … kraal. A favourable environment is…
This item by Oliver Tambo was published as the introduction to the book "No Easy Walk to Freedom" by Ruth First, 01 June 1965
… House in Fox Street was one of the few buildings in which African tenants could hire offices: it was owned by Indians. … Hare University College. With others…
Political Report by Limpopo ANC Chairperson Cde Cassel Mathale during the Limpopo ANC Provincial General Council, 10 June 2012
… morning in the name of our revolutionary movement, the African National Congress as we mark the final preparations … only way we can succeed in building a…
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
… recognised that as long as the vote is denied to the African, Coloured and Indian peoples, Parliament cannot be … discrimination, intended to defeat the…
PlaceJohannesburg, Gauteng Province
… of gold'. As the most powerful Commercial Centre on the African continent, Johannesburg generates 16% of South … to Los Angeles! Founded in 1886, Joburg (as…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… only, not with the Rhodesian Africans. Quoting from the African National Congress-Zimbabwe African People`s Union joint communique that as … case of South…
Tribute To Michael Harmel: Oration At Funeral In Prague, June 24, 1974
… pay homage to Comrade Michael Harmel, an outstanding South African revolutionary whose whole life was unconditionally … draft of our Party's new programme, …
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… David Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks … on the campus. It is not just on universities that South…
From retirement to parliament
… ' Bill of Rights ' and ' The Atlantic Charter from the African's Point of View '. This document was drawn up after … at the end of this booklet. The Annual…
ANC Secretary General meeting former political prisoners on the Cuban Five, 21 May 2010
… unionists - incarcerated in Miami, United States, in 1998, African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Gwede … is today (21 May 2010) holding a meeting…
EventMafika Gwala born
… South African poet, writer and BCM member Mafika Gwala was born … activities firstly joining National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) that later…
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… Harold Strachan, former South African Air Force pilot in World War 2 and member of the … (CPSA) and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African…
EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… or referring to himself as Coloured in 1970, but the African National Congress (ANC) has made him "Coloured" again … descent) and contribute to the…
EventSibusiso Vilane tells about his conquest of Everest
… game ranger, Sibusiso Vilane, became the first Black South African to reach the top of Mount Everest, an 8 848m … peak, one of the world's highest. Vilane,…
EventSamora Machel pledges solidarity with the people of South Africa
… Machel of Mozambique pledged solidarity with the South African people, in reaction to the massacre on 30 January … weSizwe (MK) cadres were killed. Machel,…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
… "The most talked-about turning point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the African National…
PlaceNamibia
… are copper, diamonds, gold, lead and uranium. The South African and Portuguese governments jointly developed the … Germany access to the Zambezi River and…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… (FIFA), the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations vied for the right to host the FIFA World Cup … when South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt…
EventThe first Cape to Rio yacht race takes place
… Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) took place on this day. SAS (South African Ships) Tafelberg served as guardship for the voyage … and Salvador in Brazil. The race was…
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… South West Africa be fully launched. On 5 March 1916 South African Troops, led by General Jan Smuts , invaded East … and 2 500 people of mixed race and…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). It was from his … government. In 1973, Biko was banned by…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… and Reagan administrations had tried to influence South African governments by working with them discreetly in a … Washington was concerned the ANC's…
SACTU press release in ‘New Age’, 22 November 1962
… B. (1980). Organize or Starve! The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions , New York: International … with no voice to say 'NO'? And when he…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… in Johannesburg in 1907 with, and for, the wealthy South African Indian merchants whom he had so long represented.’ … 15000 workers in spontaneous fashion…
EventTwo ANC members gunned down in Swaziland.
… On 4 June 1986, two African National Congress members, Sipho Dlamini and Busi … a well informed policeman from Swaziland told the South African Press Agency…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… to work on the revitalization of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), the country's ruling party. In May 1963 the Organization of African Unity was…