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Statement of the Chairperson of SADC and the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 28th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa, 16th August 2008.
… Statement of the Chairperson of SADC and the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 28th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government,…
ArchiveWomen Freedom Fighters tell of Sexual Abuse in Camps by Carl Collison (Mail and Guardian), 27 October 2017
… with unprecedented pain”. “I turned 55 a few days ago and decided that I want to talk about things I’ve never … the bequeathed land. “We’ve been rolling up…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1947
… Indian Congress, the Coloured People's Organisation and the African National Congress have decided on their part … that in view of the disabilities imposed…
Event’Viva Frelimo’ rallies, organised by the BPC and SASO, take place even though they were banned by Government
… organisations, the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South African Students' Organisation (SASO), to … were the only national campaigns to be staged by…
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… The Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police … Professor I.W. Simpson (University of Pretoria) and Jonathan…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… terms of section 248 (1) of the Interim 1994 Constitution, and acting on the advice of the Transitional Executive … for Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (the Call of…
Open letter from the National Executive Committee of the ANC to State President De Klerk and his Cabinet
… Open letter to State President De Klerk and his cabinet from the National Executive Committee of the … the carrying of weapons, the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok…
EventVictor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town
… Norton was born in Johannesburg to an English father and a Swedish mother. His father Sidney Peter Norton was a journalist and would influence his son’s…
EventA commemorative exhibition of the work of painter and cartoonist John Amshewitz opens in the City Hall in Johannesburg
… time. His diverse genres included landscapes, portraits and still life. A great cartoonist and illustrator, he found work at the Rand Daily Mail and The…
May Day
… On 1 May, South Africa will enjoy Worker's Day (effectively a May Day holiday). Worker's Day … the role played by Trade Unions, the Communist Party and other…
EventArtist William Cornwallis Harris starts his expedition from Cape Town to the Western Transvaal and the Magaliesburg Mountain
… arrived in Cape Town in June 1836, suffering from a fever and only intending to stay until he recovered. However, he … for two years. In Cape Town he met Dr…
EventGhanaian President Kwame Nkrumah calls on world leaders to impose “total economic and political sanctions” on South Africa
… Pan-Africanist and first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was a leader who … of the founders of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and its first…
EventFrederick Courteney Selous, traveller, hunter, writer and naturalist dies in Beho-Beho, Tanganyika. He came to Southern Africa
… British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist Frederick Courtney Selous came to South … by the writings of explorers such as Dr. David Livingstone…
EventPaul Michael Sibisi, SA artist and teacher involved in setting up cultural art workshops in Natal, is born.
… College at Oswatini from 1969 to 1971. Between 1973 and 1974, Sibisi found himself back in school when he was … of 1973. He has also held a number of…
EventJustin Alexander (Alex) La Guma, SA novelist, short story writer and political activist, is born in Cape Town
… Cuban descent, which made him mixed race in South Africa and was classified as Coloured. La Guma’s father was involved … he would also follow. La Guma was…
America, Spanish conquest
… with the 2011/2012 curriculum changes Conquest, warfare and Spanish early colonialism in the Americas The Caribbean … built a fort and left behind Spanish…
EventBrett Kebble, SA millionaire and director of mining companies, linked to several cases of alleged fraud, is born
… on the East Rand. In the 1990’s Kebble got into mining and was soon director of three mining companies. In 2005 … opened a can of worms exposing corruption…
EventHlubi Chief Langalibalele becomes one of the first Black activists to be tried and banished to Robben Island
… Deemed to be in rebellion, the Hlubi chief was captured and sent to Pietermaritzburg where he was put on trial by a … by breaking up their location,…
Verwoerd lets loose terror on All-African Convention and Unity Movement of South Africa: the struggle goes on
… Circular by the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement on the arrests and bannings of some members of these organisations. … Verwoerd lets loose…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… Elizabeth, author of the two - man play "The Blood knot" and his co-actor Zakes Mokae, 27, from Johannesburg arrived … Africa which had a cast of only two…
Meeting between the South African Government and the Western Contact Group in Cape Town on 28 October 1981
… held between a South African delegation led by R F Botha and representatives from the USA, UK, Canada, West Germany and France to discuss the process for a…
Representatives of the African National Congress (ANC), Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) meet in
… National Congress (ANC), Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) meet in Johannesburg. The … Presidents of the three Congresses -Dr…
EventReggie Hadebe ANC Regional Executive Committee member and Media officer in the Natal Midlands Region, is gunned down
… Congress (ANC) Regional Executive Committee member and Media officer in the Natal Midlands Region, Mr Reggie … with other prominent ANC members, Mr Shakes…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… Two groups under Boer leaders Hans van Rensburg and Louis Trichardt first arrived in the area. Relations … point of the ZAR, the seat of the landdrost. When…
Summary Minutes of a meeting between a delegation from the Republic of South Africa, an Angolan/Cuban delegation, and a delegation from the United States of America as mediator on the question of SWA/Namibia and Angola: Cairo, 24-25 June 1988
… of a meeting between delegates from South Africa, Angola and Cuba, with delegates from the United States of America as … the Republic of South Africa, an…
EventPatrick Ramaano Mphephu, Venda chief and former prime minister of the Venda homeland, is born in Dzini, Transvaal.
… Patrick Ramaano Mphephu, Venda chief and former prime minister of the Venda homeland, is born in … Patrick Ramaano Mphephu, Venda chief and former prime…
Peter Alroy Charles Hendrickse, ANC politician, member of parliament and Codesa delegate, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
… Charles Hendrickse, ANC politician, member of parliament and Codesa delegate, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, as … Charles Hendrickse, ANC politician,…
Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 1 December 1976
… to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa, … Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in…
Meeting between the Minister and Ambassador Nickel on 7 June 1985 at the Guest House, Pretoria, at 17h00
… between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, and the United States Ambassador, Herman Nickel, to discuss … Meeting between the Minister and Ambassador…
Gender, Modernity & Indian Delights - The Women's Cultural Group of Durban, 1954 - 2010 by Goolam Vahed and Thembisa Waetjen
… Worlds . Chapter 5: Iqraa. Chapter 6: Bake, Jumble and Trust. Chapter 7: In the Family of Humanity . Chapter 8: … Cultural Group of Durban, 1954 - 2010 by…