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Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary Budapest, 3 May 1999
… the fact that you have made this possible by exempting me from the provisions of a law that would prohibit me from addressing this hallowed institution of…
EventNational Party unveils its policy plan focusing on anti-poverty strategies
… Party (NP)'s first federal congress since its withdrawal from the Government of National Unity (GNU), its policy plan … its name to New National Party (NNP)…
EventPhotographer, Abdul Shariff, is murdered in Katlehong
… Impact Visuals co-operative said Shariff was hit by fire from a hostel occupied by Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) … in Verulam, Natal and began fighting against…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… which involved the phased withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and of South African troops from Angola and Namibia. The agreement also entailed the removal…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda’s former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded the Uganda People's Congress in 1960. … Uganda's Prime Minister after independence…
EventRwandan and Burundian presidents J Habyarimana and C Ntayamira are killed in an air crash
… continent took place in Kigali, Rwanda when two presidents from two countries were assassinated. Juvenal Habyarimana of … by rocket fire. Habyarimana and…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
… directly to you fraternal and revolutionary greetings from the African National Congress and the entire mass democratic movement in South Africa: from our…
Burundi: The ambiguous coup by Simon Allison (Daily Maverick), 14 May 2015
… celebrating in the streets of Bujumbura, but it’s far from clear who (if anyone) actually controls Burundi – or … Confusion reigns in Burundi, which is still…
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … evil intentions "to rob, filch and debar Non-Europeans from their rights." The Government is passing…
"Our struggle is for progress": Statement by Albert Luthuli, 15 June 1962
… began with our forefathers. They must draw inspiration from the great battles and the sacrifices of Tshaka and … of Gandhi and Hintsa. They must also draw…
ANC statement on the state of readiness for celebrations of 101 year celebration of the ANC, 9 January 2013
… The main event is expected to be attended by people from around the country and in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. … The event will be attended by ANC members…
PlacePiketberg
… by fields of wheat that change colour with the seasons - from reddish brown to golden yellow in summer, and green in … to Cape Town , Piketberg is just over…
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
… The Akkedisberg Pass translates from Afrikaans into Lizard Mountain Pass. It's an easy drive … of it dates back to 1776. The Akkedisberg Mountains run from…
PlaceRustenburg
… and rich in variety. The known History of Rustenburg spans from the 15th Century to the post-Apartheid city, and the … Reformed Church, a second minister,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the mural celebrating the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… to be living at a time when our nation is emerging from the darkest night into the bright dawn of freedom and … law that will guide our land towards a better…
ArchiveRudd Concession by King Lobengula of Matabeleland (1888)
… and fifty thousand of the said cartridges to be ordered from England forthwith and delivered with reasonable … and enjoy the profits and revenues, if any,…
Chapter I - Learning to live a half life
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The 1950s had been a decade of protest, from the Defiance Campaign at the beginning to the Treason … drastic, as…
PlaceVredefort Dome, Free State Province
… Dome is Parys on the banks of the Vaal River , which flows from its source on the Highveld down through the dome area. … was once melted rock can still be…
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930) COPY. "S.A.F.N.T.U.: Three requests from this body (which had reopened its…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… Alexander Simons nee Alexandrowich arrives in South Africa from Latvia where she was born on 12 January 1913. After her … with a banning order in 1954 which…
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… From 1960 to 1983, the apartheid Government forcibly moved … to carry out an order to forcibly remove a group of people from their land. However, on 19…
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… South Africa. A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the main road that leads from Alexandria to Bushman’s River Mouth; it passes Boknes … to an…
EventLaurie Bloomfield takes picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban
… government's attempt to forcibly remove black people from Cator Manor, an area inhabited by both Africans and … and Sunday Tribune. Bloomfield became the…
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… she obtained a LLB degree and later a doctorate in history from the Oxford University. On her return to South Africa … University (UKZN) in 2005. Prior to…
PlaceAgate Terrace, Port St. Johns
… Cliff 4 km East of Port St. Johns. Takes its name from varieties of verigated, semi-pelucid, Chalcedonies found … the beach ends abruptly in a very steep…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… the Johannesburg Zoo, houses weapons and other artefacts from the many conflicts that South Africa has been involved … handguns and magazine-fed rifles…
PlaceMowbray
… Mowbray first appeared in 1823, and was probably derived from the new English owners of the Welgelegen estate who originated from Melton Mowbray, in England…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… Delagoa Bay Railway and the origin of Steinaecker's Horse’from The South African Military History Society, June 1996 … (n.d.), ‘Building of Delagoa Bay…
Introduction
… which aimed at eradicating the various disabilities from which Indians of all castes, classes and creeds … the dramatic way in which satyagraha campaign…
Stay-away!
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … the country on Freedom Day for everyone to stay away from work to protest against those…