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EventAthanase Seromba surrenders to the ICTR after being accused of participating in the slaughter of the Tutsis
… found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison. His sentence was increased to life in 2008 after the ICTR …
Say It out Loud - The 1907 Presidential Address, Outdshoorn, Cape, 7 January, 1907
… Cape, 7 January, 1907 1 Dr Abdurahman delivered his Presidential Address, speaking in English. He said that … was necessary or not. He put Education in the…
42. Petition from Indians at the time of Union
… of any self-respecting British Indian in this portion of His Majesty's dominions almost intolerable. Having hitherto … procedure, as a last resort they now…
Congress of the People - I was there
… with the spirit, enthusiasm and energy of someone 50 years his junior. He lived with his wife in a tiny pondokkie in Elsies River, near Cape Town. … Inspired…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinner, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town: 8 April 2005.
… here (that) for the African man to fully understand his present situation, he must trace his roots and course of his journey to the present; and to make…
88. Gandhi’s legacy
… The source of much of Gandhi's inspiration came from his early experiences in this country, and because of this I … essential freedoms: political, economic,…
ArchiveThe boundless energy of Paul Grendon; artist, painter, activist and documentary photographer by Chris Ledochowski
… in my first year at Michaelis School of Fine Art and he, his fourth year in architecture at UCT. We warmed to each other from the start. I was fascinated by…
Images That Preserve History, and Make It : ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography by Holland Cotter (The New York Times), 20 September 2012
… as he had been at countless others since the 1950s. His picture of the mass funeral following the Sharpeville … Massacre in 1960 had immense impact at the…
PlaceSimon's Town, Cape Peninsula
… houses’, which were side by side – the one belonging to his mother and the other to his grandmother. Despite the imperfections of the location – … day,” he…
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
… President and to those that he has appointed as members of his national Cabinet and to the positions of provincial … a modest man and I know he would prefer…
Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the Executive Committee, Comintern
… Kadalie is opposing it, ostensibly on the ground that his organisation has already put forward demands similar to … because he fears the League will still…
Address on the Occasion of the Torch Handing Over Ceremony, “From Rio to Johannesburg” , 25 June 2002 Rio De Janeiro
… the world declared: "Man is both creature and moulder of his environment, which gives him physical sustenance and … and technology, man has acquired the…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around Mandela’s health
… I'll harpoon him to the ring and hammer him out in his own corner. I can't predict what will happen tomorrow but … I will discuss the matter further with Dr…
8. Pillay and others petition the Viceroy of India
… people are weak and effeminate, as stated by Mr. Morris in his History of India, and cannot, consequently, stand … cases that may come before the court at…
Address at the Opening Session of The South Africa-Algeria Bi-National Commission, Algiers, 22 September 2000.
… of the same continent, is aptly captured by Edward Behr in his book, "The Algerian Problem" quoting a report by Jules … the European settler that there are…
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… and the Council on African Affairs he headed - and of his associates, Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois and Dr. Alphaeus Hunton … was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,…
Pamphlet by Professor Z. K. Matthews, published in November 1946
… from the time when they were adumbrated by the General in his famous Smithfield speech in 1925 until they reached the … the African regarding legislative…
Archive1994 - President Mandela, State Of the Nation Address, 24 May 1994 (After National Elections)
… the midst of despair, she celebrated hope. Confronted with death, she asserted the beauty of life. In the dark days when … she wrote that: "The child is not…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 4 - Some Reflections on Early African and South African History by Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
… Van Graan almost immediately remembered what one of his lecturers, Professor Leo Fouche, had taught him about the … Phalaborwa District. In addition to…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
… Decades ago writer; Athol Fugard chose Nieu Bethesda as his inspirational home where many of his world-famous plays were written. On 6 August 1901, during …
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… Gama returned to Portugal and was handsomely rewarded for His voyage was an extra ordinary maritime achievement, if one considered the small size of his…
ArchiveRudd Concession by King Lobengula of Matabeleland (1888)
… interpreted and explained by me to the Chief Lobengula and his full Council of Indunas and that all the Constitutional … of the Matabele Nation had been…
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…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2014 (before National Elections)
… State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of … of Correctional Services. We are truly saddened by his sudden…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… to render fundamental clues to a deeper understanding of his universe.” …
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… to render fundamental clues to a deeper understanding of his universe.” …
ANC statement on incident at Luthuli House, 29 February 2008
… the identity of the individual and possible reasons for his actions. …
PlaceAliwal North, Eastern Cape
… of the Cape Sir Henry Smith, 1847-1852. To commemorate his victory over the Sikhs under Runjet Singh, at Aliwal in …
PlaceConcordia
… news of this debacle eventually reached Kitchener's HQ, his Director of Intelligence described it as "the most …
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
… Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)’s Central Committee. In his meeting with Gorbachev, Tambo was accompanied by Thabo …