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Statement at the 25th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 24 – 26 July 1989
… Africa. We pay homage to the outgoing Chairman of the OAU, His Excellency President Moussa Traore, who has so ably led this Organisation during this past…
Extract from a speech at the conclusion of the Republic Festival on 31 May 1971 at Goodwood, Cape
… all, no reform was even brought about by an adult without his having considered the matter in his youth and reflected on it. Nothing can be made new again ……
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. …
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 …
EventA Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board
… "the error in judgment by the pilot of ADK 096 continuing his turn heading to 330 M to avoid TIX 185” …
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… Abebe hadn't fully recovered from the surgery and limped his way down the stairs. However, the reception Abebe …
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
… the national wishes of the Ambonesians. Luns was in his position from 1952 to1971, making him the record office …
EventPretoria receives city status
… Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers who named it after his father Andries Pretorius. Andries Pretorius became a hero …
EventHosni Mubarak, President of Egypt is born
… East and is a close ally of the United States. Among his most prominent accomplishments is maintaining stability …
EventANC makes demands changes to facilitate democratic elections
… conference, ANC president Nelson Mandela indicates that his organisation will not insist on elections in 1993 if …
EventNelson Mandela is elected Deputy President of the ANC
… Vorster Prison after spending 27 years in the gaol. After his release he toured extensively outside and within the …
EventPresidents of Mozambique and South Africa meet
… mysteriously died in a plane crash in South Africa, met his South African counterpart P.W. Botha at Songo, in Tete …
EventThree Delmas trialist released
… were released after Judge K van Dijkhorst delivered his judgment. The judge released them on the grounds that …
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… of the 1838 battle and Zulu culture in general. In his address, Mtshali expressed the view that the proper …
EventViolence erupts in Richmond
… of Sifiso Nkabinde, who had been expelled by the ANC for his involvement in the very violence under discussion. This …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… Louis Botha again became prime minister, but many of his followers voted for the new party under General J.B.M. …
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… he was one of the architects of the Union of South Africa. His vision of South Africa included both British and Dutch. …
EventJosephine Wood, founder of the South African Library for the Blind, is born in Grahamstown
… of the first mayor of Grahamstown, George Samuel Wood and his wife, Frances Elizabeth Wood (nee Hoole). After …
EventAmy Mollison sets a new world record when she flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days 6 hours and 26 minutes
… who dived into the water to try and rescue her also lost his life in the process. …
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… the Great Fish River but was forced to turn back home by his crew. It was on this homewards journey that he reached …
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… killed by the Ciskei Defence Force on 7 September 1992. In his statement the ANC President, Nelson Mandela regarded the …
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… was kidnapped by unknown assailants and brutally murdered. His body was later found at a rubbish dump in the nearby …
EventJan van Riebeeck, the first Dutch governor of the Cape Colony, dies
… landed in three ships, with 82 men and 8 women, including his wife Maria de la Quellerie. He landed two ships (The …
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… their release from Robben Island. Through PEBCO Ngoyi and his comrades took up campaigns on community issues of rent …
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 …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… among other things: the expulsion of the white man and his yoke of misrule from their midst; -Negro autonomy (" I … wages have remained at about the pre-war…
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…