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EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… mainly to Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) in one of the largest migrations of people in history. Thousands …
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) raid Maseru in an effort to kill suspected members of the African National Congress
… and the "Maseru Massacre" as it came to be called, was one of many brazen cross-border raids conducted by the SADF …
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… population of South Africa. And settled in this country is one of the largest Indian colonies in the world. Any …
EventF.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties
… as a whole. The decision taken by de Klerk was not an easy one, as he faced opposition not only from the political …
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
… in March 2006, it was the scene of the most extraordinary one-day match in History, when South Africa successfully …
EventIFP proposes a truce with ANC
… were unlikely for as long as the Frontline States were not part of any negotiations. The IFP consistently maintained …
PlacePofadder, Northern Cape
… the blanket of incredible flowers that brighten this part of the world makes a visit here worth the drive. … Koranna people- (offshoots of the Khoi-Khoi) who…
PlaceSchweizer-Reneke
… settlement and the people who lived there were not a real part of his narrative. Nevertheless, he did try to provide …
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… sent them sheep, fresh vegetables and fruit; but when one of the Arab pilots jumped overboard as they were entering …
ArticleJohn Langalibalele Dube Timeline 1940-1950
… an international conference at Le Zoute in Belgium as one of the South African delegates. He also uses the visit to …
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… [14] The term African is correct and courteous. It is one of the few terms that black South Africans have chosen, …
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… volkstaal – Afrikaans or Dutch – they co-operated with one another. The GRA faced various difficulties: a lack of …
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
… thanna (police circle) and zillah (district). Hence, one needs to find the district first before finding the …
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… a sense of cultural continuity with the pre-colonial past. One aspect of this process was to appropriate the English …
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… 18 June 2014, it was announced that AMCU was demanding a one-time R3 000 payment for every worker to pay for the …
Covert operations
… known as 'informal or extra-legal' repression. The deeper one goes, the murkier the picture becomes and the hazier the … that covert operations are located…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… gatherings, publications, etc. It has been in force, in one form or another, since 1963, and is fully operational at … unrest situations involving violence …
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, … discriminate directly or indirectly…
ArchiveReminiscences of the Arrest of Fikile Bam & Marcus Solomon in 1963 by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
… livelihood. Renting two adjoining rooms in 5th Avenue, one for him and the other for her, he ultimately built a … of Ismail – always on the move to be as…
Tribute to President Reginald Oliver Tambo by ANC Treasurer General Dr Mathews Phosa on the occassion of the OR Tambo Lecture, 27 October 2011, Kimberly, Northern Cape Province
… about this African giant, this true son of the soil and one of the most substantial leaders our revolution ever … his stripes in the struggle and was always…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985 by Sean Field
… state under repeated States of Emergency. Cape Town was one of the many cities which witnessed on-going clashes, … street battles between students and youth…
Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985
… state under repeated States of Emergency. Cape Town was one of the many cities which witnessed on-going clashes, … street battles between students and youth…
ArchiveAn Inconsolable Memory by Aryan Kaganof
… What was Eoan? What did it mean to the people who took part in its many productions? These questions propel …
PlaceMbunza Living Museum, Kavango-Namibia
… with Mangetti nut oil refined leather. An essential part of the interactive program of the Living Museum is the …
EventTryphina Mboxela Jokweni is honoured by the ANC
… a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and was part of the 1956 Union Buildings March which saw 20 000 women …
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to ANC National General Council fundraising dinner at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 19 September 2010, Durban
… gathering given that in 2012 the organization will turn one hundred years old. We therefore have to ensure the ANC is … significantly, with the participation…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… of appalling failures in government”. For Goldblatt, one particular bugbear is the state of education for black … to his email, and neither does he…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… together. "This close alliance is the first of its kind one can recall in the liberation movement. In no previous … South African and Rhodesian racists. We…
In the enduring spirit of President O.R. Tambo: Good luck to all matriculants, 22 October 2012
… national objectives". Considering that education is one of the five priorities of the ANC`s current promises to … country that works towards building a…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
… ability to continue in the pound seats. Gordhan represents one side of the dual voice of the ANC today. Distanced from … machinations of his political…