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Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… against apartheid throughout the country. With the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in August 1983, this … Consciousness organisations began to…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… Cape between the Army and the Civil service. 1879 Founding of the first two Whites-only rugby union clubs in South Africa, Hamilton and the Villagers. 1883…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… struggle leaders that we have lost, our opinions and views of them are directly impacted by the way they were portrayed … they have past away. Here you will…
Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa (FATSSA)
… The Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa was founded in 1938 in Krugersdorp by the representatives of 20 amateur dramatic societies in…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Joint Session of the Parliament of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 30 October 2007
… Honourable Presiding Officers of the National Assembly and the National Council Your … Constitutive Act of the African Union and its development programme,…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
… 8 January 2005 Compatriots and comrades, On the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the African National Congress, … society to the society we inherited. It…
CONFERMENT OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE HONORIS CAUSA UPON FATIMA MEER
… CONFERMENT OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE HONORIS CAUSA UPON FATIMA MEER …
ArticleLives of Courage
… The writing of the history of the Liberation Struggle only began in earnest after 1994 with the establishment of the new democratic government and the…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… the city. Workers' wages did not keep pace with the cost of subsistence, and most black families lived below the bread … often had to supplement their…
ArticleCradle of Humankind
… The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs The … and the North West Province and is also called the Cradle of Humankind…
Extraordinary ministerial meeting of The Co-ordinating Bereau Of The Non-aligned Countries on the question of Namibia -1985
… 19 TO 21 APRIL 1985 DRAFT FINAL DOCUMENT IN PURSUANCE of a decision taken by the co-ordinating Bureau of … Nations Council for Namibia, United Nations…
BiographyDr. Connie Mulder
… Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained the Transvaal Education Diploma … German in Randfontein. He also…
Cornelius Petrus Mulder
… Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained the Transvaal Education Diploma … German in Randfontein. He also…
Louis Charles George 'Loet' Douwes-Dekker
… attended Durban High School,graduated from the University of Natal in 1961,completed an honors degree at University of South Africa,and later master's degree…
BiographyIsaac Bangani Tabata
… racially mixed Lorry Drivers' Union, serving as a member of its executive. He joined the Cape African Voters' … in Marxist and other radical literature. The…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… elections and shifted the country towards the construction of a new political, social and economic order. 27 April, The … Minister in charge of the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch
… Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch …
Jacob Zungwane Mashabane
… On the 5th of October 1976 Mr Jacob Mashabane, aged 22, a University of Zululand student was reported to have died in detention at … code he said. Mr J T…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… the petition. The campaign was supported by a wide variety of tendencies, including the Soweto Committee of Ten , Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) , the…
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 12 February 2015
… The Speaker of the National Assembly, The Chairperson of the National … year 2015 is the Year of the Freedom Charter and Unity in Action to Advance Economic…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, signalled the beginning of a far more brutal and intensive…
BiographyViacheslav “Ivan” Shiryaev
… as Comrade Ivan, was born in January 1938 in the town of Orsk, south of Urals, Russia. He completed the Higher Engineers Navy … 1969, he completed his…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… Savannah, eventually resulting in the infiltration of several SADF forces and a clash between the South African … conflict. July 1975 FNLA…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 88th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2000
… Fellow South Africans: Today we mark the 88th anniversary of the African National Congress. We celebrate our … is that we must implement a vigorous cadre…
BiographyTrevor Andrew Manuel
… a young boy Manuel was exposed to the negative aspects of the apartheid regime when his Black neighbours were forced … when he joined the Labour Party Youth…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, signalled the beginning of a far more brutal and intensive…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the … equal pay for equal work, health and safety, affirmative action, skills development,…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… The arrival of the British at the Cape changed the lives of the people that were already living there. Initially … call it the mfecane (crushing). Shaka set…
Aaron Khoza
… was detained on 9 December 1976 in Krugersdorp in terms of section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act. He was transferred to Pietermarizburg … who suffered death or…
Joseph Zenzele Mavi
… Trade unionist who brought the grievances of black workers int white homes through a crippling of Johannesburg municipal workers in 1980.Mr Mavi was born in …