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ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… the upheaval among the Bantu-speaking groups in southern Africa was during the 1820s. The Sotho people call it the … in army regiments according to age…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… During the 1960s most of Africa’s countries had gained independence except for … mineral resources that encouraged and motivated South Africa to try and hold…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… extended to the disenfranchised population groups in South Africa, before they are expected to support and participate … attested and waiting for enrolment;…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the football banquet Pretoria, 1 March 1996
… Ceremonies; Guests of Honour; Ladies and gentlemen. South Africa had dared to expect much of the African Cup of … that the display of sporting skill by…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… On 3 March 1999, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela , announced to the National Assembly … deliver promises. The election was held…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… by the Bush administration, which threatened to veto all UN peacekeeping operations unless granted a twelve-month … act as a neutral and independent…
Opening address by Albert Luthuli to the Twenty-second Biennial Conference of the South African Indian Congress, 19 October 1956, Gandhi Hall, Johannesburg
… at this Conference will centre around summoning you and all who like you believe in Freedom For All to accept the challenge of apartheid and solemnly to ……
Address on Receiving the Freedom of the City of Kingston Jamaica, 30 June 2003
… people their rights, culture, history and residence, with all the glory that goes with their city. In South Africa we have a saying which reads: 'you are…
BiographySolly Mokoetle
… from the Frontline States to the masses inside South Africa largely because of the ubiquitous nature of … tertiary studies in Canada in 1989 and came back to…
BiographyDan Sleigh
… Degree in History and English at the University of South Africa (UNISA). By 1983, he had obtained an MA (cum laude) … certainly paved the way for many…
BiographyPieter Streicher Steyn
… led to improvements in food and safety standards in South Africa and overseas. He also made path-finding contributions … implications for a number of fields…
PlaceNdabeni
… the establishment of a universal franchise at the National Convention in 1909. This outbreak was not unique to Cape …
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… forensic sciences to investigate human rights violations all over the world; and the local investigators that helped … ultimately started with Karabo Madiba,…
BiographySydney Sekwati Choma
… Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1976 and was sent to South Africa to do underground work in 1977. Sydney was arrested, …
BiographyStanley Basil Lollan
… a stroke, he was brought back by his brother to South Africa where he died a few months later. …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 92th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2004
… African National Congress, we extend our best wishes to all our people for a successful year 2004. We are convinced … of this conviction and practice that…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… of Indian Opinion and the establishment of Phoenix all my earnings during my last stay in South Africa, that is, nearly £5,000. I desire no pecuniary benefit…
ArticleDevelopments leading to the New Dispensation
… effective sanctions campaign, boycotts against South Africa, and an economy more and more structurally constrained … the late 1970s, informal settlements…
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… or by saving property, in or outside the Republic of South Africa. Organisation This Order can be awarded in three … which is given to visitors who come into…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… radicalised by members of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) who joined it and served in its upper and … Cape Town and Durban. Membership to the SL…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… The White students dominated the discussions, and made all the decisions. The conference was in stark contrast to … at tertiary institutions were…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… way for one less completely unacceptable to the people of all races, for a Government which sets out to take the path, … and negotiation." It called for "a…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… fear of the influence that the Communist Party of South Africa might have on Afrikaner, and later African, working … population group, under control. The Act…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… to campaign tirelessly for freedom and justice for all people in South Africa This is her story. A deeply moving account of her 30 … and pain of being part…
EventSA accepted back in international cricket
… grant full membership to the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA), which would allow South African players to … in May 1961. The country had been…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora
… as for example [kx].) It should be kept in mind that, like all Khoisan languages and indeed many other languages of Africa as well as Asia, Kora is a tone…
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… groups and was detrimental to racial harmony in South Africa after the war. Concentration Camps for Blacks. … camps they have been promised that they will be…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… of Asiatics became non-transferable. May 6, Indians from all parts of the Colony assemble at the West End Hall, Fox … of the first ever Passive Resistance…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2002
… our greetings and best wishes to you, to the peoples of Africa and the world. Together we have travelled a long road … understanding of the Congress that it…
Address to the Parliament of Ghana, Accra 06 October 2000
… and best wishes of the government and people of South Africa, those of the veterans of our struggle, such as Nelson … for the accomplishment of the…