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Address on the Occasion of the State Banquet, Tripoli, Libya, 12 June 2002
… kind and warm welcome to me, my wife and the entire South African delegation. It is indeed a special pleasure for us to … to accelerate the pace of…
The ANC’s attempt to become the sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa by Martin Plaut
… In 1979 the African National Congress launched an attempt to receive … Labour Party, in line with the UN and the Organisation of African Unity, recognised…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… not be like them. My father says: I am a member of the African National Congress. I have always been a member of the African National Congress and I will…
ArchiveCHAPTER 1 - Old Battle-Cries and Borrowed Language by Howard Barrell
… shot dead 69 unarmed anti-apartheid protesters in the African township of Sharpeville on March 21 1960. Nine days later, the South African government…
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
… and the predominantly white National Union of South African Students were then calling for and proclaiming … invited to share his historical knowledge of the…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… by a small group of men who style themselves the South African Indian Congress, which held their meeting on the 12th … public feeling for reasons stated…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root cause of anti-Asiaticism
… by a small group of men who style themselves the South African Indian Congress, which held their meeting on the 12th … feeling for reasons stated below: 1…
Funeral arrangements afoot for Mama Dideka Mhlaba, 20 January 2010
… in the Eastern Cape in preparation for the funeral of African National Congress (ANC) veteran, Mama Dideka Mhlaba … who was Eastern Cape Premier and…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… of the Baxter to house and represent the best of South African performing arts and has played a significant role in South African arts and entertainment. It…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… city, where they were confronted by a force of the South African Police (SAP) under Col. I.B.S. Terblanche. The … called by the PAC, which ultimately…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… when it was acquired by August Schoch. After the South African War, the farm Boschdal was used as a centre for the … du Plessis, of life in Rustenburg during…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… of April 1877, Sir Shepstone annexed the ZAR (The South African Republic or the Dutch : Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek), … Africa, it occupied the area later…
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are … the proposed Public Holidays Bill before the New…
Don’t be misled by the PROPAGANDA OF THE KAJEE-PATHER GROUP
… The government and the African National Congress agree on a common commitment … on a definition of political offences in the South African situation; to…
ANC`s urgent court application in view of DA march, 12 February 2014
… The African National Congress will submit its protection order … Issued by Jackson Mthembu National Spokesperson African National Congress Enquiries: Keith…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… signalling yet another convincing victory for the African National Congress, the movement will tomorrow … the corner of Sauer and President Streets Issued by…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Ayatollah Khomeini, 13 February 1979, Iran, Maputo, People`s Republic of Mozambique
… Teheran Islamic Republic of Iran On behalf of the African National Congress and the oppressed masses of South … Iranian Revolution. (signed) Oliver Tambo …
PlaceHillbrow Tower
… known as the JG Strijdom Tower, after JG Strijdom, South African Prime Minister from 1954 to 1958. On 31 May 2005 it … Telkom Jo'burg Tower. The tower was…
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… for a short while and a literary magazine called the South African Journal. The magazine proved to be the beginning of … Thomas Pringle went on to become the…
EventPrime Minister opens SA's first atomic reactor
… South Africa's first atomic reactor, SAFARI-1 (South African Fundamental Atomic Reactor Installation-1) at … was made in 1974. In 1996, South Africa signed…
Document 66 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 21 February 1937
… Cape Town. Dear Comrade, We have been busy organising the African Metal Trades Union and as you will see from the … pulbicity to, and gaining support for the…
EventSA Prime Minister sends a goodwill message to the new government of Mozambique
… The South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster wished the new … on 20 October 1986. In 1981, 13 exiled members of the African National Congress (ANC) were…
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
… 1962, with a view to keep the racial policies of the South African Government under review throughout the year. When … for effective international sanctions…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… which had a cast of only two characters, a White and African. The play was staged at Labia Theatre, Cape Town on … (Mokae) was dark-skinned. It was a second…
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… in 1968 after completing Standard VIII. He came to the African Art Centre in Durban and was encouraged by Jo Thorpe … has also exhibited a number of times at…
EventANC calls on International community to save lives
… two women (according to the common purpose doctrine). The African National Congress (ANC) called upon the United … Nations to impose mandatory sanctions…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
… The South African government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph Mdluli (50), … J.A.; Schoeman, E. &…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… movements in Rhodesia that included Zanu (Zimbabwe African National Union), Zapu (Zimbabwe African Peoples Union) and others against the white minority …
EventResolute Treurnicht rejects waiving language policy
… Despite the indications of African unrest at Soweto schools being noticed by government … an action committee was set up under auspices of the South African…
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… under security laws. He was a member of the banned South African Communist Party (SACP). Following calls from the … Enver Samuel in 2015. Finally, on October…