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”Forced Withdrawal Of South Africa From The Commonwealth - Historic Step Forward In Struggle Against Apartheid”: Message From London To The South African People, March 1961
Zola Budd of SA and Mary Decker of the USA collides accidentally during the 3,000m in the Los Angeles Olympics to cause one of
SA man sets record for world’s deepest dive. Nuno Gomes’ 318.25m plunge was enough to beat the record of 313m, set by Mark Elly
”A Declaration to the Nations of the World.” Statement of the Non-European Unity Movement, signed by the Rev. Z. R. Mahabane, Dr. G. H. Gool, and E. C. Roberts, July 1945
UDF Poster ‘We demand: End to High Prices SUPPORT THE CONSUMER BOYCOTT’ by Community Arts Project (CAP), 20/08/1983 - 20/08/1991, South Africa
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the Charlotte Maxeke Memorial Lecture hosted by the ANC Women`s League to launch Women`s Month
Cable from Dr. A.B. Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations opposing South Africa’s proposal for incorporation of South West Africa, January 1946
Toast Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki on the occasion of the Special Visit to the Republic of Mauritius, 11 March 2008
Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate of the State of the Nation Address, Parliament, Cape Town,14 February 2008.
Document 97 - “Advisory Board Elections: Communist Patty calls on Location Residents to support All-African Convention for Better Conditions”, South African worker. 26 September 1936
APDUSA Views - Issue No 91: The Rise of Fascistic Politics and How Judge Nicholson Handed Mbeki’s Head on a Platter to the Zuma Brigade, September 2008
Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate on the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, 8 June 2006.
Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate on the Presidency Budget Vote No 1: National Assembly, Cape Town. June 24, 2004
Cornelis de Houtman rounds the Cape for the second time (the first was in 1595) and sets foot on shore in Table Bay to barter s
A list of 437 persons said to have been office-bearers, officers, members or active supporters of the banned Communist Party of South Africa is published
The Star reports that according to the Advisory Group on AIDS in SA, a total of 191 cases of AIDS have been diagnosed by mid-De
BiographyTopsy Madaka
Topsy Madaka was born in Gratten, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1954. He was the son of Nontsikelelo and Mongameli Madaka who, both passed away in 1990. In…
BiographyAllison Wessels George Champion
Allison George Champion was born on 4 December 1893 at Sans Souci School near the mouth of the Tugela River in Natal. His father had been adopted by American…
BiographyBarney Simon
Barney Simon, South African theatre director (born April 13, 1932, Johannesburg, South Africa—died June 30, 1995, Johannesburg), was a long-time force behind…
BiographySadie Forman
A fierce non-sectarian and advocate for racial equality and women’s rights, Sadie Forman (nee Kreel) was born in 1929. Her father, Bunim Idel Krill, a Yiddish…
BiographyMadimetja Lawrence Phokanoka
Madimetja Lawrence Phokanoka was born on 10 June 1938 in Raphahla Village in Sekhukhuneland, in the Middelburg District. His father, Jacob Marwale Phokanoka…
BiographyDaniel Kunene
On 27 May 2016, surrounded by his beloved family, Kunene died peacefully at his home in Madison, America. He was 93 years old.[i] Daniel Kunene was born in…
BiographyFrederik Willem de Klerk
Frederik Willem de Klerk was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 18 March 1936. F.W. de Klerk grew up in a political family, with both his father…
BiographyZainab Ebrahim Asvat
Zainab Ebrahim Asvat was born 1920 in Johannesburg, daughter of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied him to…
BiographyManonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
Manonmony Pillay was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 30 November 1908. Her family was originally from the Thanjavur district in India and her…
Acceptance speech by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in recognition of his contribution to education at Texas Southern University Houston, Texas, 23 September 2011
Dr. John M. Rudley, President of Texas Southern University, Faculty Members, Members of the Alumni, Convocation, Chairperson of the Jacob Zuma RDP…
The Spirit of Bandung - Address to the International Conference in Support of the Liberation Movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
The Afro-Asian solidarity movement has traversed a long and complicated but glorious path since the days, 25 years ago next year, when a delegation of the…
How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
In a calm morning in March 1968, a shipment carrying the latest Korgs, Moogs and Hammond organs set off from Baltimore harbour, heading for an exhibition in…
BiographySamora Machel
Samora Machel was born in 1933 and was raised in the village of Chilembene. He was a member of the Shangana ethnic group and his parents were poor. Machel…
BiographyFaith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko
Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko was born on the 2 April 1965, at Charteston Location, Nigel. She completed her junior primary education at the Jabavu East Community…