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Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… of the W.P. The ignorance of Dubois was equalled only by his cocksureness but L. T. wrote a "Remark" (a copy was sent …
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… this man kick open the door next to the stage and holding his rifle from the hip he opened up on us spraying bullets …
Solitary confinement
… and he was there when I came out. Whoo! He got a shock of his life. He said, 'Mai! Jhoo! Is that you? Why do you look …
ArchiveThe All-African Convention: The Awakening of The People by I.B. Tabata
… the first stage of a threat to white domination." His book records how in 1943 the All-African Convention …
PlaceDoornkop/Doornsluiten
… an absentee landlord, evicted about 100 tenants from his farm in 1976. The removal was carried out by the police …
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng's 2 years suspension
… in accordance with the rules. Sepeng has accepted his two-year suspension, though he still maintained that he …
PlaceBotshabelo, Motheo Region near Bloemfontein
… as a result of Apartheid and today remains governed by His Majesty Chief Albert Moroka . Who is responsible for …
Statement at the 19th African-American Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 12 January 1989
… Comrades and friends, The Chairman of our Conference, His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Republic of … inviting us to participate. As President…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the 19th African-American Conference, 12 January 1989, Lusaka
… Comrades and friends, The Chairman of our Conference, His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Republic of … inviting us to participate. As President…
Address on The African Renaissance to the Ghana-South Africa Friendship Association, Accra 5 October 2000
… defined us as Africans. The Ghanaian, Ayi Kwei Armah, in his novel, The Healers, writes the following passage about … the first anatomically modern humans…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… in the I.C.U. had previously not been challenged, found his position threatened by the presence of Communists on his executive. With the growing discontent…
The fight against passes continues
… scared to see us! We walked past the secretary and into his office and we put those pamphlets on his desk, and on the floor, and the room was full of them. ……
Chapter 8. Capitalists without Money
… I introduced myself and asked the employer to produce his register. Some employers had registers, others looked at … I then informed the employer that he had…
EventZambian journalist, Fred M'membe is born
… He has been arrested and prosecuted several times for his reporting. M'membe is the third recipient of the Media …
EventSouth African man sets record for world's deepest dive
… record of 313m, set by Mark Ellyatt in Thailand in 2003. His target was a depth of 320, but he only managed 318.25, …
EventMandela confirms Kerzner's contribution to the ANC
… the ANC's Disciplinary Committee ousted Holomisa from his seat in Parliament on 1 October 1996 after finding him …
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… Cage had failed to include the pioneers of the language in his research. While Gayle is an important part of South …
Archive2019 - Cyril Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 2019
… and intimidation. Of particular concern, is the tragic death of Mlungisi Madonsela, a student at the Durban … of Technology. We extend our deepest…
Document 7 - The Freedom Charter
… frontier chief sympathetic to Christianity pressure from his people, who refused to countenance his enforce monogamy, resulted in the marriage being called ……
EventMalebane-Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
… the S.A. ambassador in Bophuthatswana not to interfere. His request was not granted as the S.A. Defence Force moved …
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission's finding
… off course by a decoy beacon as was alleged. Machel was on his way back from an international meeting in Malawi in the …
ArchiveState of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024
… May I ask that we observe a moment of silence in his honour. Fellow South Africans, This State of the Nation … watched as Nelson Mandela, the father of our…
PlaceTouwsrivier
… 1872 and 1878, formulated the railway scheme he sent for his consulting engineer, who asked him what was the route he … Africa, which was brought to him…
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… make the Natives a more contented and devoted people under His Majesty's gracious rule. . . . Any scheme for the Closer … Union...' He would stand out of…
PlaceHamburg Village
… and doors. In the 1980's hotel magnate- Sol Kerzner, paved his way by using the Governments and their ‘approving’ laws … a Casino development in Hamburg,…
EventNigerian Federal troops begin a major offensive in Biafra.
… military government, General Yakubu Gowon said that his troops were 'behaving correctly'. Biafra had declared …
EventMahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first Black Springboks captain
… Black rugby player to captain the Springboks. In 2010, his reputation was tainted when he was suspended following a …
EventLesotho's deputy Prime Minister shot
… Mokhehle appeals for South African intervention, but his request is turned down. Despite South Africa's refusal of …
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… a police captain, Brian Mitchell, had been sentenced to death for orchestrating the murder of eleven people at Trust … of job and pension security for public…
Message to the People of South Africa on the 67th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1979
… itself. Today, this regime is sponsoring and spreading death and destruction and terror all over southern Africa. …