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Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner
… discusses further on. "Black" is also widely used in South Africa to refer to the African group alone. Ironically it is … to "non-white," which Africans,…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… In pre-colonial times South Africa was occupied by Khoisan people in the west and Bantu … party of General Smuts achieved a small majority in the all White…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… livestock. The Xhosa believed that land was for the use of all the people. People didn't own land. The chief of a … and buy and sell land. It was very…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… Sayed Razi Ali was appointed the Agent General in South Africa. Immediately on his arrival in here, he convened and … NIC, A. I. Kajee and J. W. Godfrey, who…
ANC ‘Military High Command’ Leader Interviewed
… From the "Focus on Africa" program BBC World Service 4th July 1986 South African … which is coming from South Africa are correct or not. All I can say as far…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
… Brothers and sisters, Fellow South Africans, I greet you all on this blessed day, Good Friday. Millions of our people … values remain paramount and uppermost…
We are a Force - Speech at Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College by O. R. Tambo, Mazimbu, Tanzania, May 1984
… about in freedom or imprisoned in some cells somewhere in Africa. It doesn't rest with us. I'm struck here by the … instance, has been terrorising southern…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… attempts by African workers to organise and reconstruct all fragmented African trade unions into a large federation … tyres and clothing for the war effort…
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
… a Portuguese territory 350 miles off the west coast of Africa). The crew were nowhere to be seen and the cargo was … the whirling rhythms of Latin American…
Article20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014) - Profiles of the Presidents
… South Africa’s advent to democracy was ushered through the 1993 … in the country’s first non-racial election in 1994. All legally eligible South Africans…
Need for New Level of International Action against Apartheid. Statement at the special session of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, June 18, 1968
… representatives and guests: Permit me first of all, Sir, to express the gratitude of the African National … devotion to the cause of freedom for the people…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Debates and Relations with Other Organizations
… Inkululeko, 9 September 1944. Hitler is rapidly losing all his supporters in Europe. The rats are leaving the … that, Mr. Editor? I do not think it was your…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the academic year at the University of Stellenbosch on 22 February 1971
… also the secret of being a complete person. By utilising all the opportunities that the university puts at his … to the special problems that confront the…
A Future Free of Exploitation - Address to the First Congress of MPLA by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, December 1977
… and the youth; from the entire struggling people of South Africa. We feel genuinely proud that we are active … a victory of the Angolan people. It is also a…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Randall Robinson, Executive Director, Transafrica Forum, 2 March 1983, Washington, DC
… How would you assess the current state of affairs in South Africa? TAMBO: The South African regime has become very … They have lost a lot of ground. They…
Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk, 26 June 1992
… 1 committed us to the established of a 'democratic South Africa'. On the basis of this commitment many would have been … the refusal of the NP government to…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
… of the Opposition mentioned the economic position in South Africa. He put many questions in that regard. In particular … or have ever tried to deny, that…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… external security. Its main function was to investigate all matters affecting the security of the state, but no … President Kaunda , the ANC’s most important…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… this opportunity as President of the Republic of South Africa and as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement to … that it will discharge its responsibilities…
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
… the Suppression of Communism Act (Act 44 of 1950), South Africa was enjoying a tranquility which was disturbed only ' … dictatorial power, not only over…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… the old homelands of Ciskei and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were born in the Eastern Cape, like Thabo … board sailors revel in the challenge of…
PlaceEllis Park
… most memorably the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final, where South Africa recorded its first major international sporting … rugby team, the Springboks, defeated New…
Address by President at the official opening of the new bridge over the Limpopo River at Beit Bridge Beit Bridge, 24 November 1995
… guests; Ladies and gentlemen. The people of South Africa and Zimbabwe share a long history going back centuries … peace, prosperity and progress, bringing a…
Alfred Nzo Lecture in memory of Comrade Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo delivered on 28 June 2014 by Dr Zwelini Mkhize Treasurer General of the ANC in Mount Ayliff ; Alfred Nzo District in Eastern Cape Province
… ANC instructions to work for the movement outside South Africa. Nzo took up posts in various countries including … people. He was a good listener -…
PlaceVenda
… bantustan, or homeland , was in the North East of South Africa close to the Zimbabwe border. Its North Eastern border … Its capital was Thohoyandou and it…
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… of governance for traditional rural communities in South Africa. The institution of traditional leadership was the … and objectives, the colonial government…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… the most important turning points in the history of South Africa. It triggered a chain of events, from the banning of … of the armed struggle, the…
ArticlePoverty and development
… One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid … analyses generally show that the poverty…
Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary Budapest, 3 May 1999
… the few weeks until I am no longer President of South Africa you need not have set this dangerous precedent! You … insistence that our aspirations were the…
EventMarianne Kriel was born on this day
… University.[ii] Kriel earned herself a gold medal at the All Africa Games in the 100 metre backstroke in 1995.[iii] … Canada, and once again, captained South…