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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…
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 -…
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…
Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert: Former Leader of the Opposition in the Whites-Only Parliament, and co-founder of Idasa interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib, 24 March 1998, Johannesburg
… but the ANC-in-exile really by 77, 76 were not really all that significant, you know they thought they were, but … as the only real representative of the…
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…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, 02 May 1984, Mazimbu, Tanzania
… 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…
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…
Postscript
… and I, I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" To a … there are untold millions marching…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 11 February … Chief Justice of the Republic of…
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…
PlaceLebowa
… C N M Phatudi. In 1994, it was reincorporated into South Africa and it became part of the Limpopo Province. It … of more than half of South Africa’s…
Archive1990 - President De Klerk: State of the Nation Address, 2 February 1990
… unacceptable and in nobody's interest. The well-being of all in this country is linked inextricably to the ability of … and the negotiating process itself. I…
An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
… Sons and daughters of Africa To me today I’m a great big mother For today our … from me before I could see it. But I’m happy to say today, all those people…
Address To The Nation On National Women’s Day, 9 August 1999
… we re-commit ourselves to the advancement of women at all levels of our society. In doing this, we are alive to the … with the survivors of rape. The time…
Speech, on Behalf of the National Liberation Movements, at the Opening Session of the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Havana, Cuba, 3 September 1979
… liberation movements. I should like to thank, first of all, my colleagues, the leaders of these movements, for entrusting this task to the people of South…
Statement at the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 1 - 6 September 1986
… the question of racial and colonial oppression in South Africa was placed on the agenda of the very first General … act of solidarity, not only with our…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2009
… of the African National Congress, we wish to extend to all our people best wishes for a successful and peaceful … police men and women, business people -…
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… On March 9, 1980, the racist Prime Minister of South Africa, P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the announcement … had decided to summon a conference…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1987
… observe an anniversary, because this is, for us and for all our people, a proud and historic Jubilee Year. The … Jubilee in extraordinary ways. As we mark…
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Act outlawed all slave trade within the British Empire, but did not … on 24 August 1833. It became law in 1834 and…
Archive2019 - Cyril Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 2019
… State of the Nation Address in a free and democratic South Africa. This year, as a diverse people and as a united … undying commitment to build a South…
Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address Parliament, Cape Town, 10 February 1999
… whole short life of our democracy. And in doing so, it was all too natural for us to appreciate the depth of the abyss … problems that seemed defiant of…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1947-Press Reports on the Campaign
… thanks of the Indian and non- European people of South Africa for the support the Arab States had 'in at UNO. In … presided over by Dr Abdul Hamid Kazi,…
Document 91. ‘April 6: People’s Protest Day’. Flyer issued by the ANC (Transvaal) and the Transvaal Indian Congress
… the Anti-Communist Law , the Bantu Authorities Act, South Africa is being made a fascist state. Forward to freedom 1952 … said of the noble Europeans who…
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
… and the Arts TERKEL: Here in a suburb of Durban, South Africa, we are sitting with Albert John Lutuli, winner of the … has a political implication which we…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… of millions. And so it has come to pass, that South Africa today undergoes her rebirth, cleansed of a horrible … of the final moments, it had been agreed…
Address to the Botswana National Assembly, Gaborone, 11 March 2003
… we can correctly and proudly declare that today, we are all Batswana. Once more, I would like to take this … that were made to ensure that the people of…