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… According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind …

… Business Day reports that President Botha declared in the House of Representatives in May that the ban on the ANC could not be …

… The corner stone of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Graaff-Reinet, the 6th oldest church building in SA, is laid.   It i …

… Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape. …

… Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. … Anglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Okiep in Namaqualand starts as Gen. Smuts demands the surrender of the town but is curtly reject …

… The Bulls beat the Sharks on Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria in a Super 14 semi-final game. For the first time in history two South A …

… Libya agrees to hand over the two Lockerbie suspects by 6 April 1999. The date is confirmed in a letter to the UN Secretary-Gen …

… Cloete, P.G. ( 2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. | … Christiaan de Wet and his men, in a battle that marks the first of the guerrilla phase of the Second …

… Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape, arrives at the Cape on board t …

… In the 1977-78 Budget introduced by the Minister of Finance, Senator Owen Horwood, the amount to be spent on defence is given a …

… The death toll after an outbreak of a deadly Ebola-like disease in Angola climbs to 122. The country turns to civilians and the …

… The Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, to which SA is a party, is signed in Genev …

… Ernie Els sinks a magnificent 18-footer for eagle-three at the last to win the Dubai Desert Classic for the thir …

… From the book:  A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin In the … from recent events is of very great importance to the future of this country. It is the need of finding means which … A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 6 …

… We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, conferred by the World Peace Council on the vanguard movement of our … Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National …

… Over the past three decades the apartheid regime has emerged as a vicious oppressor and a ferocious exploiter of the peoples under its domination, an aggressor bent on … Twentieth Anniversary of the United Nations Sanctions Resolution: Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, …

… Presidential Address to the 47th Annual Conference of the African National Congress Durban, 12 December 1959 The … dividends. Wise statesmanship will mortgage a country’s future for goodwill, unity, justice and fairplay among its … THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE IS ON IN EARNEST, Durban, 12 December …

… to discuss national reconciliation in Southern Africa and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola in order to … Summary Minutes of a Meeting held at the US Embassy in Cairo on 24 June 1988 between the South African and US delegations to the Cairo talks …

… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the Executive Committee, Comintern To the E.C.C.I. Dear Comrades, We have received the following … Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the …

… Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally", The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958 HISTORY-MAKING CLIMAX TO ANTI-C.A.D. BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN The Mass Anti-C.A.D. Boycott Rally filled the old Drill Hall …

… on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the African, Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape embarked on a class boycott. This became a precursor to a massive popular revolt in the province. The Committee of 81 led and co-ordinated the …

… From the book:  Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education What were the turning points in … Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling …

… For many years now, some at home and abroad have propagated the view that during the period I was President of the Republic, I abused my power especially to compromise the … Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 …

… Your Excellency, President Benjamin Mkapa Chairperson of the Forum, Justice Lewis Makame Chairperson of the Electoral Commissions of Southern Africa Ministers, … and High Commissioners Ladies and Gentlemen: Throughout the post-colonial period, the so-called political class and …

… Mr Nitin Desai, Secretary-General of the World Summit for Sustainable Development, Your … of civil society, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the mass media, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of our people and the peoples of Africa as a whole, I would like to thank you …

… On behalf of the National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto we … Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987 …

… Wilbur Smith, that great chronicler of the White Man's Burden in Africa, was arguably at his finest in his 1972 novel, The Sunbird. In it, he narrates the allegory of Great Zimbabwe as his protagonist South … Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday …

… Ministers, Honourable Members of Parliament, Your Worships the Mayors here present, Business people from Algeria and … Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of the government and people of South Africa, I am indeed happy … and reconfirm a relationship born, many years ago, out of the struggle to free our peoples from colonial rule. This …

… Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Premier of the Western Cape Province, Ebrahim Rasool, Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, Ministers and Deputy … Cape Town, Helen Zille, Lord Mayor Provost of Edinburgh, The Right Honourable Leslie Hinds, Members of our National …

… Professor Mafeje contributed enormously to the concrete understanding of the African socio-political and economic situation. He emphasised the structural need to substantiate theoretical positions on … The purpose of the Archie Mafeje Annual Memorial Lecture by …