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The French Revolution Activity
… Questions: Who is the man in chains? Who are the men on his back? Does it look as if it is easy for him to carry them on his back? Does it look as if the…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… and opposition to multinational sport as advocated by the apartheid government at the time. The organisation faced severe repression from the apartheid…
EventThree Zimbabwean intelligence officers stand trial for a bomb attack on an ANC house
… and Conjwayo were granted South African citizenship by the apartheid government just before the fall of apartheid. After the fall of apartheid their release…
ArchiveHighlights on successes and experienced challenges during the 25 years of freedom and democracy.
… resources compared to those which were built during the Apartheid period. Corporal punishment was banned there foreit … Africa was absent from international…
Chapter XI - Witness for freedom
… Emergency. I added that I had no confidence whatsoever in his bona fides. It seemed to be a pretty bold statement but I … a communist state for the present…
ArchiveThe National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… National Committee of the for Liberation (NCL), an anti-apartheid sabotage organisation that existed between 1960 and … reason for its isolation from the…
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… in international sports events because of its apartheid policies. With apartheid abolished, South Africa was able to send a team to …
EventFrance supplies two new combat submarines to South Africa
… Ocean. At the time, the Soviet Union was supporting Anti-Apartheid movements like the African National Congress (ANC). … also reiterated Soviet support for…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… settlement into a destination in its own right. Among his most ambitious projects was the double-storey Milner … FURTHER READING ) English cricketer George…
IV - The Death of Steve Biko
… On 14 September, the Rand Daily Mail carried the report of his death: Mr. Steve Biko, the 30-year-old black leader, … the previous day: Since 5 September Mr…
Open Talk with Grada Kilomba
… with origins in São Tomé e Príncipe and Angola. Her work draws on memory, trauma, race, and gender, and has been … to take time to reflect and share some…
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… Her distinguished style and subject matter have made her work stand out among other artist. Mythical creatures and … at the dawn of democracy in the early…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… an approximation of how community mitigation will work to flatten the curve of the spread of COVID-19. Image … Ramaphosa once again addressed the nation. …
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… as well as items relating to the armed struggle against apartheid. The museum was opened in 1947 by South Africa’s … is also a wealth of more modern exhibits…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… both English and Afrikaans, unanimously opposed the apartheid government's planned legislation to establish a … over three days to argue their case against…
Document 9 - First letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… and seriously, could create the possibility to end apartheid through negotiations. Such an eventuality would be … struggle to get together to negotiate an…
Document 13 - Declaration of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ad hoc committee on southern Africa on the question of South Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe (The Harare Declaration) Sections 14-24
… and seriously, could create the possibility to end apartheid through negotiations. Such an eventuality would be … struggle to get together to negotiate an…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… but there is meanwhile a smaller staff than ever to do the work. To replace Wolton La Guma is spoken of, but he has just … complication is that Hamson is…
Archive2001 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2001
… of the objective that the people shall govern. More work remains to be done to ensure the effective functioning … about by pressures of work has deprived all…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… none can challenge us when we say - we are a nation at work to build a better life! When the millions of our people … winning nation. The Government…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… none can challenge us when we say - we are a nation at work to build a better life! When the millions of our people … winning nation. The Government…
Article20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014) - Profiles of the Presidents
… for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors 6 September 1994
… I readily obliged. I did so because no public figure in his or her right mind would not jump at a rare opportunity to … share views";yet in reality to seek…
EventGoldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released
… Goldstone, into the shooting by the police of anti-Apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng on 26 March, … made public. On 26 March police had opened…
EventBarclays Bank changes its name to First National Bank
… Barclays Bank's involvement in South Africa and its apartheid government, Barclays Bank (SA) announced its new … one, the pressure exerted against the bank…
EventConstable Vlotman is given a R500 fine and a five year suspension sentence
… may have been intended to create the impression that the Apartheid government was concerned about threats to media … freedom. However, the sentence meted out…
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
… On 22 January 1984, amidst the Apartheid government’s constitutional reform plans, … from the public, declaring opposition against the Apartheid government…
ArchiveWomen and the Satyagraha Campaign
… Mohammed Cachalia and Thambi Naidoo gave up family life to work alongside Gandhi. Though wives and children suffered … them economic relief as well as to…
PlaceCameroon
… the country was ruled by Ahmadou Ahidjo [vi] . During his rule the country experienced a large degree of stability … required the recruitment of a large…