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’Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1963
… policies which are a cruel scourge on the conscience of every civilised being and an unequalled example of man`s inhumanity to man. But we feel we cannot too…
EventThe South African Government orders the slaughter of 30 000 ostriches in an effort to contain an outbreak of bird flu
… In 2004, South Africa was hit by the H5N2 strain of the Avian Flu Virus. The virus killed over 2000 birds in the Middleton area of the Eastern Cape and…
ArchiveChallenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia
… Report of a consultation held at Mindolo, Zambia on November 25-30 1979, to discuss the role of the church in the struggle for liberation and includes … the…
EventAfrikaans is used for the first time in an international document with the signing of the Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria
… Afrikaans is one of the eleven official languages spoken in South Africa. It is a derivative of the Dutch, language spoken by settlers who arrived in the ……
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 March 1983, Volume 43 and Volume 44
… Transcript of Volumes 43 and 44, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), ……
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 March 1983, Volume 41 and Volume 42
… Transcript of Volumes 41 and 42, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), ……
Minutes of the Meeting of the Tripartite Alliance Co-ordinating Committee held on 15 November 1990 at the ANC Head Office
… Minutes of the meeting of the Tripartite Alliance Co-ordinating Committee. Discussed structure and functioning of the Alliance, problems regarding the…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… Dental Council (SAMDC) to hold an inquiry into the conduct of the two doctors who treated Steve Biko for five days … Biko’s death on 12 September 1977 caught…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… Chapter 2: Questions Method Chapter 3: The Constitution of Black as ‘Other’ Chapter 4: The Black as Uncivilized Chapter 5: The Management of Blacks Chapter 6…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… they longed for. South African art, like all art, must of necessity be understood within a specific social context, in this instance that of the apartheid…
Chapter 3 - SASO: The Ideology and Politics of Black Consciousness
… For white South Africans the late 1960s was a time of political calm, rising living standards, prosperity and sharing in the sustained economic boom of that…
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
… Introductlon One of the tasks the National Conference is charged with is the responsibility of electing a leadership collective. This is a matter that … be…
Manifesto of the emigrant farmers By Piet Retief, 1837
… Soon after the close of his correspondence with Lt.-Governor Stockenstrom, Piet … Cape. This Manifesto purports to represent the real causes of the…
PlaceUNISA’s Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology
… University of South Africa, better known as UNISA, was founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope . It is one of the few that continued to…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… Leaflet issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned attacks … particularly those…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora
… From the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis There will be many readers who would like to have a sense…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O…
Archive2007 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2007
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting … Fifty years before, as they prepared to convene the Congress of…
ArchiveMinutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei held in Grahamstown on August 29 and 30, 1980
… Minutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei discussing the socio-economic impact of forced removals and relocations on…
Briefing to organisation of African Unity Kampala, September 8, 1990
… (In a speech to the fifth session of the OAU Ad Hoc Committee on Southern Africa, Nelson Mandela dealt with the wave of violence in South Africa, and said…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1960 - 1969 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1960 … South African Government statistics the Muslim population of South Africa…
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… origins that can be traced back to 1904, the University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Africa. On 28…
EventBritain proposes the sale of arms to South Africa
… At the Conference of Heads of State of the British Commonwealth of Nations held in Singapore, Britain proposed a sale of arms … Britain proposes the sale of…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… apartheid, the term "Coloured" was used to refer to group of people generally considered to be of mixed race origin. Coloured people, throughout the course…
Document 35 - Constitutional principles Schedule 4 of the Interim Constitution
… we don't ! In preparing for this article, I was reminded of a Se-Sotho saying: Ke kgomo ea moshate. Oa e kgapa o … them home! This is what is known in…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II is reinstated as King of Lesotho
… 1995, King Moshoeshoe II was formally reinstated as King of Lesotho. Moshoeshoe had a turbulent reign over Lesotho as … was exiled from Lesotho and in 1990…
Funeral of Sean MacBride: Oliver Tambo, 05 May 1988
… in prison for his part in the struggle for independence of his own people. From 1973 to 1976, as United Nations … he distinguished himself in his work for…
EventSouthern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
… between establishing self government, joining the Union of South Africa or continuing under the British South Africa … John Rhodes was given permission to…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer It's two and a half years … The students concentrated on their studies. 61, 7 percent of those who…
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… On 15 June 2000, Roman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro was cleared of charges against him regarding his alleged participation in the Rwandan…