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EventZimbabwe announces it has severed diplomatic relations with South Africa, but will maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg.
… announced it had severed diplomatic relations with South Africa, but would maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg . The ending of diplomatic relations…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… As Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans for many centuries … incognita that is unknown litter these maps. For Europeans Africa could be seen as the…
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 … wherever it has its active members. All…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… of another.) of the Eastern Cape. This is located in Southern KwaZulu-Natal. Eastern Cape which was part of … who sailed his cargo ship on the East Coast of…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… population With colonialism, which began in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labour Model. … neighbours. This wave of displacement spread…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
… we Sizwe - on behalf of the oppressed peoples of South Africa and those of Namibia, on behalf of Nelson Mandela and hundreds of other political prisoners, on…
Speech on the Occasion of the Award of an Honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by The Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic by O. R. Tambo, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
… we Sizwe - on behalf of the oppressed peoples of South Africa and those of Namibia, on behalf of Nelson Mandela and hundreds of other political prisoners, on…
ArticleShipwrecks in South Africa
… in rock art. Shipwrecks are very prevalent around Africa’s southern coast, particularly around the Cape. Cape … have seen that 38 nationalities are…
EventMargaret Mary Smith, SA artist and ichthyologist, is born
… by her husband, Prof. J.L.B. Smith, titled 'Sea fishes of Southern Africa', which is regarded as one of the most comprehensive …
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
… Two Southern African countries, South Africa and Mozambique began discussions which led to the … South Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the anti-racist day meeting of the Greater London Council, 21 March 1984, London
… murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on unarmed and peaceful … of every day, against our people and the other…
Address to the Anti-Racist Day Meeting of the Greater London Council by O. R. Tambo, London, 21 March 1984
… murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on unarmed and peaceful … of every day, against our people and the other…
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… the first official commercial air service in South Africa under the name of Union Airways Company (Pty). On this … D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… increasing labour control and land expansion Before South Africa's vast mineral wealth was discovered in the late nineteenth century, there was a general…
EventFifth banning order for Albertina Sisulu
… Stalwart anti-apartheid campaigner of South Africa, Albertina Sisulu, wife of African National Congress … Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999…
EventDutch East Indian Company expedition into the interior
… of a French settlement at the eastern shore of Southern Africa. … D.J. et al. (eds)(1970).| Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2…
EventThe Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris
… Student Action in Solidarity with the Students of Southern Africa played a huge role. … Student Action in Solidarity with the Students of Southern Africa’ , …
Appeal by Oliver Tambo to the people of the world on the 75th anniversary of the African National Congress, 08 January 1987
… further advances toward the birth of a democratic South Africa. The continuing struggle inside our country, combined … to the support of the Frontline States…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… March 1961, (Available at National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus) pg 1. Action for Southern Africa, 'The Anti-Apartheid Movement,' from Action…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… Assembly (UNGA) passed resolutions condemning South Africa's relations with its Southern African neighbours. The UN General Assembly … for strictly monitored…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… "open universities" except the University of South Africa and Natal Medical School. 24 January, Rioting by … domestic jurisdiction. August, The Christian…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… late 1800’s Muizenberg was the trendiest holiday resort of Southern Africa, a spin-off of the arrival of the railway in 1883. … journey from Cape Town to…
EventBusiness leader Matome Maponya is born
… overseas. References: Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ., Graighall: Jonathan Ball. …
ArchiveCuito Cuanavale, Angola 25th Anniversary of a Historic African Battle by Ronnie Kasrils (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… Prohibited from meeting openly by South Africa’s apartheid government, the Seventh Congress of the … within a year, withdrawing ignominiously across the…
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
… a month after the verdict of the World Court, which South Africa won on a technical point. In 1971, a reconstituted … Court reversed its former decision and…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… cause in Anglo-Boer War 2, the family immigrated to South Africa in 1903. Verwoerd was elected by the caucus of the … D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
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 … of history as the Summit for the Total…
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… from other blockhouses built by the British elsewhere in Southern Africa, and formed part of a defensive line which extended …
Place'Boekenhout' Farm in Rustenberg
Click on image to enlarge South African Republic president Paul Kruger's farm was declared a National Monument by the Monument's Commission. The complex…
EventZwelakhe Sisulu is arrested
… President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA), and youngest son of Albertina and Walter … Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E…