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Lord Lugard, leading the expedition of the Royal Niger Company in West Africa, claims a protectorate over Nikki and Bussa.
… Company in West Africa, claims a protectorate over Nikki and Bussa. …
C. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist who was commemorated in the botanical names Aloe lettae and Crassula lettae, is born in S
… who was commemorated in the botanical names Aloe lettae and Crassula lettae, is born in S …
Johann Franz (Hans) Endler, composer, director and co-founder of the Stellenbosch music conservatory, is born in Mohrau, Austri
… Johann Franz (Hans) Endler, composer, director and co-founder of the Stellenbosch music conservatory, is …
Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his wife Ruth Gerhardt, are sentenced to
… former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his wife Ruth Gerhardt, are sentenced to …
Winnie Mandela is banned for a further five years and continues to be restricted to the small town of Brandfort.
… Winnie Mandela is banned for a further five years and continues to be restricted to the small town of Brandfort. …
The Minister of Bantu Education announces moves towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Blacks. This is t
… Education announces moves towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Blacks. This is t …
Molly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner widely respected by Blacks, is killed in a car accident near Hu
… Molly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner widely respected by Blacks, is …
Commandant Gideon Scheepers is found guilty on several charges by a British court martial and sentenced to death. He professes
… found guilty on several charges by a British court martial and sentenced to death. He professes …
Tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia. More than 125,000 people, including several South African touris
… Tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia. More than 125,000 people, including …
The Security Police detain the president and six executive members of the recently formed Congress of South African Students (C
… The Security Police detain the president and six executive members of the recently formed Congress of …
The Security Police detain the president and six executive members of the recently formed Congress of South African Students
… The Security Police detain the president and six executive members of the recently formed Congress of …
Libya declares its independence as a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris I. It is the first country to achi
… Libya declares its independence as a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris I. It is the first …
Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955 WE, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know…
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… 100 years ago in 1916. Janet Remmington, Brian Willan and Bhekizizwe Peterson are the editors of a new scholarly … book, Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Communications and the Battle of Ideas, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… Media Freedom and Diversity 1. The Commission reaffirmed the Stellenbosch resolutions on media transformation and, while fully appreciative of our internal…
Speech by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande at SAHO Graduate Internship Programme launch, 30 October, 2012
… by the quest for profits, disciplines such as history and other humanities and social sciences are undervalued. So it is particularly … (SAHO) project. For…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the interfaith commissioning service for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cape Town, 13 February 1996
… Honourable Rev. Desmond Tutu, Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Distinguished…
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ArchiveJoint Statement on the Durban Riots, by A. W. G. Champion of the ANC (Natal) and Dr. G. M. Naicker of the Natal Indian Congress [n.d.]
… ON THE DURBAN RIOTS, BY A.W.G. CHAMPION OF THE ANC (NATAL) AND DR. G.M. NAICKER OF THE NATAL INDIAN CONGRESS, 1949 The African National Congress and the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Report on Delegations, Publications and Organisations of the PRC
… Reddy & Fatima Meer Report on Delegations, Publications and Organisations of the PRC Report on Delegations PRC … bar laws in South Africa, particularly the …
A message to the African people and their allies in the struggle for freedom in the Union of South Africa, June 1953
… Lutuli attempts to bridge the gap between the educated and the uneducated. It is right and fitting that as your President-General, I should give you … a…
Appeal for action against Apartheid - Statement issued jointly by Chief Albert Luthuli and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr,10 December 1962
… Joint statement by Chief Albert J. Lutuli and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1962 In 1957, … took heart in learning that they were not alone. And…
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
… hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. Four planes were hijacked in … flown into the World Trade Centre,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye on the current situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in general, 01 March 1984
… the regime conducted its "elections" to the "Coloured" and Indian parliaments. As expected, the whole exercise … to be farce, rejected by the majority of…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… Province). His mother, Aletha Matlhare, was a domestic worker. They had four children, three girls and a boy. This was a period in South African history that…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 21 July 1986
… H.E. Sir Geoffrey Howe Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs London. Sir Geoffrey, I am most … your kind letter of 18 July 1986 which has…
EventEgyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Carter begin a Middle East peace conference at Camp David, Maryland
… accords, the first negotiated peace treaty between Israel and any of its Arab neighbors. The official agreement was … Washington, D.C. by Israeli Prime…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter … the Freedom Charter did not include one of the most basic…
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 … Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, report and make…
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 … Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, report and make…
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… especially as scouts to track down Boer commandoes and armed block house guards, but also in non-combatant roles … dig trenches, be wagon drivers or work as…