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O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New Times, Moscow, January 1980
… of elections in Zimbabwe. The imperialists, headed by Britain, are running a campaign to portray the ceasefire … and a return to the policy of a "voluntary"…
O. R. Tambo Interview with Mayibuye on the Current Situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in General 1984
… the whole exercise turned out to be farce, rejected by the majority of these communities and by the rest of the oppressed and democratic forces. How do … an…
ANC hard at work despite power failure and strike threat, 27 July 2009
… Undaunted by power failure which today (27 July 2009) plunged most … and a threat of Johannesburg being brought to a standstill by striking municipal workers…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… unconditionally from prison after 27 years. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, he left the Victor Verster prison … outskirts of Paarl and was driven the 60…
EventSA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands
… Venda, attended a five-nation summit in Pretoria , chaired by the South African State President P. W. Botha . At the end … to disrupt the economic…
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… Africa's liberal abortion law was challenged in court by three Christian groups; the United Christian Action Group, … a fetus has a right to life. The court…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… was considered to be only ceremonial. He was deposed by Idi Amin in 1971 and fled to Tanzania. In 1980 he returned home to Uganda following the Ugandan…
PlaceSomalia
… Ocean. The original Inhabitants were introduced to Islam by Arabic immigrants from around 7th Century and the Region was ruled for Centuries by a succession…
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… New Zealand imposed a blanket ban on virtually all visits by sports teams from South Africa. The move by New Zealand was triggered by many issues, including…
EventDr D.F. Malan unveils the statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square, Pretoria
… of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger’s bronze statue was sculpted by artist Anton Van Wouw in 1896. Wouw was commissioned by wealthy industrialist, Sammy Marks. The…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… long leave spent in England. Reeves was not welcomed back by the South African government, because he believed in the … and publicised his views…
EventRuth First is assassinated in Mozambique
… of the South African Communist Party , was brutally killed by a letter bomb in Maputo, Mozambique, sent by South African government agents. First had left…
EventThe Republic of Goshen is founded
… of Goshen with its capital in Lichtenburg is founded by a group of Afrikaner farmers on land allocated to them by Chief Matlaba, of the Barolong boo Rapulana…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 1 - The Victory of … working class struggled to defend itself against attacks by the…
PlacePiketberg
… the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range. It is surrounded by fields of wheat that change colour with the seasons - from … its Mountain Range, which stands…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… the area was called Korannafontein (Koranna Fountain). By the 1840s white settlers who moved from the Cape began to … Township From the 1880s Korannafontein…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of events which took place from the beginning of … towards tyranny and the establishment of…
Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi fo Leon Trotsky, 10 August 1932
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to … Contantinople. Turkey. Dear Comrade…
PlaceZimbabwe
… a 15 year long Civil War. Zimbabwe has since 1980 been led by Robert Mugabe . Early History of Zimbabwe The Country … single geographical entity before the…
PlaceIbeka, Simonstown
… the original erven granted in Simons Town . Built in 1816 by PJ Truter Jnr, Collector of Customs who owned it until 1842. In 1840 it was leased by the…
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… National Congress (ANC). His funeral service was conducted by the bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, on 17 June. Tributes were made by, among others,…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… A coup attempt headed by Brigadier-General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a faction of the … refused to accept the election and were threatened by Doe to accept them. As…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… or Transvaal Republic, was granted self-government status by Britain, according to the terms of the Vereeniging Peace … May 1902. The implementation of this…
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… of the aforementioned bodies was being rendered futile by the apparent indifference, ignorance and want of … and accepted native opinion should be…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
… of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there by the Khoikhoi , whilst taking water. In 1601 the name was applied to the present Saldanha Bay by the…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Queenstown regional conference in 1953. It was endorsed by the ANC national conference held in December. The convention was attended by approximately 3,000…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… led to the development of Afrikaans, as it was employed by the servants, slaves and indigenous traders to communicate with the Dutch. This is substantiated…
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… the Katsina state of Nigeria, upheld a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal. The 31 year old woman had been convicted of adultery by a village court…
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… Thomas Street, Simon’s Town in the Western Cape. Passers-by, especially Tourists, gaze up in wonder at its fine … Square and the sea beyond, where yachts…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.3 Jul-Aug 1979
… Content and Contributors Stories Heavy News by Funda Ntuli, Seth 'n Sam by Peter Wilhelm, Three Days in the Land of a Dying Illusion by Mtutuzeli Matshoba…