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Federal Council of Nigeria meets for the first time.
… Federal Council of Nigeria meets for the first time. …
Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews.
… Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews. …
Battle of Boschberg during the Mapoch War takes place.
… Battle of Boschberg during the Mapoch War takes place. …
British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria are established.
… British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria are established. …
Judge Pierre Rabie (80), chief justice of SA, dies.
… Judge Pierre Rabie (80), chief justice of SA, dies. …
German South West Africa abolishes slavery of young children.
… German South West Africa abolishes slavery of young children. …
Document 6 - M. Lopes, “Socialism and the Labour Party”, The Bolshevik, April 1920
… Labour Party", The Bolshevik, April 1920 In a recent issue of our esteemed contemporary, the International, appeared a … to be more favourable to its…
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
… located in Gauteng Province , South Africa, is a Suburb of Soweto . It was founded in the early 1950's during the … , when space became scarce in Meadowlands…
BiographyAlfred Milner
… a statesman and colonial administrator, became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He pushed the Transvaal Republic to ……
Statement by Mfanafuthi Makatini in the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, 27 November 1981
… On behalf of the African National Congress, its National Executive … Committee and the entire oppressed and struggling people of South Africa, I am honoured…
A new class struggle
… the Colonists. According to CG Henning, the following list of twenty anti-Indian attitudes compiled by him, contains … complaints: The withdrawal of grants…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at lunch hosted by the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, 13 July 1987, Caracas
… wish to express our sincere appreciation to the Government of Venezuela for receiving the delegation of the African National Congress. We must thank you for…
Bitter Battles to Come - Message to the Meeting of the Council of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation by O. R. Tambo, Tripoli, January 1971
… Twelve years ago, the peoples of Africa and Asia met in the revolutionary capital of the United Arab Republic to map out a strategy for the eviction of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Steve Biko’s death East London, 12 September 1997, South Africa
… Ntsiki Biko and members of the Biko family; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen, We are gathered here to pay homage to one of the greatest sons of our…
Appeal by Oliver Tambo to the people of the world on the 75th anniversary of the African National Congress, 08 January 1987
… On January 8, 1987, we observed the 75th anniversary of our movement, the African National Congress. This historic … at a critical moment in the struggle for…
Capture the Citadel. Broadcast to South Africa on the eighth Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1969
… we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed resistance of our fathers, this time against the modern oppressor and … against armed enemy forces. Thus, the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… Honourable Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly Members; Distinguished Guests. The brief seconds when the majority of Honourable Members quietly…
Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit Cape Town, 9 June 1994
… Your Excellencies; President Sam Nujoma of Namibia President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe President Hassan Mwinyi of Tanzania Visiting Cabinet Ministers…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Monday, … looked is if they weren't going to be able to go. A group of girl students…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Congress of the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU) Cape Town, 18 October 1994
… Distinguished Guests, The honour you have bestowed on me of opening your Congress is all the greater because this is no ordinary Congress of the South…
A City within a city: Vestiges of the socio-spatial imprint of colonial and apartheid Durban, from the 1870s to 1980s by Leonard Glenn Rosenberg
… Parts of it have been referred to as the "Imperial Ghetto" (Badsha: … fah-fee and the feared Duchene gang. Central to the life of this "town" was Currie’s…
How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
… the ship had been marooned on the São Nicolau island of Cabo Verde (now Cape Verde, but then a Portuguese territory 350 miles off the west coast of Africa)…
A message to the African people and their allies in the struggle for freedom in the Union of South Africa, June 1953
… the campaign to make ordinary black people more aware of their political situation. Lutuli attempts to bridge the … we approach June 26th, a date that has…
Visit of His Excellency Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to South West Africa/Namibia: 25-26 August 1983
… Report on the visit of the Secreatry-General of the United Nations to South Africa to discuss the independence of Namibia/South West Africa. Includes minutes…
EventMinister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa’s defence policy.
… Minister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa's defence policy. The paranoia that…
BiographyJames la Guma
… A trade unionist and political activist, was the elder of two children born to an itinerant cobbler, Arnold, and his wife Jemima. While the domestic…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation Kigali, Rwanda, 18 October 2000
… Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Brothers and Sisters of Rwanda; We bring the greetings of the people of South Africa. The people of South Africa … souls of…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… South African government finally approved the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu. The…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… The Pondo people fiercely resisted the rise of the Colonisersand their attempts to reshape and … new system as described in the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951…
NUSAS in the 70s. Official opening address at the 46th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, July 1970
… address by Mrs Fatima Meer at the 46th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Camp Jonathan, Eston, Natal, July … the Union should…