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From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 1
… was the finest ever held, although it had been preceded by much serious controversy during the year. There were 30 … Opening greetings Beginning with a …
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 The Freedom Charter Adopted … been robbed of their birthright to land, liberty and peace by a…
ArchiveDon't let them hang. : Give them freedom
… top in black letters entitled "Message from the gallows" by D M Moisi. Black image of gallows and hangman's noose broken by spear. Issued by the "Save the…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
… DEFIANCE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA, RECALLED By E.S Reddy The "Campaign of Defiance against Unjust Laws" - launched jointly by the African National Congress…
EventChurch Council meets PW Botha over unrest
… P W Botha and other government leaders, following calls by the church for urgent discussions on the causes of unrest, … mainly black people. The SACC…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… went on for 27 years. South Africa entered the civil war by providing SADF troops to fight alongside UNITA. This was … dominance in the southern African…
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… the western part of the island, Saint Domigue, was claimed by the French. Sugar, tobacco and cotton were cultivated and … of political challenges. These…
Introduction
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The anti-trader … had a natural concomitant in the agitation, set…
EventDaniel Toroitich arap Moi arap Moi wins the first multi
… Union (KADU), a moderate political party supported by several minority ethnic groups. In Kenya's 1963 pre-independence elections, KADU was defeated by the…
Education for Service
… worth and rights of every South African are protected by law; 3. to strive to improve the quality of life of our … a climate conducive to peaceful…
Chapter 3 - The Rise of the ANC
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 3 - The Rise of the … recovered at the end of the 1940s, the vacuum left by the failure…
XI - The Verdict
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa The Deputy Attorney … On the evidence the deceased was therefore beyond help by…
8. Pillay and others petition the Viceroy of India
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This petition of 14 July 1884 was submitted by ‘traders and…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A provisional … the Interior why the campaign was being resumed…
Chapter 11 - Negotiating the final constitution
… submissions were collated and processed for consideration by experts in the Technical Committees, who prepared reports based on these submissions for…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu General Hertzog is rightly recognised first … facing the rulers of the country is…
ArchiveA decent respect for the opinions of mankind: Academic freedom and human freedom
… Speech given by the Right Honorable Denis Healey, M.B.E., M.P. at the … Natal, Durban, September 17, 1970. With speech of thanks by Horst Kleinschmidt,…
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
… The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port…
EventSelassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup
… after a short successful coup launched on 13 December 1960 by the Imperial Bodyguard, the police chief and some radical … in Brazil on a diplomatic mission…
EventTwo rival movements merge in Zimbabwe
… Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, and the Shona-dominated Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), led initially by the Reverend…
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew 2 000 Protest against Discriminatory … City Hall, Cape Town, on March 22 last. It…
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, … attaching to an annual Congress. I was convinced that by…
SACTU press release in ‘New Age’, 22 November 1962
… p.434 "Does he (Minister Vorster ) believe that by sealing off these [house arrested] people in their homes … game of rugby with every non-Nationalist…
Court Verdict Docket, 11 February 1978
… Islam's spread to India and was brought to the Transvaal by Muslims who came from India. It was initially an exact … naturally, the first formal class having…
Chapter five: A Historical Overview of Madressa Education
… Islam's spread to India and was brought to the Transvaal by Muslims who came from India. It was initially an exact … naturally, the first formal class having…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… The building was designed by Sytze Wierda, chief architect of the ZAR's Public Works … after they were moved to a new building, it was acquired by the…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the ‘Colour-bar’
… 1962. Fugard's play "The Blood Knot" was commissioned by a British publisher Andrew Deutsch to be staged at … be staged in the West End following "Singpost…
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… civil rights campaigner Molly Blackburn, widely respected by Blacks, was born in Port Elizabeth. In 1981 she started her political career by winning the…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… 26 October 1973 Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai … on the day of Yom Kippur with a…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… A busload of pilgrims coming to see the Pope was hijacked by a group of gunmen suspected to be members of the Lesotho Liberation Army , which was once…