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Turning-point elections in South Africa, 1910 - 2009
… Regular elections have been a feature of South Africa’s political landscape since the establishment of Union of South Africa in 1910. With the adoption of…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… Ugandan Christians who were murdered for their faith. Most of the 22 martyrs were killed in a single incident, on 3 June1886. In the last week of May the new…
ArticleThe Western Front
… At the outbreak of the First World War, Germany put into operation the … Plan . This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking out,…
West Africa and trans-Saharan trade: salt, gold, slaves and ancient trade routes, centres of learning, historical reporting - ninth to sixteenth centuries (under construction)
… salt, gold, slaves and ancient trade routes, centres of learning, historical reporting - ninth to sixteenth …
ArticleHistory of Photography in South Africa
… A survey of the history of photography in South Africa reveals, broadly, three … History Online (SAHO) is showcasing the different genres of photography that…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.2 1989
… CONTENTS: Comment, A.W. Oliphant. STORIES: The Shadow of Socrates, Kaizer M. Nyatsumba; A Condition of Service, Michael Shackleton. ESSAY: 'Even Under the…
PlaceFort Beaufort
… Initially the division of Fort Beaufort fell under the district of Albany, and was proclaimed a separate division on 8 March … a measure of ostrich husbandry…
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… was a self taught painter and printmaker who spent most of his life at the Cape of Good Hope. He arrived at the Cape with astronomer Thomas … he set himself…
Document 141 “Apartheid Spells Disaster”, Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party to the Party’s National Conference, Johannesburg,6 to 8 January 1950,2y Freedom, New Series 15 December, 1949
… Drew Document 141 "Apartheid Spells Disaster", Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party to the Party's National Conference, … and unrest among…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Honoris Causa Degree Ceremony, at the Salón de Diputados, Old Congress, Santiago, Chile, 7 June 2005
… Rector of the Universidad de Chile, Luis Riveros, Prorector, Jorge … and honoured to receive this high accolade from one of the pre-eminent universities of…
Appeal to the British People to Oppose the Visit of P.W. Botha: Open Letter to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, 21 May 1984
… The decision of Mrs. Thatcher, Chancellor Kohl and other heads of government in Western Europe to invite P.W. Botha to visit a number of Western European…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… and skin colours. After this they created different types of races, where they made conclusions about typical characteristics that each of the races they…
Military training and camps of the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa, 1961–1981 by Gregory Houston, Thami ka Plaatjie and Thozama April, (Historia ,60,2), November 2015
… Military training and camps of the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa, 1961–1981 by Gregory Houston, Thami ka …
Speech by Oliver Tambo at dinner hosted in his honour by the Minister of External Affairs of India, Mr. P.V. Narasimha, Rao, New Delhi, 21 January 1983
… Tambo at dinner hosted in his honour by the Minister of External Affairs of India, Mr. P.V. Narasimha, Rao, New Delhi, 21 January 1983 …
Statement by President Nelson Mandela at the presentation of the "Cape Town Bid"at the 106th session of the International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5, 1997
… Statement by President Nelson Mandela at the presentation of the "Cape Town Bid"at the 106th session of the International Olympic Committee Lausanne,…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela on the 50th anniversary of the 1946 Passive Resistance campaign and the launch of the commemorative publication Durban, 13 June 1996
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela on the 50th anniversary of the 1946 Passive Resistance campaign and the launch of the commemorative publication Durban, 13…
Letter reporting on joint meeting of the Executive Committees of the All African Convention and the African National Congress from Moses Kotane to Professor Z. K. Matthews, May 8, 1949
… Letter reporting on joint meeting of the Executive Committees of the All African Convention and the African National …
Opening Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the meeting with President F.W. de Klerk on the situation in Natal, Pretoria, 11 September
… Opening Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the meeting with President …
Toast Remarks by President Thabo Mbeki at the State Dinner in Honour of the President of India Shri Dr. Abdul Kalam, Cape Town 15th September 2004
… by President Thabo Mbeki at the State Dinner in Honour of the President of India Shri Dr. Abdul Kalam, Cape Town 15th September 2004 …
75. 1960: We are at a turning-point in the history of our country
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … year 1960 was indeed a turning-point. This was the year of…
Speech on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the ANC, Lusaka by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1972
… We are gathered here today to commemorate sixty years of the formation and existence of the African National Congress of South Africa. And, let there be no…
Paper prepared at the request of the Special Committee against Apartheid, June 1968
… Present stage of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa June 1968 Twenty years ago last month, a minority of the white minority in South Africa,…
76. The Indian people are an integral and permanent part of South Africa
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Institute of Race Relations…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2004 (Before National Elections)
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Houses of Parliament, Cape Town … 2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation…
Address at the 22nd Congress of the Socialist International, 27 October 2003
… indicated, this Panel is scheduled to discuss the topic of a new multilateralism for sustainable development and … if we do not confine ourselves strictly…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Deputy Chairperson, Premiers of our Provinces, Distinguished…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke THE BRITISH next aimed their attack at Hintsa, paramount chief of the Gcaleka, who…
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… On March 9, 1980, the racist Prime Minister of South Africa, P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the … had decided to summon a conference representative of…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… Sons and Daughters of Afrika! We of the African National Congress meet once again to review South African and world events; our Congress policy of rights and…
Archive2009 - President Motlanthe, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2009 (Before National Elections)
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, to the joint sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 6 February 2009 Madam Speaker…