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ANC hits back at Jimi Matthews
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC has hit back at former SABC Acting CEO Jimi Matthews after his resignation on Monday, saying they expected better conduct from him. …
ArchiveKwaZakele - the politics of transition in South Africa: an Eastern Cape study
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Rhodes University. Abstract: This thesis examines the transition…
EventNkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death
The Star reported that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in 1986. The…
EventNdaweni Mahlangu causes a storm in political circles
Former Mpumalanga premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu, who replaced Matthews Phosa as the province's second premier, caused a storm within political circles with his now…
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
Mluleki George, SA deputy defence minister, attended the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to 20 July 1916…
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
On 6 April 1874, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen bought a section of the farm Langlaagte for £100. This farm would later be declared a part of the Witwatersrand…
Hendrik Verwoerd: 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web), 20 September 2016
… race suicide.” Speech as Prime Minister, 23 January 1962 Sources: Die Transvaler 1 October 1937, Verwoerd Speaks …
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
… of these files, which included the names of the agents and sources of Crime Intelligence. More generally, it was also …
Chapter 5 - The Freedom Charter
… See From Protest to Challenge , vol. 3, p.195-6. [24] See sources quoted in Gerhart, Black Power in South Africa , …
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… or "the hammering." Introduction The Problem of Sources Causes of the Mfecane Environmental Crisis Political … - in the service of dispossession. The…
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
The ANC is deeply saddened by the news of the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo who was the widow of former secretary general of the ANC and former minister of…
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (JT, Jimmy) Kruger, announced that the provisions of the Internal Security Act, allowing for the unlimited detention…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
Dr Seetsele Silas Modiri Molema, medical doctor, politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema,…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolutions condemning South Africa's relations with its Southern African neighbours. The UN General Assembly…
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
Hendrik Witbooi was born into a prominent Nama family in 1830. He was educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as well…
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations, 22 January 1946
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations opposing South Africa`s proposal for incorporation of South West Africa 22 January…
EventMike Gatting's rebel cricket tour is curtailed
Negotiations between the National Sports Council (NSC) and the white South African Cricket Union (SACU) on the rebel cricket tour by Mike Gatting's England…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
Figure 1 Image source Abdullah Ibrahim is a profoundly influential South African jazz musician who was frequently oppressed by the apartheid regime in South…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… in effect, also been refuted by two totally independent sources. In January 1987 the American State Department …
The Polly Street Era
… Once Skotnes and Kumalo began working from African sources, their success, and it was formidable, had a strong …
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
Patric Tariq Mellet was born and grew up in the working class districts of old Cape Town – Salt River, Woodstock and District Six. His family were poor working…
Safety and security issues
Domestic Violence and Abuse Assault victim. Julesburg clinic. Northern Province. © Liam Lynch The occurrence of domestic violence has always been…
ArticleTransport in the air
Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the story,…
Robben Island
Unesco declared Robben Island in the Western Cape a World Heritage Site in 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of Bloubergstrand, and…
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 the…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
1650 Earliest known history - the Nqondo clan occupy the land now known as Cato Manor 1730 They are replaced by the Ntuli clan - it is unclear what…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
The Day Our Kids Lost Faith. 1976. © Bailey's African History Archives During the 1970s, and particularly in the late 1970s after the Soweto uprising of 1976,…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
The African Students Association (ASA) was established on 17 December 1961 in Durban under the auspices of the banned African National Congress (ANC). At the…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
How did the Cold War period shape international relations after the Second World War? After the Second World War, there was a struggle between two world…
The Bill of Rights
… from all forms of violence from either public or private sources; d. not to be tortured in any way; and e. not …