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Address by Nelson Mandela at the Funeral of Adelaide Tambo, 10 February 2007
… this morning we come to pay our last respects to a member of our generation of freedom fighters and patriots. Over these last few years … we have with…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… Roodepoort. During the conference Aubrey Mokoena, a member of the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the Black Parents … about Black Consciousness, in which…
Democracy - The only solution by Nelson Mandela, President of the ANC 1 July 1992
… Unemployment is running as high as 40 per cent! Millions of Rands of taxpayers' money, supposedly earmarked for black … by government officials with impunity…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… 16 December is a day of great significance in South Africa due to two historical events that took place. The first of these was in 1838, when the Battle of…
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… his high school studies, he registered for a Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of the North (now University of Limpopo). However, he went into…
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… Nicolaas Jacobus Smit, was the eldest child of Nicolaas Jacobus Smit, (descendent of Jan Smit and Adriana Tol) and Elizabeth Magdalena van der Merwe, …
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… at the South African Native College (now University of Fort Hare), but dropped out after two years. He returned … National Congress (ANC) in 1949 and became…
EventLady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car accident in Paris
… On the 31 August 1997 Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Spencer, the former wife of Prince Charles, was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed … by the SABC. The…
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… The discovery of various rich mineral resources in Southern Africa saw the construction of various railway lines. Of note was the construction of the Delagoa…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
… King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho died in a car accident shortly after he reclaimed … on a mountain road on the way to Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. After…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… Rene de Villiers, member of parliament for Parktown, drew the attention of deputy minister of Bantu education, Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, to the fact … Muller…
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to…
EventQueen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
… became a British colony in 1795. This led to great number of changes, such as the expansion into the interior of South Africa and the discovery of gold and…
Archive“In my stride”: a life-history of Alie Fataar, teacher by Yunus Omar
… “In my stride”: a life-history of Alie Fataar, teacher by Yunus Omar …
‘Umuntu, Ngumuntu, Ngabantu’: The story of the African choir by Jane Collins
… ‘Umuntu, Ngumuntu, Ngabantu’: The story of the African choir by Jane Collins …
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg …
ArchiveSouth Africa: Structures of Dominion and Democracy by Thapelo Mokoatsi, 5 August 2015
… South Africa: Structures of Dominion and Democracy by Thapelo Mokoatsi, 5 August 2015 …
O.R. Tambo the Liberator: Learning from the Exemplary Life of an Icon
… O.R. Tambo the Liberator: Learning from the Exemplary Life of an Icon …
ArchiveThis land is our land: a photographic tale of rural land rights struggle
… This land is our land: a photographic tale of rural land rights struggle …
ArchiveA fight for the land: the re-occupation of Criemen, Roosboom and Charlestown
… A fight for the land: the re-occupation of Criemen, Roosboom and Charlestown …
ArchiveDriefontein`s origins - rooted in the days of horror after the Land Act
… Driefontein`s origins - rooted in the days of horror after the Land Act …
ArchivePress statement by New Unity Movement on the death of Samora Machel
… African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa (Natal) … Press statement by New Unity Movement on the death of Samora Machel …
ArchivePresidential address to the Twelfth Annual National Conference of the Black Sash
… address to the Twelfth Annual National Conference of the Black Sash …
ArchiveLaws that protect - laws that endanger: Children under the State of Emergency
… protect - laws that endanger: Children under the State of Emergency …
Kenya Today : Breaking the yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwaura
… Kenya Today : Breaking the yoke of Colonialism in Africa … Kenya Today : Breaking the yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwaura …
ArchiveAfrica’s Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere edited by Chambi Chachage & Annar Cassam
… Africa’s Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere edited by Chambi Chachage & Annar Cassam …
List of All People imprisoned during the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign
… List of All People imprisoned during the 1946 Indian Passive …
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and The Martyrdom of Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin
… The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe … The Fear: Robert Mugabe and The Martyrdom of Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin …
Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwarura
… Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa … Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwarura …
Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the Gikuyu by Jomo Kenyatta
… Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the Gikuyu … Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the Gikuyu by Jomo Kenyatta …