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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Special Sitting of the Senate of the Republic of Chile: Valparaiso, June 8, 2005
… Santiago de Chile - the one separated from our capital by 7059km, and the other by 7675km. Spanish Madrid of the Conquistadores and … even as a racist…
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
… and Reconciliation Commission. The ANC will be briefed by its lawyers about the judgement and reasons. Thereafter … organisations and persons who may be…
ANC officials and staff to visit Usindiso Ministries as part of Mandela Day Celebration, 16 July 2010
… teen girls who have been abused one way or the other by their families or relatives. The shelter also has a … and all South Africans to join us as we honour…
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… referendum. The referendum, constitutionally supported by the 2009 Southern Sudan Referendum Act, had a 60% turn out and was declared fair and free by…
PlaceMaclear/Nqanqarhu
… Sandstone Bridge With Arches. This place was first known by the by the San People as; ' Nqarhu '. When however the … enter the Area. A portrayal of this…
Madiba The African Opera
… in the life of Nelson Mandela whose libretto was written by the late former presidents Grand Nephew, HRH Chief UnathiPhathuxoloMtirara. The music is composed…
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… nucleus of this neo-Gothic church was designed and erected by Sophia Gray in 1850. The bell tower, the two bays for the … 31 December 1981. The Cemetery is…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… a subject of more than half a dozen assassination attempts by POQO operatives. After the South African Parliament had … law-making powers), Chief Kaiser…
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… be allowed to play during the game. According to a report by Cape Times, the teams' members themselves decided not to … the Portuguese Team including…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… in the Cape. The Act No 46 of 1951 was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on constitutional grounds. The Senate … them a victory to re-enact the Act in…
EventMartin Luther King, Junior, is born
… Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956, an action stimulated by the arrest of Rosa Parks. Parks boarded a city bus and … arrested and fined. As the South…
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… On 21 May 1983 the Natal UDF region was launched, followed by the Transvaal in June and the Western Cape in July. The … Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town. This…
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… application of apartheid as a political and social system by which human dignity is adversely affected, and whereby one political group is detrimentally…
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… The regular cross border raids by South African troops, that violated the sovereignty of its … up the Apartheid system, resulted in strong condemnation by…
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… power reactors from France. These reactors were supplied by the French company Framatome. This came after the initial consortium led by General Electric,…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi calls for National Convention
… future political direction. This call was rejected by Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes (B.J.) Vorster, however, it was supported as a constructive proposal…
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.
… the Apartheid State regarding a potential uprising by Black South Africans, supported by the Soviet Union and the reluctance of Western Governments … and…
EventA consumer boycott is called in Boksburg
… Rand (now Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng). The boycott, by Black and Coloured residents, followed the reintroduction of petty apartheid measures by the…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… contained several alleged housing irregularities committed by the Matanzima brothers, Kaizer and George, and other … prices to the Matanzimas and their…
EventUnited Democratic Front member Pearl Tshabalala assassinated
… homeland state, was fatally shot. This was allegedly done by Caprivi trainees led by Daluxolo Luthuli. Luthuli acted on instruction from Samuel … help him…
PlaceRosmead
… Lord Rosmead in 1896. The Village was probably occupied by Boer forces when they over-ran the district in October … the morning, the Boers retreated from the…
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
… (now the University of Kwazulu Natal) was made possible by a donation from Durban businessman T.B. Davis, in … Durban in 1923, using the premises of the…
EventP.W. Botha, former South African State President, appears in court for refusing to testify at the TRC
… the lawyers to study the documents, which were handed over by the TRC. The documents contained details of his … killings of black freedom fighters allegedly…
EventAnna Tempo is born
… grew up in Worcester. One day in 1884, a Christian lady by the name of Miss Schreiner, who later became Mrs … with Miss Schreiner, Anna struggled to feel…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… was opposed to the final constitution's being drafted by an elected constituent assembly, believing that the … Accordingly, all agreements negotiated were…
Academic freedom and human freedom
… Speeches by Archbishop Hurley and Jonty Driver, NUSAS President, as well as a Declaration signed by student representatives. …
Learning about history through writing
… South Africa was readmitted to international rugby by the then International Rugby Football Board shortly …
ArticleOFFICIAL LETTER FROM YASSER ARAFAT TO ANC PRESIDENT
… in order to put an end to the past which was characterized by tragedy, violence and occupation, and opening a new …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… political strife. Mpande was open to the demands for land by the Voortrekkers and Andries Pretorius recognised him as …
PlaceTable Mountain Water Supply
… nearly 1100m, above Table Bay . It is flanked on the east by Devil's Peak , formerly known as Windburg, and on the West by Lion's Head. Over the years it has…