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Address on Accepting an Honarary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 30 April 1999
… a fundamental question of policy is to achieve the right balance, for that society, between the production of … and our common drive for sustained growth,…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February 1985 © Mayibuye…
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
… On Thursday August 16, 34 striking miners were shot dead by police at Lonmin’s platinum … king of bling, just fly in from London and address the striking…
The Legal Veneer
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The apartheid government always had an obsession with…
EventA car bomb explodes at Ellis Park Rugby Stadium
On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, commander of an Umkhonto we Sizwe special operations unit, detonated a car bomb by remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Informal Ministerial Consultations on COP 17, O.R. Tambo Building, Tshwane, 09 September 2011
… a solution needs to be found that would preserve the balance between the continuation of the second commitment … is critical, Honourable Ministers, you will…
EventAssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
… Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist threw this system off balance. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a Bosnian Serb …
EventWorld War I begins
… Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist threw this system off balance. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a Bosnian Serb …
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman In July 1993, the date for South Africa's first non…
Document 7 - The Freedom Charter
… churches of European and American origin also remains striking - despite the astonishing growth of the African … century (Anglican, Methodist and American…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… becomes known as the ‘bucket strike’ 8 June, The number of striking municipal sanitary workers on strike increases to … White civilians attack a meeting of…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… up its efforts by establishing semi-liberated zones and striking further south. In 1975-1976 in Ovambo, PLAN mounted …
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… fortified villages to cut off the insurgents’ oxygen and striking against rebel bases in safe havens instead of trying …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… White civilians attack a meeting of solidarity with the striking miners, killing 8 and wounding 80. 19 February, The …
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… Mandela was under pressure and he had to keep a delicate balance of political pressure and intense negotiations in the …
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… De Mist instituted a strong central government with a balance of power between Governor Janssens and the officials. …
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… December 16 as a public holiday was an attempt to strike a balance between a divided past and promoting national unity …
Document 27 - Record of Understanding
… will be the rich and powerful, thus deepening the uneven balance between commercial and noncommercial information … In our view, information is not just a…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… as increasing numbers of workers joined MAWU and started striking. Worker leaders and unionists sought creative ways … started again, this time made up of…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
What is Communism? Communism is a social, economic, and political ideology whose aim is to establish a communist society in which there is a collective…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
… became a Detention Centre for political dissidents, striking mineworkers, those deemed “anti-establishment” and …
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
On 31 March 2017, President Jacob Zuma exercised his constitutional rights as the head of the executive branch by appointing, reshuffling and dismissing…
The South African Human Rights Commission
South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, and all…
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… One of the most striking buildings in Port Elizabeth is the famous Campanile. … creative, artistic ability of Jones, formed a harmonious balance in the…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
The New Germany Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in the ELCSA(NT). Located in the greater Durban area, this congregation is characterized by…
The Road to Durban: Workers’ struggles, student movements, and the resurgence of resistance politics in Namibia and South Africa by Heike Becker
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference My proposed paper looks into connections between radical politics in…
PlaceThe Owl House
… owl sculptures and figurines are made from cement and have striking glass bottle eyes. The interior of the house is said …
EventThe Prime Minister announces the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the reporting of defence matters, to be headed by Justice M.T. Steyn
… of the security of the state on the other. While there are striking similarities between the two events, the political …
Reports Concerning Slaves from India in South Africa
Jacob van der Heiden, a political prisoner, spent part of his confinement in April-May 1706 in a dungeon in the Castle in Cape Town, which he shared with Ari…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… by workers from the Sibanye Stillwater mine who had been striking for higher wages for fifty-one days. This event is …