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Sipho Ngomane (23) of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban. He is the second youngest ever to win the rac
… Sipho Ngomane (23) of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban. He is the second youngest ever to win the rac …
Message from ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to Arthur Krim on the occasion of the people for the American Way Award ceremony 8 November 1992
… President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to Arthur Krim on the occasion of the people for the American Way Award ceremony 8 November 1992 …
Stephanus Johannes Roos, Boer field-cornet in the Battle of Amajuba and in the Mapog War, is born on Kaspersnek at the Blyde Ri
… Stephanus Johannes Roos, Boer field-cornet in the Battle of Amajuba and in the Mapog War, is born on Kaspersnek at the Blyde Ri …
In Angola’s first multi-party election, the MPLA wins 53.74% of the vote for the 233-seat parliament, and Unita 34.10%. Unita a
… In Angola’s first multi-party election, the MPLA wins 53.74% of the vote for the 233-seat parliament, and Unita 34.10%. Unita …
Lance Dyer, a South African, is arrested on the French side of the 50km long tunnel that runs under the English channel. It too
… Lance Dyer, a South African, is arrested on the French side of the 50km long tunnel that runs under the English channel. It …
Joan van Arkel, the first minister of religion at the Cape, arrives in Table Bay on board the Nieu Middelburg. Date is given as
… Joan van Arkel, the first minister of religion at the Cape, arrives in Table Bay on board the Nieu Middelburg. …
Some 200,000 Coloured workers stay away from work (15 – 16 September) in the Cape Town area. The extent of the strike is unex
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … workers stay away from work (15 – 16…
Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya rejects an offer by the USA and England to try the two Pan-Am Lockerbie suspects in the Netherlan
… Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya rejects an offer by the USA and England to try the two Pan-Am Lockerbie suspects in the Netherlan …
The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb
… The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb …
A Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender
… biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender …
In a second murder during the same night, Billy Meyer, 43, of Lovedale farm in the Mara district near Makhado is shot in the he
… In a second murder during the same night, Billy Meyer, 43, of Lovedale farm in the Mara district near Makhado is shot in the he …
Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs.
… Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs. …
Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern
… Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White …
Peace is a delicate balance of all of us
… with a red oval line around it. Black and white photograph of Ralph Digin, 25 years with the ... Resistance League. … Peace is a delicate balance of all of…
EventSouth Africa mourns the passing of Beyers Naudé, apartheid struggle stalwart and Afrikaner cleric
… was by his side. His health had been deteriorating over the past six months. Church leader and close friend Desmond … Africa: Catholics Mourn Anti-Apartheid…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the National Council of Provinces Cape Town, 7 August 1998
… Premier and MECs; Honourable delegates and representatives of local government; Ladies and gentlemen, One of the signs of the maturing of our democracy is…
ArchiveThe Little Acknowledged Legacy of Steve Biko by Prithiraj Dullay, (Daily News), 08 Sept 2008
… Thirty years ago in 1977 the beast of Apartheid snuffed out the life of one of the greatest thinkers in the liberation … The Little Acknowledged Legacy of…
Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
… The December 17, 2007 website of the UK newspaper, “The Guardian”, carried an article headed … Chris McGreal. Among others McGreal said that as President of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 5th National Congress of COSATU 7 September 1994
… Gomomo, Comrade General-Secretary Sam Shilowa, Members of Central Executive Committee, Distinguished delegates, Dear … Guests: First, let me express my…
Dare you Ponder the Obvious: Of course Mbeki is Aloof by Thabo Mbeki, 1 February 2016
… In 2001, the ANC National Working Committee (NWC), of which I was a member, issued the seminal document, “Through the eye of a needle? Choosing … Dare you…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda Kigali 19 October 2000
… Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Brothers and Sisters of Rwanda, We bring the greetings of the people of South Africa. The people of South Africa feel ……
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FUNERAL OF JOE SLOVO Johannesburg, 15 January 1995
… Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, Ministers, leaders of the Tri-partite Alliance; Dear comrades; Fellow South Africans; We are assembled to mourn the passing of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the Funeral of Moses Mbheki Mabhida, 29 March 1986, Maputo
… farewell to a warrior. We have converged from all corners of the globe to pay homage to a revolutionary. We have convened on this grieving piece of the earth…
David Goldblatt: In the time of AIDS by Galeria Elba Benitez, 31 March 2009, Madrid
… In David Goldblatt’s second exhibition at the galería elba benítez the artist presents his “In the time of AIDS” suite, which features medium sized colour ……
Archive1994 - President De Klerk, State Of the Nation Address, 28 February 1994 (Before National Elections)
… Parliament has convened to adopt important amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 1993. The fact that we have … 1994 - President…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936 141 … are in a better…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Golden Doves of Peace Awards ceremony 7 June 1994
… (Madame/Master) of Ceremonies Members of the National Peace Secretariat Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished guests For me personally, … Address by…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… “The truth is revealed in people’s eyes. Words have so little … to get under people’s skins. See what is inside.” [1] -The Shadow of Imana: Travels in the…
EventSA signs treaty with Great Britain on the supply of military equipment to South Africa
… Most historians consider the first half of the 1960s as a period in which the Nationalist Party (NP) … Giliomee, H and Mbenga, B. (eds) (2007) New History of…
ArchiveANC Statement on the death of Ray Alexander Simons, African National Congress, 12 September 2004
… It is with deep sadness and regret that the African National Congress has learnt of the death today (12 September 2004) of Ray Alexander Simons, … ANC…