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EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
… On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with … apartheid regime of South Africa was…
EventDennis Brutus is born
… Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to South African parents. His parents moved back to South Africa and … and the University of Fort Hare. Brutus, who…
Oliver Tambo call for the observance of the 70th birthday of Nelson Mandela, 18 June 1988
… black, green and gold colours of their organisation, the African National Congress, at grave risk to themselves - all … person has come to embody the…
Message by Oliver Tambo on South Africa`s year of the women, a call to the peoples of the world, 01 November 1983
… The African National Congress, the broad democratic movement and … historic achievements, such as the founding of the South African Women`s Federation on…
Call for the Observance of the 70th Birthday of Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, June 1988
… black, green and gold colours of their organisation, the African National Congress, at grave risk to themselves - all … person has come to embody the…
New Year Message to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 December, 1964
… firmness and determination in the handling of the South African question. We wish to express our deep appreciation of … proof of the suicidal intransigence…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 January 1982
… invasion of the Kingdom of Lesotho by the racist South African army on December 9th. The multiple murders of Lesotho nationals and South African refugees,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Radio Freedom, 01 April 1981
… a lot of noise but I do not know if it is damaging to the African National Congress because it is noise about nothing. … to use in various ways. Some are…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… across the continent. The Ubuntu Awards recognise South African citizens who embody principles of Integrity, Passion, … dignity and reconciliation. 5…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… was completed a few years after the end of the first South African War (Anglo-Boer War) and the restoration of the … lions. Since the outbreak of the second…
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… On 11 January made a surprise appearance at the Pan-African Freedom Movement Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … Nation), also known as MK, which was the…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… Senate was considering new sanctions against the South African government. As a result, the South African government was put under pressure to respond to the…
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… name only. IBM calmly announced that it had sold its South African subsidiary to a new company established for the … also profit from interest on loans it…
EventThe Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces
… sources are unclear as to whether it was the South African or German colonial government that imposed this tax. … being forced into exile. When the colony…
EventFreedom Day is celebrated in South Africa
… Africa in 1948, but colonialism and oppression of the African majority had plagued South Africa since 1652. After … Apartheid government was reached in 1988…
ArchiveThe voice of South Africas young generation:
… New African talks to Tebello Motapanyane, Secretary-General of the banned South African Students Movement. … New African …
The death and injuries of South Africans in Nigeria, 16 September 2014
… The African National Congress has learned with sadness of the passing of 67 South African nationals who died and scores who were injured in … rest in peace…
ArchiveChristian principles and race problems by Jan H. Hofmeyr
… subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at the South African College back in 1908. As an introduction to the … of the apartheid, oppression and suffering…
ArchiveChristian principles and race problems
… subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at the South African College back in 1908. As an introduction to the … of the apartheid, oppression and suffering…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… Diary: A Post-Colonial Interlude, Paul Bowles. The Fact of African History(II) Islam in West Africa, Thomas Hodgkin. Shamba Bolongongo: African King of Peace…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… assassination attempts by POQO operatives. After the South African Parliament had passed the Transkei Constitution Act … Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 were…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… Sam Kahn, leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, … of the CPSA, more than a thousand communists…
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… at the age of 65. In 1905 she became the first African woman from South Africa to graduate with a Bachelor … of Black Freedom in South Africa' at a meeting…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… ashes of the Black People's Convention (BPC), the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and Black Community … the socialist ideologies of Lenin and…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… plan had been monitored for three weeks. Gqozo accused the African National Congress (ANC), in particular Chris Hani of … claimed to have quelled a second…
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… Well-known South African anti-apartheid journalist and former editor of The … understanding or advancement of people or issues in the African diaspora. The…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… The Margo Commission, set up by the South African government to probe the mysterious death of … The Mozambican president was returning from a meeting of…
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
… On 11 July 2007, South African actor Bill Flynn, 58, passed away, allegedly due to a … School. Flynn was a well respected actor in the South African…
EventOn 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage
… for same-sex marriage, making South Africa the first African country to do so and one of only a few in the world at the time. MPs from the African National…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… kwaZulu Natal). Seme was a founding member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) in 1912, which was renamed the African National Congress …