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BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
… in Grey Street, Durban on 12 August 1928, the daughter of Moosa Meer and Rachel Farrel and the second born of their nine children. Her mother, Rachel, was an…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… moment in women’s history. On 9 August 1956, thousands of South Africa women – ranging from all backgrounds and … women who had borne the brunt of the pass…
David Pratt
… Gauteng). His father had business interests in a range of companies that included the Electricity Supply Commission … and although he was very bright, he was…
Summary of points of Agreement and others discussed at the South African and Angolan/Cuban military meetings: Sal Island, Cape Verde, 22 and 23 July 1988
… Summarised report of points of agreement between South Africa and Angola/Cuba with regard to the withdrawal of Cuban and South African troops in Angola and…
Constitiounal Court Judgement in the matter of Economic Freedom Fighters vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others, Heard on 9 February 2016 and Decided on 31 March 2016
… Constitiounal Court Judgement in the matter of Economic Freedom Fighters vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance vs. Speaker of…
ArchiveAppendix 7 South Africa, the transition to democracy and the banning of torture, by Denis Goldberg
… Torture has recently been often in the news because of the revelations of the use of torture by the United States in its so-called … by judicial punishment…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… mother, Bessie Amelia Emery, came from a wealthy family of Scottish descent. No information on her father exists … was forbidden according to South Africa’s…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald Port Elizabeth, 14 September 1995
… Premier Raymond Mhlaba and members of the Provincial Government; Chairperson of the Transitional Local Council, Nceba Faku; Our host, Ric … of colonialism…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald Port Elizabeth, 14 September 1995
… Premier Raymond Mhlaba and members of the Provincial Government; Chairperson of the Transitional Local Council, Nceba Faku; Our host, Ric … of colonialism…
Document 21 - E.L. Maurice, “The Rôle of the Non-European Teacher in the Liberatory Movement”, Discussion, 1, 5, June 1952
… by Allison Drew Document 21 - E.L. Maurice, "The RÁ´le of the Non-European Teacher in the Liberatory Movement", … 1, 5, June 1952 [”¦] It is necessary for me…
Chapter 1: The 1971 Art South Africa Today Exhibition: Towards a Language of protest art
… Gallery (17 August - 6 September). An unprecedented number of works (for an exhibition in South Africa) referred … prevailing in the country at the time, and…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 21 May 2004 (After National Elections)
… Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the first joint sitting of … the new patriotism; mobilise all our people voluntarily to act…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a Jewish refugee who fled from Latvia, then a part of the Soviet Union, where Anti-Semitism led to ……
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… A comparison of prison experiences and conditions of Mahatma Gandhi and … we had to contend with in our time. There was no Terrorism Act, no "Communism Act",…
BiographySicelo Shiceka
… Sicelo Shiceka was born on 8 June 1966 in the village of Ingquza Hill, near Flagstaff, Lusikisiki in the Eastern … His greatest influence was his grandfather…
BiographySibongile Susan Mkhabela
… The youngest child of Mozambican immigrants, Sibongile (Bongi) Susan Mkhabela (nèe Mthembu) grew up in Zola, one of the poorest areas in Soweto , Transvaal…
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… went to Pietermaritzburg to study at the University of Natal and remained in Pietermaritzburg until relocating to … 2011. At Natal University he joined the …
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… To recount the part played by the African peoples of South Africa in the wars that have been fought by South … publicly, while continuing its agitation…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
… privileged to be able to celebrate the 90th birthday of such a giant and a cornerstone of our movement. Our movement has made its name in the … a divider…
Speech by President Mandela on receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at Fort Hare University
… receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at Fort Hare …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture between Shell Solar and Eskom
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture …
Hawa H. Ahmed (Halima Gool3"), Address Delivered at Inaugural Meeting of the Non-European Women's Suffrage League", Cosmopolitan Hall, Cape Town, 24 August 1938
… (Halima Gool3"), Address Delivered at Inaugural Meeting of the Non-European Women's Suffrage League", Cosmopolitan …
ArchiveCelebrating and commemorating twenty-years of the Harare declaration by Kgolane Alfred Rudolph PHALA
… Introduction This year, 2009, the people of South Africa celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Harare Declaration, a significant document adopted by ……
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… 1980 is declared the Year of the Charter, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption … Council, provided it is revised to include black representation. A…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… 1930 The Durban Municipality was a major employer of Indian labour, employing an average of 2 000 workers … June, The Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure …
Letter from Barney Pityana to Barry Streek
… The letter discusses the issue of SASO/NUSAS representation at the Commonwealth Students' Conference in the context of representation of the two…
First Raymond Mhlaba Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, 22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
… Mrs Dideka Mhlaba and the Mhlaba Family, Chancellor of the NMMU, Judge Pius Langa, Chairperson of the NMMU`s Council, Judge Ronnie Pillay, Vice-Chancellor, ……
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid a debt of deep gratitude for inviting me to represent the African … which is being held to inaugurate the…
The Congress Of The People Of 1955 In Kliptown Will Judge And Punish The ANC by Slowvers Moosa (From: EFF Supporter Website), 14 November 2013
… The Congress Of The People Of 1955 In Kliptown Will Judge And Punish The ANC by Slowvers …
The occupation of the British Consulate in Durban, the Anderson visit and the role of the United Democratic Front in the international struggle against apartheid
… The occupation of the British Consulate in Durban, the Anderson visit and the role of the United Democratic Front in the international struggle …