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ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… under people’s skins. See what is inside.” [1] -The Shadow of Imana: Travels in the Heart of Rwanda Speaking at a book reading of her novel Far from my…
Archive1994 - President De Klerk, State Of the Nation Address, 28 February 1994 (Before National Elections)
… convened to adopt important amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 1993. The fact that we have done so in the midst of the most…
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
… Churchill actually said, speaking at the British House of Commons on 23 Jan 1948, was, “For my part, I consider that … be influenced by the political or…
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 … Chris McGreal. Among others McGreal said that as President of the ANC…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… Ms Ruth Sando Perry, was unanimously elected at a meeting of West African heads of state to become the third chair of Liberia's ruling council. Perry,…
ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
… Scurr penned the following article on the restoration of the Old Cape Archives (today the Centre for the Book). It was published in Restorica, the journal of…
150th Anniversary; Anxieties of Commemoration - Towards a National Dialogue by Omar Badsha and Jon Soske
… During the latter half of 2010, a series of events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the first Indian indentured laborers in Natal will take … 150th…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Royal Visit … Act A fairly large crowd assembled…
ANC Statement on the 40th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli`s death, 20 July 2007
… To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli tomorrow, 21 July 2007, the ANC is publishing a special edition of the…
Memorial service of photojournalist Juda Ngwenya by Cyril Ramaphosa, Rhema Church, Randburg, 26 October 2016
… compelled us to have conversations about the wellbeing of our country and continent. His illustrious career took … Africa and his perspective was shared in…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Pandit … Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, commenting on the…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936 141 … position than myself to inform you about…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis
… for the tolerance that has come my way from members of the Koranna and Griqua community in Bloemfontein in whose … daughters, Camilla and Aurora. Apart from…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the departure of former president Nelson Mandela, 6 December 2013
… beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed. He passed on peacefully in the company of his family around…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki leads a government delegation to the funeral of former state president, P.W. Botha
… Willem Botha was the prime minister and then president of South Africa from 1978 to 1989. He is commonly referred to as "Die Groot Krokodil" for his strong…
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) Government consolidated white rule in the face of…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF PIETERMARITZBURG Pietermaritzburg, 25 April 1997
… I feel deeply honoured to be awarded the Freedom of the City of Pietermaritzburg. For me personally this city has strong … in building democracy, peace and…
EventSouth African Students Movement leaders meet to plan protest action against the implementation of Afrikaans
… The Naledi High School branch of the South African Students Movement (SASM) held a meeting, which was attended by representatives of all Soweto high schools,…
Statement of the NWC on the organisation`s readiness for the upcoming election, 10 May 2011
… The National Working Committee of the African National Congress held its regular meeting on … other things, receive updates on the organisations state of…
ArchiveThe Moral Problem of Winnie Mandela by Paul Trewhela (Dailymaverick.com), 6 April 2018, South Africa
… Winnie Madikizela Mandela was not a safe pair of hands. True, life was far easier, calmer and less … in other prisons than it was for her, during those…
Address at the launch of the Kruger National Park Centenary Celebrations Skukuza, 26 March 1998
… Ministers and Provincial Premiers; Chief Executive Officer of the National Parks Board; Distinguished guests; … come. So it is a great pleasure to celebrate…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… Drew Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932 THE MILITANT … Dear Comrade:- We sincerely welcome the…
Albert Luthuli`s foreword to pamphlet published by the South African Congress of Democrats, 8 August 1960
… the future" 8 August 1960 The white minority rule policy of segregation and more so its virulent form, apartheid, have … each other Black and White in South…
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… Natal in the early years of the 20th century became the site of conflict between Colonial Administrators and autonomous African chiefdoms. The death of…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment … one’s generosity and one’s…
ArchiveThe National situation, an address delivered at the Edendale Conference of the All African Convention
… The address opens with a description of three major landmarks of the year, namely; The first, the Treason Trial, which … in a Union-wide police swoop. The…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… for a common onslaught against the enemy at every point of encounter as we march down for the liberation of our respective countries," he went on to explain:…
David Goldblatt,The Transported of KwaNdebele by L'oeil De La Photographie, 26 September 2016
… has documented the social and political developments of his native South Africa with a critical yet compassionate … and immanent…,” Goldblatt photographs the…
Introduction to a Message from Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Smuggled Out Of Prison, 10 June 1980
… The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass … by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of our…
EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… The trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist, member of the banned South African Communist Party (SACP) and former editor of the New Age began at the…