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ArchiveWhat is the UDF
UDF Press Conference held on 1 August 1983 at Khotso House, Johannesburg. Discussing history and the background of the United Democratic Front from the time it…
ArchivePopulation Registration Act, Act No 30 of 1950
The Act was to make provision for the compilation of a Register of the Population of the Union; for the issue of Identity cards to persons whose names are…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Jeff Radebe, ANC Provincial and regional Leadership present, The Treasurer-General of SANCO, Mr…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos I talk about the past mainly because actually I am…
Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
Your Worship, We are charged with the offence of contravening Section 20 (r)of the Act No. 22 of 1913 in that we did wrongfully and unlawfully aid or abet…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
Premier Hernus Kriel; Mayor Theresa Solomon; Distinguished guests; Citizens of Cape Town, It is a great honour to be given the freedom of one of South…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
Documents: An anonymous Cape Town correspondent, The nineteen days (Sharpeville and the days after.before), this article has been published in SAHO's library…
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive…
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
Vasco da Gama's Voyage of "Discovery" The reason for putting "discovery" in inverted commas is because the land was not, as so many explorers argue,…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
Introduction The people sent a hero to prison, but generally ignored the fact that he had responsibilities and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his…
Document 36 - The first hearing on certification: a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
The COSATU Executive Committee met on Friday, 24 May 1996 in its second ordinary meeting of the year. Below are some of the decisions taken by the Executive…
Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa’s “Attracting Capital to Africa” Summit, 19-22 April 1997; Chantilly Virgiana, USA
Chairperson, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is not given to every generation that it should be present during and participate in the act of…
Roseberry Sonto interviewed by David Bailey, Cape Town, 2007
Rose Sonto describes student organizing in his high school in Malteno, in the Eastern Cape, in 1969, well before the Soweto Uprising of 1976. The main…
ArchiveCanaan rediscovered: Fingo trust lands in the Humansdorp-Tsitsikamma area
History of the Mfengu people and their forced removal from their lands in the Humnasdorp-Tsitsikamma area. Canaan resdiscovered was a term used to describe the…
PlaceTerrace houses, 46, 48 and 56 Barnet Street, Gardens
The three double-storey units form an integral part of a row of similar late-19th century terraced houses with fine Georgian and Victorian architectural…
PlaceBree Street 122, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 July 1977. This house is one of the few remaining Georgian double-storied houses in Cape…
EventMpush Makambi wins IBO champion title
Former Apla member and South African Middleweight Boxing Champion, Mpush Makambi defeated Adrian Dodson of Britain to take the Middleweight Title Fight. He was…
ArchiveNatives (Prohibition of Interdicts) Act, Act No 64 of 1956
The Act was to prohibit the granting of interdicts or other dilatory orders of court having the effect of staying or suspending the removal or ejectment of…
ArchiveNative Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953
The Act was to provide for the prevention and settlement of native labour disputes and for the regulation of conditions of employment of natives; to amend the…
ArchiveCOSATU Natal Regional Culture Workshop 23 August
A workshop held by leadership to discuss how COSATU has grown in membership and how difficult it has been to organise this large organisation. They also…
Report on the 1st National Formation School held on the 1st to the 4th December 1969. at the Black Section,University of Natal
The idea behind the Formation school was to allow participants the chance for self-development through participation in discussions and other projects.This…
EventOuneas Pakes Dikgetsi is born
Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Housing and Local government of the Northern Cape Provincial Government and founder member of the United Democratic…
The non-governmental organisation Surplus People Project (SPP) says the department of land affairs should consider using expropriation
The non-governmental organisation Surplus People Project (SPP) says the department of land affairs should consider using expropriation as a part of its land…
Summary Minutes of the Bilateral Meeting held in Brazzaville on Friday 13 May 1988 between delegations from the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and the Peoples Republic of Angola
Minutes of a meeting between delegates from South Africa and Angola to discuss a strategy for peace and stability in Southern Africa. Withdrawal of Cuban…
PlaceAnnabella Sandbank, Durban Port
Sandbank at the entrance to Natal Bay, Durban. Previously known as 'Lee Bank', it took its name from the barque, 'Annabella'. That ran aground on it on 26…
Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung
ANC Deputy President, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa and all Officials of the ANC, Deputy President of the Republic, Comrade Kgalema Motlanthe, Members of the…
EventSun City officially opened
The entertainment centre was opened on this day, with a special performance by Frank Sinatra. [1] Endnotes [1]Sun City relaunches after R1b upgrade, http:/…
PlaceAnn Shaw Mission, in the Eastern Cape
Wesleyan Methodist Mission Station 2 km South-West of Middledrift. Established in 1853 for the Xhosa under Chief William Kama by Rev. William Shaw, and named…
ArchiveMoral decay and social reconstruction: Richard Turner and radical reform by Eddie Webster
This Richard Turner Memorial Lecture was delivered at the University of Natal, Durban on 25 March 1993. The lecture formed part of a long term project on the…
ArchiveSpeech delivered by Comrade Mandla Dlamini
Speech delivered by Comrade Mandla Dlamini from the United Democratic Front (Southern Transvaal) at Nelspruit Rally he felt it was a matter of great honour…