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PlaceAiab, Stream in Namibia
… language is a National language in Namibia, also known by the ethnic term Nama and formerly as Hottentots’. It is … family and is spoken in Namibia, Botswana…
Closing remarks to the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, 03 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
… on which we fundamentally disagree, we should be guided by the principle of unity, and remain true to the founding … in our commitment to African unity and…
Chapter 6 - TOWARDS HOME
… Congress, organised in Havana in April 1989, and attended by 49 delegates, was the highest point the Party could reach … in the Path to Power, was…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, April 1964
… over and over again rejected with contempt the efforts by the South African State to divide them from the African … Savage sentences of up to twenty years…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
… long ago, the majority of us present here were prohibited by law and the force of arms to determine the future of our … we also celebrate the contribution to…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
… Act. The Government was called upon to repeal these laws by 29 February 1952, failing which the A.N.C. and the … Government of the Union to repeal the Acts…
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… energetically began to apply these Nazi tactics. By 1936, the Dutch Reformed Churches, the predominantly … and ministers of the Dutch Reformed Churches-not…
38. The Natal Franchise Bill, 1894: Do not make our sons pariahs
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Franchise Law … of the parliamentary franchise. Below, a…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
… Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin And so indeed it was. Kajee was on the way … as ever, too lively for this condition…
First National Consultative Conference: Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee, 25 April 1969, Morogoro
… liberation movements and revolution. The concerted support by the imperialists of the racist minority regimes of … potential. Politically they are weak and…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… of the National Peace Accord being in operation it appears by and large to be in tatters. Would that be an accurate … two people who were at that conference,…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Tributes to Lembede After His Death
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 41. WALTER NHLAPO,"He Sang and … 1947 Walter Nhlapo (d. 1967) was a Journalist employed…
Chapter 13. General Strike, 1932
… employers again demanded a reduction of the workers' wages by twenty-five per cent. to bring the wages on the Rand into … Within a few minutes, a lorry-load…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… and gathering way of life. Until recently, people living by hunting and gathering could still be found in different …
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… was a beacon of light that gave a world dominated by aristocratic privilege and monarchical tyranny a hope of …
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… office telephones.' A professional company appointed by the Management Committee verified the allegation, but the … in the closing moments of CODESA II. This…
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
… studied short-hand and typing. In 1953 she was employed by Mandela and Tambo Attorneys as a short-hand typist. She … ANC President’s office. In 1966, she was…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… 1 300 auto workers were dismissed by Volkswagen on 3 February 2000 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, … if they did not return to work, a call which was echoed by…
’Under Investigation’ video material going live on facebook
… Steytlerville to host the screening. They will be joined by more than seventy guests including twenty young people … died in custody in Steytlerville after…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… Minister of Interior 15:89 - 16:87 - Areas of work covered by portfolio 16:87 - 19:25 - Involvement in South Africa's … of trade unions 22:68 - 23:59 -…
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… Consequently the region was primarily inhabited by migrant herders whose movements were guided by seasonal rainfalls and the availability of grazing. ……
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… architecture and cultural atmosphere. In 1880, a German by the name of Georg Wilhelm Ottermann arrived in Kroondal, … He gave his mill the edge over his…
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… nineteenth century, the territory was claimed and occupied by an expansionist European power, in this case, … cultures were gradually being destroyed. A…
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
… this time." Nelson Mandela received an excellent education by the standards for Xhosa boys of his time, but his conscience was prickled early by the imperial…
Document 47 - “Answer to Government’s Apartheid Unions”, The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 47 - "Answer to Government's … AND POLITICAL FIELDS" SAID MR. JOHN GOMAS…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
… Editorial in The International, June 1, 1923. Transcribed: by Dominic Tweedie . Every intelligent worker, whether of … the direction of public affairs, and…
EventMurder trial of “Sharpeville Six” opens
… they were granted an indefinite stay of execution by Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee. Pressure was mounting on the South African government at the time by the…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
… was actually several years earlier (1 December 1950), by an Athlone School Committee. This earlier history has … decades, in spite of being extremely well…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 91 - John Gomas, "The Native … of South Africa and particularly over the…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… history of apartheid-era judiciary. It shocked the world. By June 1977, a year after the Soweto uprising, a virtual … rank and disappeared into the crowd…