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Document 9 - First letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… exists which, if there is a demonstrable readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations … to negotiate an end to the apartheid system…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
… making nearly everything they needed. Societies that rely on themselves in this way are known as subsistence societies. … Part 1:Background information and…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… and High Commissioners, Distinguished guests: We are on course. Steadily, the dark clouds of despair are lifting, … masses we owe the obligation to recommit…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… and High Commissioners, Distinguished guests: We are on course. Steadily, the dark clouds of despair are lifting, … masses we owe the obligation to recommit…
Chapter 7. An Afrikaner Working Mother
… Anna Sophia Swanepoel (Told in 1950) I was born on 2nd April 1893, on Tapfontein Farm, Edenvale district, Orange Free State. My … inclination and became a…
Black ViewPoint - The New Black by Bennie A. Khoapa
… from the patterns programmed there by a society built on the alleged aesthetic, moral and intellectual superiority … liberation by any means necessary and…
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… variety of coaches and period furniture and equipment are on display in this museum. The Cuyler Manor Museum is a … in Uitenhage. The reserve is the perfect…
Chapter 5 - The Freedom Charter
… struggle, was adopted at the Congress of the People, held on 26-27 June 1955. Attended by some 3,000 delegates, the … "the demands have been flooding into…
79. Indian Parliament: separate can’t be equal
… at a symposium held at the University of Durban-Westville on 7 August 1979. Source: Bhana Collection. I may perhaps … where I intended to end. In my notes I…
PlaceAddo Heights, Uitenhage
… succulents grow'. This is an official Pass as logged on the Government maps, but when you drive it, you will … Cape cautionaries apply of corrugations, and…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… Even We. Cartoon, David Marais. The Fight is on, Rev. Joost de Blank, Archbishop of Cape Town. The Widow … Cape Postscript, Christopher Gell. Zeerlust: A…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… In 1907, four years prior to flying on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the ……
PlaceKliptown Museum
… those people who witnessed the signing of the charter are on display, while oral testimonies and songs sung during the … play in the background. Housed in an…
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960. And an Executive Council, made up entirely … coalition of conservative parties, and it…
EventNational Heritage Day celebrates South African cultural diversity
… the new government and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). On the day all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural … initiative encourages all South Africans…
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… On 6 June 1931 Joyce Barker was born at Mooi River … (SABC) broadcasts such as the Brittens War Requiem and on concert platforms as a soloist with major…
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
… The University of the Free State was founded on 18 March 1950. The institution began as a small college in … included eating food that appeared to have been…
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… in church and politics was categorically rejected on Scriptural grounds. This was contrary to the official view … is detrimentally suppressed by another,…
EventReconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng
… On 5 April 1990, at an informal meeting in Cape Town , … for South Africa. The talks were set to take place on 11 April, however the ANC cancelled the talks…
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National … and Nelson Mandela (11 February 1990). They were arrested on 11 July 1963 when security police…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing … and their friends, as reported by…
EventSamora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash
… On 19 October 1986, the Mozambique President, Samora Machel … time of his death, Machel had been in power for 11 years. On the day of the crash he was…
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… On 7 September 1986, former Secretary-General of the South … his Honours and Masters Degree in the Arts in 1966. On his return to South Africa he taught at…
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… The Portuguese expedition set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a crew of 148 men in a squadron of three … ship. The commander-in-chief, Vasco da…
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
… On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network … academics, and leaders. The two day meeting that commenced on 11 of February 2006 was the…
EventDiscovery of the wreck of passenger liner SS Waratah
… On 26 July 1909, the SS Waratah, with 211 passengers and crew … was the flagship of the Blue Anchor Line shipping company. On the 14 July, marine explorer,…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… On 25 May 1996, two South Africans - Ian Woodall and Cathy … the summit hours later, and is thought to have died on his descent. Until the end of apartheid,…
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of … Secretariat in the Palais Wilson, the League made a mark on the urban landscape of Geneva by…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
… On 29 September 1903, John Koenakeefe Mohl, South African … recognized by Rev. Hale of the London Missionary Society, on his visit to the school. With the…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… On 7 June 1893, M.K Gandhi , later known as "The Mahatma" or … Soul" was forcibly removed from a whites-only carriage on a train in Pietermaritzburg, for not…