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EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… under security laws. He was a member of the banned South African Communist Party (SACP). Following calls from the … Enver Samuel in 2015. Finally, on October…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… from collapsing. This invasion failed and the South African Government in consultation with the African National Congress (ANC) ousted Mangope as leader of …
EventANC Constitutional proposals are disclosed
… meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC), the meeting adopted a new … (DP), the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC)…
EventHarms releases his report
… report on its investigations in the activities of South African Defence Force Army and South African Police counter insurgency units. Supreme Court judge, …
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… Liberation Army , which was once supported by the South African government to undermine the Lesotho government. The … a military government, which was fully…
EventKhotso House is bombed
… The South African Council of Churches (SACC) headquarters, Khotso … groups a year after a blast at Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) House. The…
EventIFP proposes truce with ANC
… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) as an effort to calm violent … itself closer to the ANC, it blamed…
EventSchools closed in the Western Cape
… were also reacting to the banning of the Congress of South African Students Association (COSAS). Attempts to re-open … were hampered by the arrest of 100…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Germany
… South African soccer team Bafana Bafana played against the German … games to be held in France the following year. The South African team was under the…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… at Brandfort, in the Free State. This was the first South African built aeroplane. He lacked an engine with enough … made the first flight in Kimberley…
EventLiberia is established
… nation. The story of Liberia is different from other African countries because of its bond with the United States … ex-slaves were given and the blue square…
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
… South African Parliament opened with the debate of 'no confidence' … sea route. He pointed out that South Africa is an African state and that the Republic as…
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Albertina Sisulu, a … role – both in the ANC and in the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW). The second of…
EventThe State Theatre in Pretoria opens
… [Accessed on 14 may 2012] The South African State Theatre About the South African State [online] Available at: …
"Peace and Development in our Region" Speech at "War on Want" Conference by O. R. Tambo, London, June 1988
… the winter's end. When we speak thus, we talk of the South African and Namibian child who is a victim of malnutrition … in the past, of a so-called…
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
… President, (2) and this august body, in the name of the African National Congress and the entire liberation movement … in southern Africa and in other parts…
#JimiMatthews decision praised by Chelsea Geach (News), 28 Jun 2016
… and I can no longer be a part of it,” he wrote. The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) and the Right2Know … as a propaganda tool but was not able…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… due to it being viewed as an "Icon of Apartheid" by some African National Congress activists. In 2015, following the … statue must go, his people with it."…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… Club rapidly developed two points of view on all the South African questions. As a step towards forming a Party, it was decided to elaborate theses on the…
Document 47 - “International Communist League Formed in South Africa”, International Bulletin of the International Communist League, New Series, 2, September 1934
… naturally to you for assistance in building up a South African section of the Fourth International. Our group … not successful but we did establish a…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda Kigali 19 October 2000
… that the struggle for the complete emancipation of the African people from the shackles of colonialism and … has also been re-affirmed through a shared…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation Kigali, Rwanda, 18 October 2000
… that the struggle for the complete emancipation of the African people from the shackles of colonialism and … has also been re-affirmed through a shared…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the snap debate on the Shell House incident National Assembly, Cape Town, 7 June 1995
… will emphasise their differences rather than the many areas of agreement. What we should not allow this moment to …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal Washington, 23 September 1998
… at Presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to South African President, Nelson Mandela President Clinton; Mr. … between our nations, and paying tribute to…
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… further and dangerously, in favour of the South African liberation forces headed by the African National Congress and its allies. He knows that in … have…
PlaceSouth Africa
… ocean . The national flag was designed by a former South African State Herald- Mr. Fred Brownell - (is a civil servant … as the convergence of diverse…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Millennium Debate of the Joint Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 19 November 1999
… apart." Unlike Pliny, Chinua Achebe speaks directly to our African experience. Far too often have the warriors fought … things were falling apart. So must it…
PlaceWitberg Wind Farm
… permitting and project realisation in sound-critical Areas. (Yes, the Witberg Wind Farm has the necessary permits …
PlaceKamiesberg Municipality, Northern Cape
In 2007, an estimated 12,117 people lived in Kamiesberg Municipality. The Kamiesberg Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the…