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EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… PrÁƒÂƒ©val became the new president of Haiti. South African has been criticised for providing refuge to Aristid …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… Rwanda, much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a …
EventUnited Nations lifts arms embargo on South Africa
… Africa (Armscor), the procurement agency for the South African army and the armaments industry's marketing … About African History, ' This Day in African…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… in secrecy to bring out the first Afrikaans (i.e., South African Dutch) translation of "The Communist Manifesto". The …
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role in the African National Congress’ (ANC) struggle against the … South African History Online, Nelson Mandela , from…
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… of Steel Ceilings and Aluminium Works Ltd. formed our "African Metal Trade Union" which so far appointed com RL to …
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… Gujaratis, Tamils, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Parsis and African families. At its height, Tolstoy Farm supported a …
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… of human rights abuses. The ICC has indicted two other African heads of state, including Sudanese President Omar …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… After the War, it was occupied by a division of the South African Constabulary, and following the armed uprising of …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… 2001. It was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked …
Presidential Address to the Extended Meeting of the National Executive Committee of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, April 1975
… lead a mighty and victorious struggle. The Organisation of African Unity Having analysed the situation and decided on … anew Kwame Nkrumah's declaration,…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… to enter, travel or reside in any part of the South African Republic, etc. etc. Even as late as 1899, both the … He wrote me as follows: "In the local laws…
EventVerwoerd's grandson joins ANC
… historic move, Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African National…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical 'TIME' appeared on news stands
… readership topping 4 million, which includes many South African readers. TIME magazine has covered many South African stories, see below for a few TIME…
I will not Compromise About my Work: David Goldblatt on Artistic Freedom, Censorship, and Moving His Archive Out of South Africa by Robin Scher ( ArtsNews.com), 2017
… Until recently, the South African photographer David Goldblatt had arranged for his … portraiture that positioned him to become the first South African…
Statement by Reverend Gabriel Seteloane at the special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in Atlanta to pay tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his birth, 16 January 1979
… us of what usually happens sometimes in Africa. In African terms you say "as if you are invited to come and see … kind of nice foods they enjoy." I speak as…
Images That Preserve History, and Make It : ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography by Holland Cotter (The New York Times), 20 September 2012
… an adjunct curator at the center, and Rory Bester, a South African art historian, the show is based on the idea that modern South African photography began…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to The Progressive Professionals Forum on the occasion of their launch, 2 August 2013
… continuously promoted a culture of open debate in South African society. There are very few countries in the world that are as open as South African society…
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… take into account the obligations imposed on members the African National Congress in trying this charge against Cde … to adopt a Code of Conduct for elected…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… Mining Company LTD since then, Fairview is the only South African plant that has a biox plant to extract gold. … the San rock art paintings, which are…
Address by the Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to the NAM Ministerial Meeting United Nations, New York, 23 September 1999
… some valuable lessons for all. The leaders of the Southern African Development Community and of the Great Lakes region, … transparent governance. That is why…
Address to the World Council of Churches Harare 12 December 1998
… the WCC Distinguished Guests It is a great honour, as an African, to join this august gathering, on African soil. I thank you most sincerely for your…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church Umtata, 18 September 1994
… up to the tyrants. In the founding and evolution of the African National Congress, the religious community played a … leaders were in prison and in exile,…
Document 27 - Letter from E. R. Roux to Douglas Wolton, 5 September 1928
… as a subject race and the natives as members of the S. African working class. We have got to put forward definite … to do so. It was "an independent workers…
Marikana and the New Politics of Grief, 20 August, 2012 - Jon Soske
… The company brought in scabs and petitioned the South African supreme court to evict the mineworkers: since the … happen to approximate the median income of…
Address on the Occasion of the Torch Handing Over Ceremony, “From Rio to Johannesburg” , 25 June 2002 Rio De Janeiro
… to us like another home. We are privileged that the South African city of Johannesburg follows in the footsteps of … Together, let us, in action, repeat the…
II - The Life of Steve Biko
… himself in the activities of the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), but he and others felt increasingly … liberals dominated NUSAS. In 1968…
Forming the Federation
… of all races there even though most of the women were African. A group of us went from the Eastern Cape to … women and we decided to call it the Federation…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
… an artist collective which was largely made up of South African exiles. • Paul Weinberg and Lesley Lawson met with … He wanted to compile a body of work…
Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
… rainbow nation that sheds light on the heroics of South African youth. Kriel began his activism within his community … that would definitely instill pride in…