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Address to the National Health Summit, 19 November 2001
Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang; MECs; Distinguished participants at this important Health Summit. Thank you very much for affording me the…
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 father was a small farmer. My…
ArchiveHow history will judge FW de Klerk by RW Johnson, politicsweb (28 November 2021)
Many of the obituaries of F.W. de Klerk were rather bad-tempered and some were downright spiteful. It seemed to stick in the throat of many people to have to…
ArchiveThe romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
Yohannes Woldemariam trawls through the history books to expose the truths of Haile Selassie’s 44-year reign over Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie, who…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
Following on from Part 1, this article seeks to analyse some of the historical and present dynamics bedevilling ESKOM. Over the past twenty years, ESKOM’s…
ArchiveReminiscences of the Arrest of Fikile Bam & Marcus Solomon in 1963 by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
When I got arrested it was through Winnie. I got arrested in Winnie’s car, and when I got to the island I talked to him about Winnie, very strongly, to say…
Sita - Memoirs of Sita Gandhi by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie
My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen miles away from the city, and in those days…
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement of the President of the ANC, Thabo Mbeki, Kempton Park, 27 September 2002
Chairperson Comrades delegates and friends We meet at this Policy Conference, during the historic year of the 90th Anniversary of our organisation, the Year…
Africans’ Claims in South Africa, 14 December 1943 by Alfred Xuma
Preface In the following pages the reader will find what has been termed "Bill of Rights" and "The Atlantic Charter from the African’s Point of View". This…
African Claims in South Africa by Dr Xuma, ANC Conference, 1943
Including "The Atlantic Charter from the Standpoint of Africans within the Union of South Africa" and "Bill of Rights," Adopted by the ANC Annual Conference…
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
It took nearly two years of formal talks to remove the obstacles in the path of multi-party negotiations. However, it was not until nearly ten months after…
Chapter Two - The year with the ICU: 1921 - 1926
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson In the more liberal climate of Cape Town Johnny Gomas seemed…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
2000 January, The partnership is formalized by South African National Aids Council (SANAC) to review its two years of work against HIV/AIDS being under the…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
As part of the governmental process for transformation of institutions through re-structuring and mergers in Post-Apartheid South Africa, historically White…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Second Annual Raymond Mhlaba Memorial Lecture, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 12 October 2009, Port Elizabeth
Programme Director, Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Council Judge Ronnie Pillay; Hon Vice-Chancellor and CEO Prof Derrick Swartz; …
We Shall Win - Statement at the Meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid to launch the International Anti-Apartheid year by O. R. Tambo, New York, 21 March 1978
Thirty-three years have passed since the Second World War came to an end with the defeat of Nazi Germany and her allies. In this period many of the wounds…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 26 April 2013, Queenstown
Members of the Hani family, Premier Noxolo Kiviet and members of the provincial executive, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Executive Mayor of Chris Hani…
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
Comrades and Friends, Fellow South Africans, We are gathered here today at this historic site to celebrate the 107th anniversary of the formation of the…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Workers, New Unions
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic NEW FACTORIES, NEW WORKERS described how rapid…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Where Working people Lived
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic This part describes the nature of housing and…
Address at the National Council Of Provinces, 12 November 2002
Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Honourable Premiers, Honourable Members of the National Council of Provinces: Thank you very much for affording me the…
Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
Programme Director, Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Amusaa Mwanamwambwa, Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Kasuka Mutukwa, …
Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, “What are the National Groups in South Africa? A Contribution to the Symposium”, Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, "What are the National…
Address to Extraordinary Summit of the World Economic Forum 21 June 2003
It is a great privilege for me to be able to share with this august gathering, the South African success story and our approach to lasting peace and…
Archive2003 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2003
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 14 February 2003 Madame Speaker of the National…
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, South Africa
Document adopted by the ANC in 1943 following the Atlantic Charter ANC CELEBRATES THE 70 YEARS OF AFRICAN CLAIMS DOCUMENT AND DEFEAT OF FASCISM AND NAZISM We…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 9
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin Kajee was always acutely aware that his Congress was not…
To Change the World ! Is Reason Enough ?, London, August, 1995
Ron Press, This is Ron Press' story of his part in the struggle against apartheid. Forced into exile in the early 'sixties, Ron Press contributed to the…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, "The Origin and…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase By 1957 any relative lull in the mass…