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EventThe second elections to the Coloured Persons’ Representative Council result in the Labour Party holding the majority seats
The second election to the Coloured Persons' R epresentative Council resulted in an absolute majority for the anti-apartheid Labour Party (LP). The LP won…
EventGovernment bans 20 Black leaders
In 1973 massive strikes occurred throughout South Africa, culminating in September 1973 at the Western Deep Levels mine at Carletonville, when 12 striking…
Farewell Speech On Eve Of Imprisonment, February 29, 1948
(Dr. Dadoo, Dr. G. M. Naicker, Manilal Gandhi and Sundra Pillai were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment each for their leadership of the Passive…
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…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 11 February 2010 …
Letter to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by O. R. Tambo, 21 July 1986
H.E. Sir Geoffrey Howe Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs London. Sir Geoffrey, I am most grateful for your kind letter of 18…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 21 July 1986
H.E. Sir Geoffrey Howe Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs London. Sir Geoffrey, I am most grateful for your kind letter of 18 July…
PlaceWonderboom Nature Reserve, Pretoria
The Wonderboom Nature Reserve and is Home to a 1000 Year Old Fig Tree, or Ficus Salicifolia, known as the 'Wonderboom' [wonder tree]. Legend states that the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
Comrade Daniel Ortega, President of the Republic of Nicaragua and Coordinator of the Executive Commission of the National Directorate of the Sandinista…
Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - transcript
THE FOLLOWING NOTICE is hereby published for general information. By order of His Excellency the High Commissioner and Administrator of the Transvaal. WE…
ArchiveFederation
the following notice is hereby published for general information. By order of His Excellency the High Commissioner and Administrator of the Transvaal. WE…
Interview with Oliver Tambo in Luanda after summit meeting of Presidents of frontline states and Southern African Liberation Movements, 01 March 1977
Question: How did the Luanda summit go? TAMBO: This has been a very important meeting for a number of reasons. The consultations of British Foreign Secretary…
O. R. Tambo interviewed in Luanda after Summit Meeting of Presidents of Frontline States and Southern African Liberation Movements, 1977
Question: How did the Luanda summit go? TAMBO: This has been a very important meeting for a number of reasons. The consultations of British Foreign Secretary…
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
The NDCA of the ANC has informed Comrade Julius Malema and Comrade Floyd Shivambu that the hearing for the Appeal against the sentence handed out to them by…
EventThe world pay tribute to former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium
On 10 December 2013, South Africans and more than 90 world leaders gathered together at the Memorial service of Nelson Mandela, which was held at the FNB…
EventThe Association of Chambers of Commerce issued a “no work, no pay, no penalty” statement
On 5 June 1986, The Association of Chambers of Commerce released a statement of ‘no work, no pay’ to workers who stayed away from work on June 16. The…
EventSoweto Town council asks SADF troops to stay
In June 1986, there were many necklacing incidents in Soweto, Johannesburg with people being brutally killed. The Soweto Civic Association demanded that the…
ArchiveDirector’s Report on the Activities of the Chris Hani Institute for the period October 2012 to September 2015
The Chris Hani Institute (CHI) was launched in 2003 to promote the values and principles practised by Chris Hani and others in their struggle to serve the…
PlaceAberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
Aberfeldy in the region of Free State is located in South Africa - some 284 km South of Pretoria, the Country's Capital. Aberfeldy is a small Settlement near…
PlaceMarconi Beam, Montague Gardens
Marconi Beam is next to Montague Gardens and is located in City of Cape Town. Montague Gardens and Marconi Beam are of strategic importance to the entire Cape…
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South African history. Far more than diamonds, this changed South Africa from an…
EventKenyan runner, Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes
Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki surprised the world when he became the first man to run 10 000 Meters in less than 27 minutes. Ondieki was taking part in the…
EventSA Prime Minister completes a tour of homelands in the Northern Transvaal
South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster completed a tour of self governing territories in the Northern Transvaal during which he held talks with leaders of…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency
On 5 November 1965 Rhodesian( now Zimbabwe) Prime Minister,Ian Douglas Smith, declared a state of emergency. This was prompted by the United Kingdom’s (UK)…
EventFrance supplies two new combat submarines to South Africa
France confirmed the sale of two new combat submarines to South Africa to protect the oil route round the Cape in the face of escalating Soviet naval activity…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year commenced…
EventMarthinus van Schalkwyk is born
Marthinus van Schalkwyk leader of the New National Party was born on 10 November 1959. He replaced FW de Klerk as leader of the National Party in 1997 and…
EventFormer National Public Prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka is born
Bulelani Ngcuka, born in Middledrift, Eastern Cape on 2 May 1954, is a former African National Congress political activist and a lawyer. In 1998 he became…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
Two limpet mines explode at the South African Defence Force (SADF) Transvaal Medical Command, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. The limpet mines were seen by a member of…
EventKoeberg becomes operational
The nuclear power station at Koeberg, the only commercial nuclear power station in Africa, became operational on this date. On 21 August 1984, the French…