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EventSir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid
… English and partly in Dutch, and started off as a weekly of four pages, until 1841 when it appeared twice a week, and … in the British Cape Colony at the…
ArchiveA Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman
… Introduction Part A: The unfolding of total strategy 1948 - 1989 1. The many faces of apartheid repression 2. The legal veneer 3. The … 4. …
EventPresident Paul Kruger lays the foundation stone of the Raadsaal on Pretoria’s Church Square
… Concorde. Church Square marks what used to be the centre of Pretoria, and what is now home to many historically … Chamber), which stands on the south western…
EventJulius Nyerere chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) addresses the ANC in Arusha
… Julius Nyerere president of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), a party that succeeded the … National Congress (ANC) conference in the Tanzanian city of Arusha…
Profile of a Death Row Prisoner: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
… Profile of a Death Row Prisoner: Paper Presented at the Black Sash … and ordinary prisoners on death row, apartheid, education of death row prisoners,…
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… who were protesting against the pass laws in the township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging in the Transvaal. Scores of people were left injured and others…
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… Following the assassination of the former Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the…
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… experienced a serious unemployment problem as a result of the Napoleonic Wars, the British government encouraged … people immigrate to the Cape Colony. The…
EventTruman Prince, the controversial ANC manager of the Central Karoo District Municipality, is suspended
… Prince is a South African politician and the former mayor of the Beaufort West Local Municipality. Since 2005, Prince's … charges brought against Prince, he…
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… The first Prime Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Patrice Lumumba declared martial law in the Katanga region of the Congo as a result of the…
Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures from South Africa's … era, died in a Stellenbosch frail care centre at the age of 82, following a…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… There were lengthy deliberations around the restoration of citizenship to the residents of Transkei, Bophutatswana, Venda and Ciskei. A Transitional … (TEC)…
Head Office Reports: Report of General Secretary to NSA - 56th NUSAS Congress 1978
… Report from the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union, University of Cape Town,…
Today news pictures are beamed into our homes from all parts of the world ...
… Purple, pink, green and white poster. Artwork of a communications satellite orbiting the earth. Photographs of protesting people and news broadcasters. Maybe…
A call for solidarity with the students and people of South Africa fighting against racism
… Report by Neville Curtis, President of the National Union of Students calling on people to join the struggle against … Appendix to President's Report at the…
Minutes of the Meeting between RSA and Angola representatives at Mocamedes on 1 November 1978
… Minutes of discussions held between South Africa and Mozambique to … discussed included the demilitarised zone, the reduction of tension, the return of…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… On 19 February 1962, the first part of the South African Press Commission's first report was tabled in parliament by the Minister of the Interior, de Klerk…
ArchiveSeparation of Powers, Democratic Ethos and Judicial Function: Oliver Schreiner Memorial Lecture Delivered by Justice Dikgang Moseneke On Thursday 23 October 2008 at The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg … Separation of Powers, Democratic Ethos and Judicial Function: Oliver … Moseneke On Thursday 23 October…
’Racism, apartheid and a new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in acceptance of the Third World Prize 1985 on behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Kuala Lampur, 5 May 1986
… a new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in acceptance of the Third World Prize 1985 on behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Kuala Lampur, 5 May 1986 …
Opening Statement delivered by comrade N.R. Mandela, President of the ANC at the meeting between the presidents of the ANC and IFP Lutheran Centre, Bonaero Park, 23 June 1993
… Statement delivered by comrade N.R. Mandela, President of the ANC at the meeting between the presidents of the ANC and IFP Lutheran Centre, Bonaero Park, 23…
Testimony of Chief Stephen Mini, J. T. Gumede, and the Rev. Abner Mtimkulu of the Natal Native Congress, before the Select Committee on Native Affairs, June 15 and 18, 1917 [Extracts]
… (Published in Minutes of Evidence, Select Committee on Native Affairs) … Testimony of Chief Stephen Mini, J. T. Gumede, and the Rev. Abner Mtimkulu of the…
Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! An Appeal to the Harbour Workers of South Africa
… Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! An Appeal to the Harbour Workers of South Africa …
Letter from N. Botlani and Z. Peter addressed to Dr Viljoen, Minister of Cooperation and Development
… Glenmore Removal Group to Dr. Viljoen, Minister of Co-operation and Development requesting for Glenmore residents to be returned to the Republic of South…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… On 10 March 1961, members of the Anti-apartheid Movement (AAM) ended their 72 - hour … by Michael Steward, Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, former president of the South…
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… years earlier the "Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State (1933)" was put forward. This convention promulgated the…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… The participation of young people in the liberation struggle preceded the … were at the forefront. However, attempts were already being made to mobiles the…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… The government appointed Cillié Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, … hearing in Johannesburg. Evidence was taken on the…
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
… stage name Riky Rick, was born in the KwaMashu township of northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 20 July 1987.[i] He is a … is produces his own unique sound by…
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA’s involvement in WW2
… About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, wife of former President M.T. Steyn, marched to the Union … the South African involvement in World War 2…
First meeting of the South African/Angolan Joint Monitoring Commission: Lusaka, 16 February 1984
… Minutes of a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Commission to discuss the processes required for monitoring the withdrawal of troops from Angola … First meeting…