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ArchiveOpening Address at the Omar Badsha Photographic exhibition by Jakes Gerwel, September 2001
… of further book titles in the Social Identities South Africa Series are therefore quite timely and appropriate. The … think anew and in fresh ways about …
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
… -just look at the political and other history of South Africa - this party is the one that has brought about most changes in South Africa. It was the…
Albert Luthuli`s speech to ceremony for presenting him the Christopher Gell Memorial Award, 21 October 1961, Port Elizabeth
… the cause of democratic rights for all in South Africa regardless of race, colour or creed. He did not appear … political climate in which the late Gell…
Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934)
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … (1934) The basis of the economic structure of South Africa is the Native…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… faced certain objective weaknesses: · changes in Southern Africa were making it increasingly difficult for the ANC in … of regional conflicts to the fore,…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… Leah, near Liverpool. At the age of 21, he came to South Africa and started his ministry in Namaqualand. In May 1821 … Click here to read more about…
EventSASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
… and his death drew worldwide condemnation of South Africa's detention practices and repressive laws. Two years … on the cause of his death. Even close allies…
EventEvelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany
… Evelyn Dalberg, a prominent opera singer in South Africa, was born on 23 May 1939, in Leipzig, Germany. The … member of the Cape Town City Orchestra, she…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… World War (WWII) broke out in 1939, the OB opposed South Africa's involvement on the side of the Allies. They felt that Germany was not an enemy of South…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… on a date for the start of negotiations on South Africa's future constitution. Delegates agreed that the … would be called Convention for a Democratic South…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1980
… 68th anniversary of the African National Congress of South Africa. Today is January 8th, the birthday of the African … wake of these epoch-making events came…
PlaceGallery 101
… closing in 1976 was the sole commercial gallery from South Africa with a satellite space in Britain, exhibiting works of … & Phyllida Barlow (shown 1975). …
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… Broadcasting Company in Lagos in 1954 he traveled in Africa and America, and worked for a short time as a teacher. … response to what he saw as inaccurate…
BiographyJuly Mashaba
Born in 1918, Mashaba was a factory worker. He joined the African National Congress during the Defiance Campaign and was active in the Moroka branch.
Jason Laure
… Author: photographer of 32 books. Collection: UNICEF Africa Museum of New York; UCLA; Woodstock Museum, New York. …
Albert Luthuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1961
… I remember that many lives have been lost in Africa, starting with Livingstone of old to this day. Lives worthily lost to redeem Africa. It is significant…
Presidential Address to the Extended Meeting of the National Executive Committee of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, April 1975
… focus exclusively on the struggle of our people in South Africa. The NEC must fortify and give political coverage to … task that has faced any people in the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… record about150 000 years ago, and they first appear in Africa (and possibly South Africa). Human footprints found at Nahoon Point, up the coast … 190 000…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… which prohibited the adoption of a child born in South Africa by people who were not South Africans, was held to be … it might be in the best interests of a…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2014 (before National Elections)
… Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, … for this opportunity to speak to the people of…
Speech by President Mandela at the Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Celebration, 25 April 1998, KwaDukuza
… of his time conducting the struggle of the people of South Africa. It was here that he taught that the destiny of the … When Chief Luthuli demanded: "Let My…
Conflict among civic organisations
… him to carry out the attack. Wilkinson returned to South Africa and was employed once more at the plant with the task …
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… from the ANC and SAIC (the Communist Party of South Africa [CPSA] had disbanded in 1950) began to publicly defy … representing 230,000 women from all parts…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… caught the attention of the late Alf Kumalo – one of South Africa’s most famous photographers and personal friend of … with us his incredible journey to…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… Union and UNITA which went to war was supported by South Africa and the USA.The independence of Angola paved way for other liberation movements in Southern…
63. Colonisation scheme: the colonial-born Indians respond - From the book "A Documentary History of Indian South Africans" edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… to be otherwise? The last Indian delegation came to South Africa in response to the urgent call of the Transvaal … surplus population, and suggested that…
Introduction
… and internationally to bring about changes in South Africa. 'Little does puny South Africa realise’, said the Natal Indian Congress president in … the…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… way home to the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa, spent a few weeks or months in London. The young … learnt a great deal of the truth about…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
… This is indeed an historic day for the people of South Africa as we join with the people of Nicaragua in celebrating … Congress and the entire mass…
BiographyPhilemon Mashibini
Born in 1912, Mashibini was a businessman. He joined the African National Congress in 1951. He was active in the Defiance Campaign and a prominent Queenstown…