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I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1946
… which is to bring peace to the world, to be true to his principles. We are asking for a definite procedure of … is meted out to South African Indians,…
Debate in the House of Assembly during the second reading of the Immorality Amendment Bill on 23 February 1962
… The Prime Minister took part in this debate in his capacity as Minister of Justice. Though harrassed by … this Bill for the repeal of this Act. That is what…
Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by O. R. Tambo, Iran, 13 February 1979
… People's Republic of Mozambique, February 13, 1979 His Excellency Ayatollah Khomeini, (2) Teheran Islamic …
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… of their Sea journey was kept by; Paulus van Caerden, in his native language of Dutch! On the 6 th of August 1595 an …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.1 1988
… by A.W. Oliphant. Essays: Gerard Sekoto: A Perspective on his Art by Barbara Lindop; Socialist Explorations in South …
EventPeter Scott, South African alpine skier is born
… Town . [i] Peter is a South African alpine skier. [ii] His family immigrated to France when Peter was nine years …
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… he served a five year sentence on Robben Island. Following his release in December 1981, he joined AZAPO and later …
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… at the time, would ask politicians who, in his view, had enjoyed most support to form a cabinet. With …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… to Dr. Xuma on January 30, 1946, to congratulate him on his cable regarding South West Africa. "My quarrel with you …
EventSS Mendi sinks in the English Channel on the way to France
… 805 black privates, 22 white officers and a crew of 33. In his attempt to calm the panicked men, Rev. Isaac Wauchope …
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… as a conspiracy to establish a Communist Republic. During his testimony, native Constable Herbert Fani said that …
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… situated on the horn of Africa. Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of …
EventThe South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland
… "Obad" Mokgabudi who was killed in 1981 shortly after his arrival from Angola; Ruth First who died in a parcel bomb …
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… first to Libya and eventually to Saudi Arabia. Amin began his career as a cook in the King's African Rifles and British …
EventRebels overrun the Somalian capital of Mogadishu
… popular uprising. Barre fled and sought refuge in Gedo, his native region in the southwest of Somalia. …
EventMembers of the ANC and SACP are detained due to Operation Vula
… to Lyndall Beddy, President F.W. de Klerk wrote in his autobiography: ‘In July 1990 the security forces …
EventA military coup deposes the Lesotho Government
… king was forced to go into exile in the United Kingdom. His son, Letsie III, was crowned king later the same month, …
EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
… won by Bill Rowan who finished in a time of 8:59:00 and his name is now given to the sub 9 hr medal in today's …
PlaceReitz
… and the people living there requested that the place take his name. In 1903 it became a municipal area. During the …
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… that they should disarm and Cetshwayo should forsake his sovereignty. The inevitable invasion of Zululand began …
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… National Congress (ANC) president Nelson Mandela gave his organisation's support to the clampdown and called ANC …
Freedom In Our Life Time - List of Photographs
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede Anton Lembede's primary school class, Umbumbulu, 192.7 (Bemadette Sibeko) Inset of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… Native Affairs Commission (SANAC). Click here to see his testimony. Moses Mauane Kotane future leader of the ANC …
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… passive resistance to those proposals. He was not alone in his efforts and had the support of contemporaries like T.N. …
The Treason Trial: Foreword by Chief Albert Luthuli to a book by Helen Joseph, 1963
… Africa were still without a breach, while the ugly form of Apartheid was spreading its shadow over the land in greater …
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… particularly those connected with the policy of apartheid and race discrimination. Umkhonto we Sizwe is a …
PlaceMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
… across Africa ran contrary to the racist ideology of apartheid. Nevertheless, the University now has a rich …
PlaceZululand District Municipality
… re-incorporated into the Natal province after the end of apartheid in 1994, the province of Natal, which had existed …
EventVorster announces that the ‘homelands’ will be perfectly free to form a federation among themselves
The Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster indicated that the 'homelands' will be perfectly free to form a federation among themselves, once they have…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
In the 1920s, with the First World War (1914-1918) over, the pattern of female employment began to change. The war and the protectionist policy of the Pact…