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EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog founds the Free State National Party
… On 1 July 1914, General James Barry Munnik Hertzog officially … Orange Free State. As the National Party was to function on a federal basis, separate…
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
… Sir James Liege Hulett was born on 17 May 1838 in South Yorkshire, England. In 1857, at the … political, educational social and religious life in Natal. On 5…
EventThe UN is informed by the United States that it will suspend sale of arms to South Africa.
… The United States (US) informed the United Nations (UN) on 7 August, 1963 that it would suspend sales of arms to … to South Africa. The arms embargo was made…
ArchiveLetter from John Daniel, President, to University Principals and others
… letter from John Daniels, President of NUSAS, reporting on the effect of the Commission of Enquiry into Improper … Political Representation of the Various…
PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… WH Stucke, and its cornerstone was laid by President Reitz on 16 May 1894. Hamilton Hall was designed by Herbert Baker, … was declared a National Monument…
Keeping a cool head amid flying bullets: A tribute to Juda Ngwenya by Joseph Oesi (City Press), 26 October 2016
… quiet, gentle and happy demeanour about you – to cheer us on when and even if there was nothing honestly to be happy … Joseph Oesi A video posted by City…
The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956
… of the ANC(1940 - 49) 44th National Conference: Letter on "certain tendencies" from Dr. A. B. Xuma 18 December 1955 … People who voice their reasonable and…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… Situated on the coast of north-eastern Pondoland , the Mkhambathi … of the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve. The reserve is situated on the coast of north-eastern…
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
… within the party. Our unity is based theoretically on the common acceptance of the principles contained in the … We have taken sides against the Communist…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
… Africa ends her term as a member of the Troika, we reflect on a full circle from Cartagena to Durban and Kuala Lumpur … and anticipation that South Africa…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… that helped to shape South African society. They impacted on black social life and politics in a particular way. In the … restructuring of the economy…
Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, “What are the National Groups in South Africa? A Contribution to the Symposium”, Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954
… Russian absolutism as well as of German militarism. Thus, on the one hand, they were subjected to a rigorous policy of Russification, and on the other, to a…
77. The South African Indian Council: an assessment from within, 1978
… to be appointed and fifteen elected by Indians serving on local authorities. The council's function was to advise the Government, at the latter's request or…
Stuart Commission Report
… of the Special Commission were to investigate and report on: The Special Commission was mandated to interview and … Security Services. The Special Commission…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt's landscapes of high voltage by Melvyn Minnaar, 21 November 2014
… in history. Where previous parts of Structures focused on the disparities, often the obscenities of power vis-à-vis … the viewers to engage with. Next to…
Move from Condemnation to Confrontation of Apartheid and Colonialism - Statement in Committee II of the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa, Oslo by O. R. Tambo, 11 April 1973
… should be stepped up. It is insufficient to embark on external pressures if there is a weakness in internal … wasted if they do not complement and if they…
PlaceSão Tomé and Príncipe
… expelled seven years later, from these Islands. Located on the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea. It consists of two main … in recent Centuries! São Tomé Peak …
Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, “Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored’ Races!”, The Militant, 2 July 1932
… working masses of the oppressed peoples who have to carry on the struggle for the elementary national rights and for … from the confused teachings of the…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… Pachai One hundred and ten organisations met in Durban on 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the Natal Indian … 1981. We South African democrats,…
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
… based its investigations and recom–mendations extensively on a draft thesis presented by Lenin at the Congress. Lenin … of the socialist revolution. Lenin's …
"We have Decided to Liberate Ourselves": Address to the Royal Commonwealth Society by O. R. Tambo, London, 23 June 1986
… faced in the Bahamas. The invitation to us to address you on this occasion, which we greatly appreciate, and your … place. The current international debate…
Opening Address to the ANC’s 48th National Conference by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 2 July 1991
… a report back to our Movement, our people and the country, on the mission we were assigned to do outside the country more than three decades ago. I present…
Post NEC & Lekgotla Briefing, 30 January 2017
… Congress invites members of the media to a media briefing on the outomces of the NEC meeting and NEC Lekgotla held on the 25th to the 27th January 2017. The…
EventThe first Gay Marriage in South Africa
… On this day in South African history, Vernon Gibbs and Tony … gay marriage. This made South Africa the first country on the continent and the fifth country…
PlaceAlverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
… from Lord Alverstone, president of the Royal Commission on Martial Law Sentences, who visited Natal in 1903 on an Immigration Commission. (when Richard…
PlaceAll Saints Mission, Eastern Cape
… 1860-61 by Rev. John Gordon, named thus because the Land on which it was established had been allocated to Archdeacon HT Waters by Chief Faku in 1859 on All…
Umsebenzi
… South African communists are included as are articles on Party history, trade unionism and workers' rights. Resistance issues are dealt with on an…
ArchiveSport: Threat to the security of the state
… Brutus expounds on Special Branch interference in sports in line with … and giving black athletes belittling awards. Inequality on the sportsfield is linked…
ArchiveThe Government of divided communities
… their social and economic development. The lecture focuses on the political history in communities as well as the … into societies religious differences…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1953-1954
… in South Africa in 1953 and 1954 and includes chapters on: Politics and attitudes; The plans and activities of … race relations; Events ouside the Union with…