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V - The Funeral
… from leaving the three main cities on the grounds that in permits; while roadblocks nearer King William's Town … travel by road, said at the funeral that he…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… to devote himself to the "struggle", and founded the Black Consciousness Movement in 1969. Steve Biko was viewed with alarm by the South …
ArchiveChallenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia
… on November 25-30 1979, to discuss the role of the church in the struggle for liberation and includes papers on the … Transkei, Namibia,the role of students…
ArchiveMemorandum on BPC external affairs programme
… fifth congress of the BPC held on the 28-30 January 1977 in Durban where a commission was appointed to look into BPC foreign policy and the growing number of…
EventSouth African cricket player Aubrey Faulkner, great all-rounder in the early 20th century, is born
… George Aubrey Faulkner (1881 - 1930) was in his day a dominating figure in South African cricket, one of the games' finest all around … First World War he…
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… In the late 1600s many Muslim men of wealth and influence were banished to the Cape from their homeland in the East because the Dutch feared them as a threat…
EventConscientious objector Ivan Toms is sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for refusing to serve in the SADF
… Dr Ivan Toms was a physician who worked in the informal settlement of Crossroads in Cape Town. In 1983, he witnessed the South African Defence Force (SADF) ……
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… violated the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the Apartheid system, resulted in strong condemnation by international governments…
’The spirit of Bandung’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International Conference in support of the liberation movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
… Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International Conference in support of the liberation movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States,…
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid regime in Groutville, (then) Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal. Chief Luthuli … African National Congress (ANC) from…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… debates aside, the significant revolutionary changes in the nineteenth century provided the base on which many of … been founded. The century witnessed an…
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
… ... I should like to say that in discussing political and diplomatic action against … Portuguese colonialism, we should press for a shift in emphasis from…
The African Women`s Demonstration in Natal: Report by Albert Luthuli to the Natal People`s Conference, 6 September 1959
… been largely by women and have no precedent, at least, in Natal. The political scene in Natal is very much alive and explosive as a result of … the women are…
'We Go To Action': Statement on the Launching In Natal of the Defiance Campaign, August 30, 1952
… of the African National Congress, Natal Branch, held in Durban on March 15, 1952, supported the decision of the … passive resistance against discriminatory…
They will answer to God - Ahmed Timol’s brother, News24 in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… the surviving security police, who detained his brother in 1971, now had a second chance to tell the truth about his … going to die, if they are still alive…
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo denied that the ANC was in secret negotiations with the South African government. His … with the outcome of discussions held…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… National Symbols since 1994 In South Africa, we have a perse number of people and … certificates. It can be seen on one side of the coins in our country…
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… died on the tracks during the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami on 5 March 1977. The horrific accident left two … caught fire and Pryce himself. The…
EventAthanase Seromba surrenders to the ICTR after being accused of participating in the slaughter of the Tutsis
… Athanase Seromba, a priest accused of partaking in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that saw over 800 000 tutsis die … Some 2 000 Tutsis hiding from Hutu rebels…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… Development Community (SADC) that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair. According to a statement … at the end of the day-long…
BiographyMogoeng Thomas Mogoeng
… Thomas Reetsang. Mogoeng was born on 14 January 1961 in Goo-Mokgatha (Koffiekraal) village, north east of Zeerust, … Chief Justice of the Constitutional…
BiographyNontetha Nkwenkwe
… religious leaders associated with independent churches in the 1920s. Born in King Williamstown in 1875, Nontetha was married with ten … at Bulhoek in 1921,…
BiographyLex Mpati
… Lex Mpati was born in Durban. His maternal grandparents were from the Fort … he was a baby. He attended the St Joseph’s Catholic School in Fort Beaufort…
BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
… At the age of 17, Renfrew Leslie Christie found himself in the South African Army. He was on guard at Lenz ammunition … University of the North for being a…
BiographyJabu Sithole
… Jabu Sithole was born on 23 October 1949 in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where he … when he was struck down by polio. Fortunately he…
EventKip Keino of Kenya wins the Olympic gold medal for 1,500 metres in 3 mins 34.9 secs
… Kipchego “Kip” Keino was born in Kipsano, Kenya on 17 January 1940. Keino began his international running career in 1962. From early on he trained under very…
EventIt is announced that a child prostitution and trafficking task team rescues 14 underage prostitutes in downtown Johannesburg
… kidnapping, trafficking and prostitution has become rife in the syndicates of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. … between the ages of 12 and 16, who are…
Document 15 - “Ruth First , “Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle”, The Guardian , 23 December 1948
… by Allison Drew Document 15 - "Ruth First , "Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle", The … , 23 December 1948 The two premier…
Address at a Luncheon in Honour of Zhu Rhongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, 5 September 2002
… This is especially true given the long history between us, in particular with our party, the African National Congress. … WSSD has opened the way for the…
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… the conclusion of a forty-four day inquest into the death in detention of white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett, … Canning Workers Union, allegedly…