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Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936 141 … position than myself to inform you about…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the departure of former president Nelson Mandela, 6 December 2013
… beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed. He passed on peacefully in the company of his family around…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki leads a government delegation to the funeral of former state president, P.W. Botha
… Willem Botha was the prime minister and then president of South Africa from 1978 to 1989. He is commonly referred to as "Die Groot Krokodil" for his strong…
EventSA signs treaty with Great Britain on the supply of military equipment to South Africa
… Most historians consider the first half of the 1960s as a period in which the Nationalist Party (NP) Government consolidated white rule in the face of…
ArchiveThe Moral Problem of Winnie Mandela by Paul Trewhela (Dailymaverick.com), 6 April 2018, South Africa
… Winnie Madikizela Mandela was not a safe pair of hands. True, life was far easier, calmer and less … in other prisons than it was for her, during those…
Address at the launch of the Kruger National Park Centenary Celebrations Skukuza, 26 March 1998
… Ministers and Provincial Premiers; Chief Executive Officer of the National Parks Board; Distinguished guests; … come. So it is a great pleasure to celebrate…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… Drew Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932 THE MILITANT … Dear Comrade:- We sincerely welcome the…
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… Natal in the early years of the 20th century became the site of conflict between Colonial Administrators and autonomous African chiefdoms. The death of…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment … one’s generosity and one’s…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… for a common onslaught against the enemy at every point of encounter as we march down for the liberation of our respective countries," he went on to explain:…
David Goldblatt,The Transported of KwaNdebele by L'oeil De La Photographie, 26 September 2016
… has documented the social and political developments of his native South Africa with a critical yet compassionate … and immanent…,” Goldblatt photographs the…
EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… The trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist, member of the banned South African Communist Party (SACP) and former editor of the New Age began at the…
Documentry on the Life and Death of Ahmed Timol Premieres on SABC3, on 1 February 2015.
… The 48-minute television documentary tells the story of Ahmed Timol, a 29-year-old Roodepoort teacher and anti-apartheid activist who fell from the 10th…
EventApartheid minister of Law and Order opposes White radicalism in the South African police force
… The minister of Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok, announced in the House of Assembly that no member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) would be tolerated ……
Church and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
… in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology in the subject History at the University of South Africa. Abstract: This thesis is…
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… On 4 October 1929 the Table Mountain cableway, one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, was … The official ceremony was opened by the…
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… On 1 January 1972, for the first time in the history of the South African Police (SAP), policewomen were enlisted as 'full members of the force'. Two white…
ArchiveAmos 'Amla' Monageng interview by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty, The University of Pretoria, 2 May 2016
… specific. A: I am black, but I’m Tswana. I: And then land of origin; so where are you from, where did you grow up or … saying I am from Mpumalanga. I: Is…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… (SAPO) to be employed directly. This constituted one of the few major victories in the working class’s fight against all forms of third party employment. In…
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… On 7 September 1986, former Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, was ordained as an…
EventSA Police kills eleven Pondo tribesmen when they revolt against the imposition of Bantu authorities.
… The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the … from two sides. On the one hand, there were the people of the African National…
EventThe Soweto Uprising leaves 174 blacks and two whites dead following 10 days of rioting
… the country. The unrest was a response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction. Black people resented Afrikaans because it was seen as…
Summary notes of meetings between South Africa and Angola: Paris, 28 and 29 November 1981
… Minutes of meetings between representatives of the South African Government and representatives of the Angolan Government to discuss the implementation of ……
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… On 28 October 1971, the death of anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, was officially … thirty year old teacher at the Roodepoort School and one of nineteen…
EventThe decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the First Matabele War (Ndebele), Zimbabwe
… The most decisive battle of the Matabele War of 1893 was fought between the Matabele Warriors (Ndebele), under the leadership of Lobengula, and the British…
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… Kibira became the first African to be elected president of the Lutheran World Federation. The cleric held this … guests. Kibira died on 18 July, 1988 at the…
EventThe 1st troop ship to set sail after the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troop ship carrying the Fifth Battalion of the South African Native Labour Contingent, the … in World War 1 was not…
ArchiveReturning to the scene of the crime by Inside Time (Inside Time), 31 May 2017
… convictions who would be prepared to return to the scene of their crimes and be photographed. But the plan was not … acclaimed Goldblatt, famed particularly…
EventThe last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay
… Once part of a vital communications link between Europe and Southern Africa, the RMS Windsor Castle was the last of the Union Castle Line's, "Cape Mail…
Event5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war are exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian troops
… 5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war were exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian … Invasion (Israel, Britain and France). The invasion of Egypt by the three…