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Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
… solidarity we can extend to you is to hasten the defeat of apartheid and the establishment of a nonracial, democratic …
Document 3 - Resolution on ‘the South African question’ adopted by the Executive Committee of the Communist International following the sixth Comintern congress
… process from a most undemocratic and non-transparent apartheid regime, which used the budget to advance its …
"Racial Problems in South Africa": Speech at the Second Pan-African Youth Seminar by O. R Tambo, Dar es Salaam, 5 August 1961
… they rest. It is true that man is mainly concerned with his day-to-day affairs. But it is also true that youth, by … lives here. He was what you would…
”Racial problems in South Africa”, Speech by Oliver Tambo at the second Pan-African Youth Seminar Dar Es Salaam, 5 August 1961
… they rest. It is true that man is mainly concerned with his day-to-day affairs. But it is also true that youth, by … lives here. He was what you would call a…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… With hardly any formal schooling, Johnny Gomas learned his lessons in the struggle and in the broad movement of …
EventWillie Smith, South Africa’s bantamweight champion boxer is born
… Paris.[iii] Smith turned professional boxer shortly after his Olympic win and continued boxing up until 1936.[iv] He …
Statement "Algeria honours Chief Luthuli" by Oliver Tambo, 30 November 1964
… Africa and the world long after the memory of Verwoerd and his flunkeys shall have ceased to disturb the minds of decent …
Remember Khwezi beyond the Zuma rape trial, says Marianne Thamm (Cape Talk) , 10 October 2016
… forced to conceal her identity to avoid a witch hunt by his supporters. After Zuma was acquitted of the charges, …
PlaceMadikwa Game Reserve, North West
… of the Farms described by writer Herman Charles Bosman in his short stories no longer exist, quite a number having been … of the Farms described by writer…
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… studying at the University of Oxford.[v] After completing his studies abroad, he immigrated back to South Africa, and …
PlacePhiladelphia
… and, as a result, a local farmer donated a portion of his land to the local brethran to build a Church. This is …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… FIFA World Cup in Germany, was the main favourite. During his speech the FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that “the …
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
… best doctor in the world is a veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is the matter - he's got to just know." — …
PlaceDjibouti
… of Djibouti, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, is currently in his 4th term of office, two terms beyond that which are …
Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
… (who has now been expelled again from the Federation by his recent backers, prospects having been offered them from a …
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… Savimbi had been the main protagonist of the war and that his death meant a greater chance for lasting peace. The …
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… the world would end in 1920. This caused a pilgrimage of his followers from all over South Africa. About 3 000 people …
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… of 1899 to 1902 (also referred to as the Anglo- Boer War). His mission was to reconcile the British and the Afrikaner …
PlacePioneer Museum, Silverton Pretoria
… and new Farming Methods, such as erecting outbuildings for his poultry, and, because of the ideal position of the farm …
EventHarry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… on eight individual occasions, which included representing his country at both the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games. [v] He …
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… Winston Churchill was imprisoned there in 1899, until his escape. The Vereeniging Peace Agreement document, ending … was founded in 1855 by Marthinus…
PlaceKwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East
… a long career as an artist devoted to the study of man in his environment, first in the context of Africa and Rock Art, later, in the interpretation of his…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Social Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… level of discussion in the commissions suggested that good work had been done in the provinces to get comrades to engage … change offensive names…
EventAmichand Rajbansi threatens non-cooperation with the James Commission
… himself. The commission of inquiry revealed that he used his offices to offer his close allies liquor licenses, influence the civil service … against the…
EventSAA flight 295 crashes
The South African Airways Helderberg 747 jet aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius, killing all 159 people on board. A fire, which started from…
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women's League, is born
Gertrude Shope was born in Johannesburg, but grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto. When she was 29 years…
EventDr. Nico Diederichs is inaugurated as South Africa’s third State President
… under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice F.L.H. Rumpff. His inaugural ceremony, resembling a religious service, was … led the procession to the Grand Parade…
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
… When the emancipation of the slaves was in sight, he asked his slave,' Maniesa', (originally from Bengal, India ), and … to stay on the farm with him and…
Archive1990 - President De Klerk: State of the Nation Address, 2 February 1990
… of a new, realistic and democratic dispensation. * Let us work together on a plan that will rid our country of … The Government will take a decision soon on…
FW de Klerk’s speech to Parliament, 2 February 1990
… of a new, realistic and democratic dispensation. Let us work together on a plan that will rid our country of … The Government will take a decision soon on…