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EventThe reburial of Flora
On 6 April 1991, the reburial of a slave named Flora took place at Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West. This came about after the discovery of her remains in…
PlaceSahara Desert, in North Africa.
The World’s largest Desert – The Sahara – is comparatively well represented on the World Heritage Sites with four extensive sites featuring: Spectacular eroded…
PlaceHellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
Hellenic Football Club, is a South African Association Football Club based these days, in Cape Town. They are nicknamed: "The Greek Gods". Established in 1958…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
The uprising of 1976-77 marked a watershed in political relations between the apartheid state and the dominated social groups. Henceforth, a combination of…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
During the early 1960s, civil society was disempowered and social movements were repressed. Although the capacity for social movements to impose change…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
1980 25 January, Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in the Silverton branch of Volkskas Bank after realising they were…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
1905 Charlotte Maxeke, formerly a Kimberley schoolteacher, becomes the first South African Black woman to receive a Bachelor's degree. While on a choir…
Edited Transcript of Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Heads of Mission at the Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 13 October 2005
Your Excellencies, welcome. This is a difficult occasion because I am sure that you know more about South Africa than I do. That is what makes it a bit…
Statement by Mfanafuthi Makatini in the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, 27 November 1981
On behalf of the African National Congress, its National Executive Committee and the entire oppressed and struggling people of South Africa, I am honoured to…
Message to the Soweto Rally to Welcome Released Leaders by O. R. Tambo, 29 October 1989
This is a joyful day for all of us. It is a day of celebration for all the people of our country. Those who have chosen to turn their backs on our festivity…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
Your Excellency, Comrade President Kenneth Kaunda, President of UNIP and of the Republic of Zambia, Honourable members of the Central Committee of UNIP, …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - List of Passive Resistors
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer List of Passive Resisters [The names in this list are…
The first martyrs of Satyagraha by E. S. Reddy
Gandhiji often stressed that satyagraha is not mere jail-going. He warned, during the first satyagraha in South Africa, as early as 1909: "A satyagrahi…
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARICOM CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 July 2003
Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairperson of CARICOM, Distinguished Heads of State and Government of CARICOM, Your…
A common purpose: the Commonwealth’s support for the AAM
I am grateful for the opportunity to be here and give a short synopsis of the Commonwealth's relations with the Anti-Apartheid Movement. If ever there was an…
Open Call to Artists
Yard (*Working Title) Organised by ALMA MARTHA and Heinrich Groenewald In Collaboration with Erf 81, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town A site-specific 7-day workshop…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on death sentences passed on three members of ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, 20 August 1981
On Wednesday, August 19, 1981, a racist judge in Pretoria sentenced to death three ANC militants - Anthony Tsotsobe, David Moise and Johannes Shabangu - after…
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, conferred by the World Peace Council on…
Toast remarks by the President Jacob Zuma to the official state banquet held in his honour on the occasion of the state visit to Uganda, 25 March 2010, State House Entebbe, Uganda
Your Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, my dear comrade, brother and friend, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Your Excellencies,…
ANC statement on the state of readiness for celebrations of 101 year celebration of the ANC, 9 January 2013
On Tuesday, 8th of January 2013, the African National Congress celebrated its 101 years anniversary of its existence. In this context, we send our…
David Goldblatt, TJ, 1948-2010 - review by Claire Guillot, 25 January 2011
One morning, in the middle-class suburb of Johannesburg where he lives, David Goldblatt found his camper van on bricks. "Someone had stolen the wheels during…
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, conferred by the World Peace Council on the…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
Early Humans: Considerable evidence indicates that about 600,000 years ago, humans inhabited what has since become the desolate Sahara of northern Niger. Long…
Speech at the Final Conference of International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa by O . R. Tambo, London, 24 May 1991
Father Trevor Huddleston, Your Excellencies, Participants at the tenth and Final Conference of the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa…
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
The Cape Dutch Homestead known as Stellenberg has played many roles during its long and interesting History – Farm dwelling, manor House, Country Retreat,…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, a…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
The ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde' congregation was founded on 8 and 9 September 1855 in Pretoria. It was one of the independent churches started by the …
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were…
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois", Internal…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Summit, Yokoyaha, Japan, 28th May, 2008.
Theme: Boosting Economic Growth in Africa. We thank the Prime Minister, the government and people of Japan for welcoming us, the African leadership, to the…