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Address by President Thabo Mbeki, at the University of Havana, Cuba, 27 March 2001
… Excellencies Ambassadors; Distinguished Guests; Comrades and friends: In 1940, the Office of Public Opinion Research … the important minerals in the Americas…
Address at the University of Havana, Cuba, 28 March 2001
… Excellencies Ambassadors; Distinguished Guests; Comrades and friends: In 1940, the Office of Public Opinion Research … the important minerals in the Americas…
A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… Anglo American, Liberty Life, Sanlam, Rembrandt and Old Mutual control the overwhelming bulk of the SA … that in demanding the nationalisation of the banks,…
ArchiveDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa: Memorial Service of Steve Mokone
… Programme Director, Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula, Acting Premier of Gauteng Ms Qedane Mahlangu, Family and friends of Steve Madi Mokone,…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… attendance of the youth on an unprecedented scale, and the fact that it was our first national conference since … A.N.C. in 1960. It gave fullest attention…
Address, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of the World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
… Development, Your Excellencies Ministers, Ambassadors and Senior Officials, Leaders and members of civil society, Distinguished Delegates, … you will have a…
48. Breach of the compromise
… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A mass meeting was held in Johannesburg … due to the executive of the British…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Zarina … Her parents namedher…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… Ngakane was a filmmaker, a writer, a director, an advocate and a political activist. Ngakane served South Africa during … by contributing to the advancement…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… to the former Western Transvaal (now North West Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape … tribe. Louis Jacobus Nel was a…
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
… for: “Flower”. Imbali Township was established in 1958 and built in the mid-1960s to settle the City workers and employment seekers away from the City of, ……
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are camping on the city's beaches, … in hotels in the city. In addition, …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… ?immoral' acts such as sexual intercourse between White and Black people. Amended in 1957 as Act 23. Suppression of … Communist Party of South Africa might…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… long before I even left Zimbabwe as a teenager, this man and everything he embodied had shaped the worlds through … the Beit Hall. The hall was named after…
ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
… could best be described as a mystery. He was a sweet, kind and gentle boy who loved life and was deeply loved by … love. Mr Noordien described him as a man…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie … in ‘streets, wards and locations’…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Chairperson of the National Council of … jobs, the Government remains preoccupied with the issue of gold sales and their…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… ASSEMBLY, CAPE TOWN, 25 JUNE 1999. Madames Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Chairperson of the National Council of … jobs, the Government remains preoccupied with…
Acceptance speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993
… Madame Gro Brundtland, Ministers, Members of Parliament and Ambassadors, Esteemed Members of the Norwegian Nobel … Mr. F.W. de Klerk, Distinguished guests,…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… trade unions, student organizations, churches, sports and other bodies to unite and collectively oppose the state’s constitutional reforms. … of, democratic…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , and had offices in Botswana, England, the United States, Canada, France, Belgium and Germany. The…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… began to pose a direct threat to all people of colour, and there was a surge of mass political action by blacks in … they more committed than the anti-pass…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… Indian Legislation: The Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. This furthers discrimination … existing Immigration laws of the pre…
1973: Neo-apartheid and the Sleeping the Giant by Mbuso Nkosi
… Celebrating 50 Years Conference 1973: Neo-apartheid and the sleeping the giant. Mbuso Nkosi (Sociology … emerged that challenged the despotism of the state…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… 1652, the year of Jan van Riebeeck’s landing at the Cape , and 1658, when the first slave shipment arrived, between 11 and 20 slaves had already been brought…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… Bitini Xuma is born, the seventh child born of Abraham and Elizabeth Xuma, an aristocratic Xhosa family living in … distinction between the certificates…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1700s
… promulgated. Dlamini chiefdoms move south from Delagoa Bay and settle on land north of the Phongolo River; thereby … colonial expansion. The boundaries…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time from South Africa due … racial discrimination that was put…
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
… Firstly, thank you again for your time and consideration in corresponding with us. Please briefly introduce your schooling and political background: I went…
PlaceLoeriesfontein, Northern Cape
… from Brandvlei. Other nearby towns include Nieuwoudtville and Calvinia. It has an open Area, which is perfect for Wind Turbines! Wind energy is one of the…