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EventSoweto students march against government’s language policy
It all began as a peaceful protest march, but ended with violence, tears, blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Soweto uprising began when…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu General Hertzog is rightly recognised first politician to urge with constant…
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes between the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 3 April 1994
(Begin with a reading from the Gospel According to St Matthew, Chapter 5. Verses: 1 to 12.) 1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain;and…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, Response to the State of the Nation Address, 16 February 2010
Response to the State of the Nation debate by His Excellency Mr JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; National Assembly 16 February 2010 …
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. Washington, D.C., June 26, 1990
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President; Esteemed Members of the United States Congress; Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic Corps; …
Address By President Mandela - Opening Of The President’s Budget Debate Cape Town, 2 March 1999
Madame Speaker; Honourable Members; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a great honour to stand once again in this chamber in the debate on our government’s…
Excerpts from Chief Luthuli’s evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent liberation struggle
Have you ever expressed any views yourself in regard to the advantages or disadvantages of a non-violent struggle? Well, I have spoken about it... Would you…
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of…
Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 December 1987
The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our home for a few days, and return to our respective theatres of struggle. The…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the South African Communist Party Policy Conference, 27 September 2008, Randburg Towers
Chairperson of the SACP, Comrade Gwede Mantashe,Secretary General of the SACP, Comrade Blade Nzimande,Members of the SACP Central Executive Committee,Members…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Association 24 April 1995
Chairperson of the Foreign Correspondents Association; Members of the Association; Distinguished guests. I should start off by apologising for the late…
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with the South African Political…
ArchiveSpeech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela to members of the British parliament House of Commons, London, 5 May 1993
Address by Nelson Mandela to Members of the British Parliament, London - United Kingdom5 May 1993Chairperson, My Lords, Distinguished Members of Parliament,…
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
The Honourable President of the University, Esteemed Members of the Convocation, Distinguished Members of the Faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly: Cape Town, 13 April 2008
IMPORTANT NOTE: CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY – Due to time constraints, President Mbeki omitted portions of his speech during the delivery, but the full prepared…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the academic year at the University of Stellenbosch on 22 February 1971
On this occasion. Adv. Vorster expounded in a most original way the responsibility of being a student. Discovering life is a personal responsibility as also…
Recommendations of Commission on undesirable publications - Interview: Albert Luthuli, 1 September 1957
The recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry in regard to Undesirable Publications create another grave threat to the liberties of the people and…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.3 and No.4 1989
Contents and Contributors CONTENTS Comment Frank Meintjies and Mi Hlatshwayo. STORY: Reminiscences of a Job Seeker, Jan Ceasar Mbele. ESSAYS and INTERVIEWS:…
Giyani, Polokwane
More or less 550 kilometres north east of Johannesburg you will find the little happening town of Giyani, a popular town in the heart of Bushveld country in…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town, located between Mowbray and Rondebosch. The railway line from Salt River reached Rosebank, (the southern suburbs…
ArchiveBlack Art and Artists in South Africa
Oral interview with Ms P Khosa, an art teacher who was residing at R740, Umlazi at the time and place of the interview. Please note that the times are for…
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
Stadium built in Johannesburg for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The design concept of the Stadium is: 'The Calabash, or African pot'.This iconic, 87 436-seater is…
PlaceMuseum Africa
Museum Africa, Johannesburg's major history and cultural history museum, is housed in the Newtown Cultural Precinct's old fruit and vegetable market - which…
PlaceComoros
The Comoros Archipelago African Islands are situated in the Western Indian Ocean. It is 3572.4 km from the 'Mother City", Cape Town, South Africa!The Comoros…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the president’s budget debate in the Senate 18 June 1996
Mr. President; Deputy-President Senators; Ladies and Gentlemen. I stand before you fully conscious of the historic significance of this moment. South Africa…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
Present day Malawi became the British colony of Nyasaland in 1890, after aggressive diplomatic conflict with Germany. In 1964, Britain released the colony and…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African…
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 35 - "New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott:…