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EventAlexander Kerr is born
… Kilmarnock, Scotland. The Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa started the Dr Alexander Kerr Bursary Fund in his …
EventPresident Mandela warns disgruntled former Umkhonto we Sizwe combatants
… The newly elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela warned disgruntled former uMkhonto …
The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956
… Charter of Human Rights "The Africans` Claims" in South Africa of December 16,1945, which can only be superseded by … stood for. To them I say remember the…
Chapter 4 - THE PARTY AND THE “SOLDIERS OF LUTHULI”
… representation covered exile members in the USSR, East Africa and London. Most of those present had joined the Party … still based on the belief that…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… manipulations that characterize life in apartheid South Africa. It has offered an alternative vision to that of the … museums, a critical and liberatory…
PlaceRichards Bay
… now boasts one the largest Coal Export Terminals, in the Africa. (It loads 65 Million Tons every Year making it the largest in Africa.) The terminal is owned…
BiographyWalter Ernest Stanford
… of Native Affairs, Senator in the Union of South Africa. …
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… Republic of the Congo (DRC), country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the … miles (515 km) from its mouth. The…
ArchivePresident's opening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
… Levetan, developments on university campuses in South Africa, including the growth of right-wing student movements …
Students and action in society
… African socialism; Black power; Black power in South Africa and Student as rebel. Included are recommendations for …
Students and action in society
… African socialism; Black power; Black power in South Africa and Student as rebel. Included are recommendations for …
EventHelen Joseph dies
… May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 and, with Lilian Ngoyi and …
EventEuropean Community observers arrive in SA
… police officers, lawyers and economists, arrived in South Africa to assist in preventing violence, defusing tension, …
EventGambia becomes a republic
… Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 …
ArchiveStudents and action in society
… African socialism; Black power; Black power in South Africa and Student as rebel. Included are recommendations for …
EventThe national Chairman of SABRA warns of sour relations in the Union
… “Recent events in Africa have robbed the Union of precious time. This country …
Cecile Mella
… photographer. She recently moved to Cape Town, South Africa to carry on personal projects while assisting …
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… fighters in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. She would also become the face of women’s … to a female political activist in the history of…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
… we Sizwe (MK) would embark on a long march home to South Africa, whilst some MK members would assist ZAPU's military …
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement concluded on economic co-operation between South…
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… a single person in the world, and therefore not in South Africa, who, for the sake of his peace of mind, does not want … an election. 3 If that is not a sign…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… of the 1980s or as director general in the office of South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson … the realisation of a non-racial,…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… of the oppressed and exploited masses of South Africa/Azania demands the constant re-writing and … deep imprints on the national liberation struggle in South…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… Cape of Good Hope’from ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA [online] Available at www.assa.saao.ac.za[Accessed: 30 … et al. (eds) (1970) Standard…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the … powered tug. It is the oldest surviving…
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… countries of the British Commonwealth, including South Africa, offered their assistance. These Commonwealth … countries provided crews to fly RAF aircraft…
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… The German colonisation of Namibia, then German South West Africa, took place in 1884. The Herero, a pastoral and … is often referred to as the Herero…
PlaceFicksburg
… Cherry Festival is the longest running festival in South Africa and is held in November each year. Treat yourself to a visit to the largest cherry farm in…
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… Grim Plot By NELSON MANDELA No.36, May 1959 South Africa belongs to all who live in if, black and white." - The … than that which prevails at present. At…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… TO BE FREE. Apartheid is enslaving the people of South Africa today but in the great world outside race … the freedom struggle is spreading to our own…