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BiographyAnthony Holiday
… Anthony Holiday had served as a senior reporter on the Cape Times newspaper prior to his arrest, and had also been employed by the Rand Daily Mail as a…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the twentieth anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union, 01 July 1974
… On behalf of the National Executive Committee and all members of the African National Congress of South Africa, I convey warm … and profound feelings of…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
… Comrade President Kenneth Kaunda, President of UNIP and of the Republic of Zambia, Honourable members of the Central Committee of UNIP, Your Excellencies, …
45. Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, 1906
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … 11 September 1906, a mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in…
Statement at the 2053rd meeting of the Security Council by Mfanafuthi Johnstone (Johnny) Makatini, 9 December 1977
… President, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you, in the name of the African National Congress, the warmest fraternal congratulations on your…
Closing Address of Comrade Nelson R Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC 16 December 1990
… This is an abridged version of the Deputy President's closing address Comrades and … guests. This consultative conference has been called by the National…
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
… For many years now, some at home and abroad have propagated the view that during the period I was President of the Republic, I abused my power especially to…
Address at the AGM of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 27 September, 1999
… Your Excellency, President Benjamin Mkapa Chairperson of the Forum, Justice Lewis Makame Chairperson of the Electoral Commissions of Southern Africa…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
… On behalf of the National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto we … Message by Oliver…
Address at the Opening Session of The South Africa-Algeria Bi-National Commission, Algiers, 22 September 2000.
… Ministers, Honourable Members of Parliament, Your Worships the Mayors here present, Business people from Algeria and … Distinguished Guests, Ladies and…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons: Oliver Tambo, 29 October 1985, London
… by asking Mr. Oliver Tambo if he would describe to us the structure of the African National Congress and its organisation. TAMBO : … I begin by thanking you…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons by O. R. Tambo, London, 29 October 1985
… by asking Mr. Oliver Tambo if he would describe to us the structure of the African National Congress and its organisation. TAMBO: … I begin by thanking you…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… 2002, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe assured members the 14-member Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe…
EventA painting by SA painter Irma Stern is auctioned for the record price of R1.1 million in Johannesburg
… of Black people. Stern died in 1966 and her home in Cape Town has been converted into a museum dedicated to her. … paintings have since broken that record…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… September 1995, Beverley Palesa Ditsie made a statement at the Beijing Women’s Conference about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions…
Oliver Tambo call for the observance of the 70th birthday of Nelson Mandela, 18 June 1988
… The people of South Africa, particularly the youth of our country, are renowned for their fearless challenge to the full might of Pretoria`s tyranny. In…
Thanks, Jimi, this is good for you and the broader SA (The Times Editorial), 28 June 2016
… staffers who are not prepared to stomach nonsense and take the public broadcaster on a wrong path. The broadcaster's chief operating officer Hlaudi…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the Seventh Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, 5 February 1954, Durban
… In the name of Afrika and Freedom I greet you all! AFRIKA! … . I am happy and proud on my behalf and on behalf of the African people I have the honour and…
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… Susanna Helena Kok was born in 1911 in the Free State. She studied medicine at the Universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and became a missionary…
EventDr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born
… Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa was born in Schweizer-Reneke, … out a wide range of political…
Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934)
… by Allison Drew Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934) The basis of the economic structure of South Africa is the ……
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… The African National Congress (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo denied that the ANC was in secret negotiations with the South African government. His denial came…
ArchiveCourt Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… and we only wish that more sections of the community would join us. Our fight is against real, and not imaginary, … African school feeding. Many African…
EventThe Proteas become the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia
… The current South African national cricket team, The Proteas, is one of the most successful national teams in the country and the … Cricket South Africa…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… 1958, Gamal Abdel Nasser was formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic. In February 1958, Egypt joined with Syria in…
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… At the conclusion of a forty-four day inquest into the death in detention of white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett, the Johannesburg magistrate, Pieter…
Resolutions of the Eight National Conference of the South African Council of Churches, July 27-29, 1976
… Resolutions of the South African Council of Churches, discussed at the Eighth National Conference, which includes the call for detainees to be charged or…
EventBritish explorers, John Speke and J.A. Grant announce that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile
… an expedition in Africa announced that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile River. The expedition was Speke’s second attempt and was meant to … John Speke…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… The deadlock was not about principle, but about political power: the power to determine the final constitutional dispensation. It also served to fuel ……
Chapter 12 - Certification of the final constitution
… Within twenty-four hours of adoption, the executive director of the Constitutional Assembly began receiving calls from the Constitutional Court enquiring how…