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ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
1910 Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. Discrimination against Indians – Indians were excluded from receiving pensions according…
Report of the Joint Planning Council of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress, November 8, 1951
To the President-General and members of the Executive Committee of the African National Congress and the President and Councillors of the South African Indian…
Economic Transformation for a National Democratic Society by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
Economic Transformation for a National Democratic Society 30 March 2007 Introduction The 52nd National Conference of the ANC will provide an important…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
An image showing the acculturation of indigenous Australian children by the British officials Image Source Essay Question To what extent did Australian…
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
Introductlon One of the tasks the National Conference is charged with is the responsibility of electing a leadership collective. This is a matter that should…
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter” by Thabo Mbeki, 11 April 2016
On 31 March, 2016, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng conveyed the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the matter of “Economic Freedom…
Address to the Nation by President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008
Fellow South Africans, I have no doubt that you are aware of the announcement made yesterday by the National Executive Committee of the ANC with regard to the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 91th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2003
Compatriots and Comrades, Today, on January 8th, we observe and celebrate the 91st Anniversary of our movement, the African National Congress. This day also…
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on Receiving an Honorary LLD Degree at the University of Fort Hare 9 May 1992
Mr. Chancellor, Comrade OR Tambo, revered and long-standing leader of our people, Mr. Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Professor S.M.E. Bengu, Chairperson of…
Address at the Opening of The XIII Summit Conference of the Non Aligned Movement 24 February 2003
Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies Ministers, High Commissioners and Ambassadors, Distinguished Delegates,…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1994.
Compatriots: Today, we mark the 82nd anniversary of the ANC. We do so in very special circumstances. We have arrived at an historic watershed. 1994 is the…
Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 26 June 1969
"A call to action From: Sechaba, September 1969 (Abridged text) For over fifty years the African National Congress has led the people of South Africa in the…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt's landscapes of high voltage by Melvyn Minnaar, 21 November 2014
A restless sense of documentation drives David Goldblatt. Like those earliest colonial adventurer-explorer-writers of Southern Africa, wide-eyed to the…
A Call to Action. Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1969
(Abridged text) For over fifty years the African National Congress has led the people of South Africa in the struggle for freedom. For over fifty years it has…
ArchiveStatement announcing retirement, Nelson Mandela, 1 June 2004
Ladies and gentlemen Friends and colleagues and especially my good friends from the media. Thank you very much to all of you for taking time out of your very…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and…
Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, “Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored’ Races!”, The Militant, 2 July 1932
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, "Closer to the Proletarians…
Document 99 - Edwin T. Mofutsanyana, “All-African Convention: Masses Must Support It”, South African Worker, 9 January 1937
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The All-African Convention came into being as an answer…
Address at a Luncheon in Honour of Zhu Rhongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, 5 September 2002
Your Excellency, the Premier of the People's Republic of China, Members of the Chinese Delegation, Representatives of the South African Government, …
85. Charter for Change, 1981
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai One hundred and ten organisations met in Durban…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 92th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2004
On the occasion of the 92nd Anniversary of our movement, the African National Congress, we extend our best wishes to all our people for a successful year 2004…
Archive1997 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 1997
Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Honorable Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the National Council of Provinces; Honorable…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Deputy Chairperson, Premiers of our Provinces, Distinguished…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, AT THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, CAPE TOWN, 25 JUNE 1999. Madames…
ArticleAll Members of South Africa’s 5th Democratic Parliament 2014
Surname First names Party Abrahams …
ArticleHighlights for 2013
South African History Online believes that history is made every day and to that effect we have compiled what we feel are the key historical events of 2013. We…
ArchiveWhy The EFF Is A Fascist Political Party by Gareth van Onselen, 26 March 2018
Following Julius Malema's recent comment, that he intended to "cut the throat of whiteness", by removing DA mayor Athol Trollip in Nelson Mandela Bay, I wrote…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Your Excellency, Dr Boutrous Boutrous Ghali, Secretary General of the United Nations, …
Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, “What are the National Groups in South Africa? A Contribution to the Symposium”, Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, "What are the National…