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Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations', 17 August 1944 Young Communist League of South Africa Box … August 17,1944…
ArchiveOpen letter from the National Executive Committee of the ANC to State President De Klerk and his Cabinet
… and his cabinet from the National Executive Committee of the ANC regarding violence in the country. Calls for the government to outlaw the carrying of…
ArchiveAfrican languages should be at the center of educational and cultural achievement by Abdi Latif Dahir (Quartz Africa)
… At his farewell speech as the chairman of the African Union in 2004, Mozambique’s then-president … the first time that the African body permitted the use of…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… the ground to remove the dirt from it. Near him, a cluster of men cut desolate figures -- some of them crouching down to wash their worn-out clothes, some ……
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… Sir Thomas Cullinan was knighted for his discovery of the Premier Mine and his service to industry. He was one of the co-founders and a chairperson of what…
EventCarl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC underground
… education at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). A student of theology, Niehaus was months away from his final exams in … Church in Alexandra and also became an…
Baleka Mbete: In The Centre Of The Maelstrom by Greg Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 17 February 2015, South Africa
… South Africa's issues of governance, a rise in opposition rhetoric, and a president … National Assembly. Speaker Baleka Mbete is at the centre of the game…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s statement at the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Bildt of Sweden 20 May 1992
… Distinguished Guests, My visit to Sweden, the Venice of the north, has been rewarding indeed. It is truly a … meet and discuss with staunch allies, who have…
Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, 23 October 1932
… Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg … Dear comrades, We are glad to receive your…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… 26 March 1953, close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured at Lari in Kiambu region, Kenya, when Mau … known for ill treating his own people…
EventSADF takes over security of Northern Natal from the SAP to prevent infiltration into SA by Liberation Movements
… The deteriorating state of security that marked the eighties convinced the Apartheid government that a revision of its approach to infiltration by the…
'The timing of his resignation is suspect' - Communications Minister on ex SABC CEO (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… "Mr Matthews was appointed to this position because of his credentials to steer the SABC towards a commendable … nor communicating his concerns with the…
ArchiveWomen Freedom Fighters tell of Sexual Abuse in Camps by Carl Collison (Mail and Guardian), 27 October 2017
… old gramophone. “By the time you read this, I will be out of this country … ” it read. Forty-one years after the day … a freedom fighter, only now is she…
EventEarly jewellery, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old, is discovered in South Africa
… On 16 April 2004, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old was … The newly discovered beads were made from the shells of a type of mollusc and…
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… as a young man developed a love for reading. At the age of 14, Garvey went left for Kingston to work in a printing … where some years later he was elected…
Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for the music of today, not yesterday, 29 October 2017
… cancelled his appearance at the recent Johannesburg Joy of Jazz Festival and his remaining October shows, taking time … were forced to return to his recorded…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the President’s Cup 2003 Fancourt 20 November 2003
… Honorary Co-Chairman of the President’s Cup, President George Bush, President … FW de Klerk, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Members of the President’s…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1948
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1948 Speech … you this information. Those Indians…
ArchiveWomen in twentieth century South African politics: the Federation of South African Women, its roots, growth and decline
… A thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of Cape Town by Colin John Walker in October 1978. This … twentieth century South…
EventWorld War II: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ends as German forces capture the beach port
… On 4 June 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ended as German forces captured … the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… In terms of section 248 (1) of the Interim 1994 Constitution, and acting on the advice of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC), former State … adopting…
Chief Albert Luthuli and the ‘gospel of service’ by Raymond Suttner (Daily Maverick), 12 March 2014, South Africa
… say that Africans are accepting fast enough the gospel of service and sacrifice for the general and larger good … dissociate me from him…” This raises an…
Timol: Salim Essop testifies of beatings, torture following arrest, News24, in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of inquest sitting into Ahmed Timol’s death Johannesburg – … Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the first…
EventSA experiences a monetary crisis due to the heavy drain of gold from the country during the Great Depression
… agricultural sector was hit especially hard, as the lack of demand destroyed prices on commodities that were … the mortgage on their farms and limited their…
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… child, woman and man to live an active life'. It is part of the United Nations (UN) program and works alongside its … and other UN partners. The WFP have…
EventHlubi Chief Langalibalele becomes one of the first Black activists to be tried and banished to Robben Island
… Drakensberg foothills, Langalibalele- a hereditary chief of the Hlubi- was summonsed to Pietermaritzburg for failure … firearms. The Hlubi had received these…
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu’s son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
… The remains of Avhatakali Netshusaulu, accountant and son of the former City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were found in the boot of his car after he had been…
Statement of the African National Congress and the South African Tamil Federation National Working Committee, 14 November 2014
… that the Tamil community was here to stay and to be part of the solution in South Africa to build a strong state and a South African nation comprised of…
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
… in 1937. He was promoted major general on the eve of World War II. In 1941, with the rank of lieutenant general, he was given command of the German troops…
ArchiveComments on the financial allegations contained in the 4th interim report of the Schlebusch/le Grange Commission
… Comments by Finance Officer, elect, of the National Union of South African Students, refuting claims by the Schlebusch Commission of financial irregularities…