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PlaceSchweizer-Reneke
… White section of the Town, Schweizer-Reneke. Addressing a full Military Parade of the AWB, he announced : This land … South African war, will start here…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Bengal and the Malabar coast. These Easterners, who had a long tradition of Islam behind them, were responsible for … 10 in a list extracted from…
Call for the observance of Human Rights Day: Albert Luthuli, 12 December 1959
… of human rights and the fundamental freedoms was a great achievement. It marked a significant stage in human development when organised world … all men and…
3. Charge of assault against an estate manager
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by … Indians being assaulted by employers. Such assaults had to be reported to the…
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
… On June 13, 1996, President Nelson Mandela inaugurated a year-long observance of the 1946 Indian passive resistance … "an epic of our struggle for liberation…
Statement of the African National Congress by Oliver Tambo, 18 March 1980
… Forward to a People`s Government! On March 9, 1980, the racist Prime … with the announcement that his Government had decided to summon a conference…
The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956
… A.B Xuma,the 6th President General of the ANC(1940 - 49) 44th … Conference: Letter on "certain tendencies" from Dr. A. B. Xuma 18 December 1955 The President…
150th Anniversary; Anxieties of Commemoration - Towards a National Dialogue by Omar Badsha and Jon Soske
… During the latter half of 2010, a series of events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the … have already inspired wide-spread debate; individuals from a…
Cosatu special congress, Day One: The façade finally falls by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick), 14 July 2015, South Africa
… national office bearers of Cosatu insisted that they have a firm grip on the federation. After the expulsion of … were isolated troublemakers and their exit…
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… April 3, 1971. In a trend-setting protest against the Apartheid policies of the … South African teams walked out after just one ball during a high-profile…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 The Last Supper is a painful story in Christian circles. Pictures of the Last … meal before, the certain death of…
Hundred years of resistance, E.S. Reddy, 29 January 2012
… Congress of South Africa, founded in January 1912, got a lot of support from Mahatma Gandhi, who had already begun … E.S. REDDY The birth of the African…
PlaceCentral African Republic
… several tons each near, Bouar. The cooperation necessary to make and position these monuments suggests that they were … were needed to crush their opposition…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving and Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University Boston, 18 September 1998
… Gentlemen This may very well be our last official visit to the United States before retiring from office next year. There could not been a more moving start…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer … again take over the leadership of the struggle said…
PlaceNyanga Township
… Nyanga, a sprawling, poverty-stricken illustration of Cape Town’s … in Cape Town. It was established in 1946 and proclaimed a township during the same year…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the murder of Griffiths Mxenge, 01 November 1981
… Mxenge. Using knives, the murderers were not content just to take away the life of this outstanding patriot. In … they extensively mutilated his face and cut…
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… On 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day, a group of about 15 people protested on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town to demand…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the G20 Finance Ministerial Conference, Kleinmond, Western Cape
… Ladies and gentlemen I thank you for the opportunity to meet with you this morning at the closing session of your … you for this. I trust that as hosts we…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… the culmination of heavy pass laws being implemented to control the mobility of the Black population in White areas – a phenomenon familiar to the rest of…
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… The African National Congress has launched a telephone information line which provides the public with automated access to ANC offices and important…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan ……
EventIFP declares attacks on UDF as self-defence
… This was despite the fact that they were not party to any attack against the IFP. Close to 150 people had been … war that started shortly after the emergence…
EventThe South African Reserve Bank is established
… No. 31 of 1920) in Parliament.This came into being after a Gold Conference was held in October 1919. Prior to its establishment South African commercial…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
… the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s life is an opportunity to move away from the cliché-ridden assessments of his … Understanding Mandela means grappling with…
Document 76 - The Speakers’ Notes - A Brief Course on the Training of Organisers [Document found by the police during the Rivonia raid of 11 July 1963]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 76 - The Speakers' Notes - A Brief Course on…
Interview with Ari Sitas, Of Socialism and Dentures by Jonathan Mandel, 10-11 April 2015
… is an uncomfortable stroller here as he had spent close to three decades in the ferment of civil wars in … He knows them well. He admits that the transition…
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
… Roseinnes Phahle grew up in Alexandra Township. From 1950 to 1952 he boarded at St Peter’s School (now St. Martin’s) in … which was run by the Community of…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
… The Reverend Stott of the Wesleyan Mission established a school for Indian labourers in 1868 and four years later … the Coolie Commission that he knew ?of…
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… Annually Statistics South Africa (Statssa) publishes a very comprehensive Report on Mortality and Causes of Death in South Africa. In this context it is…