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EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… This event signaled the start of armed resistance in South Africa, as it became clear to many that means of passive … "Sharpsville Massacre: The Aftermath." …
I - Introduction
… book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa This is the year, which people will talk about This is … died under interrogation by the…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… Robben Island’s allure lies rich in History. South Africa’s first democratically elected president – Nelson …
ArchiveCHAPTER 6 - Towards a Broad Front and Other Desirable Accidents, January 1981 - January 1983 by Howard Barrell
… which it and its allies had developed inside South Africa `and give it a sense of belonging to something … The result was the ANC's most successful year…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
… our greetings and best wishes to you, the people of South Africa, as well as the peoples of the rest of Africa and the world. Three important moments will…
Statement in Court by Dr G. M. Naicker and Dr Y. M. Dadoo, When Charged With Aiding and Abetting Under the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913, February 26, 1948
… was issued by the Minister, the Indian community of South Africa, despite the very limited field of opportunity allowed … soul was Field Marshal Smuts, the…
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
… Hie? is a powerful site-specific film that retraces South Africa’s complex histories of colonialism, indigenous … help heal, reclaim, and deepen our…
ArchiveChapter 13 A negotiated release by Denis Goldberg
… towards the end of 1979 and his only relative in South Africa is a brother who resides in Cape Town and who has … the longest serving White political…
PlaceSabie Sands Game Reserve
… conservation of the highest density of big game in South Africa. Even though there is a 50 kilometre unfenced boundary … 'the Sabi Sand Reserve', the first…
Chapter 3 - SASO: The Ideology and Politics of Black Consciousness
… 1960s: Most students had common experiences in White South Africa, and there were few who had not encountered directly … At about the same time, a branch of…
Archive2008 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2008
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament 8 February … guests, friends and comrades; People of…
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women’s League, is born
… Education. In 1966 the ANC convinced her to leave South Africa and join her husband, Mark Shope, in exile. While in …
EventAllan Boesak is born
… clergyman and politician, is born in Kakemas in South Africa. When other Black political leaders were arrested or …
EventSchool boycott in Port Elizabeth ends
… Reader's Digest. (1988). Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story, New York: Reader's Digest …
EventMangope calls out troops as unrest flares in Bophuthatswana
… therefore resisted efforts to integrate into the new South Africa. His attempt to prolong the sham authority of the …
EventSA writer, Nadine Gordimer, wins Nobel Prize for Literature
… country, Gordimer has consistently refused to leave South Africa. By addressing its political and racial turmoil in her …
EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
… delegates from the United States Embassy in South Africa. SWAPO, which was prevented from holding gatherings …
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
… sporadic violence were reported in various parts of South Africa, especially in black townships where large contingents …
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… in Nigeria the previous night while on assignment for Africa Report. The twin-engine Boeing 737 left Murtala …
EventBlack, Coloured and Indian churches issues a statement on Immorality Act and the Mixed Marriages Act
… government. In 1949 mixed marriages were banned in South Africa. In 1950 the act was followed up with a ban on sexual …
EventThe Simelela Rape Survivors Centre in Cape Town reports on rape in Khayelitsha
… has one of the highest rates of rape cases in South Africa. It is estimated that 1 in 3 females will be raped in …
PlaceGarden Route, Cape Town
… Mossel Bay and Plettenberg Bay, and is one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations. Mountains crowd … holiday experience when visiting the Garden…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Anthony Heard, October 1985
… HEARD: The ANC is officially portrayed in South Africa as a communist, terrorist-type organisation, almost … what terrorism was and we thought that the…
Address by Jacob Zuma marking the Commemoration of the International Day of persons with disabilities, during the State visit by President Rupiah Banda of Zambia, 03 December 2010
… the building and strengthening of the ties between South Africa and Zambia, and it was only proper that we remember … Also, two days ago, on the 1st of…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… years ago bomb blasts in several main centres rocked South Africa. Thus was born Umkhonto we Sizwe, the People's Army of … to this historic challenge from…
Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101st Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 2013
… human rights document, the African Claims in South Africa at the 1943 National Conference of the ANC. Sixty five … and inferior education system for black…
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… completing his studies abroad, he immigrated back to South Africa, and was appointed as a sports journalist, and by 1930 …
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… sacred house in Shona). Smith died in Cape Town, South Africa, on 20 November, 2007, at the age of 88. …
Statement at the International Labour Conference (extract) by O. R. Tambo, Geneva, 19 June 1986
… of the urgent need to ensure that all the people of South Africa participate in governing our country. They do not in … of the white population to self…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Labour Conference,19 June 1986
… of the urgent need to ensure that all the people of South Africa participate in governing our country. They do not in … of the white population to self…