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A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000 by Michael Savage
… the decade preceding the dramatic February 1990 unbanning of South Africa’s black liberatory movements, many hundreds of concerned South Africans undertook…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: ANC Statement on Policy Conference state of readiness, 25 June 2012
… at Gallagher Estate particularly with the registration of all categories of participants, which is currently underway. We are … outcomes which will be a…
In the enduring spirit of President O.R. Tambo: Good luck to all matriculants, 22 October 2012
… matric certificate in South Africa symbolises aspirations of posterity while it represents a gateway to the dignity of getting further training and education…
EventInitial experiments on the body of Egyptian King,Tutankhamen, conclude he is a fifteen year old boy
… 1332 and 1323 BC. Tutankhamen became King around the age of nine or ten after the death of his father Akhenaten. DNA analysis of Tutankhamen’s mummy reveals…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
… President of the Swiss-SA Association; Distinguished guests; Ladies and … incomplete without the opportunity to engage with leaders of the Swiss business…
EventArchbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
… Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu , chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in … Transvaal Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, former secretary…
Local Government
… When disaffected groups of Dutch farmers from the Cape reached the Trans-Gariep … to this, but eventually accepted a proposal that landowner representation…
Introduction by Oliver Tambo to a message from Nelson Mandela, smuggled out of prison, 10 June 1980
… The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass … by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of our…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… Bechuanaland and Swaziland issued the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation. The Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation made it an offence for ……
Albert Luthuli`s message to New Age on 25th anniversary of Progressive Press, 22 March 1962
… to New Age and its predecessors. Twenty-five years of uninterrupted production is an achievement that is remarkable for the progressive press of any country…
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… the accused. The 156 accused in the trial were members of the Congress Alliance, which included the African National … (SACP), the South Indian Congress …
The National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the MA degree in History at the the University of Cape Town by Andries du Toit. The dissertation…
EventThe Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha reveals government plan on increasingly militant Black trade unions.
… The Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha warned of a government plan to adopt tougher measures against the … established industrial court was…
EventImperial German Forces forced to unconditional surrender by Union of South Africa Forces during World War I
… troops at the Khorab Memorial. This followed the outbreak of the First World War on 1 August 1914. On 25 December 1914 … Africa to fight against Imperial…
EventOver 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in Kenya
… Mali was once part of the Great Songhay Empire, but came under French rule in 1892. After almost seventy years of colonial rule, Mali was renamed the…
EventThe NPA does not pursue charges against Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the SADF
… announced that it would not start a fresh prosecution of Dr Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the South African Defence Force (SADF), on the…
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… and Mossel Bay, proceeding to Algoa Bay and the junction of the Great and Little Fish Rivers. The ladies remained … behind, and continued the journey, with…
NUSAS Circular to SRC Presidents, Chairmen, Local Committees, Student Editors and SANSPA and Executive of NUSAS
… Circular from John Daniel, Vice-President of NUSAS, to SRC Presidents, Chairmen, Local Committees, Student Editors and SANSPA and Executive of NUSAS,…
Minutes of the meeting between the RSA and Angola at Ilha Do Sal on 5 June 1980
… Minutes of a meeting held with representatives of the South African and Angolan Governments to discuss … border issues, including border incidents and the…
ANC statement on the outcome of the officials meeting held at Luthuli House, 18 February 2002
… ANC Officials led by President Mbeki met in one of their scheduled meetings which was graced by the presence of former President Nelson Mandela, an ex -…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys (Jannie), Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and member of the State Security Council, was born in Kroonstad, Orange…
EventSouth Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna
… South Africa was a founding member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered … but only came into force on the 1 July 1975. The objective of…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… independent African state to become an associate member of the European Economic Community, (EEC). The move to become an associate member of EEC came less…
EventDutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed
… as 'the Company', was founded when seventy-three directors of smaller trading companies united at the encouragement of Prince Maurice of Orange in the…
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
… Boer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel … Pretorius, died at his home in Potchefstroom at the…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 3 - What is Your Name, Age, and Whose Slave are You? by Rayda Jacobs
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education In1652, three ships belonging to the Dutch East…
EventThe body of the former president Nelson Mandela is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria.
… from the Military Hospital people waiting guard of honour was formed in Madiba Street near to the Union … coffin so that people could view Mandela’s body…
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
… A United Nations report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000. The report … (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia or PCP). This…
EventThe four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid
… On 2 January 1666 the four corner stones of the Castle of Good Hope (Kasteel van Goede Hoop) at the Cape were laid … Lacus, the structure was completed by…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee Meeting held from the 27 - 30 August 1988 in Lusaka
… Minutes of the ANC National Executive Committee Meeting held 27 to 30 August 1988 in Lusaka. Includes discussion of General Secretary's Report, in which…