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Message by Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 December 1982
… At this hour of grief for both our peoples, who are further united by the … condolences to Your Excellency, the Government and people of Lesotho and request…
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… to the ''see it through'' Policy, Signed by Twenty Members of the South African Labour Party'. Document 3: 'The New … September 10, 1915. Document 4: 'The…
New Year Message to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 December, 1964
… shown a new firmness and determination in the handling of the South African question. We wish to express our deep appreciation of the unequivocal stand of…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Acknowledgement
… From the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis This … for the tolerance that has come my way from members…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Ayatollah Khomeini, 13 February 1979, Iran, Maputo, People`s Republic of Mozambique
… Excellency Ayatollah Khomeini, Teheran Islamic Republic of Iran On behalf of the African National Congress and the oppressed masses of South Africa we…
The fall of the ANC: what caused it by Chris Kanyane (News24), 11 December 2016
… In fact the ANC so patterned itself along the lines of the ZCC that it described itself with religious … The ANC called itself “glorious” (the glorious…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… Johannesburg District Committee and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Africa (later SACP). In 1943, he helped A. B. Xuma … the…
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…
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…
Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
… from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930 THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA … TOWN. Dear Comrade, In reply to…
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…
Interview with Dr Vanitha Chetty by Ms Rajes Pillay,University of Durban Westville,13 June 2002
… Thank you. RP: She is the daughter of the late Dr K Goonam, who is a well-known activist in … To begin with, we would like just a brief…
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…
ArchiveAppendix 8 Sam will never see his favoured son free of the traitor’s brand by Denis Goldberg
… Sam Goldberg is dead. But he lives on. One of the characters in the sell-out play, “Cincinatti”, was … this week. Sam was alisted person under the…
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…
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…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of … Safety Act enables the Government to…
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 -…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleAfrica’s Millennium Development Goals
… perceived as a life line the United Nations and the rest of the world were throwing to Africa in order to save the … were in stark contrast to that of any…