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Address at The Official Opening of The Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 28 June 2003
… Chairperson of Convenco, Ebrahim Rasool, Premier of the Western Cape, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Your Worship, … international convention centre. I am…
'We Go To Action': Statement on the Launching In Natal of the Defiance Campaign, August 30, 1952
… delegates whose stand was fully endorsed at the Conference of the African National Congress, Natal Branch, held in Durban on March 15, 1952, supported the…
Tribute to DR Nthatho Motlana by ANC President Jacob Zuma, 6 December 2008, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… Mrs Motlana and family, The President of the Republic of South Africa, Cde Kgalema Motlanthe, Former President Thabo Mbeki, Leadership of the ANC and other…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Day of Safety and Security Vosloorus, 15 October 1994
… honour for me to be with you on this day, the National Day of Safety and Security. The people of the East Rand, and in particular Katlehong, Thokoza and ……
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
… from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930 … 18 November 1930 The Executive Bureau Communist Party of South…
Extract from a speech at the conclusion of the Republic Festival on 31 May 1971 at Goodwood, Cape
… the Prime Minister directed a special word to the youth of the Republic and pointed to the great responsibility that … further that it was an urgent…
ArchiveCuito Cuanavale, Angola 25th Anniversary of a Historic African Battle by Ronnie Kasrils (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… South Africa’s apartheid government, the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party was held in Cuba in April 1989. When Jorge Risquet, one of…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Radio Freedom on Visits of Multi-National Corporations to the ANC, before February 1986
… They assess the apartheid system in terms of the profits or the losses it yields. It has always been … the regime. Because, within limits, they are still…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… but protracted rebellion in the eastern districts of the Cape in what becomes known as the Third War of … 1814 1807 Promulgation of the Abolition of the…
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… Vasco Da Gama was of noble birth and was the son of an explorer, however little else is known about his early … life. Da Gama was said to have been educated…
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… In the late 1600s many Muslim men of wealth and influence were banished to the Cape from their … The first political exiles or Orang Cayen were the rulers of…
Beyond the barricades: the 1985 schools boycott and the vicissitudes of the Athlone Students Action Committee(ASAC)
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA Honours in History at the University of Cape Town. This dissertation…
EventS.P. Botha, Minister of Water Affairs, proposes new schemes to ease the Western Cape’s water supply problem
… S.P. Botha, Minister of Water Affairs, proposes new schemes to ease the Western Cape's water supply problem During his opening of the Cape Show on 4 March…
ArchiveFirst Mafika Gwala Lecture: The Arts of Resistance - Mafika Gwala and South African Poetry by Ari Sitas
… At first I thought that a reading and a republishing of my Traditions of Poetry in Natal2 which attempted to situate Mafika Pascal … I had said then the more…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
… me and to you all also that apartheid laws deny us freedom of movement. Feudal days in Europe could not have been worse. … and elsewhere in Africa, are…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… was formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic. In February 1958, Egypt … joined with Syria in the United Arab Republic…
ArticleThe Homelands
… the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the Blacks population was moved to prevent them from living in the urban areas of South Africa…
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… On 14 August 1882 Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visited Queen Victoria of Britain. Prior to his visit to Britain, he was exiled to the Cape after…
EventMinister of Bantu Administration and Development, MC Botha announces that he will not stand for re-election.
… M.C. Botha, Minister of Bantu Administration and Development announced that he … in November 1977. At the time Botha was at the centre of the land dispute…
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… At the conclusion of a forty-four day inquest into the death in detention of white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett, the … anger. On 05 February 1982,…
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… the Free State. She studied medicine at the Universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and became a missionary … leprosy patients in Zambia, which was…
EventP.W. Botha announces that all South Africans will take part in a constitutional conference
… 1984 saw P.W. Botha elected to the position of President, having abolished the position of Prime Minister in 1983. These two events were preceeded by ……
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… The Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick … Mr. Chiluba from prosecution. An overwhelming majority of Parliamentarians…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… him dramatically. Gandhi extended his original period of stay in South Africa to assist Indians in opposing a bill … right to vote. He became the political…
Discussion between Mr R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr Belli-Bello: Cape Town, 15 May 1986
… Meeting to discuss the relationship of South Africa with Angola, the importance of developing mutual trust and the importance of peace in the region. ……
ArchiveLetter from Alexander M Haig Jr to the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa
… Letter from US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, to Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, regarding a schedule for the withdrawal of…
ArchiveSummary of activities taken against the Christian Institute and Spro-Cas between August 1973 and January 1974
… Chronology of the Commission of Enquiry into Certain Organizations, which became a parliamentary Commission of Enquiry known as the Schlebusch Commission…
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
… Dirk Coetzee had worked together to expose the existence of a secret police unit based at Vlakplaas . The unit carried out assassinations of anti-apartheid…
EventBritish explorers, John Speke and J.A. Grant announce that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile
… in Africa announced that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile River. The expedition was Speke’s second attempt … invitation by Richard Burton to search…
The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.
… The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern … (SWAPO) fighters are believed killed, with…