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BiographyLivingstone Mqotsi
… Livingstone Mqotsi (Livie) was born in the village of Rabula in the Keiskammahoek district in the former Ciskei, … teaching. Thus began a nightmare of…
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
… The origin of South Africa’s judicial capital goes back to the mid 19th … settlements lie scattered across the highveld of the Free State. The oldest type of…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… in Johannesburg. He schooled in Fordsburg where his family of nine members, of which he was the youngest, eventually … Following the Sharpeville massacre on…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a Jewish refugee who fled from Latvia, then a part of the … National Party’s (NP) policies, they…
ArticleThe Causes of World War I
… dissent from the growing working class. The influence of socialist parties in France, Germany and Austria was … as Nationalist, those in favour of an…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Maximising the Developmental Impact of the People’s Mineral Assets: State Intervention in the Minerals Sector (Sims), Policy Discussion Document, March 2012
… Policy Conference: Maximising the Developmental Impact of the People’s Mineral Assets: State Intervention in the Minerals Sector (Sims), Policy …
The Black Face of Apartheid
… Biko was critical of the homeland (Bantustan) policy. At the height of his … exonerate the country from the blame that it is a police state.” An increasing…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… region, they set up settlements in various locations. One of the earliest settlements, in 1836, was in the … people from exercising equal rights in both…
Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by his Excellency, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at the State Banquet, Istana Negara, Jakarta: 19 April 2005.
… Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by his Excellency, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang…
ArchiveState of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024
… Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, … Fellow South Africans, As we were preparing for this State of the Nation Address, we were…
Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban
… Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban from … finaces and Advice Offices, Removals, homelessness, State of Emergency, education,…
Communique of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… Communique of the National Executive Committee of the African National … NEC in early June, 1989. Condemned the extension of the State of Emergency. Examined…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… The role of a Coat of Arms A national coat of arms, or State emblem, is the highest visual symbol of the State. Take a minute to consider the important…
BiographyAmbrose Mzimkhulu Makiwane
… Ambrose Makiwane was born in 29th of November in1921 near Cala in the Transkei. He attended … Cape. However, because of his political profile and the State…
BiographyRichard Msimang
… Richard Msimang was the son of Joel Msimang, founder of the Independent Methodist Church of South Africa. He was … the SANNC's rejection of the Natives Land…
BiographySaul Msane
… in the Eastern Cape. In 1892 he undertook a concert tour of Europe together with a Zulu choir. In approximately 1907 … started in 1900. In 1901 he became a…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… against apartheid throughout the country. With the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in August 1983, this … of the community, held sway until June,…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and the Orange Free State into the Union of South Africa. The Act, which…
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
… Province (now Eastern Cape). Xuma was the seventh child of Abraham Mangali Xuma and Elizabeth Cupase Xuma, devout … the opening up of more land for African…
Western Province wins the rugby Currie Cup by beating Free State 14-12 in Newlands, Cape Town.
… Western Province wins the rugby Currie Cup by beating Free State 14-12 in Newlands, Cape Town. …
During negotiations with State Attorney J.C. Smuts, Sir W. Conyngham Greene, the British agent in Johannesburg, expresses the o
… During negotiations with State Attorney J.C. Smuts, Sir W. Conyngham Greene, the …
State President F.W. de Klerk announces plans to bring covert operations by government agents under Cabinet control.
… State President F.W. de Klerk announces plans to bring covert …
Great Britain’s Prime Minister John Major pays an official state visit to South Africa and addresses Parliament.
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Great Britain’s Prime Minister John Major…
The new British Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, presents his credentials to the State President.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Africa, Sir John Nicholls, presents his credentials…
State President John Vorster, former Prime Minister, appears before the Erasmus Commission in connection with the Information s
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … State President John Vorster, former Prime Minister…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… The Second Anglo-Boer War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had … should surrender completely. 15 May 1902 saw the…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. … various organizations and individuals…
Response by Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress, to the speech by the State President, F. W. de Klerk, at the first session of CODESA, World Trade Centre, Kempton Park 20 December 1991
… Response by Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress, to the speech by the State President, F. W. de Klerk, at the first session of CODESA,…
Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South Africa
… Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South …
Meeting between a South African delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: Pretoria, 16 November 1984
… Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United … between a South African delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the…