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EventWorld War II: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ends as German forces capture the beach port
… On 4 June 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ended as German forces captured the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its kind…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African … in charge of some inexperienced person making a trip to Cape Town or Johannesburg. It might be…
Statement by the ANC on the Invasion of Angola by South African Troops by O. R. Tambo, 31 October 1975
… The recent invasion of Angola by South African troops is the most dangerous crisis faced by Africa since the United States intervention in the Congo …
Opening Statement at the Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, 16 June, 1985
… Comrade Chairman, Members of the National Executive Committee, Fellow Delegates, We meet … two days after Pretoria's assassination squads invaded the…
EventThe British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announces that a mysterious epidemic (AIDS) is causing increasing concern in the United States
… December is known worldwide as AIDS Day due to the epidemic's existence worldwide. Research into AIDS has dramatically improved the diagnosis and treatment…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
… Guests There are initiatives which derive their fame from the greatness of the personalities associated with them. There are initiatives … in their vision…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… In the aftermath of the 16 June 1976 Uprising, in Soweto, Johannesburg, the apartheid government banned all the organisations under the Black Consciousness…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
… At least this is what you will think if you believe the various literary or big screen adaptions of … the ‘objective’ standards of journalism taught at…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
… On 16 July 1901, the Ladies commission was appointed. The members who were considered impartial were, Mrs. … Hobhouse and Dr. Jane Waterson. They were…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… During April 1976 the Prime Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement concluded on economic co…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
… which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will take place in Sol … next week-end. Arising from our 2009…
Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, 23 October 1932
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, ……
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… In terms of section 248 (1) of the Interim 1994 Constitution, and acting on the advice of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC), former State … The State…
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… Sir Thomas Cullinan was knighted for his discovery of the Premier Mine and his service to industry. He was one of the co-founders and a chairperson of what…
EventUS Secretary of State Colin Powell is heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit.
… Secretary of State Colin Powell was heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in, South Africa. The Summit took…
EventPrime Minister B.J Vorster supports changes to Black labour
… that there was nothing to prevent employers taking the necessary steps to bring about improvements in the productive use of Black labour. The government…
’We are of the world and the world is with us’, Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… ’We are of the world and the world is with us’, Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the …
Mrs. Gertrude Shope Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, August 11, 1981
… Mrs. Gertrude Shope Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… in Bloemfontein. 11 September, Gerrit Viljoen is born in Cape Town. 1920 The Native Affairs Act The ANC supports the militant strike … certificates. Families…
Abstracts and papers: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today (conference)
… Abstracts and papers: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today …
Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 October 1930
… Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 …
Press statement by Tsietsi Mashinini, chairman of the Soweto Students’ Representative Council, August 18, 1976 (handwritten)
… Press statement by Tsietsi Mashinini, chairman of the Soweto Students’ Representative Council, August 18, 1976 …
MESSAGE BY ALBERT LUTHULI FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA FREEDOM DAY ON JUNE 26, 1953
… MESSAGE BY ALBERT LUTHULI FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA FREEDOM DAY ON JUNE 26, 1953 …
Letter from the Fourth International Organisation of South Africa to [Revolutionary Communist Party?)28,6 March 1947
… Letter from the Fourth International Organisation of South Africa to …
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979)
… Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Physical Education) at the University of Stellenbosch. This thesis includes chapters … and non-white…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979
… Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Physical Education) at the University of Stellenbosch. This thesis includes chapters … and non-white…
ArchiveOpen letter from the National Executive Committee of the ANC to State President De Klerk and his Cabinet
… letter to State President De Klerk and his cabinet from the National Executive Committee of the ANC regarding violence in the country. Calls for the…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FUNERAL OF JOE SLOVO Johannesburg, 15 January 1995
… Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, Ministers, leaders of the Tri-partite Alliance; Dear comrades; Fellow South Africans; We are assembled to mourn the passing of…
National OR Tambo Memorial Lecture series inaugural address by his excellency Dr Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport, 24 October 2011
… Mr Dali Tambo and the entire Tambo family, Esteemed Trustees and Founding … on 27 October 1917, in Nkantolo, Mbizana in the Eastern Cape, little did his…
EventThe UN is informed by the United States that it will suspend sale of arms to South Africa.
… The United States (US) informed the United Nations (UN) on 7 August, 1963 that it would suspend sales of arms to South Africa. The Security Council adopted…