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EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
… political organisations. Click here to view the speech by Nelson Mandela announcing ANC Election victory … Mandela, N., Speech by Nelson Mandela announcing…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… Republic Day celebrations and giving the resolution taken by the National Council of NUSAS. Includes a letter addressed …
ArchiveUnlawful Organizations Act, Act No 34 of 1960
… safety of the public or the maintenance of public order, by proclamation in the Gazette to declare the Pan Africanist …
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium denies accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State
… private country. CFS was a “private project” undertaken by the Leopold II to mine rubber and ivory from his personal …
PlaceOnverwacht
… The place was composed of about seven barren farms owned by the South African Development Trust (SADT) for the …
Place'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay
… It was given its name in Dutch form, 'Vleeschbaai', by Paulus van Caerden. Portuguese for 'bay of cows', thus … New Dictionary of South African Place Names…
Funeral arrangements afoot for Mama Dideka Mhlaba, 20 January 2010
… and support at this difficult time. Ma Dixie is survived by four children, nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Issued by: Mlibo Qoboshiyana ANC…
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
… of our country. These memorial services shall be addressed by leaders of the African National Congress and various … Church Service Orlando Stadium,…
Call for the observance of Human Rights Day: Albert Luthuli, 12 December 1959
… The formulation and declaration by the United Nations Organisation of human rights and the … are cruelly and unjustly denied these rights and freedoms by the…
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
… now known as the Capture Site. The sculpture was created by the artist: 'Marco Cianfanelli'. It consists of 50 steel … Centre and Sculpture are easy,…
PlaceXuxuwa, Eastern Cape
… published; The Borders of Race in Colonial South Africa by Robert Ross. This book provides a detailed narrative of … during the nineteenth century. The…
PlaceRhodes University, Grahamstown
… competitive job market and are highly regarded by employers around the World. During your time here, we will … Our degree offering prepares students for the…
Call for Papers ‘Rethinking “Apartheid’s Golden Age”: South Africa, c1966-1979’, Colloquium to be held at the University of Pretoria, 20 June 2016
… a paper, please send an abstract to [email protected] by 1 December 2015 . Full papers (between 7,000 and 9,000 … abstracts will need to be submitted to…
PlaceOttery
… built and operated as a private line, and was acquired by the Cape Government on 1 July 1908. There is an Ottery … closed, which could last three to four…
PlaceFranschhoek, Western Cape
… of French Huguenots were granted land in this Valley by the Dutch Government of the Cape , after fleeing their … Franschhoek, meaning “French Corner,” was…
Land Reform and Traditional Leadership in South Africa
… problem. Recently public debate has been further inflamed by King Goodwill Zwelithini’s decision to lodge South … This event is co-hosted by The South…
EventWhite women achieve suffrage in South Africa
… War, the issue of giving women the vote was overshadowed by a number of issues. Among these were issues that pertained … the vote to Black men in the Cape…
EventViolence breaks out at the University of Zululand
… eroded. As a consequence, the 1980s were dominated by a period of sustained conflict and political violence that … African National Congress (ANC) and UDF…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was organised by Solomon Mahlangu of the Umkhonto weSizwe Special … of the attack the teams gained access to the…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… Movement in 1969. Steve Biko was viewed with alarm by the South African apartheid government and in 1973 he … of 7 September. At that time Biko was being…
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John … - as the defiance campaign showed -…
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… representatives in the sectorial task teams established by the government. 5. Union officials or experts appointed by the unions should be allowed to…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - NOSIPHO MAJEKE: A Biographical Note
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke Nosipho Majeke was the pen-name of Dora … history writing. It is out of these…
15. My son Gyapershad was decoyed
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gopinath Pandey, a … uncle's house he was decoyed and criminally…
PlaceNqamakwe
… the Eastern Cape, where they were succoured or given help by local chiefs. In the wars of 1835, 1846, and 1851–53, the … Bantustan , or black state in the…
PlaceAmalienstein, a Mission Station in the Western Cape
… History goes deeper than this. The locals 'colonized' by the Missionaries were from the Attequa tribe descendants … 1853. Land was allocated to it for…
PlaceAddington, Township of Durban
… of the Point and West of the Beachfront. It was laid out by the Natal Government and gives its name to the renowned, … New Dictionary of South African Names…
ArchiveWiehahn Commission: precis of speech
… the Wiehahn Commission of Inquiry into labour legislation, by Auret van Heerden, President of the National Union of …
ArchiveStatement
… Statement by Alfred Nzo, Secretary General of the ANC National …
ArchiveBesoek van Mnr Clark aan Suid-Afrika en Suidwes-Afrika: 10-13 Junie 1981
… Report, signed by Minister R F Botha and written mostly in Afrikaans, of the …