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Die Eerste Vryswartes Van Stellenbosch - 1679-1720 by Prof. J.L. Hattingh, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 1981
… [THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SECTION 3 OF THE ABOVE PUBLICATION, CONCERNING LOUIS VAN BENGALE - NOT A PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION] THE FIRST FREE BLACKS OF…
A Call to Action. Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1969
… years the African National Congress has led the people of South Africa in the struggle for freedom. For over fifty years it has been the sword and shield of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
… are initiatives which derive their fame from the greatness of the personalities associated with them. There are … straddles both categories. It is at one a…
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 … in the Congo (Leopoldville) (2) and later the invasion of Guinea by fascist…
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
… February 6, 1949 This historic joint meeting of the representatives of the national organisations of the African and Indian people, representing the…
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations', 17 August 1944 Young Communist League of South Africa Box … August 17,1944…
ArchiveOpen letter from the National Executive Committee of the ANC to State President De Klerk and his Cabinet
… and his cabinet from the National Executive Committee of the ANC regarding violence in the country. Calls for the government to outlaw the carrying of…
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…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s statement at the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Bildt of Sweden 20 May 1992
… Distinguished Guests, My visit to Sweden, the Venice of the north, has been rewarding indeed. It is truly a … meet and discuss with staunch allies, who have…
Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, 23 October 1932
… Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg … Dear comrades, We are glad to receive your…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… 26 March 1953, close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured at Lari in Kiambu region, Kenya, when Mau … known for ill treating his own people…
EventSADF takes over security of Northern Natal from the SAP to prevent infiltration into SA by Liberation Movements
… The deteriorating state of security that marked the eighties convinced the Apartheid government that a revision of its approach to infiltration by the…
EventEarly jewellery, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old, is discovered in South Africa
… On 16 April 2004, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old was … The newly discovered beads were made from the shells of a type of mollusc and…
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… as a young man developed a love for reading. At the age of 14, Garvey went left for Kingston to work in a printing … where some years later he was elected…
Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for the music of today, not yesterday, 29 October 2017
… cancelled his appearance at the recent Johannesburg Joy of Jazz Festival and his remaining October shows, taking time … were forced to return to his recorded…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the President’s Cup 2003 Fancourt 20 November 2003
… Honorary Co-Chairman of the President’s Cup, President George Bush, President … FW de Klerk, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Members of the President’s…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1948
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1948 Speech … you this information. Those Indians…
ArchiveWomen in twentieth century South African politics: the Federation of South African Women, its roots, growth and decline
… A thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of Cape Town by Colin John Walker in October 1978. This … twentieth century South…
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…
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 … adopting…
EventSA experiences a monetary crisis due to the heavy drain of gold from the country during the Great Depression
… agricultural sector was hit especially hard, as the lack of demand destroyed prices on commodities that were … the mortgage on their farms and limited their…
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… child, woman and man to live an active life'. It is part of the United Nations (UN) program and works alongside its … and other UN partners. The WFP have…
EventHlubi Chief Langalibalele becomes one of the first Black activists to be tried and banished to Robben Island
… Drakensberg foothills, Langalibalele- a hereditary chief of the Hlubi- was summonsed to Pietermaritzburg for failure … firearms. The Hlubi had received these…
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu’s son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
… The remains of Avhatakali Netshusaulu, accountant and son of the former City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were found in the boot of his car after he had been…
Statement of the African National Congress and the South African Tamil Federation National Working Committee, 14 November 2014
… that the Tamil community was here to stay and to be part of the solution in South Africa to build a strong state and a South African nation comprised of…
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
… in 1937. He was promoted major general on the eve of World War II. In 1941, with the rank of lieutenant general, he was given command of the German troops…
ArchiveComments on the financial allegations contained in the 4th interim report of the Schlebusch/le Grange Commission
… Comments by Finance Officer, elect, of the National Union of South African Students, refuting claims by the Schlebusch Commission of financial irregularities…
The non-governmental organisation Surplus People Project (SPP) says the department of land affairs should consider using expropriation
… Surplus People Project (SPP) says the department of land affairs should consider using expropriation as a part of its land reform programme. The proposal was…
A French minister, Pierre Simond, joins the Huguenots at the Cape by order of the Heeren XVII (Lords Seventeen)
… a minister at Montjoux and then at Embrun. After the edict of Nantes, which forbade the practice of the reformed Huguenot religion, he fled to Zierikzee in ……
EventEvidence found at Barberton confirms theory of life on earth as early as about 3.4 billion years ago
… geologists Michael M. Tice and Professor Donald R. Lowe of Stanford University in the United States, assisted locally … by South African geologist Nicolas…