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Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the launch of the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, 1 August 2008,
… Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Chairs of our Portfolio and Select Committees of Public Service and Administration, Members of Parliament and the National…
Address at the Dinner in honour of South African Olympians and Paralympians: Bryntirion Estate, Tshwane: 11 December 2004
… Master of Ceremonies, Honourable Deputy President Jacob Zuma, … Deputy Ministers, Honourable Premiers, Your Worship, Mayor of Tshwane, Father Mkhatshwa,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Banquet hosted by President Sharma of India India, 25 January 1995
… Ministers; Your excellencies, Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps; Distinguished guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. May I express my heartfelt…
Turning Adwa into a global heritage site of Pan-African struggle by Mammo Muchie (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… March 1 marks the 120th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa, a decisive victory of Ethiopia over Italian colonialism. This great victory has … Turning Adwa…
Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung
… President, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa and all Officials of the ANC, Deputy President of the Republic, Comrade Kgalema Motlanthe, Members of the incoming of the…
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…
Press Conference in Maputo: Comments by Oliver Tambo on South African offer of territory to Swaziland, 5 March 1982
… Mr. Tambo said that the ANC had already held two sets of discussions with the Swazi authorities on the South African "offer" of the Kangwane bantustan and…
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…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… economic co-operation between South Africa and Israel, is of major importance to both countries. Mr. Chairman. I should like to avail myself of this…
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…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1947
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1947 … or in any manner assisting in the celebrations…
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…
Open 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…
ArchiveAfrican languages should be at the center of educational and cultural achievement by Abdi Latif Dahir (Quartz Africa)
… At his farewell speech as the chairman of the African Union in 2004, Mozambique’s then-president … the first time that the African body permitted the use of…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… the ground to remove the dirt from it. Near him, a cluster of men cut desolate figures -- some of them crouching down to wash their worn-out clothes, some ……
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…
EventCarl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC underground
… education at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). A student of theology, Niehaus was months away from his final exams in … Church in Alexandra and also became an…
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…
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…
'The timing of his resignation is suspect' - Communications Minister on ex SABC CEO (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… "Mr Matthews was appointed to this position because of his credentials to steer the SABC towards a commendable … nor communicating his concerns with the…
ArchiveWomen Freedom Fighters tell of Sexual Abuse in Camps by Carl Collison (Mail and Guardian), 27 October 2017
… old gramophone. “By the time you read this, I will be out of this country … ” it read. Forty-one years after the day … a freedom fighter, only now is she…
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…
Women 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…
World 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…