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EventInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
… The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was first proclaimed a United Nations’ Day of observance in 1966. The day was inspired by…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
… were registered to vote, making it 2 million more than the 1999 elections. Approximately 76% of the registered voters voted and the leading party, the…
ArchiveDeclaration of Unity and the Ten Point Programme
… Statement approved by the Continuation Committee of the Preliminary Unity Conference of Delegates from the AAC and the National Anti-C.A.D., December 17,…
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
… The first of more than 100 people were killed near Pietermaritzburg. Political conflict in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa caused the death of 200…
EventInsulin is first introduced to the American public
… was working with J.J.R. Macleod and Charles Best in the University of Toronto in Canada. Both Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for…
ArchiveDraft theses: The Workers Party of South Afr
… The theses is written on the basis of both the economic and political conditions of South Africa and serves as a programme for the Workers' Party of South…
EventSA Prime Minister speaks before the British Parliament
… his energy to world peace. In a somewhat moving speech to the British Parliament he called for the United States, Russia and Great Britain to take more … and…
EventThe Population Registration Act of 1950 is repealed
… The Population registration Act (Act No 30 of 1950 ) was repealed by the South African parliament. The Act was a pillar of the Apartheid system. It required …
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… 100m sprint in his first international competition at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. He fell to his knees … his own record of 13.07sec that he had…
EventMugabe announces the merging of ZANU and ZAPU
… that Rhodesia's political organisations, ZANU and ZAPU (the Zimbabwe African People's Union), are to be merged under one command after the political…
The African Element in Gandhi by Anil Nauriya
… been written on Gandhi’s twenty-one years in South Africa, the birth of Satyagraha and the transformation of Gandhi from a lawyer-servant of the Indian…
EventNelson Mandela says “thank you” to the world
… At the Mandela Day 2 concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, Nelson Mandela delivers a speech in which he thanks the world for their wide support…
ArchiveLetter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary, SACP, to the Central Committee, Communist Party of the United States of America
… Letter from Moses Mabhida to the Communist Party of the United States of America rejecting the announcement that sanctions against South Africa are to ……
ArchiveA brief outline of matters discussed by the National Executive Sub-committee for June 26 with the African Liberation Committee
… Report on a meeting between the ANC National Executive Committee and the African Liberation Committee held in Dar Es Salaam regarding the organisation of a…
EventAfter being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record
… Black athlete Matthews Motshwarateu, recently allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amatuer Athletics Union, breaks the national 5 000m record in…
EventFraud and Corruption on the rise in SA
… Advocate Steven Powell of the forensic and auditing firm Deloitte and Touche surprised many delegates attending a conference of the Institute of Municipal…
ArchiveThe South African Youth Congress (SAYCO): Freedom Charter
… The Freedom Charter; with the logo of the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO). Words on poster: Every youth a Congress member; and at the bottom of the…
ArchiveAn address delivered to the United Nations Committee
… Address delivered by I B Tabata to the United Nations Committee in Lusaka, Zambia. Covers the problem of the colonies and the Protectorates. Argues that…
EventMgqwetho,the first poem of Nontisi is published
… Mgqwetho, the first poem of Nontisi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) … published in Umteteli under her clan name, Cizama. She is the sole significant female…
ArchiveIn defence of the African image and heritage
… ANC booklet issued as a reply to the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party statement entitled The enemy under the same colour. From an…
ArchiveCCAWUSA Johannesburg branch: Discussion paper-the way forward
… Article by the Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union of South … Africa (CCAWUSA) to all locals/Shopstewards. It discusses the historical background,…
ArchiveAddress on the role and future of NUSAS
… Daniel at a National Union of South African seminar on the future of the Union. Includes analysis of the student scene in South Africa and an assessment of…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… South Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and … Bernstein. She passes away on the 9th September 2006 in Cape…
ArchiveLetter from Lybon Mabasa to the Secretary, SASM
… Letter from Lybon Mabaso, Convenor, Community Develoment of the Black Peoples Convention, Johannesburg, to the secretary, South African Students Movement…
Documents of the National Fundraising Workshop held on 14 - 20 March, 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, Tanzania
… Report in booklet format of the first African National Congress National Fundraising Workshop held in March 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in…
ArchiveLetter from Lybon Mabasa to the Secretary, IDAMASA
… Letter from Lybon Mabaso, Convenor, Community Develoment of the Black Peoples Convention, Johannesburg, to the Secretary, IDAMASA with an invitation to send…
ArchiveConstitution of the friends of United Democratic Front
… Constitution of the friends of United Democratic Front. By this constitution … there shall be established a body corporate to be know as the friends of…
The role of business in South Africas future
… ANC report of Group B, Commission 5 of a meeting between the ANC and big business on the role of business in South Africa's future. Includes summary of…
EventThe lengthy trial of Gandar and Pogrund ends
… The lengthy and expensive trial of Laurence Gandar and Benjamin Pogrund, of the Rand Daily Mail, on charges under the Prisons Act, ends with both being found…
ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
… Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…