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EventKing George VI is born
… of York were crowned as King George VI. At the end of the World War II, King George who had become part of the British's … his popularity to the Commonwealth…
Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu
… joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Congress of South African Students (COSAS) . Also associated with the … military training. In 1988, she was…
Memorial lecture on the 26th Anniversary of the Lowveld Massacre presented by Comrade Jackson Mthembu ANC National Spokesperson, 15 March 2012
… or any of the other Massacres of African people in South Africa. This clearly pointed to an apartheid state that … here and by our celebrations in other…
Chapter III - My very ordinary life
… of 20,000 women of all races to the Prime Minister of South Africa. Nor were these ordinary women. They represented … was only when in my forties, during and…
EventProposal made to stop sending Black troops to assist in WW1
… disapproves of sending coloured men and natives from South Africa to Europe for any service in connection with the war or otherwise.” This motion was against…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… than social outcasts to be viewed with contempt. Gangs in South Africa Crime and violence were an important reality of … delinquency rates were extremely…
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… Town. The prevailing summer and winter winds, from the south east and northwest respectively, had carved the two … ingredients from virtually every coastal…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… built a vast empire that stretched from the Atlantic Coast south of the Senegal River to Goa on the east of the Middle … one of the greatest centres of…
Say It out Loud - The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923
… so drunk that one beheld the strangest antics in the world ... At one time one, at another time another fell down … and non-European through all the tortuous…
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… and mobilisation, becoming a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the United Democratic Front … Eugene De Kock’ s death squad. De Kock…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… wary that events there might escalate into a new Cold War conflict fought along racial lines. Secretary of State … an end to white rule in both Rhodesia…
BiographyAhmed Essop “Quarter” Khota
… veteran of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) , described the role …
PlaceNorthern Cape
… The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before … The Big Hole of Kimberley. Source: Microsoft…
BiographySuliman Moosa Esakjee
… [to] hold a house meeting ', where a Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW ) speaker would speak about …
79. Indian Parliament: separate can’t be equal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai … have outlined, and let us go back to what…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… during warfare. However, the events of the Second World War alerted many to the horrific consequences of war on the … which has been taken by an occupying…
BiographySamson Ratshilumela Mudzunga
… in the book 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa. … S. (2004) 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa , Struik House, Cape…
EventCrime statistics released
… The South African Police National Crime Information Management … South Africa's status as the most violent country in the world excluding war zones. The…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
… to attend the celebrations held in Stanger by hundreds of South Africans where the poet, Percy Yengwa, spoke of Inkosi … Inkosi yase Groutville! Inkosi yase…
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. Washington, D.C., June 26, 1990
… by open and unfettered communion with the nations of the world. Our aspirations We have come here to tell you, and … but must, if necessary, be defended with…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… started in 1961 with Mandela’s visits to various parts of South Africa to prepare for an All-African Conference, which … use of weapons and learning the…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… no permanent right of residence. 1885 The Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal) passes Law 3 of 1885 , … refused trading licences except in…
BiographySibongile Susan Mkhabela
… Council (SSRC) and the General Secretary of the South African Students Movement (SASM) – making her the only … (UNDP), United Nations Education Programme in…
ArticleSita’s story
… All these people were our family. When my Grandfather left South Africa all the settlers also left to pursue a life of … in school. So we travelled by car…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… 11km from the city centre of Durban. Converted from a World War 2 military transit camp, Wentworth is flanked by the … father makes him read "Coloured: A…
Acceptance speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993
… of this high honour. Together, we join two distinguished South Africans, the late Chief Albert Luthuli and His Grace … We speak here of the challenge of the…
Statement at the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 1 - 6 September 1986
… Prime Minister Robert Mugabe. But for us, as South Africans, the passing of that baton has a deeply … of people. Almost the pioneer after the Second…
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… president. Along with the ANC, the NLL participated in the South African Communist Party’s United Front campaign of … in 1826 during her Cape Town posting,…
Zubeida Vallie
… Press and Agence France-Presse and many publications in South Africa and around the world. Vallie was also one of the founding members of the …
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… He was born ca. 1790 near Mkuze, Zululand (now part of South Africa). The son of Matshobana whom many had considered to be … in 1870, but strife between…