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Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Johannesburg, 21 November 1997
… Directors of the Bank; Dr. Goldin and staff of the DBSA, When the Development Bank was founded it took its place, whatever the intentions of its leaders, as…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Organisational Renewal, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… we all regard Organisation as a critically important area of discussion. The amount of time spent by different commissions on this matter and the … from the…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
… On behalf of the National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto … and indeed on my own…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
… The tragedy that has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy that has shocked … blow…
"If I were Prime Minister": Article by Albert Luthuli, 2 December 1961
… in this continent. Among these problems are: the avoidance of economic chaos when independence comes; the problem of … other branches of the countrys wealth…
'We Go To Action': Statement on the Launching In Natal of the Defiance Campaign, August 30, 1952
… delegates whose stand was fully endorsed at the Conference of the African National Congress, Natal Branch, held in Durban on March 15, 1952, supported the…
Extract from a speech at the conclusion of the Republic Festival on 31 May 1971 at Goodwood, Cape
… the Prime Minister directed a special word to the youth of the Republic and pointed to the great responsibility that … further that it was an urgent…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Radio Freedom on Visits of Multi-National Corporations to the ANC, before February 1986
… They assess the apartheid system in terms of the profits or the losses it yields. It has always been … the regime. Because, within limits, they are still…
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… Vasco Da Gama was of noble birth and was the son of an explorer, however little else is known about his early … life. Da Gama was said to have been educated…
Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
… On this occasion the Prime Minister made good use of the opportunity of talking to Afrikaans students. At the time there were … the Republic. Adv. Vorster…
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… In the late 1600s many Muslim men of wealth and influence were banished to the Cape from their … The first political exiles or Orang Cayen were the rulers of…
Beyond the barricades: the 1985 schools boycott and the vicissitudes of the Athlone Students Action Committee(ASAC)
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA Honours in History at the University of Cape Town. This dissertation…
EventS.P. Botha, Minister of Water Affairs, proposes new schemes to ease the Western Cape’s water supply problem
… S.P. Botha, Minister of Water Affairs, proposes new schemes to ease the Western Cape's water supply problem During his opening of the Cape Show on 4 March…
ArchiveFirst Mafika Gwala Lecture: The Arts of Resistance - Mafika Gwala and South African Poetry by Ari Sitas
… At first I thought that a reading and a republishing of my Traditions of Poetry in Natal2 which attempted to situate Mafika Pascal … I had said then the more…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
… me and to you all also that apartheid laws deny us freedom of movement. Feudal days in Europe could not have been worse. … and elsewhere in Africa, are…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… was formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic. In February 1958, Egypt … joined with Syria in the United Arab Republic…
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… On 14 August 1882 Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visited Queen Victoria of Britain. Prior to his visit to Britain, he was exiled to the Cape after…
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… At the conclusion of a forty-four day inquest into the death in detention of white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett, the … anger. On 05 February 1982,…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… poll, he followed his conscience and resigned. The head of the University gave him a choice: either he accepts the … Committee’ of lobbyists to be in contact…
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… the Free State. She studied medicine at the Universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and became a missionary … leprosy patients in Zambia, which was…
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… The Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick … Mr. Chiluba from prosecution. An overwhelming majority of Parliamentarians…
BiographyDorothy Adams
… was born in 1928 in Wellington , 72 kilometres north-east of Cape Town . Wellington had been declared on the farm of Champagne in 1840, and it grew as the…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… When she was eleven years old, due to the Group Areas Act her family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, designated for the Indian…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… him dramatically. Gandhi extended his original period of stay in South Africa to assist Indians in opposing a bill … right to vote. He became the political…
Discussion between Mr R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr Belli-Bello: Cape Town, 15 May 1986
… Meeting to discuss the relationship of South Africa with Angola, the importance of developing mutual trust and the importance of peace in the region. ……
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… Born in Vrededorp, South Africa. Matriculates from Western Native Township High School. 1954 Worked as a photojournalist … 1957 Honourable Mention in South…
Letter from Alexander M Haig Jr to the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa
… Letter from US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, to Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, regarding a schedule for the withdrawal of…
Summary of activities taken against the Christian Institute and Spro-Cas between August 1973 and January 1974
… Chronology of the Commission of Enquiry into Certain Organizations, which became a parliamentary Commission of Enquiry known as the Schlebusch Commission…
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
… Dirk Coetzee had worked together to expose the existence of a secret police unit based at Vlakplaas . The unit carried out assassinations of anti-apartheid…
EventBritish explorers, John Speke and J.A. Grant announce that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile
… in Africa announced that Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile River. The expedition was Speke’s second attempt … invitation by Richard Burton to search…