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Senator F.S. Malan (69), editor of the early Afrikaans publications Die Afrikaanse Patriot and Ons Land, dies.
… Senator F.S. Malan (69), editor of the early Afrikaans publications Die Afrikaanse Patriot …
Josias Phillipus Hoffman, first president of the Orange Free State (1854), is born in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.
… Josias Phillipus Hoffman, first president of the Orange Free State (1854), is born in Stellenbosch, …
Landdros Anders Stockenström (father of Sir Andries Stockenström), seven or eight burghers and an interpreter are att
… Landdros Anders Stockenström (father of Sir Andries Stockenström), seven or eight burghers and an …
James Chapman, photographer and pioneer explorer in many regions of the Zambezi, is born in Cape Town.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 166. … Chapman, photographer and pioneer explorer…
A C-130 Hercules with ten passengers and a crew of four, under which a SA pilot, disappears near Huambo, Angola.
… A C-130 Hercules with ten passengers and a crew of four, under which a SA pilot, disappears near Huambo, …
SA signs agreement with Botswana relating to the establishment of a Botswana government labour representative in South Africa.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … agreement with Botswana relating to the…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… The majority of Indian South Africans are the descendants of indentured workers brought to Natal between 1860 and 1911 … for the third year. This was in…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… Nationalists were stunned by the announcement of seven points according to which Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog was … the National Party (NP) and the South African…
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
… For the first time in the history of the United Nations, a representative of the majority of the people of South Africa has been … I recall that two years…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Harry Escombe became one of the most prominent White politicians in the Colony of … laws were passed to this…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… Muziwakhe Lembede Abraham, Peter. Tell Freedom: Memories of Africa. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Basner, Miriam. Am … Bundy, Colin. "The Abolition of the…
Safety and security issues
… clinic. Northern Province. © Liam Lynch The occurrence of domestic violence has always been alarmingly high in South … Though domestic violence is not…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of the Congo who, he told a meeting of the … conference, I.B. Tabata was elected…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… measures against Blacks, Indian immigrants and those of mixed race. 1949 October 6 , Group comprising workers, … and certain individuals speaks out on the…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… and will continue to clear up.” [i] - P.W Botha The memory of District Six, also known as Kanaladorp [ii] (kanala is a … word meaning ‘help one another’), is…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
… do you want the job?”, I said "yes". Solly used to say of himself, "I am a Jew. I have a rough voice and a … led and guided by Solly Sachs. In May 1951, the…
PlaceClaremont Main Road Mosque
… Introduction The Islamic community of South Africa has grown significantly since the arrival of … Claremont has a rich socio-political history and a full…
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… (NP) merged, indicates that it represents a coalition of the policies of the National, United and Progressive parties, and outlines … reforms. These include…
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
… The ANC has noted with disappointment the verdict of the High Court - Cape Division on the case between itself … forward. The ANC finds it very unfortunate…
Document 31 - S.O.Y.A. National Executive Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959
… Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959 [...] We must proceed to consider the basic general ideological…
Broadcast to South Africa by OR Tambo on the 8th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16 December 1969
… we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed resistance of our fathers, this time against the modern oppressor and … against armed enemy forces. Thus, the…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the state banquet in honour of President Abdou Diouf Pretoria, 30 July 1996
… and administration. Provision shall be delegation of the powers of the central authority to subordinate re units for purposes of more efficient…
"The Count-Down has Started": Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by O. R. Tambo, 16 June 1986
… On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in … unprecedented in its nature and scale. On…
Address delivered by the Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, at the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress, 24 May 2006
… The President of the NUM, Comrade Senzeni Zokwana, The General Secretary of the NUM, Gwede Mantashe, The President of COSATU, Comrade Willie Madisha, The…
Address at the Work-in-Progress Review Workshop of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), 24 Jan 2002
… Mr Amara Essy, Secretary General of the OAU The Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni Metro, Councillor Duma Nkosi Minister of Health of Mali - The Honourable Dr…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Annual Gold Award ceremony of the President’t award Pretoria, 25 November 1994
… Minister Glover, Premiers of the Eastern Cape and Northern Transvaal; Craig Andrew; … Distinguished guests; Ladies and Gentlemen; Recipients of the Gold…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1947
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1947 Kajee accused of betrayal at NIC mass meeting…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… Kgalema Motlanthe and Madame Gugu Motlanthe, Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Baleka Mbethe, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s ‘Mother of the Nation’ who was never First Lady by Mashupye Herbert Maserumule (TheConversation.com), 3 April 2018
… Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – doyen of South Africa’s liberation struggle and the matriarch who was dubbed ‘the mother of the nation’ – took the apartheid…
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
… The Mall and over Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the foundation of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Nearby in Parliament Square stood the statue of Jan…