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Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O. supported the … and 2 000 joined the 2nd Cape…
4. Conclusion
… conform to shifting Soviet positions. 113 At the outset of World War II, the CPSA endorsed the Soviet Union's non-aggression … abruptly switched course and…
EventJapanese submarines attack naval base in Madagascar
… attempting to repulse a combined invasion by British and South African troops. During the attack on the naval base, … Indian Ocean. Fortunately Japan decided…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the…
BiographyNgoako Abel Ramatlhodi
… in the ANC and Committee for Action and Solidarity for South African Students on campus. He wrote and did editing … Oliver Tambo After 1994 first democratic…
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
… Why me? Why pick on me? In what way do I, more than other South Africans, more than other political leaders and … worldwide. We know that we shall win…
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
… in relation to the freedom struggle of the oppressed in South Africa and the formation and functions of the … rivalry between the British and the Boers and…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… the COP took place or the Freedom Charter was written. The South African Indian Congress described the Congress of the … smaller and larger towns and cities…
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
… its own eye." In a letter to Luns the committee wrote that South Africa gives a better home to thousands of Hollanders … office holder among Foreign…
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA’s involvement in WW2
… Steyn, marched to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African involvement in World War 2 on the side of Britain. Mrs H.E.C. Armstrong, one of ……
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… rural change were key processes that helped to shape South African society. They impacted on black social life and … respect. South Africa experienced an…
Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize
… attended the founding conference of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in early 1954 and was chosen one …
BiographyAbdul ‘Apamai’ Rahman Dawood
… community activists in October 1935. He was brought to South Africa by his father to live with relatives in Prinsloo … of bodies, including the Pretoria…
PlaceBelmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
… of the Hotel; gold and diamonds had been discovered in South Africa and this made Cape Town an exciting destination … to get at the gold and diamonds there…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… colonial rule, commonly known as the Third Frontier War (1799-1803). These Khoi ex-servants rebelled against … the Cape in the early nineteenth century,…
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… 1910, Walvis Bay became part of the newly formed Union of South Africa. Prior to that, the region was a German colony. During the First World War South…
BiographyDr. Neil Hudson Aggett
… his schooling in Kenya, and when his parents moved to South Africa in the 1963,he attended Kingswood College in … a target of harassment by the Security…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… town boasts beautifully preserved buildings, an old-world atmosphere, and a fascinating history. The Lord Milner … and a peace and timelessness that is rare…
Press statement by Oliver Tambo in Moscow, 06 November 1986
… holiday for the Soviet people and an historic date on the world political calendar. We would like today to extend our … us in the struggle for a united,…
EventFirst United Nations General Assembly opens
… League of Nations which was founded just after the end of World War I. The League of Nations was put in place to ensure that … crucial issues over the years,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by … 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977 on the…
BiographyEpainette Nomaka Mbeki
… du Toit recruited MaMbeki into the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in Durban, making her the second black woman to … of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa…
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
… (NDR) is to grapple with the complex and ever-changing world order. The balance of forces and the balance of power … Africa, in particular. Our vision is…
Address by President Mandela on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Geneva, 19 May 1998
… assembled a new order amidst the devastation of a war fought for universal principles of freedom, there were … agreement. They were Southern Rhodesia and the…
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O. supported the … and 2 000 joined the 2nd Cape…
BiographyNicolaas Cornelius Carstens
… Nico Carstens was a popular South African composer of accordion music. He got his first … was considered one of the top ten accordionists in the world…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… on the basis of race in many parts of the colonial world. It should be acknowelegded that notions of race were … to increase the white population. [11]…
EventArmistice day 11th Nov 1918
… and the Entente forces. This was supposed to be the war that 'ends all wars'. Yet by 1919 there were still … the SA Legion there were 18500 military…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… 1950 - 1959 1950 January 6-8, The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) holds its last legal conference in … speaks at his funeral. 1951 Sonia Bunting…
Chapter 6
… of political consciousness in the people. The second World War inevitably had its repercussions in South Africa and by 1943 its effects were seen in a…