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Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… State of the Nation Address by His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; Joint Sitting of Parliament, … Town 11 February 2010…
2018 - Cyril Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 16 February 2018
… Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi Modise, Deputy Speaker of the National…
EventVlakplaas Commander testifies before Harms Commission about secret police killings in 1981
… a parliamentary hit squad, with 16 police officers. The existence of the unit was first revealed publicly in 1988 on the eve of … witness. In Coetzee's later…
ANC statement on the death of Adelaide Tambo, 31 January 2007
… It is with deep regret and a profound sense of loss that the African National Congress has learnt of the death this evening (31 January 2007) of Adelaide…
Address to the SANC Local Government Conference, 30 July 1999 Johannesburg
… and Deputy Ministers of Local Government President of the International Union of Local Authorities, Mr. Patrick Wanyeraw President of the African Union of…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… Executive Committee (NEC) members arrived at Caculama, the main training centre of the ANC’s military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK) in the town of Malanje,…
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
… The caves are situated about 11km from Krugersdorp , on the Farm- 'Swartkrans'. They are believed to have been … Previously, in 1895, geologist Dr D Draper…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… State of the Nation Address By His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the 11 Feb 2010 Honorouble Speaker; I stand before you…
PlaceTransvaal Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History
… The City's natural history museum, founded in 1892, serves as the home of "Mrs Ples" and includes fossils, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds and plants from…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 - Introduction
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris Private enterprise is one of the million illegitimate…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… firstly to subjugate them and incorporate their lands into the British Empire, and secondly to turn them in labour … reserves that ensured privilege to a…
EventSA and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… On 5 March 1960, the South African and British governments were in open conflict over the interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement. The South African…
EventMayor of Welkom, in the Free State, is tarred and feathered
… Race relations during the decline of the Apartheid regime were particularly problematic as many Whites felt threatened by the eventuality of a regime change…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - White Students and Black Students
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu All … in South Africa will have just cause for gratitude over the consummation of…
Address by President Mandela at the Seoul University Seoul, 6 July 1995
… President of the Seoul National University; Distinguished staff and … and Gentlemen. It is barely three hours since we landed in the Republic of Korea, and…
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
… The Zimbabwean political activist and writer Diana Mitchell, … has died aged 83, was an active opponent of Ian Smith in the 1960s and 70s, and later used her…
Speech on Receiving the Freedom of Durban, Durban, 16 April 1999
… Citizens of Durban I am truly honoured to be receiving the Freedom of Metropolitan Durban today. In extending to me the privileges of the citizens of this…
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… The passive resistance movement began on 30 March 1919 when a … of two thousand Africans in Vrededorp decided to reject the passes. The next day, three…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin A … In these days we expect all our leaders to be "good" men…
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
… On 9 February 1970, the Rylands Civic Association collectively rejected the planned move in the Cape Province to remove non-White voters from the common ……
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… Many attempts were made by the Arab countries to form a United Arab Republic. The first two countries to engage in this initiative were Syria and Egypt on 22…
Towards Simon’s Town – The life of Peter Clarke by Joline Young
… of a man who is comfortable with himself, but navigates the world around him with a probing mind. His use of words … man in his community, his house was…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans … lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans … lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of…
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are the majority, set out to kill, rape and … [Accessed:…
EventThe Harms Commission officially restricts investigations into South African security force
… The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which was to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forces, were laid out in a…
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
… As the Great Depression set in, many countries (including Great … its gold standard and farmers were hard hit when the resulting spike in the cost of South…
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… In 1916, the South African government agreed to recruit Black people to assist the British in World War 1 by providing labour. There were to be 10 000 people…