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Address to the nation by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani 10 April 1993
… Today, an unforgivable crime has been committed. The calculated, cold-blooded murder of Chris Hani is not just … dearly beloved son of our soil. It is a…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… Some years ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment … launches all over the…
PlaceTranskei
… An early history of the Transkei area Originally the Transkei included the … a more military aspect after the British annexation of the Cape Colony in 1806…
Justice Arthur Chaskalson: President of Constitutional Court interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 2 February 2000, The Braamfontein, Johannesburg
… Court interview with Rupert Taylor 2 February 2000, The Constitutional Court, Forum II, floor 2 Braamfontein, … it, and I thought the point which had been…
SAHO Milestones
… as a not-for-profit Section 21 organisation 30 August - The Lives of Courage campaign was launched by SAHO in Durban. … Asmal , at the Values in Education…
EventSol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima
… in 1987. Kerzner, who owns Sun International which runs The Sun City Resort in the North West, was accused of having paid R2 Million to … Matanzima in order…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1948 - Press Reports on the Campaign
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents … in the war, fell foul of the police during the week in Cape Town. His crime, and that of…
ArchiveStatement by a representative of South Africa's workers to the Conference: People of the World Against Apartheid for a Democratic South Africa
… Statement by a representative of South Africa's workers to the Conference: People of the World Against Apartheid for a Democratic South Africa, marking the…
”On this night a bedraggled Winston Churchill knocks on the door of the manager of Delagoa Bay Collier, pleading for something
… "On this night a bedraggled Winston Churchill knocks on the door of the manager of Delagoa Bay Collier, pleading for something to eat after his escape from…
ArchiveBlack Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975
… The address outlines the role of the Black Conciousness Movement in the 1976 Soweto uprising and emphasises the need for action … Consciousness Movement of…
”Die Vierkleur” (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at
… " Die Vierkleur " (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at the inauguration of M.W…
President Julius Malema`s address to the KZN Provincial Congress, 22 May 2010
… We send you greetings on behalf of the National Executive Committee of the ANC Youth League, a militant, fighting organisation of … country are functional…
EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
… at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on 7 December 1986.The twin girls were joined at the head and a decision was made for them to be separated. They were…
BiographyJulia Nicol
… Nicol worked actively as an anti-apartheid activist in the late 1980s and early 90s, particularly concerned with the anti-discrimination rights for LGBTQI+ …
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the recent Black Labour Reforms Commissions in fascist South Africa
… Statement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the recent Black Labour Reforms Commissions in Fascist South … signed by Alfred Nzo, ANC…
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… 1958, for Britain, to further his studies. His lobbying at the International Olympic Committee in 1963 was instrumental in securing the suspension of the…
A growing urban African population
… expanded, so did its need for African labour. After the First World War, a large number of factories were being … provide for other services such as health…
Speech, on Behalf of the National Liberation Movements, at the Opening Session of the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Havana, Cuba, 3 September 1979
… President Comrade Fidel Castro, I have been assigned the great honour, as leader of the African National Congress delegation, to propose a vote of thanks on…
ArchiveMinutes of the 108th Ordinary Meeting of the Urban Bantu Council of Johannesburg held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber, Jabulani, on Thursday 31 March 1977 at 2.30pm
… Minutes of the meeting … Minutes of the 108th Ordinary Meeting of the Urban Bantu Council of Johannesburg held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber, Jabulani,…
ArchiveMinutes of the 98th Ordinary Meeting of the Urban Bantu Council of Johannesburg held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber, Jabulani, on Thursday 29 July 1976 at 2.30pm
… Minutes of the meeting … Minutes of the 98th Ordinary Meeting of the Urban Bantu Council of Johannesburg held in the Urban Bantu Council Chamber, Jabulani,…
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
… This chapter comes from the book … CHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… Madikizela-Mandela and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act, in May 1969, are acquitted. … January, Steve Biko speaks at the…
ArchiveFive Freedoms Forum - African National Congress, July 1989: Report of the Commission on the role of extra-Parliamentary politics (B2)
… National Congress - Five Freedoms Forum, Commission on the role of extra-Parliamentary politics, Conference report . … relationship with Parliament and…
ArchiveFact Paper Introducing Three Indian Communities Affected by the Group Areas Board Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1971
… Fact Paper Introducing Three Indian Communities Affected by the Group Areas Board presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 16 February 1971, … Fact…
ArchiveThe mid 1986 Crossroads/KTC Squatter Camp Demolitions in Wider Context: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1987
… The mid 1986 Crossroads/KTC Squatter Camp Demolitions in Wider Context: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 14 March 1987 … The mid 1986…
This doccie about a SA photographer is worth the watch by Garreth Van Niekerk (channel24), 28 May 2017
… Johannesburg - For the better half of the past century, celebrated South African lensman David … of the Rhodes statue being removed from the University of…
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… Dear friends and fellow countrymen, The opening of a new year is the occasion for the exchange of greetings. From this … - the gagged millions who cannot set…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… in 2000) South African History Online (SAHO) is the largest and most comprehensive online resource on South … visitors annually, SAHO serves as a trusted…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… Steve Biko, who died at the hands of apartheid security police on September 12, 1977, is widely seen as the greatest martyr of the anti-apartheid movement. …
Opening address by Oliver Tambo to the Conference on “Whites in a changing South Africa”, Convened by the five Freedoms Forum and the African National Congress, Lusaka, 1 July 1989
… Opening address by Oliver Tambo to the Conference on “Whites in a changing South Africa”, Convened by the five Freedoms Forum and the African National…