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ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… San hunter-gatherers The word ‘San’ means ‘people different from ourselves’. The San, who were hunter-gatherers, were the first people to live at the Cape…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1980
… Let Us Rise to the Occasion Speech by Comrade President, O.R. Tambo on the occasion of January 8th, 1980, 68th anniversary of the … system gradually and…
Early Resistance, the 1913 Land Act and deputations to London
… The first restriction that the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) aimed to contest was the 1913 Land Act, an urgent issue that affected all black…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… In 2002 the South African Society of Artists, the oldest surviving organisation of its kind in our country, … is perhaps not generally known by present…
Delegates in attendance at the SANNC Founding Conference in 1912
… The topic is under development. To conduct your research follow the links to SAHO features and external sites relating to content in and around the topic…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The ANC leadership…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal ). He is the first born of five children of his father Nobhekisisa … His mother had three sons with his…
Black South African Poets of the 1970’s and their Publications
… and Interviews Publications Date Keorapetsi Kgositsile The word is Here: Poetry from Modern Africa 1971 For Melba 1970 The Present Is a Dangerous…
Documentry on the Life and Death of Ahmed Timol Premieres on SABC3, on 1 February 2015.
… Indians Can ¹ t Fly will screen for the first time on 1 February, at 19H30. The 48-minute television documentary tells the story of Ahmed … listening awe…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch
… Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch …
Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President
… Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the 104th Annual General Meeting of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the 104th Annual General Meeting of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa …
ArticleParties involved in the history of elections in South Africa
… The South African Labour Party (SALP) The South African Party (SAP) The South African National Party (SANP) Hersigte Nasionale … Parties involved in the…
Dr. Pallo Jordan’s speech at the 20th anniversary of the Bisho massacre, 07 September, 2012
… Like so many of the landmarks along our long walk to freedom, September 7th … 1992 does not mark a happy occasion. It was day on which the political and…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada Ottawa, 18 June 1990
… Honourable Prime Minister; Distinguished leaders of the opposition parties; Elected representatives of the people of Canada; Ladies and Gentlemen: We would…
ArchiveThe year of the youth - Statement on the 69th anniversary of the ANC
… The year of the youth - Statement on the 69th anniversary of the ANC …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
… each year has brought us closer to our cherished goal - the total liberation of our country. The bells that rang in the New Year were, for us, a call to ……
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
… We meet here today to commemorate the death of an outstanding young South African patriot, Stephen Bantu Biko. The bloody decade of the 1970s in our country,…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke Treaty or no Treaty, the control was in the hands of the military and at this ……
The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
… Introduction The resistance against the government’s constitutional restructuring was one of the most important campaigns waged by South Africa’s … The…
ArchiveThe All-African Convention: The Awakening of The People by I.B. Tabata
… When The Awakening of A People was first published in 1950, it was intended for the clarification of the real issues facing the Black masses of South Africa…
EventPolice swoop down on the homes of Congress of the People leaders across the country, the arrests led to the Treason Trial
… Following the highly successful multi-racial Congress of the People Conference in June 1955, the South African Police raided the homes and offices of ……
THE POLITICS OF COLLABORATION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TRICAMERAL PARLIAMENT
… Introduction The first elections to the Indian House of Delegates (HoD) in the racially segregated tricameral parliament took place on … THE POLITICS 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…
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress
… Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the occasion ofthe 70th Anniversary of the formation of the … Statement of…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
… Town at the Southern foot of Aggeneys Mountains, about 60 km West of Pofadder. It has been suggested that the name is derived from the Nama language,…
ArticleCONFERENCE PROGRAMME: THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
… 23-25 November 2016, University of the Witwatersrand (Venue: John Moffat Building and Extension Building, East campus) Download the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ……
EventThe Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces
… of Namibia was accomplished through military conquest of the numerous groups in the region, with the Khoikhoi being among the last to be subdued. In some ……
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… Opening address by I B Tabata, to the 1st Conference of the Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held on 20th December 1951. This is an important stage in which…
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… Human Rights Day, a group of about 15 people protested on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town to demand medical treatment for people living with…