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EventMandela reshuffles the cabinet
Following a decision by the finance minister, Chris Liebenberg, to relinquish his cabinet post for private reasons, president Nelson Mandela announced changes…
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
Joe Kachingwe was appointed Malawi's first Ambassador to South Africa and assumes office in Pretoria on 29 July 1971. This diplomatic move by both countries…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
An International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa was hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House…
ArchiveOpening Address at the Omar Badsha Photographic exhibition by Jakes Gerwel, September 2001
We are a few days away from the celebration of one of our national holidays, Heritage Day. The opening of this exhibition of photographs by Omar Badsha and the…
Address on the Occasion of the State Banquet, Tripoli, Libya, 12 June 2002
Brother Leader, Colonel Qaddafi, Your Excellencies, Brothers and Sisters, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you, dear Brother Leader and the people of the Great…
ArchiveThe African Petty Bourgeoisie: a force for change or for the status quo?
Paper entitled "The African Petty Bourgeoisie: a force for change or for the status quo?" prepared by Pallo Jordan for the weekend seminar of Economist Unit of…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The African National Congress, the S.A. Indian…
Chapter 7
The Clarion Call-A Call to Unity "From the people comes the call to the Convention, a call for a lead. The Executive Committee of the All African Convention at…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church Umtata, 18 September 1994
Presiding Bishop Stanley Mogoba, District Bishops, Distinguished Delegates, Dear Guests, Allow me to express my profound gratitude for the invitation to…
Address at the Welcome Ceremony of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 25 August 2002
Friends, Peoples of the World: On behalf of the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Honourable Kofi Annan, the government and people of South Africa,…
ArchiveRegional Education Department Report (Angola)
African National Congress (ANC) Regional Education Department Report (Angola). Covers Luanda District, Lubango Unit, Caculama, farm Complex, Quibaxe Pango…
Voting station
Voter Education poster. Multicoloured cartoon by Zapiro showing the voting process. Issued by the Voter Education and Elections Training Unit. Poster has three…
ArchiveHamba kakuhle comrade Ace Ayanda Silika
Black and white poster with image of Ayanda Silika who was shot dead in Crossroads while allegedly escaping from the custody of members of the Unrest…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
Historically, with regard to the Zimbabwe liberation struggle, the ANC had good relations with ZAPU and none with ZANU when it broke away from ZAPU. This was a…
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
Compatriots, Forty eight hours ago P.W. Botha announced a state of emergency affecting the Eastern Cape, the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle. Already in…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
Compatriots, Forty eight hours ago P.W. Botha announced a state of emergency affecting the Eastern Cape, the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle. Already in…
ArchiveFrom Maseru
Red, black and white poster. Notice of a play, with poetry and music, to be performed in Boiteko Theatre Unit, Botswana, on 8th -11th November. Black and white…
Document 47 - “Answer to Government’s Apartheid Unions”, The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 47 - "Answer to Government's Apartheid Unions"…
”Report on Talks between the PAC and the OAU liberation Committee Sub-committee” by Potlako K. Leballo, Dar es Salaam, November 20,1968
At their 13th Ordinary session in Algiers, last July, the OAU Committee of Eleven adopted the following resolution regarding the Pan Africanist Congress: "The…
ArchiveReport on Talks between the PAC and the OAU liberation Committee Sub-committee by Potlako K. Leballo, Dar es Salaam, November 20,1968
At their 13th Ordinary session in Algiers, last July, the OAU Committee of Eleven adopted the following resolution regarding the Pan Africanist Congress: "The…
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
South Africa History Online has embarked, with the support of the NIHSS, on researching the role of the arts under apartheid. We hope that our work will…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo ja Toivo…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in 1652, he had with…
Says no to xenophobia, 19 April 2015
The African National Congress has emphatically denounced attacks on foreign nationals in our country. We have further called on the people of Africa to unite…
ArchiveNUM, FEDTRAW, rural, parliament and miscellaneous
Different articles on NUM, as Anglo American Corporation yesterday appeal to the National Union of Mines workers to resume talks aimed at ending then two-week…
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) won the first free elections in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe, president of ZANU since 1977, became the…
EventSADF’s 31 Battallion is disbanded
The South African Defence Force's (SADF) 31st Battalion was disbanded at a public ceremony in the Cape Province. This Battalion was composed primarily of the…
EventSouth Africa’s first multiracial elections start
Four years after the unbanning of the liberation movements and release of political prisoners, SA held its first multi-racial elections. The elections resulted…
Clarion Call
Clarion Call was published as the official journal of the KwaZulu Government, as a record of their activities, and as a mouthpiece of the Inkatha Institute…
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
The Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) was formed, with 9 affiliates. CUSA originated from the Urban Training Project and the Consultative Committee of…