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Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving and Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University Boston, 18 September 1998
Mister President Members of the Convocation Members of the University Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen This may very well be our last official…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Western Cape; Minister of Arts &Culture, Science &Technology; Chief of the SANDF; Mayor of Cape Town;Friends and…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Day of Safety and Security Vosloorus, 15 October 1994
It is a great honour for me to be with you on this day, the National Day of Safety and Security. The people of the East Rand, and in particular Katlehong,…
Free Nelson Mandela - Margaret Thatcher
SECRET & PERSONAL 10 DOWNING STREET THE PRIME MINISTER 31 October, 1985. Dear Mr President, Thank you for the message which you sent me on 28 October. Now that…
54. South African Indian Congress: first annual report, 1924
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Indian Congress was formed in…
63. Colonisation scheme: the colonial-born Indians respond - From the book "A Documentary History of Indian South Africans" edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai There had long been a feeling among some,…
36. The fault of Indian immigrants is their poverty and their skin
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian Opinionreflected on the way in which the…
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The draft Ordinance of October 1903 imposed…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
In 1975, Peter Johnson, joined the ranks of the uMkhonto we Sizwe and disappeared into exile. Nearly a decade later, on the 26 October 1984, Johnson, now known…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
1942 28 June, Martin Tembisile, who later becomes known as Chris Hani, is born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba (then named St Marks) region, Transkei…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
1919 The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) is formed in Cape Town after World War I, with a membership of 24. The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU)…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
Gender roles in Ndebele home-making From the 1940s onwards the settlement at Hartbeesfontein began to be visited increasingly by researchers, including Barrie…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
Between the 20th and 21st century, a number of people lost their lives in South Africa amid liberation struggle. However, some of these events were carried out…
PlaceSomalia
Somalia is the Eastern most Country on mainland Africa, situated at the tip of the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… large fleet of coal-fired power stations and other energy sources from hydroelectric power and even nuclear. It is true … to maintain and had less flexible…
Say It out Loud - The Education Bill, 1906
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The Education Bill, 1906 The School Board Act, No. 35 of 1905 1 Throughout his public career, Dr…
Archive2007 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2007
… generation, natural gas and the various forms of renewable sources of energy. With regard to communications, I am …
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
Address to Returned 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 government in…
PlaceDrakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
… Castle ; Giant’s Castle : Cathedral Peak , and Mont-Aux-Sources . It is also home to a number of smaller foothills, …
PlaceKaroo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
… Array radio telescope ), in renewable and non-renewable sources of energy (solar, wind, potential shale-gas mining), …
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… he provides no farther information. It appears from other sources that the delegation also met with the Congress …
PlaceKenya
Kenya is a country in East Africa with a population of 44 million people and the largest economy of the region. The early inhabitants were mostly migrants from…
Archive1995 - President Mandela: State of the Nation Address, 24 February 1995 (after National Elections)
CLOSING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA: PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS, 24 FEBRUARY 1995 Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker; …
Farewell To His Comrades: Message, September 19, 1983
[Message to a meeting of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party, written and signed hours before his death, September 19, 1983] Dearest…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) St Lucia, 4 July 1998
Prime Minister Anthony; Distinguished Heads of Government; Ladies and Gentlemen; May I first thank you most sincerely for this opportunity - too long…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr…
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
By Sara We salute one of our best known heroines of South Africa, Albertina Nontsikelelo (Blessings) Sisulu, on her 70th birthday in October. Albertina…
53. The significance of the settlement for the colonial-born India
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In the following article, Albert Christopher…