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EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the former Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda (who…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha is one of the world’s most capped hockey players, with more than 330 caps. Her debut for the South African team…
ArchiveDissension in the ranks: White opposition in South Africa
… Book that covers debates by the Liberal Party, the South African Institute of Race Relations, the Black Sash, the African Resistance Movement and the South ……
EventBattle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians
… The battle of Dogali was a skirmish that was part of a larger conflict between the Italians and the Ethiopians. At this time Ethiopians had the most well ……
EventThe first regular jet flight leaves London for Johannesburg
… The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946, and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 (later…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… a possible Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) case. The man arrived in South Africa from Hong Kong with no signs … days he started to show flu-like…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession
… released from prison by Mobutu Sese Seko refused to end the Katanga secession. On 23 December 1961 he led the Congo province of Katanga into secession…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog founds the Free State National Party
… James Barry Munnik Hertzog officially established the Free State National Party in Smithfield, Orange Free State. As the National Party was to function on a…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Legislatures and Governance, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… Electoral System Noting 1. The commissions discussed the different options outlined in the discussion document on … the need to ensure that those who cross…
EventThe Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies.
… The Queen Mother Mamohato Bereng Seeiso was born in 1941. She was the youngest child of Chief Lerotholi Mojela. The princess was sent to study at Bath…
EventA proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made
… Under a proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act South Africans across race … in 1950. It defined racial groups relatively loosely. The…
ArchivePresident's opening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
… Opening address at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, … on university campuses in South Africa, including the…
EventMandela confirms the appointment of first Black Chief Justice
… President Nelson Mandela confirms the historic appointment of the first Black Supreme Court Judge in South Africa. Ismail Mahomed was interviewed for the…
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
… One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by the policies of the…
ANC statement on the Heritage Day, 24 September 2014
… The African National Congress calls on South Africans from … As we celebrate this day let us do so with high regard of the developments that ushered a new…
EventDutch Reformed Church in Africa talks with the ANC
… A delegation of four members of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, led by Dr Nico Smith, talked with the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia…
ArchivePolicies of apartheid of the government of South Africa
… Policies of apartheid of the government of South Africa, progress made in the implementation of the declaration on apartheid and its destructive consequences…
ArchiveMinutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei held in Grahamstown on August 29 and 30, 1980
… Minutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei discussing the socio-economic impact of forced removals and relocations ……
ArchiveSASO: Minutes of the National Executive meeting held at the Lay Ecumenical Centre, Pietermaritzburg, from 12th-13th November 1973
… This is not a complete report on what took place at the National Executive Committee meeting. Some documents were seized by the Police in Alice before the…
EventWelcome Ncita, junior featherweight of SA, wins the IBF
… Mdantsane born Welcome Ncita became the first South African to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world bantam weight … Israeli Fabrice Benichou…
ArchiveFive Freedoms Forum - African National Congress Conference, July 1989: Report of the Commission on the role of Parliament and Parliamentary Opposition
… - Five Freedoms Forum Conference, July 1989. Report of the Commission on the role of Parliament. Summary of a discussion on the role of parliament and…
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… (now part of Tanzania) and Kenya both became members of the United Nations on 16 December 1963. This year marks fifty years since the two African countries…
A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.
… A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope, who is…
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… including charges of racism, nepotism and mismanagement in the sport. On Thursday 7 May, South African Rugby Football … 22 - 15 requesting that Dr Louis Luyt…
ArchiveNon-violence news: the South African fellowship of reconciliation
… This is a journal article about the struggle to survive, also attached is an extract from the May 1986 Newsletter of the Pretoria branch of the black SASH. ……
ArchiveNon-violence news: the South Africam fellowship of reconciliation
… This is a journal article about the struggle to survive, also attached is an extract from the May 1986 Newsletter of the Pretoria branch of the black SASH. ……
‘The Coolies will elbow us out of the Country': African Reactions to Indian Immigration in the Colony of Natal, South Africa by Heather Hughes, University of Lincoln, August 2007
… ‘The Coolies will elbow us out of the Country': African Reactions to Indian Immigration in the Colony of Natal, South Africa by Heather Hughes, …
Speech by Oliver Tambo to the 20th session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, Addis Ababa, 14 November 1984
… Speech by Oliver Tambo to the 20th session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, Addis Ababa, 14 November …
Testimony of Chief Stephen Mini, J. T. Gumede, and the Rev. Abner Mtimkulu of the Natal Native Congress, before the Select Committee on Native Affairs, June 15 and 18, 1917 [Extracts]
… Testimony of Chief Stephen Mini, J. T. Gumede, and the Rev. Abner Mtimkulu of the Natal Native Congress, before the Select Committee on Native Affairs, June…
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government Addis Ababa, July 9-11, 1990
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government Addis …