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EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… its inception on 24 October 1945. Political developments in South Africa particularly after the takeover of the government by the National Party (NP) in 1948…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… icon of South Africa’s liberation struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role in the African National Congress’ (ANC) struggle against the … the Nobel Peace…
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
… The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s … of the regime's policy of resettlement. After 1994, the…
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… the social, political and cultural changes that took place in South Africa. Previously known as the South African Association of Arts in the Western Cape,…
PlaceMichaelis School of Fine Art
… 26 January 1932), who founded a diamond company in Kimberley that was later acquired by De Beers , the school was opened in 1925 after Sir Michaelis’…
ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… Working Committee of the African National Congress met in its ordinary meeting on the 20th January 2014 at Chief … Intellectual Property (IP) Policy…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… oil tanker, ran aground on the rocks near Victoria Road in Oudekraal in the Cape on 29 July 1977. It was being towed to a wreckers … left Cochin, India on 3…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… South African Government dealing with the aids epidemic? In 1987, the apartheid government recognized that HIV and … reported infections. The first antenatal…
Address by President T Mbeki at Press Conference following Meeting with President Kikwete of Tanzania, held on 7 April 2006, at Presidential Guesthouse
… here. When we went to Dar-es-Salaam for the inauguration in December 2005, the President indeed had said he would want … meeting here but its next working…
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, The President of The People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, on the occasion of the State Banquet - Presidential Guesthouse, Tshwane, 6 February 2007
… Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, The President of The People’s …
Toast Remarks of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of his Excellency, The President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus, on the occasion of the State Banquet - Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 12 December 2006
… Remarks of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of his Excellency, The President of the Czech …
Toast Remarks by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Official Dinner in Honour of His Excellency, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 21 June 2006
… Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Official Dinner in Honour of His Excellency, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State …
ArchiveNothing groundbreaking in Mandela debate by Steven Friedman, 09 December 2015
… and to look at the underlying issues. The issue in this case is whether the deal which the country’s elites … attitudes that underpinned apartheid didn’t…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… the people who live there with us, and the place itself. In the next 3 units we are going to talk about Pretoria, the … Africa. Firstly it is important to…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… fighting force. Q: How long has your movement been in existence? A. The germ of the Movement was there even … moulded them into a patriotic Sotho tribe, he…
PlaceBacksberg Wine Estate & Cellars
… Our family history in South Africa starts back at the beginning of the last … arrived at the shop and asked if he would be interested in buying a farm. Mr. C…
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… rifle grenades. Reportedly, several young men were shot in the back as they fled. According to ANC officials, no … Botha, said that the ANC knew the march…
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
… Penelope Heyns, was born on the 8th of November 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later moved to the Natal … Primary and then later Amanzimtoti High…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… the bans imposed on our leaders by Minister Swart have not in any way dampened the spirit and enthusiasm of the rank and file, but on the contrary, have…
Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos … evolution, and activities of the early labour movement in general and…
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… known written record of The Gambia is a brief reference in the account by Hanno the Carthaginian of his voyage … Empire of Ghana, whose rulers were of the…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… Bookmarked by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important … at home, facing early closure and failing to be realised in…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… On 31 October 1933, Abdul Samad Minty was born in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). In June 1958 he left for Britain to…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… of White representatives. The National Party victory in 1948 saw Coloureds completely disenfranchised, with their final removal from the voter's roll in 1956…
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… Born in the Ogani District of Nigeria, Ken Saro Wiwa studied … Civil War and wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1973, after having served as the…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
#JimiMatthews decision praised by Chelsea Geach (News), 28 Jun 2016
… officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, his resignation was a step in the right direction. Right2Know spokesman Micah Reddy said: “Matthews has long been complicit in the…
ArticleBiography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… Born : 1939, Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) In Summary : Poet, African National Congress Chief … against South Africa remained in place until 1998. [47…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the 47th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, Honouring of Luthuli Detachment and Conferment of Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Award on Chris Hani, 16 December 2008, Mangaung, Bloemfontein
… Africans, We bring revolutionary greetings to you all in the birthplace of the one and only congress of the people, … correctly adopted the path of unity and…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province. It is on the border between South … to have been the centre of the largest…