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Interview: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem (Navi) Pillay
… or this week Vodrights, a series of podcasts from the Australian Human Rights Commission. I'm Graeme Innes, the Disability and Race Discrimination…
ArchiveKwaZakele - the politics of transition in South Africa: an Eastern Cape study
… A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Rhodes University. Abstract: This thesis examines the…
Former South African President P W De Klerk’s Manifesto for the New South Africa
… from all walks of life, associating ourselves with the goodwill and the shared desire for justice, peace and freedom among the majority of our fellow South…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
… Despite the vast literature on Nelson Mandela, the qualities that his leadership comprised has been … leadership and what considerations he had in mind…
EventThe ANC Youth League is re-established at Orlando stadium in Soweto
… The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was … stadium in Soweto after an absence of thirty years from the political arena in South Africa. The…
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
… The history of broadcasting in South Africa can be traced back to 1923, when the first wireless broadcast was made in Johannesburg. By … was broadcast…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil Jomo Mavuso, a former MK … camp, south of Angola and an MK Veteran…
EventArmscor’s Chairman announces the production of a record breaking South African artillery system
… On 28 March 1982, the Chairman of Armscor announced that South Africa had … it's counterparts of a similar calibre by at least 50%. The development of the…
Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan Islamabad, 4 May 1999
… Mr Prime Minister; Honourable Members of the Senate and the National Assembly of Pakistan Ladies and Gentlemen, It is … and public leaders. It is a privilege…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… The increasing politicization of the oppressed and exploited masses of South Africa/Azania demands the constant re-writing and re-assessment of the past. New…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin
… An Appreciation By Sir Evelyn Baring, High Commissioner For The United Kingdom I first met Abdulla Kajee on the quay at Durban in July 1929, when I stepped…
David Goldblatt - 'Mostly Unseen' at the Goodman Gallery by Sean O'Toole
… a selection of photographs taken by David Goldblatt over the past five decades. At times, it is a show of subtle and … 18 classic studies of an impoverished…
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… The 1st South African Infantry Brigade was recruited at … comprised of four battalions (or regiments) of infantry. The Brigade, numbering 160 officers and 5…
EventPAC’s leader, Potlako Leballo confirms that Poqo is the organisation’s military wing
… Potlako Leballo, the leader of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), confirmed in Maseru, Basutoland (now Lesotho), that Poqo and the PAC are one and the same…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… Present day Malawi became the British colony of Nyasaland in 1890, after aggressive … conflict with Germany. In 1964, Britain released the colony and it…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education Beinart, William. … Book 3:…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the football banquet Pretoria, 1 March 1996
… and gentlemen. South Africa had dared to expect much of the African Cup of Nations. We felt we would acquit ourselves … administrators would do a good job…
EventP.W. Botha launches CONSAS at the Carlton Conference to eliminate “Marxist threat”
… gathered business leaders together in a conference at the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg. Here he announced his plan to launch the Constellation of Southern…
ArchiveThe Black Sash: a case study of liberalism in South Africa 1955-1990
… Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, Sub-Faculty of Politics, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Abstract: The…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… van der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 in Mauritius, the son of Adrian van der Stel, a Dutch East India Company (DEIC) official and Maria Lievens, the…
EventM.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State
… The Republic of the Orange Free State went to elections after the resignation of President F.W. Reitz in 1895 for reasons … of health. Marthinus Theunis…
”Policy of the Congress Youth League.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in May 1946
… The history of modern times is the history of nationalism. Nationalism has been tested in the people's struggles and the fires of battle and found to … …
EventMore than 2,250 people are arrested in the township of Sebokeng
… Police arrested 2,300 people in the township of Sebokeng in the Vaal in what was believed to be the biggest raid against black people living in the townships…
EventHelen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance, is born in Johannesburg
… Helen Zille studied at the University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) … BA Degree. She went on to become a prominent journalist…
EventRichard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of SA, is born
… 26 October 1938, Richard Goldstone,a well-known figure in the legal fraternity, was born in Boksburg, Gauteng Province. In 1962, Goldstone graduated from the…
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
… On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… On 13 September 1960, during the trial of David Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence about his mental condition. The case was heard at the…
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
… Horrified by apparent infiltration of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) by non-whites, right-wingers … Dutch Reformed Church members which took place towards…
EventDr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins
… Dr. E. Rhoodie was arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins. He would appear in … for extradition proceedings on 31 July 1979. This followed the…
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… Winston Churchill joined the British army in 1893 and developed a keen interest in war … This led Churchill to work as a war correspondent for The Morning…