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PlaceLake Kariba, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… largest man-made lake in the world and the 2nd largest in Africa! This Lake in Zambia is one of those undiscovered … largest man-made lake in the world and…
PlaceQuanza Shipwreck, East London
… was discovered among the catch of a fisherman in South Africa . A curator at East London Museum, Marjorie …
EventDiplomatic ties are established between SA and Saudi Arabia
On 29 May 1994 the South African government signed an agreement establishing diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The diplomatic relations…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
Nationalists were stunned by the announcement of seven points according to which Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog was willing to cooperate with Gen. J.C. Smuts to form a…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Magnus Malan…
EventThe Rev. John Langalibalele Dube dies
The Rev. John Langalibalele Dube (Mafukuzela), politician and founder and first editor of the Zulu newspaper Ilanga lase Natal (now Ilanga), dies in Umhlanga,…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
On 8 July 1895 the Delagoa Bay railway line was officially opened by Paul Kruger. Its link to Pretoria was completed on 20 October 1894.The railway line was…
EventPower Struggle in Zulu hierarchy
A heated dispute between Mangosutho Buthelezi, Minister of Home Affairs and leader of Inkatha Freedom Party, and his nephew King Goodwill Zwelithini, escalated…
ArchiveHeroes of the people : viva ANC viva
Black, yellow and green poster. Artwork of african people dancing. African shield on right hand side.
The death and injuries of South Africans in Nigeria, 16 September 2014
The African National Congress has learned with sadness of the passing of 67 South African nationals who died and scores who were injured in Lagos as a result…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 16 October 2013]| South Africa, (2004), Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima (November 15, 1915 - November 15, 2003) , from South…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) was formed at an inaugural conference in Roodepoort, near Johannesburg. The organisation was based on the philosophy…
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
… Bill Flynn Found Dead at Home ’, from Cape Times (South Africa) , 12 July, [Online], Available at www.questia.com …
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
Mazisi Kunene was born on 12 May 1930 in Amahlongwa, Southern KwaZulu Natal to a Swazi mother and a Zulu father. He studied Zulu Literature at the University…
ArchiveConfidential briefing for the information and publicity sections of the ZAPU-ANC alliance
Briefing regarding fighting by the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union and the African National Congress against the Rhodesian army.
Amandla-Matla
Amandla-Matla, a newsletter published and distributed underground by the African National Congress, supported and incited revolution against the South African…
ArchiveReport from Underground Operative
Report from an African National Congress underground operative on the South African political situation, underground work, enemy forces and the Labour movement.
ArchiveNotes on meeting between PMC and UDF/COSATU Delegation
Notes on a meeting between the African National Congress, the United Democratic Front and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, mainly about Inkatha.
ArchiveVerwoerd lets loose terror
Circular by the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement regarding arrests of members of the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement.
ArchiveANC land and rural policy
Notes on the African National Congress land and rural policy as spelt out in the Freedom Charter and the Road to South African Freedom.
EventSADF troops kill SWAPO guerrillas
… Namibweb ANGOLA AND SOUTH WEST AFRICA: A FORGOTTEN WAR (1975-89) [online] Available at: …
Letter from Jack Simons to Mzala
Letter from Jack Simons to Mzala, outlining the relations between the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party between 1910 and 1962.
ArchiveLetter from Jack Simons to Mzala
Letter from Jack Simons to Mzala, outlining the relations between the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party between 1910 and 1962.
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ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora
… all Khoisan languages and indeed many other languages of Africa as well as Asia, Kora is a tone language, which is to … be specially indicated, [9] but…
ArchiveKop inte Sydafrikanska varor!
Black, white and grey poster. Artwork of a man holding a trowel and a tin of South African fruit, building a wall of South African tinned and fresh fruit.
ArchiveANC talks to shape policy on economy
Press article in the Business Day about talks in Harare on the economy between the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
ArchiveThe SACC and the Government
Article about the meeting of delegates from the South African Council of Churches and the South African Prime Minister and his associates which raised some…
ArchiveIntroduction to Dossier on Diplomatic Offensive
Circular to African National Congress members and units on the South African government's diplomatic offensive, namely the Nkomati Accord and the withdrawal of…
ArchiveLetter from Paul Pretorius, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
Circular letter from Paul Pretorius, President of the National Union of South African Students with Information sheet number 1/1972 dealing with The South…