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On the morning of Saturday 10 April 1993 is gunned down as he steps out of his car in the driveway of his Boksburg home.
… M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. … On the morning of…
The Star reports that according to the Advisory Group on AIDS in SA, a total of 191 cases of AIDS have been diagnosed by mid-De
… The Star reports that according to the Advisory Group on AIDS in SA, a total of 191 cases of …
Pres. P.W. Botha resigns as leader of the NP and F.W. de Klerk is elected as new leader, after having served as leader of the N
… Pres. P.W. Botha resigns as leader of the NP and F.W. de Klerk is elected as new leader, after having served as leader of the N …
EventANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo
… The eighties in South Africa heralded a time of increased resistance against the Apartheid regime. The liberation movements had increased … 1984 is set at 44…
ArchiveMonth of Compassion 1986
… people; text: Month of Compassion 1986; ...This is true: the hour comes, and it is now, and the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in…
EventANC makes first submission to TRC
… The African National Congress (ANC), like the other major political parties, made a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The…
Document 120 - Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa (c. 1940)41
… Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew TREASURER'S REPORT The Treasurer's Report (annexed hereto) was accepted. The Conference was formally closed by Mrs…
75. 1960: We are at a turning-point in the history of our country
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The year 1960 was indeed a turning-point. This…
28. The Dealer’s Licences Act is an attempt to weed out smaller traders
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Dealers' Licenses Act, passed by the Natal…
28. The Dealers’ Licenses Act is an attempt to weed out small traders
… The Dealers' Licenses Act, passed by the Natal Legislature, empowered town councils and town boards to decide licence applications. In terms of the Law,…
Chapter 21. Civil War in the Factories - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Although the union had previously denounced the treachery of Neville Chamberlain, once war was declared it supported the war effort, and hundreds of members,…
Letter to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua by O. R. Tambo, 1974
… Your Excellency, The leadership of the African National Congress of South Africa takes this … to congratulate Your Excellency on your recent election to the…
Chapter 10. Cleaning Up the Clothing Industry - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Bad as conditions were in factories, the evil of homework was even worse. The worker who is compelled to turn his home into a workshop usually belongs to the…
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
… Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision", The Guardian, 8 January 1948 JOHANNESBURG. - Everything possible will be done by the Communist Party…
Statement at the International Labour Conference (extract) by O. R. Tambo, Geneva, 19 June 1986
… Our struggle has entered a phase which marks the final days of the apartheid system of colonial and racist domination. The extraordinary challenge…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Deputy Chairperson, … representatives of local government, Deputy…
Chapter 12. The General Strike Of 1931 - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… The worldwide depression, which started in 1929, had a … followed. As there was no social insurance of any kind in the country, the unemployed workers…
Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938 The Spark Organ of the Workers Party of…
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… 5.1 The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political … violence in KwaZulu-Natal without paying attention to the implications thereof, be it economical…
Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… South Africans, know anything at all about the Afrikaner people, their history and their national … which for over a century has played a major role in the…
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… On March 9, 1980, the racist Prime Minister of South Africa, P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the announcement that his Government had decided to summon…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo address his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu
… On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo addressed 20 000 of his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu: "I am sending you out ……
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
… and honourable a role in South Africa’s legal sphere. The loss of his incisive mind and steady reasoning is … By REBECCA DAVIS. “If a life could be mapped,…
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… The first Kroomen to be employed by the British Navy in Simon’s Town arrived on the HMS Melville in 1838. [i] Their date of arrival was … The West African…
Archive2009 - President Motlanthe, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2009 (Before National Elections)
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, to the joint sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 6 February 2009 … 2009 -…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education We, the people of South Africa, Recognise the…
43. Resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the Natal Indian Patriotic Congress, 1909
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Natal Indian Patriotic Union was comprised…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education For a moment let's consider … a journey through…
Message to the People of South Africa by O.R. Tambo, 26 June 1968
… Power to the People! Matla! Mayibuye! We have come a long way from the day 18 years ago when the Nationalist Government police shot down and killed in ……
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
… The crisis began after gunmen took control of the passenger jet ten minutes after take off from Athens airport. The terrorists, calling themselves the Egypt…