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Appeal for action against Apartheid - Statement issued jointly by Chief Albert Luthuli and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr,10 December 1962
… for all without regard to colour. Any solution founded on justice is unattainable until the Government of South … in the following manner: Hold meetings and…
Document 57 - Lionel Forman, “Self-Determination in South Africa: A Contribution to Discussion”, Liberation, 37, July 1959
… decisive campaign by far the main burden of fighting, on the European side, was borne by Africans. At the same time … a political community made up of…
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… and advocated for a united, inclusive nation based on justice, equality and the rule of law. All of this during … intellectuals. It’s also a good opportunity…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… The reason was that the native workers and those who were on the rural farms under European farmers, as well as those … Natal was the only place where Zulus…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the … Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far…
Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
… introduce the world of open textbooks and to get started on open licensed South African textbooks in intro physics and …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… Lesson Chapter 18 Denis Goldberg in Education - Thoughts on Teaching Methodology Chapter 19 Ambassador for Solidarity …
Africa South
… and the struggle for liberation. The articles were related on issues of interest to the masses, the liberals, the …
EventGoldstone Commission investigate the Bisho Massacre
… authorities. Click here to read about ANC's response on Bisho massacre …
PlaceTable Bay
… as pastures for their cattle. When European Ships landed on the shores of Table Bay they came into contact with …
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
… 09:00 - 17:00, Public Holidays 10:00 - 17:00, Closed on Sundays …
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
… Apart from the major fear of the DRC`s changed perspective on the unity and diversity of the church, other concerns that …
The Final Prize: My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy
… others, Levy suffered Security police harassment, arrest on charges of Treason in 1956, detention without trial in …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… On 27 October 1917, Oliver Tambo, who would become African …
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… at Stellenbosch University, where she initially focused on drama and playwright before she branched into poetry and …
EventWW2 veteran Job Masego dies
… Sam Police and Koos Williams, managed to hide the device on a German cargo boat at the docks of Tobruk. The boat was …
Artist Bill Ainslie is born
… he was keenly aware of the damage Apartheid inflicted on local art. To combat this Ainslie raised funds to buy a …
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… succeeded the Emperor Menelik II as ruler of Ethiopia on 3 April 1930. He immediately set about modernising the …
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
… and shot dead by assassins from his own organisation on 12 June 1979 . He was shot at his flat in Oyster Bay, …
EventMarien Ngouabi, President of Congo dies
… On 18 March 1977, Marien Ngouabi, the military President of …
Event’Viva Frelimo’ rallies, organised by the BPC and SASO, take place even though they were banned by Government
… image of the Black Consciousness Movement was at stake. On the day of the rally people turned up in large numbers in …
EventConnie Mulder announces banning off WCC officials from SA
… political exiles and refugees, began to exert pressure on the WCC, directing their arguments to achieve moral …
EventThe first hijacking of a South African Airways plane takes place
… Airport. According to Joppie Nieman who was a crew member on board the aircraft, the plane was not en route from Durban …
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… According to a report published by The Star on this date , the report of the Motsuenyane Commission, …
EventMass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre
… who were shot to death by the Ciskei Defence Force troops on 7 September 1992. Many who gathered wanted to hear the … 1992 [online] Available at: www…
EventThe ANC Youth League is re-established at Orlando stadium in Soweto
… and student organisations locally and abroad, embarked on recruitment drives in high schools and tertiary …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… Constituent Assembly, which would drew up a constitution. On 21 March 1990 the country gained independence from South …
EventMother Teresa arrives in SA to establish a missionary home for HIV/AIDS sufferers
… highest civilian honor in India for her humanitarian work. On 7 November 1988, Mother Teresa visited South Africa for …
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… On 20 October, 1820, South Africa’s first permanent modern …
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… the South African Defence Force (SADF), denied accusations on two mass graves brought against them by the Namibian …