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Sir Henry George Elliot, chief landdros of the Transkei after whom the town Elliot was named, is born in Canada.
… Sir Henry George Elliot, chief landdros of the Transkei after whom the town Elliot was named, is born …
Ex-Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic, CAR, is sentenced to death while in exile in France.
… Ex-Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic, CAR, is sentenced to death …
In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi
… Human & Rousseau | Joyce, P. (1990). The Rise and Fall of Apartheid , Cape Town: Struik; Suid-Afrika, Unie Van. … by police during a demonstration. (The…
ArchiveCHAPTER 4 - A turn to masses by Howard Barrell
… The ANC attempted to unravel this paradox in the course of a formal review of strategy. ANC operational strategy … of the possibilities of a popular…
Document 12 - Notes prepared by Nelson Mandela for his meeting with P. W. Botha
… few words to bring this Special Congress to a close. Vote of thanks First a word of thanks. For myself, and on behalf … build socialism The ANC led…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
… 51 - W. P. van Schoor, "The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial … desiring to emancipate it must understand the…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… the revolutionary processes that resulted in the formation of new states. State formation in nineteenth-century South … or named themselves (identity…
Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address Parliament, Cape Town, 10 February 1999
… It was to be expected that this year's debate on the State of the Nation Address should be especially enthusiastic. This being the last session of the first…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to parliament 6 February 1998
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Honourable Chairperson and Deputy … and black empowerment, we have made great progress in the…
Speech by Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak at the launch of the United Democratic Front, 20 August 1983, Rocklands Civic Centre, Mitchell’s Plain
… historic moment. We have brought together under the aegis of the United Democratic Front the broadest and most significant coalition of groups and…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 2 - Imperialism and the Union in South Africa by Timothy Keegan
… book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education Thenineteenth century, leading up to…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
… privileged to be able to celebrate the 90th birthday of such a giant and a cornerstone of our movement. Our movement has made its name in the history of…
Breyten Breytenbach writes to the editor of the Daily Maverick on vanishing UCT artworks and blank minds, South Africa, 11 April 2016
… Please allow me yet again to react to the spasms of abject annihilation of sense, meaning and self-respect being played out around the question of the…
Address by Nelson R. Mandela to the plenary session of the Multi-Party negotiations process World Trade Centre, Kempton Park, 17 November 1993
… Honourable Justices, Leaders and Members of all delegations present here today. We have reached the end of an era. We are at the beginning of a new era…
ArchiveSecret Histories | South African Photographer David Goldblatt Reveals the Effects of Apartheid on His Native Land by Miss Rosen, 29 September 2016
… in a conversation with Nadine Gordimer for publication of his 1973 monograph On the Mines. His family first arrived … South Africa around 1893, having fled…
EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
… A group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted … dissidents attacked the main army camp in Umtata, capital of the Transkei . The coup was…
ArchiveRemembering Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for music of the day by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 23 January 2018
… cancelled his appearance last year at the Johannesburg Joy of Jazz Festival, taking time out to deal with his serious … were forced to return to his recorded…
Message to the Special Committee against Apartheid on its 20th anniversary from O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 April 1983
… Committee the most cordial fraternal greetings on occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Special Committee. The Special Committee belongs to … in…
Photographer Juda Ngwenya was the face of Reuters in Africa and a special friend by Siphiwe Sibeko (Mail and Guardian), 25 Oct 2016
… other mutual friends who will say the same about him. None of us expected him to go so soon and we are all still … his departure. Juda had respect for…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… townships, increasing military attacks and the imposition of international sanctions forced the regime to the … information to the ANC concerning South…
ArchiveFighting out of darkness or moving gradually towards the light? presidential Address to the Black Sash National Conference held at Grahamstown, 1990
… held at Grahamstown on 2 March 1990, discussing: Release of Mandela, FW De Klerk and reform, end of Apartheid, ANC, Bill of Rights, Constitution. … Fighting…
ArchiveTelegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique
… Telegram from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to the Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, reporting that in light of…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… Forces in World War Two was a contentious one on behalf of the South African government. This is because within the … premier, after which General Smuts…
ArchiveCHAPTER 6 - Towards a Broad Front and Other Desirable Accidents, January 1981 - January 1983 by Howard Barrell
… matter became presented as a unified thing: that military action was complementing political action, and political … central to ANC strategy, armed…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 21 September, Volume 9 and Volume 10
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Sophie Topsie Tema and Sam Nzima, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in…
National Arts Festival 2017
… cultural calendar, and the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent. Starting at the end of … Port Elizabeth. The Festival comprises a…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… its own law enforcement organisation. With the outbreak of the war in 1899 the Transvaal and Orange Free State police … In September 1900 Lord Roberts,…
Search for a United Front against racism
… lies in Non-European Front — M.D. Naidoo The salvation of the Indian people in this country lay in a united front of … but should not be allowed to interfere…
Archive2022 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2022
… STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA CAPE TOWN … Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, which remains our common programme to rebuild the…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… on from Part 1 , this article seeks to analyse some of the historical and present dynamics bedevilling ESKOM. … relating to their rigorous implementation of…