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The conference at Aburi, Ghana (4-5 January), fails to prevent the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and the ensuing civil war.
… Aburi, Ghana (4-5 January), fails to prevent the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and the ensuing civil war. …
Sir Leander Starr Jameson and about 500 Rhodesian police surrender at Doornkop, near Krugersdorp, after the failure of the Jame
… surrender at Doornkop, near Krugersdorp, after the failure of the Jame …
Phatho, chief of the mixed XhosaHottentot (Khoi-Khoi) people the Gqunukwebe and his brother Kobe, sign a new treaty with Col. J
… Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences … Phatho, chief of the mixed XhosaHottentot (Khoi-Khoi) people the…
Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrive at Lanseria airport on board a rescue flight from Bangkok
… Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrive at Lanseria airport on …
A new award scheme for miners is implemented. The Inspectorate administers the scheme on behalf of the Mine Health and Safety C
… The Inspectorate administers the scheme on behalf of the Mine Health and Safety C …
The SA cricket team beats the West Indies with nine wickets in Durban to lead 3-0 in the series of five.
… with nine wickets in Durban to lead 3-0 in the series of five. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British under Major Cotton surrendering to Gene
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British …
The Rand Revolt begins with a strike by miners after announcements of wage reductions on the coaland gold-mines necessitated by
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 245. … Revolt begins with a strike by miners after…
Albert Kimmerling, a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London.
… is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London. …
In the Battle of the White Umfolozi, the Voortrekker commando is ambushed and nearly overpowered by a Zulu impi. Alexander Harv
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 167 | Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of…
The Bondelswarts, a small tribe of Nama origin who settled at Warmbad, South West Africa about 1905, capitulates to the German
… The Bondelswarts, a small tribe of Nama origin who settled at Warmbad, South West Africa …
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…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at May day rally, 01 May 1987, Stockholm
… Day. We greet this great gathering and the entire people of this country in the name of the working people of South … and subjected to undisclosed atrocities…
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… described the US as "the most desperately schizophrenic of republics". I wonder what he would have made of the … government, on issues as wide-ranging as the…
Submissions & winning projects 2007
… Luthuli bust. Educators: First prize: M.E Masooa, Free State (PDF) Second prize: Tie between, Mrs Mawanda, Eastern … KwaZulu Natal Ms Naledi Pandor,…
Concluding Remarks
… the impression is given that protest art is a phenomenon of the Eighties, or that Soweto 1976 heralded the first wave … to the 1970s. In 1979 a national…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… Aid Fund (IDAF) was established by Canon L John Collins of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1956. Its mission was to work … despatched to defend those put on trial as…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Johannesburg opening of the Anne Frank Exhibition at the Museum Africa Johannesburg, 15 August 1994
… (And the Address by Dr Martin Simon, Executive Board Member of the Anne Frank House on presentation of Anne Frank Award to President Nelson Mandela)…
Document 92 “Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936”, Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936
… 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 92 " Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936", … Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936 RESOLUTIONS…
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…
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…
Statement by Malusi Gigaba, ANCYL President, at the funeral of Cde Wanga Sigila, late SASCO Deputy President, Cape Town 23 October 1999
… with no room to offer them. Having failed in the service of the gods, I shall run to my den in the sewer pipe down by … says Wong, a character in Bertolt…
Message to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President, Anti-Apartheid Movement, on the 25th Anniversary of its Founding by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1984
… Anti-Apartheid Movement on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding and wishes you ever greater successes in your … all anti-racist forces in Britain in…
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…
ArticleAbstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes Conference
… Following is a list of abstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes - … push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational…
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…