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PlaceMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
The defiance campaign
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1952 the ANC decided that we are going to organize a Defiance Campaign…
On trial for treason
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner 'Before dawn on 5 December, 1956, the security branch of the police entered the…
Multicoloured poster of miltary attack on people waving red flags.
Multicoloured poster. Artwork of soldiers attacking a line of people waving red flags, in the countryside. Number 5 'Arkebuseringen' in bottom left hand corner…
PlaceGoodman Gallery
On 25 November 1966 Linda Givon (then Goodman) opened the Goodman Gallery in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. The Goodman Gallery has been instrumental to the…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
Leaflet issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned attacks against government…
ArchiveStatement announcing retirement, Nelson Mandela, 1 June 2004
Ladies and gentlemen Friends and colleagues and especially my good friends from the media. Thank you very much to all of you for taking time out of your very…
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
It is therefore important that as we put our vision to the country, we should do so directly, knowing that people out there want to be part of the process and…
PlaceObservatory
Observatory was a residential suburb of Cape Town, and derived its name from the Royal Observatory, which was established there in 1821. It's an arty district…
Address at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 4 March 2002
Your Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, The Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, Your Majesty, Your Excellencies, Heads…
ArchiveHugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP by Jennifer Malec, 17 January 2019
Journalist, author and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Lewin has died, aged seventy-nine. Lewin passed away at his home in Killarney, Johannesburg yesterday. …
PlaceJohannesburg Art Gallery
The Johannesburg Art Gallery was first commissioned to be built in 1910, and was initially housed on the campus of Witwatersrand. The gallery was overlooked by…
Address at the opening of The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Durban 12 November 1999
Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Leaders of Delegation and…
Address on the Occasion of the Torch Handing Over Ceremony, “From Rio to Johannesburg” , 25 June 2002 Rio De Janeiro
President Henrique Cardoso, Prime Minister Goran Persson, Distinguished Guests, and, People of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro: First of all, let me thank you,…
Undelivered statement by Albert Luthuli at the time of his Trial for burning his pass, 05 July 1960
[This statement was to have been made to the court before the passing of sentence, after which I had been found guilty of burning my pass, guilty of disobeying…
Chapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay to Fish Hoek
Chapman’s Peak is named after John Chapman, the Captain’s mate of an English ship, the 'Consent'. The Peak which can be seen from Hout Bay, was not named after…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
Celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s life is an opportunity to move away from the cliché-ridden assessments of his multi-faceted personality…
Statement of the ANC Veterans League Inaugural National Conference, 6 December 2009
For the past three days, the veterans and stalwarts of our glorious movement – some in wheelchairs and walking sticks, others still able to stride - converged…
Speech on the Occasion of the Celebration of the Twenty-First Anniversary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 21 April 1979
We greet you all in the name of the liberation movements of southern Africa, in the name of SWAPO of Namibia, the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe and the African…
The Gambia: 50 years of independence, 20 years of terror by Fatou Diagne (Pambazuka News), 17 March 2015
He claimed to be a different kind of soldier and promised not to hang on to power, and never to install a dictatorship. Who said that power corrupts and that…
A New Era for Africa in a Globalizing World, Unesco, Paris, 19 November 2003
Director of Ceremonies, Your Excellency, the Acting Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Marcio Barbosa, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: Commenting on…
SAHO Milestones
2000 June - Registration of SAHO as an NGO South African History Online (SAHO) was established in 2000, as a not-for-profit Section 21 organisation 30…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 3
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin Mr. A.B. Moosa, partner of "A.I." in Avalon Associated Cinemas…
ArchiveKeynote Address at National General Council Meeting, by President Thabo Mbeki, 12 July 2000, Port Elizabeth
Comrade Chairperson, Members of the NEC, Comrades delegates, Distinguished veterans, Your Excellencies, Members of the diplomatic corps and guests,…
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
For many years now, some at home and abroad have propagated the view that during the period I was President of the Republic, I abused my power especially to…
Tribute to President Reginald Oliver Tambo by ANC Treasurer General Dr Mathews Phosa on the occassion of the OR Tambo Lecture, 27 October 2011, Kimberly, Northern Cape Province
Programme Director Leadership of the Organisation of Cde. Oliver Tambo and the Alliance Business Community Comrades Patriots Ladies and Gentlemen …
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Although out of active politics, Gomas observed with keen…
Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung
ANC Deputy President, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa and all Officials of the ANC, Deputy President of the Republic, Comrade Kgalema Motlanthe, Members of the…
PlaceCurry's Post
Curry’s Post is a beautifully scenic area in the heart of the Midlands Meander that lies between Mooi River and Howick. It has a quaint history that involves…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the workshop for Human Rights Education Durban, 21 September 1994
Mr. Chairman, Members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, Judges of the Supreme Court, Vice-Chancellors, Delegates to this Workshop on…