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EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Mooki Molapo, told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of … Government under Leabua Jonathan,…
BiographyAndrew Mokete Mlangeni
… on 6 June 1925 on a farm in the Bethlehem, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) district, as one of a twin (he has a sister). He grew up in Soweto, ……
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to … in Hershel to discourage incursions into the area by Free…
Grade 12 - Topic 4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… why apartheid collapsed. You can read about the crisis of Apartheid in the 1980s in section 5 of the grade 12 … of apartheid. Under apartheid, South Africa…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal ). He is the first born of five children of his father Nobhekisisa Zuma and his … Nofomela gave an affidavit stating that…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market …
BiographyMartha Mohlakoane
… Mohlakoane was born in 1906 to a family of farm squatters. She worked in domestic service for 22 … joined the African National Congress in 1939 and was one…
Excerpts from discussions between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State, Frank Wisner, on questions affecting South West Africa and Angola: Cape Town, 13 March 1986
… Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United … and a United States delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State, Frank Wisner, on…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
… in several education initiatives, former secretary-general of the ANC Youth League, multimillionaire. In the first part … patronage," he was quoted as saying…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… Growing up in a Jewish family, Schwarz witnessed the rise of the Nazi regime. He was subject to the Third Reich’s … Genoa, Italy. His father, Fritz, an anti…
Chapter XIV - End of an era
… South Africa. I had accepted that whites, simply because of the colour of their skins, lived on a higher … more despotic. The new Act really perpetuated the…
BiographyStanley Huette Uys
… Uys was born on 27 April 1922, in Coalbrook, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). His parents, Dirk and Francina, were members of the Dutch Reformed…
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
… Pogiso Moiloa, a key figure in the Bahurutshe resistance of the 1950s, took office in 1932 at the age of 22. He went … of years. Conflict between the…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the death of President Samora Machel
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the death of President Samora Machel …
BiographyTheophilus Tshangela
… being burnt down. He noted that, “I was jailed under the emergency regulations and served six months at … on the Chief’s kraal (homestead) and was not…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… The Postal system The act of sending letters from one person to another developed soon after the invention of writing, however, the creation of a formal…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister … Freedom…
ArchivePreliminary analysis of structure of indictment
… Trial proceeding of the preliminary analyses of structure of indictment regarding Vaal Triangle treason trial between the state versus Patrick Mabuya Baleka…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… The Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigned after having … criticism of the Sharpeville massacre and the subsequent state of…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The … South Africa gained its independence,…
EventSeveral leading members of trade unions affiliated to the UDF are arrested
… the apartheid government arrested several leading members of trade unions affiliated to the United Democratic Front … spread across the country and the…
Compilation of documents relating to the sentencing and execution of Solomon Mahlangu
… Compilation of documents relating to the sentencing and execution of Solomon Mahlangu …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors …
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
… List of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa) …
The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution
… The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution …
BiographyMax Coleman
… Coleman, they had four sons, and became active members of the Detainees Parents Support Committee (DPSC). They were founding members of this organisation of…
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
… Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in the … South African Defence Force in perpetuating the apartheid state;…
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
… Â 1947 "Joint Declaration of Cooperation" Signed by Dr A.B. Xuma, President of the African National Congress, Dr G.M. Naicker, President of the Natal Indian…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… Introduction The battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban intervention in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. … Over time the organisation became…