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EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… from 1978 to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of 90 at his house Die Anker near Wilderness in the Western Cape. Botha was found dead in…
EventBotha found Guilty
… repeatedly ignoring subpoenas to testify in public before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the body responsible for investigating…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
… From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Apartheid was brought to an end by the struggles of millions…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… Introduction The decade of the 1950s was a decade of turmoil in South Africa. In the urban areas, a strong alliance was being forged between … African Women…
Edwin Mofutsanyana the oldest Communist in Africa: Flyer for briefing by Edwin Mofutsanyana. August, 1991
… Introduction 1. The Declaration of intent which we adopted at Codesa 1 committed us to the established of a ‘democratic South Africa’. On the basis of this…
The Great Trek Was Not Over Abolition by Ron (Republican Trekker Volk), 30 October 2008
… Certain historians have erroneously asserted the the Great Trek was motivated over the issue of the abolition of slavery but the fact of the … The Great Trek…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 … are in a better position than myself to…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the 19th African-American Conference, 12 January 1989, Lusaka
… Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Comrades and friends, The Chairman of our Conference, His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Zambia, Luke…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students of South Africa did not wake up one day … 40 years after:…
Nelson Mandela and the last Afrikaner leaders by Hermann Giliomee (Politics Web), 12 May 2015
… Middletown, Conn, USA, May 4 2015 Nelson Mandela and the last Afrikaner leaders: Reconsiderations of the Apartheid Era Introduction One of the key…
Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… and Coloured-are fundamentally warmhearted and friendly. The African in his kraal, even in his squalid "Shanty Town", and in the cities where he is treated…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on ANC`s seventieth anniversary: Appeal to the world, 02 December 1981
… The African National Congress invites friends and supporters of our liberation struggle to join with the South African people in commemorating the 70th…
Archive1994 - President De Klerk, State Of the Nation Address, 28 February 1994 (Before National Elections)
… Parliament has convened to adopt important amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 1993. The fact that we have done so in the…
ArchiveThe Little Acknowledged Legacy of Steve Biko by Prithiraj Dullay, (Daily News), 08 Sept 2008
… Thirty years ago in 1977 the beast of Apartheid snuffed out the life of one of the greatest thinkers in the liberation pantheon of South … The Little…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 5th National Congress of COSATU 7 September 1994
… Guests: First, let me express my profound gratitude for the invitation to take part at this, the 5th National Congress of COSATU. Much has already been said…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Soweto rally to welcome released leaders, 29 October 1989
… day for all of us. It is a day of celebration for all the people of our country. Those who have chosen to turn their backs on our festivity are the small…
ArchiveAmos 'Amla' Monageng interview by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty, The University of Pretoria, 2 May 2016
… Interviewer- I Amla – A I: Okay so the first five questions are for research purposes. It’s just … your ethnicity? A: Amos Monageng, well known by Amla in…
Dr. Nelson Mandela’s acceptance address at the Clark University Investiture Atlanta, Georgia, 10 July 1993
… Mr. President, Distinguished members of the faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a singular honour … to receive this degree, I accept it not as recognition…
EventThree British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war
… January 1976, a group of 100 mercenaries crossed over from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire) to Angola in order to support The National Front…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FUNERAL OF JOE SLOVO Johannesburg, 15 January 1995
… Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, Ministers, leaders of the Tri-partite Alliance; Dear comrades; Fellow South Africans; We are assembled to mourn the passing of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the Funeral of Moses Mbheki Mabhida, 29 March 1986, Maputo
… to a warrior. We have converged from all corners of the globe to pay homage to a revolutionary. We have convened on this grieving piece of the earth to…
David Goldblatt: In the time of AIDS by Galeria Elba Benitez, 31 March 2009, Madrid
… In David Goldblatt’s second exhibition at the galería elba benítez the artist presents his “In the time of AIDS” suite, which features medium sized colour ……
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
… The tragic events in Bisho are yet another grim reminder of the profound illness that afflicts our country. South Africa … is a country traumatised by…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… South Africa - The principal target Mr. Tambo explained that the Lusaka communique was issued when the Smith regime was trying to give the impression that…
EventSA signs treaty with Great Britain on the supply of military equipment to South Africa
… Most historians consider the first half of the 1960s as a period in which the Nationalist Party (NP) Government consolidated white rule … SA signs treaty…
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… Natal in the early years of the 20th century became the site of conflict between Colonial Administrators and … Boddy-Evans, A, The Bambatha Rebellion - Part…
EventSA Police kills eleven Pondo tribesmen when they revolt against the imposition of Bantu authorities.
… The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agriÂcultural sphere were not unreservedly accepted in … kills eleven Pondo tribesmen…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Accepting the Deutscher Medienpreis Baden-Baden, 28 January 1999
… this esteemed prize tonight. You honour me not only by the award itself, but also by the calibre of previous recipients with whom you bracket me. My pleasure…
ArchiveANC Statement on the death of Ray Alexander Simons, African National Congress, 12 September 2004
… It is with deep sadness and regret that the African National Congress has learnt of the death today (12 September 2004) of Ray Alexander Simons, a champion…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Golden Doves of Peace Awards ceremony 7 June 1994
… (Madame/Master) of Ceremonies Members of the National Peace Secretariat Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished guests For me personally, the…