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ANC Statement on the 40th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli`s death, 20 July 2007
… To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli tomorrow, 21 July 2007, the ANC is publishing a special edition of the…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932 THE MILITANT … So. Africa. Dear…
ArchiveHugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture (The Guardian)12 March 2013
… It is said that 11 of the world's 20 fastest growing economies are in Africa, but when you talk about the economy, who are you talking about? The rich will…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… With the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and movement of black South Africans. External resistance to the policy…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… Some years ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment contrasted Louis to…
EventSouth African Students Movement leaders meet to plan protest action against the implementation of Afrikaans
… The Naledi High School branch of the South African Students Movement (SASM) held a meeting, … was decided that protests would be held on 16 June against the…
Regarding the white male gaze in South African photography by Daniel Gallan, 14 Jun 2017
… How does a person place himself in the current South African discourse when he is young, white … myself and those around me while being sensitive to the…
ArchiveChurch and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
… A dissertation submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology in the subject History at the University of South Africa. ……
David Goldblatt,The Transported of KwaNdebele by L'oeil De La Photographie, 26 September 2016
… For over 60 years, David Goldblatt has documented the social and political developments of his native South … Africa with a critical yet compassionate eye…
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… Lord Alfred Milner, a career diplomat in the British Foreign Office in the late 19th century and early 20th century died in … Milner came to South Africa in…
EventMore than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining disaster in South Africa
… In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near Sasolburg, Orange Free State , caved ……
Speech by President Mandela at the Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Celebration, 25 April 1998, KwaDukuza
… abakwaLanga; ibuyis' inhloko yadi' amadoda! His Majesty the King, The Mayor of KwaDukuza, Mr Siyanda Mhlongo, My brother, … peace and unity with you, as you…
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
… The South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster declared that if the positive signs of cooperation with the rest of Africa are interpreted accurately, South…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
… Next week is another confrontation with the Botha constitution. Thousands of millions of people around the world, including the Security Council of the…
EventBlack, Coloured and Indian churches issues a statement on Immorality Act and the Mixed Marriages Act
… Coloured and Indian churches issued statement stating that the Churches had no objection in principle if the authorities thought that circumstances justify…
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… On 1 January 1972, for the first time in the history of the South African Police (SAP), policewomen were enlisted as … enlisted as full members of South…
EventThe Soweto Uprising leaves 174 blacks and two whites dead following 10 days of rioting
… The student-led protests in Soweto in 1976 known as the Soweto Uprising claimed many lives and left many injured. The protests began in Soweto schools and…
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner meet in Bloemfontein to discuss the franchise question
… On 30 May 1899 President Paul Kruger and the British High Commissioner for South Africa, Sir Alfred … Milner, met at a conference in Bloemfontein to talk…
EventApartheid minister of Law and Order opposes White radicalism in the South African police force
… The minister of Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok, announced in the House of Assembly that no member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) would be tolerated…
Albert Luthuli`s foreword to pamphlet published by the South African Congress of Democrats, 8 August 1960
… "Face the future" 8 August 1960 The white minority rule policy of segregation and more so its … thinking. This makes it easy for Government policy and the…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the departure of former president Nelson Mandela, 6 December 2013
… South Africans, Our beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed. He passed on peacefully in the company…
Event11 die when the South African Defence Force (SADF) opens fire on negotiators in Sebokeng
… The unbanning of the South African liberation movements on 2 February 1990 was … open party political structures. This transformation was the focus of the…
EventEllen Kuzwayo becomes the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from Wits University
… Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo made history when she became the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from the University of the Witwatersrand on 2…
Event17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 of the Public Safety Act
… On this day in history, State President P.W. Botha amended the emergency regulations so that the Minister of Law and Order could restrict the activities of…
EventMacassar Beach, in False Bay, is proclaimed a Coloured group area by the Group Areas Board
… Macassar is a beach in False Bay, east of the Peninsula. The beach is named after Macassar in the former Dutch East Indies, where a nobleman named Sheik … in…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… labour brokers reached an agreement with management at the South African Post Office (SAPO) to be employed directly. This constituted one of the few major…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… and Colleagues. There are certain moments that capture the essence of life itself. Today is such a moment for me. For you are the friends from five…
EventJan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London
… African business man born in Holland in 1824. He sailed to the Cape in South Africa in 1853 where he soon established the company that has come to be known…
EventMoses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow
… Moses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National … since 1968. In 1931 Kotane became active member of the South African Communist Party…
EventSouth Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region
… The third Annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and … J and Barratt J. (1990) ‘South Africa’s…