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EventTranskei announces plans to unban ANC and PAC
During the celebration day of independence not recognised by the international community, the President of the Transkei homeland, Tutor Ndamase, announced that…
EventANC and government to surge ahead with reforms
In spite of Inkatha's rejection of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), the African National Congress (ANC) and government decided to go…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
The municipality of Pretoria announced that several autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM)…
EventShaba War in Zaire comes to an end
The first Shaba war (also referred to as Shaba I) broke out on 8 March 1977 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when Angola-based guerrillas of the Front for…
EventANC makes demands changes to facilitate democratic elections
The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) presents five demands to be met during the year in order to facilitate South Africa's…
ArchiveLetter from Errol K. Moorcroft to Reverend David Russell
Letter from Errol K. Moorcroft to Reverend David Russell relating to the eviction of farm dwellers at Wolseley Estate, Kei Road
Letter from Jeff Duma Baqwa to Welile Nhlapho
Notification to members of the Literacy Sub-Committee of meetings to be held during 1973, including an Agenda for the meeting of 21 September 1973
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
Letter stating the opposition of the National Union of South African Students to the supply of arms to South Africa and giving reasons for this stance.
ArchiveVictimisation of union activists leads to Court case
Following Alfa's refusal to deal with the National Automobile and Allied Workers Union and its dismissal of three union activists, the union has launched an…
ArchiveDemonstrate June 5th womens right to work
Green, red, black and white poster. Notice of a march from County Hall to Battersea Park. Organised by the Action Committee for a Woman's Right to Work…
ArchiveLetter from O Menyatso to Messrs Makiwane and Nkobi
Letter from O Menyatso of the Botswana National Front to Messrs Makiwane and Nkobi regarding letters sent to the Botswana National Front by the ANC. States…
ArchiveOpening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
Opening address at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, November 1978. Refers, inter alia, to challenges faced by…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, stating the attitude of the National Union of South African Students towards planned Republic Day celebrations…
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
Following South Africa's policies of racial segregation and the promulgation of the Promotion Bantu Self-Government Act,46 of 1959, the South African…
EventCOMSA calls on SA to move towards election
In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA), concluded that based on its homicide rate, this country was one of the most…
EventNNP federal council decides to disband the party
At midnight on the evening of the final certification of results of the 2006 local government elections, the federal council of the New National Party agreed…
EventSA beaches are opened to all racial groups
President F.W de Klerk announced that South African beaches would be opened to all people across the racial lines. The decision to open the beaches was made…
National spokesperson to address a lecture on OR Tambo
This month, October 2014, the African National Congress pays homage to our late former President, Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo. As…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Gabon at Odi Stadium
Following a win over Botswana national team in a Cosafa Castle Cup earlier, Bafana Bafana coach Trott Moloto made surprising changes to his team for the…
EventMandela pays his first state visit to Mozambique
After the 1994 national elections, President Nelson Mandela paid his first official state visit to neighbouring country Mozambique. During his trip Mandela met…
EventInsulin is first introduced to the American public
Insulin was discovered by Frederick G. Banting in 1921. Banting was working with J.J.R. Macleod and Charles Best in the University of Toronto in Canada. Both…
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid through…
Address to Foreign Correspondents association Johannesburg, 26 November 1998
Dr Werner Vogt Members of the Foreign Correspondents Association Ladies and gentlemen A meeting with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association has…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly
Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 February 1937
Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 Ocfober 1932
A Farewell To Madiba! National Assembly, Cape Town, March 26,1999.
Madame Speaker Chairperson of the Council of Provinces Honourable Members Mr President Isinamva liyabukwa Mhla wasabel'igwijo, Uthwel'uthuli lwezitho…
ArchiveCall to whites: Durban Education Conference report back
Silkscreened brown on yellow; Call to whites: Durban Education Conference report back
ArchiveLetter from Andile to Jack and Ray Simons
Handwritten letter from Andile, a student in Mazimbu, to Jack and Ray Simons.