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Apartheid - The early 1980s
… 1970s to the early 1980s in South Africa. After the crisis of the early and mid-70s, the government's 'total onslaught' … to suppress much unrest and had it…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… Please note that this information was part of our old 'history classroom content' written in 2003, we … Governments should make sure that everyone's needs…
ArticleThe Constitution
… South African Constitution of 1996 Republic of South Africa The Republic of South Africa is one, … reproduction; to security in and control over their body;…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… Peoples’ Organisation (APO) resolution to declare the day of arrival of the Prince of Wales as a day of mourning in protest … Johannesburg convenes a…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… After the completion of World War One's Treaty of Versailles, German South West Africa was declared a mandate of the new international peace-keeping body,…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the leg fell, said she heard something hitting the top of the garage roof…
Summary Minutes of a Meeting held in New York on 11 and 12 July 1988 between a South African delegation and an Angolan delegation, facilitated by a delegation from the United States
… Minutes of a meeting in New York of delegates from South Africa and Angola, facilitated by the United States of America, to discuss a document provided by…
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
… with trade union experience. They formed local branches of British Trade Unions. The Amalgamated Engineering Union is … and the Transvaal Federation of…
EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
… those who had fallen in the war by ultimate testing of body and mind, and triumphing. Sixteen runners completed … the 1921 Race was won by Bill Rowan who…
Selfless Biko 40 Years On by Barney Pityana (City Press), 10 September 2017
… While he was being detained in jail in Port Elizabeth, Barney Pityana read … a generation August 15 1977 was the final occasion I had of speaking to Steve…
Apdusa Views
… "Apdusa Views sees as its task to act as a watchdog of the oppressed people. We intend to comment to warn and to expose all those who act against the…
The first Bram Fischer Memorial lecture, delivered by President Nelson R. Mandela Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 9 June 1995
… Fischer was deeply concerned, and which are also concerns of the Legal Resources Centre. But as this is the first Bram … to our decision. He and Joel wanted…
EventGideon Scheepers executed
… and found guilty by a British military court on charges of murder, arson and demolishing of trains. Scheepers admitted during his trial that he had … at the…
ArchiveIndian South Africans in Struggle for National Liberation Evidence of Molvi Ismail Ahmad Cachalia in the South African Treason Trial, June 21-28, 1960, Edited by E. S. Reddy
… Africans in Struggle for National Liberation Evidence of Molvi Ismail Ahmad Cachalia in the South African Treason … engaged in a heroic and arduous struggle…
”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme …
UDF Poster ‘RELEASE OUR PEOPLE : The struggle for freedom & justice in our country is not an act of treason’ by United Democratic Front (UDF), 1985, South Africa
… e_struggle_for_freedom_justice_in_our_country_is_not_an_act_of_treason.htm … for freedom & justice in our country is not an act of treason’ by United…
ArchiveArmed and Trained: Nelson Mandela’s 1962 military mission as Commander in Chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe and provenance for his buried Makarov pistol by Garth Conan Benneyworth
… Mandela’s 1962 military mission as Commander in Chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe and provenance for his buried Makarov …
Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South Africa
… Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! by Umsebenzi, 22 June 1935, South …
Anti-Apartheid Activism in Britain: The AAM, the BEM/BSC and the wider concerns of the Black community regarding anti-apartheid activism in Britain by Elizabeth Williams
… in Britain: The AAM, the BEM/BSC and the wider concerns of the Black community regarding anti-apartheid activism in …
Only the Workers Can Free the Workers: the origin of the workers’ control tradition and the Trade Union Advisory Coordinating Committee (TUACC), 1970-1979 by Nicole Ulrich
… Only the Workers Can Free the Workers: the origin of the workers’ control tradition and the Trade Union …
The Bulls beat the Sharks 21 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game. It is the first time i
… 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game. It is the first time i …
EventSmuts becomes Prime Minister
… Christian Smuts started his first term as prime minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 … the formation of the…
EventMlungisi Sisulu dies.
… On 3 January 2008 Mlungisi Sisulu, the grandson of Walter Sisulu died in London from Cerebral Malaria. … African exiles studying in the Soviet Union. At the…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the … became increasingly violent, evidenced by the army being present at a meeting. [1] …
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… with other homelands, was incorporated to form part of South Africa’s nine provinces. It is now part of the North West Province. Other parts of the homeland…
Say It out Loud - The Education Bill, 1906
… The Education Bill, 1906 The School Board Act, No. 35 of 1905 1 Throughout his public career, Dr Abdurahman … a true and generous system of education, and…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… 1st January, 1912 1 Since our last Congress the march of events has, from our point of view, been rapid. Many Acts … the Coloured man is the unmistakable…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… ANC. In March 1982, Mandela together with senior members of the ANC was transferred from Robben Island to Pollsmoor … accept these. For instance, in late…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… 1500-1800 This period is marked by the advent and growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade affecting West Africa, Central … reluctance to work for them, they…
"Peace and Development in our Region" Speech at "War on Want" Conference by O. R. Tambo, London, June 1988
… this opportunity to pay homage to the farsighted leaders of our region who, eight years ago, decided to establish the … legs so thin you wonder how they ever…