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EventEx-mutineers consider resigning from the ANC
On 31 December 1989, ex-mutineers in exile considered resigning from the African National Congress (ANC). This came after the suppression of political and…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 6: Towards social change
Report of the Social Commission of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society focusing on social change and ethnic politics in apartheid South…
ArchiveWhose Reality Mr. Botha?
A2 red and black on white, litho; maps of SA with bars; text: Whose reality Mr Botha? thousands of innocent people detained; hundreds of innocent people…
ArchiveNational Indian Council another trap
At the outset, APDUSA mentions how it warned its people of the dangers of accepting the formation of police reserves and that this warning was warmly received…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1951-1952
A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1952 and includes chapters on: The functioning of South Africa's sovereign Parliament; International affairs and…
Namibia resource package
Namibia resource package, produced by the SACBC peace and war committee, Cape democrats Namibia information group and Namibia solidarity committee Western cape…
ArchiveNamibia resource package
Namibia resource package, produced by the SACBC peace and war committee, Cape democrats Namibia information group and Namibia solidarity committee Western cape…
EventPhyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho
When her underground cell was arrested and detained, Phyllis Naidoo escaped to Lesotho along a new route established by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and…
Burundi: The ambiguous coup by Simon Allison (Daily Maverick), 14 May 2015
While President Pierre Nkurunziza was stuck in Dar es Salaam tweeting up a storm, his former intelligence chief was busy taking over the country. Many welcomed…
Press Statement concerning the Five-Year Plan presented by F.W. De Klerk to the National Party Conference by O. R. Tambo, 30 June 1989
The five-year plan placed before the National Party conference by President-elect F.W. de Klerk yesterday, 29th June, 1989, is a shocking insult to the people…
Press Statement by Oliver Tambo concerning the five-year plan presented by FW De Klerk to the National Party Conference, 30 June 1989
The five-year plan placed before the National Party conference by President-elect F.W. de Klerk yesterday, 29th June, 1989, is a shocking insult to the people…
Address at the High-Level Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Nepad, New York, September 16, 2002
President of the General Assembly, Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates: I am pleased to join the Chairperson…
Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R. Roux, 10 October 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R…
ArchiveThe All-African Convention: The Awakening of The People by I.B. Tabata
When The Awakening of A People was first published in 1950, it was intended for the clarification of the real issues facing the Black masses of South Africa…
PlacePeddie
Peddie is a small town in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Peddie is a historic little town which lies 50 km South-West of…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
28 March 1652, the Dutch Merchantman, the 'Amersfoort', anchored at the Cape with a cargo of 174 Slaves. The Amersfoort's arrival in Table Bay, with Slaves in…
ArchiveThe Government of divided communities
The fourteenth Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by David Thomas in which he describes the fears of the worlds population and the fact that there are…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1953-1954
Survey of race relations in South Africa in 1953 and 1954 and includes chapters on: Politics and attitudes; The plans and activities of non-European…
EventAllan Boesak marries Elna Botha
Dr Allan Aubrey Boesak, theologian and political activist wed journalist and television personality Elna Botha in the St. Stephens church in Cape Town. Prior…
EventCosatu offices in Durban under attack
Fighting between Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters spilled into central Pietermaritzburg when the Congress of South…
EventFormer ANC president, Z.R. Mahabane, is born
Clergyman, teacher, politician and president of the African National Congress (ANC) Zaccheus Richard Mahabane, who combined politics and Christian ethics to…
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
The temple was founded in 1896, and is controlled by the Narainsamy Family Trust. The building was designed and built by Chris Kristapper Reddy, and probably…
PlaceSouth Sudan
Egypt attempted to colonize the region of Southern Sudan by establishing the Province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage
The Dutch Reformed congregation of Uitenhage, the 10th oldest Dutch Reformed congregation in South Africa and the second oldest in the Eastern Cape is the…
EventMurder trial of “Sharpeville Six” opens
The trial of Reginald Sefatsa, Reid Mokoena, Moses Diniso, Theresa Ramashamole, Duma Khumalo and Francis Mokhesi, better known as the "Sharpeville Six" opened…
Document 31 - Letter from E.R. Roux to Victor Danchin, 6 March 1929
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 31 - Letter from E.R. Roux to Victor Danchin, 6…
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
The crisis began after gunmen took control of the passenger jet ten minutes after take off from Athens airport. The terrorists, calling themselves the Egypt…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
Andrew Tshabangu’s two decades-plus visual repertoire, the best of which was showcased earlier this year at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
Andrew Tshabangu’s two decades-plus visual repertoire, the best of which was showcased earlier this year at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery…
ANC statement on incident at Luthuli House, 29 February 2008
ANC Headquarters Luthuli House has been evacuated following an incident at the entrance to the building. The details of the incident are as follows: A man…