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Statement of the ANC Veterans League Inaugural National Conference, 6 December 2009
… For the past three days, the veterans and stalwarts of our glorious movement – some in … able to stride - converged here at Esselen Park during the historic…
PlaceThe Fountain and Garden of Remembrance, Chatswood-Sydney. Willoughby Park Centre
… The Willoughby Memorial Fountain...was, on March 10th, 1901, unveiled by the Hon. John See, M.L.A., State Minister for Defence. The Fountain was erected by…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt Revisits "On the Mines" by Jeffrey Ladd, 5 December 2012
… As the German publisher Gerhard Steidl prepares a series of books on the life work of David Goldblatt, Jeffrey Ladd spoke with the South African photographer…
EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… On 1 July 1911, the deployment of the German gunboat, the Panther to Agadir, Morocco, contributed significantly to … www.textfiles.com [Accessed 21 June 2010…
Document 21 - ANC National Consultative Conference: resolutions for the coming year
… 2 this year, thousands of workers will gather in Durban, the birth place of COSATU, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Federation. This will be an…
EventMultiparty negotiating forum meets for the first time since December 1993
… Despite the negative response from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi , the multiparty negotiating forum met for the…
ANC statement on the death of Adelaide Tambo, 31 January 2007
… It is with deep regret and a profound sense of loss that the African National Congress has learnt of the death this evening (31 January 2007) of Adelaide…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… Executive Committee (NEC) members arrived at Caculama, the main training centre of the ANC’s military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK) in the town of Malanje,…
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
… The caves are situated about 11km from Krugersdorp , on the Farm- 'Swartkrans'. They are believed to have been … Previously, in 1895, geologist Dr D Draper…
PlaceTransvaal Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History
… The City's natural history museum, founded in 1892, serves as the home of "Mrs Ples" and includes fossils, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds and plants from…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… firstly to subjugate them and incorporate their lands into the British Empire, and secondly to turn them in labour … reserves that ensured privilege to a…
EventSA and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… On 5 March 1960, the South African and British governments were in open conflict over the interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement. The South African…
EventMayor of Welkom, in the Free State, is tarred and feathered
… Race relations during the decline of the Apartheid regime were particularly problematic as many Whites felt threatened by the eventuality of a regime change…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations…
Address by President Mandela at the Seoul University Seoul, 6 July 1995
… President of the Seoul National University; Distinguished staff and … and Gentlemen. It is barely three hours since we landed in the Republic of Korea, and…
Speech on Receiving the Freedom of Durban, Durban, 16 April 1999
… Citizens of Durban I am truly honoured to be receiving the Freedom of Metropolitan Durban today. In extending to me the privileges of the citizens of this…
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… The passive resistance movement began on 30 March 1919 when a … of two thousand Africans in Vrededorp decided to reject the passes. The next day, three…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… of the Communist Party of South Africa, convened in Cape Town discusses the impending Unlawful Organisations … Organisation, and Communist Party pledge their…
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… Many attempts were made by the Arab countries to form a United Arab Republic. The first two countries to engage in this initiative were Syria and Egypt on 22…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans … lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans … lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of…
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are the majority, set out to kill, rape and … [Accessed:…
EventThe Harms Commission officially restricts investigations into South African security force
… The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which was to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forces, were laid out in a…
Document 30 - W. M. Tsotsi, “Presidential Address to the All-African Convention Conference”, Edendale, 14 to 16 December 1958
… Drew Document 30 - W. M. Tsotsi, "Presidential Address to the All-African Convention Conference", Edendale, 14 to 16 … December 1958 It is once more my…
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
… As the Great Depression set in, many countries (including Great … its gold standard and farmers were hard hit when the resulting spike in the cost of South…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… June 1966, Ugandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announced the proposed division of the province of Buganda into four districts. Ruled by the powerful Kabaka…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. The Government is preparing to celebrate this jubilee with … is now to be of a specific kind,…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… in King Williams Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). It … ideas on black…
EventPansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, announces her resignation
… Pansy Tlakula announced her resignation as Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). She submitted her … of resignation to President Jacob…