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PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… built the banks of the Umbilo River, near Bayhead Durban, in 1875. This is the first Hindu Temple that was built in Africa. It was washed away by floods in…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… In October 2002, Marie Fourie and her partner of twelve … of marriage. The couple decided to challenge that ruling in court, based on the equal rights…
EventHouse of Representatives impeaches American President Bill Clinton
… In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a recent university graduate, began working as an intern in the White House. This was during Bill Clinton's first term … of office…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… 29 October 1938, Monrovia, Liberia. Ellen Johnson was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, amongst the descendants … basis for their new society). These…
Message to the Rally to Relaunch the ANC Women's League by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 9 August 1990
… have had to work underground with those who have worked in exile, women who, if they had any opportunity to come together, had to do so clandestinely or in…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 4 - Participatory Democracy
… of the Needle by Richard Turner A Christian society is one in which we prefer people to things, a society based on … and economic, would be needed for such a…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… Angered by the manner in which Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was … troops for the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force in Haiti. Aristide was…
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
… I began searching for my father's killer in 1989. I was living in New York City at the time. I read in the paper that an investigative journalist called…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on death sentences passed on three members of ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, 20 August 1981
… On Wednesday, August 19, 1981, a racist judge in Pretoria sentenced to death three ANC militants - Anthony … statement virtually dictated by the fascist…
PlaceMotswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton
… Art Foundation. The Alexandra Arts Centre was established in 1986 in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Bill helped start FUBA (Federated Union of Black Artists),…
Indian Opinion
… Gandhi ("Mahatma"), M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik in 1903 in the Natal Province. The newspaper focused on Indian … of the social and political lives of…
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… well-known South African author. After completing a degree in English and Mathematics, he went on to complete a PhD in English, Linguistics and German…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the … By 1804, Muslims had been granted…
EventEmily Hobhouse is born
… On 9 April 1860, Emily Hobhouse was born in Liskeard, Cornwall. Hobhouse was a humanitarian and … pacifist who vehemently opposed British government policy…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… Sefako Mapogo Makgatho was born at GaMphahlele, in the Pietersburg district in Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… Gerrie Coetzee, went up against American Michael Dokes in Cleveland, Ohio for the World Boxing Association (WBA) … at a world title after his two previous…
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… of Appeal (NDCA) on 4 February 2012 to hear evidence in mitigation and aggravation of sanction in the cases involving comrades Sindiso Magaqa, Floyd … the…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, … 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in…
PlaceSudan
… Kingdoms coexisted with their Muslim Arab neighbours in Egypt for centuries, until the influx of Arab immigrants brought about their collapse in the 13th…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… The farm was originally granted to Johan Rauch in 1792, Within two months, had sold it on to Andries Teubes, who probably built the manor in 1795-96…
Statement by Oliver Tambo, on behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the closing session of the seventh summit meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African states, 02 December 1988, Arusha
… PTA Authority on behalf of the liberation movements and in the name of the fighting masses of Namibia and South … the most important national and…
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… PTA Authority on behalf of the liberation movements and in the name of the fighting masses of Namibia and South … the most important national and…
Tribute by Comrade David Makhura delivered at the funeral service of Comrade Chilly Magagula, 16 October 2010
… We cannot hide the deep sense of sadness and gaping wounds in our heavy hearts. We cannot hide our anger and frustration … unique pain associated with the…
Interview: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem (Navi) Pillay
… Ms Pillay was the first woman to start a law practice in her home province of Natal in South Africa in 1967. She acted as a defence attorney for anti…
Testimony by Moosa Muhammed Moolla before the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights, Dar es Salaam, 22 June 1967
… of the members of the Working Group are briefly indicated in italics. The members were: Ibrahima Boye, … Group and I hope that whatever evidence I give will…
Document 75 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Historical basis for the Programme of the Fourth International Organisation of South Africa”, Workers’ 1944
… structures and relationships arise out of the ways in which imperialism exploits the resources and peoples of … Before this time the imperialism of the Dutch…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1990
… of the ANC, on his express instructions. We have, in the first instance, the honour and privilege to extend to … our country for this historic achievement…
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
… students on black campuses were politically active in the 1970s. We have included two documents that illustrate … objectives and changing tactics of students…
III - Black Consciousness
… , the mixture of ideas and action which emerged in the early 1970's with the aim of uniting black people to … from the organisations that the government…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… This building, designed in a late Renaissance style based broadly upon the Doric order, was erected in 1891 under the direction of GW Smith, a prominent Port…