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ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
… The tragic events in Bisho are yet another grim reminder of the profound illness that afflicts our country. South Africa is a country traumatised by…
Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
… Trevor Grundy writes on the life of the historian and political activist At a dinner party in … Ranger, who has died at his home in Oxford at the age of 85,…
PlaceVolksrust, Mpumalanga
… This Town is near the Land where the 'Battle of Majuba' was fought, where the Transvaal won independence … South African War. On 27 March 1889, President…
PlaceCape Columbine Lighthouse
… headland +/- 5km from the picturesque fishing Village of Paternoster (“Our Father”), deriving its name from the heartfelt prayers of shipwrecked Portuguese…
PlaceKnoflokskraal Settlement
… to the land. However, the land is owned by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure , which has obtained a … The settlement faces an uncertain…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… Origins One of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in … Massacre and its aftermath. The heavy-handed response of the state saw thousands…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Mughal Empire
… from Central Asia. [1] The Mughal Empire controlled most of Northern India from the 16th to the 18th century. [2] … administrative organization that aided…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… into the 17th century (1600’s)” Image Source The Rise of Feudal Societies Author Unknown, “Feudal System Research … was introduced by William I, after he…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… later becomes known as Chris Hani , is born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba (then named St Marks) region, … Cape), South Africa, to Gilbert and Mary…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… is fought and slavery is entrenched. Throughout the rest of the country Nguni and Sotho groups begin splitting, as a result of strengthening chiefdoms, into…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… poll, he followed his conscience and resigned. The head of the University gave him a choice: either he accepts the … or he leaves the university. He was…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… In 1975, Peter Johnson, joined the ranks of the uMkhonto we Sizwe and disappeared into exile. Nearly a … died during a guerrilla skirmish just outside the…
ArchiveReminiscences of the Arrest of Fikile Bam & Marcus Solomon in 1963 by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
… article is about the circumstances that led to the arrest of Bam and Marcus Solomon. Both were arrested in Winnie’s car … (PAC) were banned under the…
Gandhiji and the struggle for liberation in South Africa
… As important as the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Gandhiji which is observed on January 30, 1988, is the … resistance campaign against the…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… Mr. President, may I take this opportunity as President of the Republic of South Africa and as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned … the countries and areas…
Statement at the 19th African-American Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 12 January 1989
… High Commissioners, Comrades and friends, The Chairman of our Conference, His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Zambia, Luke Mwananshiku,…
Statement at the Swedish People's Parliament Against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 21 February 1986
… Mr. Chairman, Mr. Prime Minister, Comrade leaders of SWAPO of Namibia, Foreign guests, Your Excellencies, Distinguished … in today and have been in the past…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the 19th African-American Conference, 12 January 1989, Lusaka
… and High Commissioners, Comrades and friends, The Chairman of our Conference, His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Zambia, Luke Mwananshiku…
Nelson Mandela ‘Release Us or Treat Us as Political Prisoners’, 22 April 1969
… Letter addressed to the Minister of Justice from Robben Island Prison Dated 22 April 1969; … pleading for mercy but are exercising the inherent right of all…
Press Conference in Lusaka: Oliver Tambo, 25 June 1985
… lays great emphasis on unity. How do you see the question of unity with such groups as PAC and other small groupings … Africa? TAMBO: The ANC has always…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 25 June 1985
… lays great emphasis on unity. How do you see the question of unity with such groups as PAC and other small groupings … Africa? TAMBO : The ANC has always…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Artefacts in a site known as 'Gemsbok' in the north of the Orange River near present day Oranjemund is dated to … years …
Chapter 19. The Dutch Reformed Churches - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Before the rise of Nazism, the ministers of the Dutch Reformed churches did not interfere with the … my requests to the prosecutor to apply Section 363 (1)…
ANC Press Statement presented by Oliver Tambo, 16 August 1985, Lusaka
… Last night, the people of South Africa and the rest of the world were treated to an arrogant reaffirmation by … for change must abandon all their illusions…
ANC Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 16 August 1985
… Last night, the people of South Africa and the rest of the world were treated to an arrogant reaffirmation by … for change must abandon all their illusions…
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
… are housed in 429 Buildings with a total surface Area of 233 795 m2. Approximately 70% of all admissions are emergencies , including approximately … best of…
Banned, but never silenced by Glyn Williams (Editor - The Daily Dispatch), 6 September 2012, Eastern Cape, South Africa
… The editor of the Daily Dispatch, Donald Woods, had become increasingly concerned about the future of South Africa – more and more he left the day-to-day ……
Opening address by Albert Luthuli to Conference on Unemployment, Low Wages and Poverty, 21 October 1961, Durban
… and vital conference called to consider the means and ways of meeting the acute situation of the growing number of unemployed workers, especially … provided…
1973: Neo-apartheid and the Sleeping the Giant by Mbuso Nkosi
… the giant. Mbuso Nkosi (Sociology Lecturer-University of Pretoria) [email protected] The sociologist Michael Burawoy argues that the production politics…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… is the oldest in Africa and has been based in a couple of places in the City over the years. Namely: Hout Street; 44 … in 1990. The move to Observatory was…