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Address at Conference on Southern Africa of the Socialist International and the Socialist Group of the European Parliament with the Frontline States, ANC and SWAPO by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 September 1984
… omit to make reference to those of them who are held in apartheid prisons today - leaders like Nelson Mandela … an indication of a process of positive change…
A Tale of Political Conspiracy and Incomprehensible Judicial Imaginings by Thabo Mbeki, 15 February 2016
… On 12 September 2008, Justice Chris Nicholson, Judge in the then Natal Provincial Division of the High Court of … Blade Nzimande, General Secretary of the…
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on receiving a Honorary LLD degree at the University of the Witwatersrand 6 September 1991
… dedicated to the creation of peace and freedom in South Africa. No institution, especially not an educational institution, can function in an environment…
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… In Mein Kampf, Hitler propounded at length the need for capturing or disrupting all mass organisations in the interest of National Socialism. The leaders of…
Chapter 14. Rebuilding the Union-Constitution
… When I returned to South Africa in March 1933, I found the stillness of the grave in the union office. The mass of workers in the factory section had lost…
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. … have almost completely lost their right to be represented in Parliament, their right to take…
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… first European travellers to visit the region arrived here in 1801, and within a few years it had become a regular … Moffat founded the first permanent…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… Located in the heart of Soweto , the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village is … and sets the village as one of the traditional attractions in Gauteng . The Credo…
Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the Inaugural session of the Twelth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries Durban, 2 September 1998
… welcome you all to our newly democratic country, still in the infancy of its freedom. We are especially proud to do … of the critical role of the Movement…
Chapter X - Trial by detention
… In Pretoria things had changed at court. Our van drove … synagogue. We heard shouts of greeting as we were driven in and knew that friends were gathered…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… No man's private life should be called upon to bear it. In these days we expect all our leaders to be "good" men. The … era was full of men who combined…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… made a generous donation to the University of Cape Town in order to support the arts through the establishment of … had always been his desire to “develop…
PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
… is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South Africa , founded in 1685. "The farm has grown with the passing centuries into … of wholesome…
EventEarthquake shakes up Tulbagh
… and Ceres experienced the most destructive earthquake in South African history.[i] The epicentre of the earthquake was situated in Saron, a region near…
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… Mountains. This District celebrated its 150th Anniversary in September 1964. The District originally formed part of the … (1811-14). He renamed the sub…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… Steve Biko was born in King Williams Town and began his political career as the … Student's Organization (SASO). It was from his involvement in this…
PlaceFlagstaff
… In 1877 Zachariah Bowles and his partner, a Mr Owen, … outset, the Postal Business of Flagstaff was carried on in a temporary Hut, a square plan building…
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… peculiar if I had the same point of view to-day as I had in Moscow in 1928. I was a loyal Party member then - I left the Party in 1936. Surely I must have…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the … and West of Stutterheim, the slopes are…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… District of George, and was proclaimed a separate division in about 1858. The local economy was based primarily upon … farming, although fruit and grain were…
ArchiveMarikana: The blame game - A special report by Niren Tolsi and Paul Botes
… and killed 34 striking miners at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana. Nearly three years later, on the afternoon of … of inquiry into the deaths during the…
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
… the employers and what the strength of the workers consist in: it teaches them not to think of their own employers alone … that socialists call strikes' a…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… “Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black … people…
Message to the Special Committee against Apartheid on its 20th anniversary from O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 April 1983
… belongs to the most ardent campaigners internationally in educating world public opinion on the evils of apartheid. The Special Committee has been in the…
Message from Oliver Tambo to the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid on its 20th anniversary, 02 April 1983
… belongs to the most ardent campaigners internationally in educating world public opinion on the evils of apartheid. The Special Committee has been in the…
Author uncovers Gandhi’s links with early ANC leaders by Anelisa Kubheka (Daily News), 02 March 2012, Durban
… According to Nauriya, Gandhi often used to tell audiences in India that he was an advisor to several black South African leaders. Nauriya, who wrote a book…
PlaceKamastone and Bulhoek
… The Cape government established the settlement of Kamastone in the Queenstown area, in 1854. In 1874 the government received complaints from Black … The Cape…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… In protest of the system of apartheid, economic sanctions … advocated from the 1960s onwards. However, it was only in the 1980s that the implementation of…
EventMother Teresa is buried
… devotion to the poor, was buried on 13 September 1997 in Culcutta, India. The 87-year-old nun died on 5 September. … to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary…
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
… Wanderers has a rich History. It was the third Test ground in Johannesburg following the Old Wanderers Stadium and Ellis … squash and bowls, which can also…