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EventDjibouti and Cote d' Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA
… Following a visit to Nigeria by the state president, F.W. de Klerk, and his foreign minister Roelof "Pik" Botha a number of other African countries announced…
ArchiveCHAPTER 3 - Unprepared by Howard Barrell
… June 1976 created the opportunity for the ANC to break out of its 13-year strategic impasse. From exile, it was able to … foreign borders would slowly weaken…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… 1st January, 1912 1 Since our last Congress the march of events has, from our point of view, been rapid. Many Acts … Policy", then it is time that they, the…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… the Nobel Peace Prize to Albert Luthuli in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the non-violent resistance … to colonial rule escalated even…
PlaceWaaihoek Farm
… found that there was a substantial increase in the number of families who inhabited the Farm. Ther estimated number of families at the time was approximately…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 4 - Some Reflections on Early African and South African History by Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education After 1994 politicians, historians, educators … - an event or period marking a turning point in…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… to the Special Committee against Apartheid on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Defiance … he had just returned from a tour of…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising that is also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt. It occurred during a period of economic…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act, in May 1969, are acquitted. Three are … at the Pretoria Central Prison under Section…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… General Smuts signing the agreement at the first meeting of the UN General Assembly. Source: P. Joyce (2000), … territory many Afrikaners felt closer to the…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it … in December. The conference met in an atmosphere of anticipation. PAC…
Document 118 - Johannesburg District Communist Party, Call to a Non-European United Front!
… people into locations! It proposes to push them into a set of special areas for residence and trade! It intends to allow … do this ON RACIAL GROUNDS but they…
EventNational Party refuses to serve on Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry
… P.W. Botha lashed out on the Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry concerning the future of Natal. Botha said that the National Party (NP) won’t serve … seeking to…
EventThe Women's National Coalition Conference starts
… Park. The conference focused primarily on the drafting of a Women's Charter and the future of the Women's National Coalition. The Women's Charter was adopted…
EventGovernment's final consolidation of 'homelands'
… announced its intention to consolidate the total number of separate 'homeland' areas from 113 to 36. The homelands … were officially instituted in the 1950s…
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885 … in the territories belonging to an independent Sovereign State this principle shall…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa calls for national lockdown for 21 days in South Africa
… March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster in terms of section 27 of the Disaster Management Act. This was an …
EventGeneral Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria's army, resigns for health reasons.
… General Muhamed Lamari, the head of Algeria's army, resigned for non-specific health reasons. … would be succeeded by General Salah Ahmed Gaid, commander of…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Religion and Churches
… their spiritual make-up, the Africans exhibit indications of striking affinity to the people of the Orient, i.e., … great philosophers, I think I should,…
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… Presidential Address to the Forty-fifth Annual Conference of the African National Congress, Orlando, Johannesburg, … inferno. For the non-whites the Union…
Full speech - Mamphela Ramphele: Rekindling the South African dream
… to invite you to join me on a journey to build the country of our dreams. I ask those of you of my generation: let us … key decision making and proper…
Mission Stations - G-H
… station was reportedly burned down during Sekhukhuni's war of resistance against the British, in 1880. It was located on … and deprived of all its comforts,…
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… To recount the part played by the African peoples of South Africa in the wars that have been fought by South … be noted that South Africa was technically not…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
… We are gathered here in Lisbon, representatives of governments, non-governmental organisations and liberation … cause of insecurity in southern Africa and…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… The parliamentary by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to both the National Party and the … The Prime Minister furthermore considered it…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… Now?" Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936 Despite the vast majority of Natives and many other freedom-loving people of South … for Big Business. Had this government…
PlaceWallacedene, Cape Town
… is an Informal Housing Settlement in the Eastern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. The Settlement was established during the 1980s when the relaxation of…
EventThe Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government's announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
… cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma region, KwaZulu. The cancelation was done…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… it concentrated on the Boer War years and the experiences of Emily Hobhouse as the compassionate, strong willed woman … arrived in early 1901 to travel to…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February … becoming a central form of control exercised…