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Address by President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Honourable Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the National Council of Provinces; Honourable…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
… It had taken nearly two years of talks almost exclusively between the ANC and the NP to … exactly the parties would be negotiating. The importance of this…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Introduction
… Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Chris Hani The most talked-about turning point in South African history is the 1994…
PlaceAthlone - or Cape Flats, Cape Town
… was once known as West London, but renamed in honour of a member of the British Royal family. It was during the 1930s that the Earl of Athlone , arrived here…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… (2022 census), urban area, 97,815. Following the expulsion of the Xhosa chief, Ndlambe and some 20,000 of his followers from the Zuurveld , in 1811, the…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
… the reception to celebrate the academic achievement of Mr. A. M. Lembede M.A., LL.B at the B.M.S.C. on Friday … organised by the African National Congress…
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 cast our minds back to the run up to …
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… (An appeal sent to the people of the United Kingdom in May 1963 through the Anti-Apartheid Movement) I greet all lovers of freedom, wherever they may be…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 … Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
… The President of Cosatu, Comrade Willie Madisha, General Secretary, Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi and all members of the Central Executive Committee, The Secretary…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… has shown how working life changed for the millions of people who came to live on the Rand between 1886 and 1940. … revolutionised the economy, the society…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… At the beginning of february 1993 it became apparent that most role-players … had realized the urgent need for the resumption of multi-party negotiation…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Soweto rally to welcome released leaders, 29 October 1989
… This is a joyful day for all of us. It is a day of celebration for all the people of our country. Those who have chosen to turn their backs on …
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education For a moment let's consider history as a journey through time and space. For much of this…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… Introduction The decade of the 1950s was a decade of turmoil in South Africa. In the urban areas, a strong … townships. Perhaps the most significant Congress…
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
… that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only after the 1860s that … Africa had a relatively large Indian…
Document 121 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Colour Bar and the National Struggle for Full Democratic Rights”, Workers’ Voice, 1, 2, November 1944
… emphasis on the national unification and organisation of the non-European for the purpose of achieving full democratic rights. There are still some ……
PlaceGardens Shul in Cape Town
… Southern Hemisphere! Until the 17th Century the history of Jewry had been played out in the relatively confined geographical Area of the Middle East, North…
Chapter 11 - Negotiating the final constitution
… The adoption of the final Constitution concluded some of the most successful negotiations in recent constitutional … history. The most striking and…
78. The Natal Indian Congress calls for a national convention
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In his address as acting president of the Natal…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
… Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and Chairman of…
Victory is Within our Grasp: Statement at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa by O. R. Tambo, UNESCO House, Paris, 16 June 1986
… Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and Chairman …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 7
… This open membership was significant as an example of co-operation between workers of various races. Trade unionism in South Africa has always been faced…
African farmers in Southern Africa
… The first farmers For a period of time that is almost impossible to imagine, all the inhabitants of Southern Africa were Stone Age hunter-gatherers. Then ……
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 20th April 1992
… Reading from the "Lamentations of Jeremiah", Chapter 5 Remember, O Lord, what is come upon … our wood is sold unto us, Our necks are under the yoke of…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… spellings since about the 1770's. It was ‘Nysna’ in one of the earliest letters from James Callander (who built a … home for himself at The Heads, and who…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … he declared, was not interested in the 'glittering chains of…
PlaceNiger
… Niger (was a former French colony to the north of Nigeria) and Nigeria (was a former British colony) were … them. The Arab legacy on the continent, with the…
PlaceAngola
… Angola has a long and rich history, and is home to some of the largest historical kingdoms in Africa such as the Kingdom of Kongo or the Kingdom of Ndongo…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… The homeland of KwaZulu (or place of the Zulu) was granted self-government under apartheid on 1 … 1977. According to the apartheid social planner’s ideal of …