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Address by the President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of Civil Society Forum of the WSSD, Johannesburg, 23 August 2002
… The programme for the further implementation of Agenda 21 states that: " Democracy, respect for all human rights and …
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… unleashed an attack which cannot go unchallenged.”Š 26 He states: "I am a staunch supporter of the African National …
A new total strategy emerges July 1990 -June 1991
… and National Intelligence Service. Before and during the States of Emergency, the state-based hit squads performed a …
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
Introduction Starting in the late 1970’s and reaching its height in the 1980’s, the South African province of Natal (now known as KwaZulu Natal – KZN) saw a…
EventGovernment tables the third Constitution of the Republic of South Africa before the House of Assembly
In 1983 the South African government passed the third Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The Conservative Party opposed the Constitution, while the…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… day serves as a reminder of the commitment the 53 member states made to address certain challenges of the continent …
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way amid high security at the Pretoria High Court, with a group of alleged…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… (ICU) leaders, the commissioner of police in his report states, “ It is noteworthy that these pseudo men lightened …
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Xuma, vice president of AAC, in his presidential address states that the African National Congress (ANC) bears part of …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… (VOC) trading company receives a charter from the States General, the highest authority in the Republic of the …
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
… [xi] His memorial can be found today at Macassar, which states that: ‘He, his family and 49 followers were the first …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… In an open letter to White voters in 1958, Chief Luthuli states the aim of the ANC to be 'a common South African …
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… treated as if they were extensions of the two European states. For example, French colonies were treated as French …
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… governments, leading to the establishment of “welfare states”. However, with the rise to power of the National …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… walked across the border to Botswana. The Front Line States (FLS) was formed in Botswana in 1974 [xxvi] . The …
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… and Saints of Christ, a small church based in the United States of America. In November 1912 he began baptising his …
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… for 1 May 1950, the response was overwhelming. Maylam states that “large numbers of Africans in the Johannesburg …
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
… Knopf, an adviser to the Africa program at the United States Institute of Peace, claimed that “It essentially just …
ArticleGrade 11 Topic 3 – Source-Based Questions
An image showing the persecution of German Jews after the Nazi took powerImage Source Source 3A The source below shows how the Nuremberg laws affected…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
The picture above shows how dire the situation was in America during the Great DepressionImage Source Source 2A The source below describes the impact of…
Call for papers: 100 years of the SACP
July 2021 marks the centenary of the birth of the South African Communist Party (SACP): one of the first Marxist-Leninist parties on the continent, and among…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
This article was made possible with the support of the British Academy Elizabeth van der Heyden, known as Betty or sometimes Liz, was born on 8 December…
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… the British, and as a condition thereof, into two separate States, Hindustan and Pakistan. There is no real parallel … two completely separate and…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 4 - Some Reflections on Early African and South African History by Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
… early African history 6 As the newly-independent African states emerged during the decade of optimism, as the 1960s … help to provide a new identity for the…
PlaceOlive Convention Centre, Durban
The Centre originally opened their doors in 2010. Since inception, the Olive Convention Centre has become a firm favourite in the Conferencing and Events arena…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela to the Angolan National Assembly Luanda, 29 April 1998
… our peoples; democracy and the sovereignty of their nation states. We believe we do not need to state here that we …
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… reporting 650 cases with 17 deaths in total. The United States of America (USA) considers invoking the Defence … and scientific advice. In his address, the…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… [21] However, it should be mentioned that the United States of America (USA) currently has the highest number of … countries (such as the United Kingdom,…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… leader was boosted by his tour of the independent African states and by his court appearances although he was not then …