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Address, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of the World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
… Ambassadors and Senior Officials, Leaders and members of civil society, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the mass … is achievable because, for the first…
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
… and further educating one another on the country’s history, dictatorial leadership and the imperialist forces at … became simultaneously a celebration of…
Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 1 December 2010
… you as you mark a significant historical milestone in the history of this great trade union movement - the 25th … We must upfront congratulate COSATU for…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinning, St. Georges Hotel, City of Tshwane, 27 September 2005
… resolution. Islamic study during this period of human history, when the intellectual evolution had stalled in the … taken. These manuscripts represent a…
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… contact In the beginning of the 15th century, a period in history began that had great consequences not only for … the route to India. This led to another…
Art Matters by Suzanne P. Blier, 05 December 2014
… But this did not happen. Thirty years later during the Civil Rights movement, Alfred H. Barr implored Harvard … individual or group bears blame. This…
PlaceSierra Leone
… The country then became a single entity with a shared history, culture and language called: 'Krio' which evoked out … nation on April 27, 1961 . This was…
Document 11 - Second letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… our country from economic dislocation and ruin arid from civil strife and bitterness. Alternatively, you may choose to … stop an oppressed people, determined…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… of contract was regarded as a criminal offence and not a civil matter. In any case, in labour disputes the advantage … shipped in March 1907. Their contract…
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… on during this complex and chaotic time in the nation’s history. After a 27-year ban on Mandela’s picture, Hallett’s … a call from an inspector from Scotland…
EventFirst Tramway Company in Cape Town commences operations, with a horse
… commenced in Cape Town in May 1801, when a weekly coach service from Cape Town to Simon's Town was announced. Many … and began operations on 1 April 1863,…
Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, Motherwell, 25 November 2004.
… reduce the levels of violence against women and children. Civil society must join this important campaign on a … the National Prosecuting Authority to…
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
… control in the homeland, in the face of a strike by civil servants. These civil servants were demanding that the Mangope government … Watson W. (2007). Brick…
Keeping a cool head amid flying bullets: A tribute to Juda Ngwenya by Joseph Oesi (City Press), 26 October 2016
… apartheid past, its attempt to shed itself of its heinous history. It gives me immense pride to have to say that I was there with you in the trenches of…
EventFirst celebration of May Day in South Africa
… This uproar was carried out against the backdrop of the Civil War, which marked the abolition of slavery and the … elections of 1994. South Africa's mining…
EventInternational celebration of ‘May Day’
… This uproar was carried out against the backdrop of the Civil War, which marked the abolition of slavery and the … elections in 1994. South Africa's mining…
PlaceKing Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
… Cambridge . While Captain Sanderson was still in active service, the British High Commissioner and Governor of the … Graeme Smith, who is a product of the…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… Bantu Laws Amendment Act, which repealed the 1932 Native Service Contract Act, and amended the tenancy provisions in … state" (Ross, R. (1993). Beyond the…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… are still glaring gaps in critical areas of the township's history that need to be plugged to achieve a fuller account … as well as the inconvenience of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 104th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… society. As South Africans, we continue to commemorate our history as it is the foundation on which we build our … formations, organized labour, the business…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… 10. The right to be appointed to and hold office in the civil service and in all branches of public employment on the same … skilled, semi-skilled…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… and used satyagraha - resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total … to Indian independence and has inspired…
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
… The civil war in Somalia during 1980-1990 resulted in an enormous … 000 people killed and 1.5 million people displaced. This civil war directly resulted in a…
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… school teacher. Although 4000 people attended the funeral service, only 450 people were allowed to attend the burial service. Oprah Winfrey and Stedman…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… felt doing so would advance their own interests. Early History of the Eastern Cape During the early years before … even penetrating into Swellendam, partly…
Albert Luthuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1961
… he is not with us to receive the encouragement of this service he has rendered mankind. I might here pause and … Nations through one of the most difficult…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
… strikes constituted a defining moment in South African history. It shattered the industrial peace that had existed … made the Durban strikes a turning point…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
… to be able to judge if they are good or bad leaders. In history, it is also important to study the stories of the … which we can relax and enjoy the…
Article1994 Cabinet
… in July 1996 Public Enterprises Stella Sigcau Public Service and Administration Zola Skweyiya Public Works Jeff …
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… to hold to book employers. TUCSA had long paid lip service to the ideal of African unions registered under the …