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EventSouth African Prime Minister, John Vorster resigns
… by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the grounds of ill health. Surprisingly, he was available to fill the … which…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is concerned about stability
… lower south coast region, following the murder of IFP politician Sqoloza Xolo, who was blamed for the murder of G'caba by the African National Congress. Mr…
EventSouth Africa signs SADC treaty
… It was formed in 1 April 1980 following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration, and was premised on closer co-operation between African heads of state. Some…
Firstly, as to COST
… 1993: NOTING With revulsion the unacceptable escalation of violence that is engulfing our country; OUTRAGED At the killings particularly of women and…
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years! A Spring may be the result of Karst Topography where surface water has infiltrated the Earth's…
PlaceMaitland
… The 1891 census indicated that Maitland had a population of 2,035. By 1904, this number had risen to 5,071. Maitland is situated in the middle of a number…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… The African National Congress(ANC) under the leadership of the late Nelson Mandela won the vast majority of votes with 12 237 655 (62.9%), the National…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … with the strategy adopted by the new generation of…
PlaceUmlazi
… History of Umlazi The history of Umlazi (or Mlazi) dates back to 1845 when British settlers … was then Natal (now KwaZulu Natal ) and created a number of …
Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
… Service boat, ploughed the Atlantic in the direction of Robben Island. I and the eight young colleagues with me … seven years. On the boat, we were given…
Chapter II - Partners in protest
… link with the Black Sash, an activist organisation of women voters, which therefore excluded black women since … common coloured vote was entrenched in the…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… in more ways than one. Firstly, in the hustle-bustle of a hard-fought election campaign, it stands out as a forum … we are confident that this summit will…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… in more ways than one. Firstly, in the hustle-bustle of a hard-fought election campaign, it stands out as a forum … we are confident that this summit will…
EventThe SABS is established
… The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of Act 24 of 1945. The Act was revised on several occasions and is … SABS, About , from…
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… Maxeke , teacher, social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women's League of South Africa, died in Johannesburg at the age of 65. In 1905 she…
EventPius Langa is born
… Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa, deputy president of the Constitutional Court and Chancellor of the University of Natal (now KwaZulu Natal) was born in Bushbuck…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne Moodley
… Dear Student Movements of 1976, (Dear ex-student behind the movement, who made … middle class student organizing protest at The University of Pretoria…
Quotes by Steve Biko
… "The blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they … What I Like, 1978. "Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by RIXAKA, January 1985
… Question: In the January 8 statement of the National Executive Committee this year, prominent … field. How would you briefly define culture and the task of…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Rixaka, 05 January 1985
… Question : In the January 8 statement of the National Executive Committee this year, prominent … field. How would you briefly define culture and the task of…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… 1922 History does not proceed with the logical march of a proposition of Euclid. Wars and disputes never arise over clear-cut … in a hundred different…
Documents, and articles relating to the Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… you that I deeply appreciate your decision in terms of which eight fellow-prisoners were freed on 15 October 1989, and for advising me of the fact in advance…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February … The four writers have each examined a…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… The main building of the SA Army College was designed in a so-called … and when the South African Military School, predecessor of the Army College, was…
Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi fo Leon Trotsky, 10 August 1932
… shall have seen a letter I send to the Communist League of America Opposition. Quite a lot has happened in the communist party of South Africa, private…
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… In a trend-setting protest against the Apartheid policies of the Government, players of the two South African teams walked out after just one ball … Pollock…
Extract from a speech made at Koffiefontein on 11 August 1967
… inter alia to the UNO and South West Africa; the rumours of an impending split in the National Party, the necessity … told his audience that he was…
Chapter VI - HEAR US!
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The Congress of the People was over. We had come down from the mountain, … start, interminably delayed by the…
Address At The Commerce Faculty Graduation Ceremony(Media friendly) by Saleem Badat, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… dimension ensures that there is a keen awareness of the past and the present, how they intermesh, and create … and social change. Alberto Melucci, the great…
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
… Johannesburg, which was run by the Community of the Resurrection, a monastic order then headed in South … while a high school student. Under the leadership…