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Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada Ottawa, 18 June 1990
… Speaker; Honourable Prime Minister; Distinguished leaders of the opposition parties; Elected representatives of the … in our country advance, that we should…
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
… The banning of eight prominent Black Consciousness (BC) exponents in … goals were contrary to the objectives of the Apartheid state that sought to subjugate…
BiographyThembelakhe Mati
… was killed after he was shot in the leg. Initially the state pathologist claimed that he was stabbed; however it …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, 12th June 2007
… address the National Assembly as it considers the Budget of the Presidency. The Deputy President will address the … was killed, on the 19th of October 1977,…
BiographyEmmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
… on 14 April 1958. In the 1980s, he was a member of progressive education organisations, including National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA), Union of…
Dream of Total Liberation of Africa is in Sight - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 72nd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1984
… Allow me to begin by extending to you all, the wishes of the National Executive Committee and the general … into deeper and deeper levels of crisis. We went…
PlaceDan Pienaar, suburb of Bloemfontein
… upmarket suburb in Bloemfontein - regarded as one of the safest suburbs in the country! It is an excellent … sporting facilities such as the Tempe Golf…
BiographyLele Jacob Motaung
… is a modified extract from the following source: Prisoners Of Apartheid , A biographical List of political prisoners and banned persons in South Africa ……
ArticleSharpeville
… be achieved by 1963. The PAC argued that if thousands of people were arrested, the country’s jails would be filled … PAC. By 6 May 1960, 18,000 people were…
EventThe death of Andries Tatane
… a service delivery protest turned ugly in Ficksburg, Free State. Following his death, eight Free State policemen were arrested on charges of assaulting and…
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
… We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh … especially since the declaration of the…
EventHistory of December 16
… December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa; it is celebrated as the Day of … in the Boer Republic. In 1894 the Government of the Free State also…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… in March 1897, due to the ‘ever growing importance of the African continent for the people of Europe and … Congress (ANC). The USSR and Anti–Apartheid 1950…
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… On 12 June 1909, Natal voted in favour of the formation of the Union of South Africa. During the following year … the Afrikaaner republics of the Transvaal…
BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… Congress movement in Baroda, and served several terms of imprisonment in that country, before returning to Durban … 90-day detention and charged under the…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
… at Natal University for a BA degree (now University of KwaZulu-Natal -UKZN). At the time the University would not … was in detention. The police tried to get…
BiographyJohn Ronald Tolkien
… Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State on 3 January 1892. After his father died, Tolkien and … and escort to two Mexican boys in…
BiographyMoebien Wadee
… in Kliptown. Later he lived in Lenasia for a period of about two years. Wadee moved to Nelspruit in the late … United Democratic Front (UDF) and opposed the…
BiographyJohn Kgwana Nkadimeng
… charged with conspiracy and attempting to overthrow the state by violence, but the charges were dropped and he was … became a full-time organiser for the…
ArchiveThe birth of the African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… clearly describes, with some background, on the political state of the country before the birth of APDUSA. The NEUM called on the leadership of the Movement …
BiographyDirk Johannes Coetzee
… Dirk Johannes Coetzee was born in 1945. The son of a postmaster, he grew up in the Northern Cape. Coetzee and … Nofomela and Coetzee’s confessions and public…
BiographyBarry “Anderson” Richards
… blossoming career coincided with South Africa on the verge of international isolation due to apartheid laws in sports. … In that year he was named the South…
BiographyWolf Kibel
… a child. He studied briefly in Poland under the guidance of Appelbaum, a painter visiting from London. He became very … Not being a citizen of Austria, Kibel…
ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… The birth of a new non-racial and non -sexist democracy in South Africa necessitated a critical review of the system of National Orders. The previous system…
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… the ANC saw the need for a clear statement on the future of South Africa. The idea of a Freedom Charter was born, and the Congress of the People Campaign was…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… The history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to … struggle against racism and national liberation. The roots of Trade Unionism and…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… been cultivated from a young age when she had to take care of her siblings, stepping in for her mother who had fallen ill with the Spanish flu of 1918 . As a…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), African National … Alliance). COSATU has been involved in the liberation of the country and has…