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Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… of our Club here, the Spartacus Club, has been working in secrecy to bring out the first Afrikaans (i.e., South … "The Communist Manifesto". The translation…
ArchiveAppendix 3 The Freedom Charter
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
’UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!’
… Nelson Mandela and hundreds of our comrades have been in the racist regime's prisons for more than 17 years. This … to deal with the present crisis gripping…
Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… the 3 Masted vessel "Aliwal", captained by James Anderson, in 1849. There are two Shipwrecks near the reef that are … The Norwegian bulk carrier, the 'MV…
PlaceGroot Drakenstein
… East India Company had largely broken Khoi resistance in the district while mobile armed commandos kept the “troublesome” San hunter groups in check. Van der…
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… among others, and the oldest surviving jet fighter in South Africa. There are ongoing restoration projects by … together with a fine collection of models…
EventLibya becomes independent
… (UN) and one of the first former European possessions in Africa to gain independence. At the time of independence … possession, was under UN trusteeship. A…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South … Sasol is one of the top five…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… Movement was founded on 21 March 1975 at KwaNzimela, in Northern KwaZulu. Inkatha emerged, along with the Black Consciousness Movement, to fill the vacuum in…
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
… of eight prominent Black Consciousness (BC) exponents in March 1973 came as a direct result of the popularity that … sought to subjugate non-white South…
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
… On this day in history, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Bill … of the country, the marriage would not be recognized in South Africa. One year…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and … Minister Magnus Malan on grounds that they are engaged in…
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… was shot dead by hijackers while trying to take his car in Pimville, Soweto. The highjacking took place on Tuesday … who demanded the car keys. When the…
EventBarney Pityana is elected Chairman of Human Rights Commission
… that the commission would also monitor legislation in Provincial Legislatures. Seven days later the Commission issued its first report, relating to violence…
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, it consisted of the Transvaal, the Orange Free … should replace Dutch as the medium of instruction in all…
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… army when the Second World War broke out and was deployed in London as a company quarter-sergeant at a war office meant … became a member of parliament and…
Descom Bulletin
… In 1982, Neil Aggett, a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security…
PlaceBloemfontein City Hall
… The Bloemfontein City Hall was built in 1935 and has a beautiful Italian style interior with an … either side of it which is the same as the Viceroy's House…
PlaceAlbertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg
… runs through the Alberts Farm, the only artesian Spring in Gauteng is tucked away under Northcliff ridge on this Farm. It is the second biggest 'green lung'…
2004 New Year’s Eve Broadcast, 30 December 2003
… forget that there are still many of our people who live in conditions of poverty and deprivation. We still have many … amounts of food they require. Others…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… family friendly Hilda’s Kitchen. A San Centre (link in FURTHER READING) is near by and the beach at Yzerfontein, is just a short drive away. Back in Darling…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Radio Freedom on Visits of Multi-National Corporations to the ANC, before February 1986
… They assess the apartheid system in terms of the profits or the losses it yields. It has … the apartheid system? What would be their position in the new…
EventSmallpox Epidemic Strikes at the Cape
… reached pandemic proportions. The dead could not be buried in coffins, as there was a shortage of wood at the Cape. By … So the Khoi fled the Peninsula with…
PlaceSt Margaret’s House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… legislation on 5 November 1976. St Margaret's was built in 1905 and is not visible from the road, but what a pleasure … through what must be one of the most…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… South African History Online (SAHO) believes in empowering learners, educators, researchers, and … meaningful question. For example: What role did women play…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… and his son discovered the fossils at the Malapa Cave site in August 2008. The find may tell us about the where and how … the two hominid fossils, the…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… edition. Paris, UNESCO, 1992. Huffman, Thomas N. Symbols in Stone. Unravelling the Mystery of Great Zimbabwe . … Press, 1989. Van der Merwe, Nikolaas J. The…