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Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 91 - John Gomas, "The Native Representation…
Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit Cape Town, 9 June 1994
Your Excellencies; President Sam Nujoma of Namibia President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe President Hassan Mwinyi of Tanzania Visiting Cabinet Ministers …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors 6 September 1994
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Editors, Distinguished Guests, Allow me to express my heartfelt thanks for the invitation to partake in such a sumptuous meal and…
Address by Mashatile on the occasion of the 20th commemoration of the Bisho massacre, 7 September, 2012
Programme Director, MEC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane Premier of the Eastern Cape Province, Premier Noxolo Kiviet The Chairperson of the ANC in the Eastern Cape…
Albert Luthuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1961
Your Majesty, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, here present! On an occasion like this words fail one. This is the most important occasion not only in my…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
Madame Speaker, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairperson and the other Presiding Officers, Chief Justice and…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Pan African Parliament, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, 16 September 2004
President of the Pan African Parliament, Honourable Gertrude Mongella, Your Excellency, Dr Abdul Kalam, President of the Republic of India, The Honourable Ms…
The Congress of the people
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner There were such a lot of things happening at that time, and some very good…
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
In 1931 a strike started in a factory over the dismissal of a number of workers. The workers were divided and about one-third refused to strike. The strikers,…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
Introduction Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (née Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) was one of the prominent anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely referred to as…
Storming: The Insurrections Ensemble by Marcus Grossman, September 2015
Global Studies Programme It was Shakespeare’s puzzling take on colonialism that Cesaire and many others decided to re-interpret and re-interpret. But for the…
Press Statement concerning the Five-Year Plan presented by F.W. De Klerk to the National Party Conference by O. R. Tambo, 30 June 1989
The five-year plan placed before the National Party conference by President-elect F.W. de Klerk yesterday, 29th June, 1989, is a shocking insult to the people…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt brings ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Helen Stoilas, 30 May 2017
The South African photographer David Goldblatt has installed photographs of former criminals in prisons in Birmingham and Manchester. The portraits, part of a…
Toast remarks by the President Jacob Zuma to the official state banquet held in his honour on the occasion of the state visit to Uganda, 25 March 2010, State House Entebbe, Uganda
Your Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, my dear comrade, brother and friend, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Your Excellencies,…
ANC statement on the state of readiness for celebrations of 101 year celebration of the ANC, 9 January 2013
On Tuesday, 8th of January 2013, the African National Congress celebrated its 101 years anniversary of its existence. In this context, we send our…
Press Statement by Oliver Tambo concerning the five-year plan presented by FW De Klerk to the National Party Conference, 30 June 1989
The five-year plan placed before the National Party conference by President-elect F.W. de Klerk yesterday, 29th June, 1989, is a shocking insult to the people…
Tribute at the funeral service of Walter Sisulu by Nelson Mandela (News 24), 25 January 2011
In the last few years we have walked this road with greater frequency, marching in the procession to bid farewell to the veterans of our movement, paying our…
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
The Cape Dutch Homestead known as Stellenberg has played many roles during its long and interesting History – Farm dwelling, manor House, Country Retreat,…
PlaceSt Stephen’s Church, Dutch Reformed Church, Riebeeck Square, Cape Town
In 1799, during the first British occupation of the Cape, the Governor, Sir George Yonge, appropriated a portion of Riebeeck Square to build a theatre upon the…
PlaceNorth West
The North West Province was part of the old Transvaal, and includes most of the parts of the old homeland, Bophuthatswana. There is a lot of platinum in the…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Banquet help in honour of President Bakili Muluzi of Malawi Cape Town, 2 June 1998
President Muluzi;Excellencies;Ladies and Gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to South Africa. May you feel the same…
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois", Internal…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Glossary
From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education 916 ADis the same as AH 304 in the Islamic calendar …
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid: A Preliminary Study of Albert Luthuli, 1920s-1952s Dr Peter Alegi, Department of History, Michigan State…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time from South Africa due to his role in spreading awareness about his…
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
A number of interrelated factors led to the South African War. The factors that have been covered in the text below include; the conflicting political…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
The Springbok Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Over…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
Ancient Egypt The ancient Egyptian civilisation grew for thousands of years intact because the Nile River Valley and Mediterranean and Red Sea border kept…
ArticleSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
'South African War ( a.k.a. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible and destructive modern armed conflict in South Africa’s history. It was an event that…
Seweweeks Poort, Swartberg
The Seweweeks Poort is probably the most beautiful 18 km stretch of gravel road anywhere in South Africa. With easy gradients, multiple river crossings, mind…