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Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) St Lucia, 4 July 1998
… Africa's entry into the international community of free nations. It was delayed for decades before that, by South … can no longer be accepted that the…
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
… We watch as two of the leading democracies, two leading nations of the free world, get involved in a war that the United Nations did not sanction;we look on…
EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… Black language in South Africa. These groups were called nations, and all Black South Africans were made citizens of …
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… On 11 October 1963, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution (XVIII), requesting the South …
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… by anyone and is currently not curable. The United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) says the evidence that HIV is …
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… support - students, religious groups, and even the United Nations. Activities of the ECC were curtailed by the South …
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… an initial detachment of 93 soldiers for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The …
EventUS Secretary of State Colin Powell is heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit.
… convened to discuss sustainable development by the United Nations, and gathered numerous leaders from business and …
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… Minister of Foreign Affairs before moving to the United Nations (UN). Ghali's role as UN Secretary General has been …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… marked the start of the genocide. By the time the United Nations (UN) troops had been stationed in Rwanda, thousands …
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… Parliament on 3 February 1960: The tendency in Africa for nations to become independent, and at the same time to do …
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… road due to an air embargo imposed on Libya by the United Nations. In 1999, Mandela successfully mediated in a long …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… had affiliated; also the growth of the Anti Imperialist League. The Chamber of Mines was for breaking down the Colour …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress On The Occasion Of the 105th Anniversary of the African National Congress Presented By President Jacob Zuma
… not against one another. The ANC Leagues – the ANC Women’s League, Youth League and Veterans League are at the coalface of representing the specific …
Political Overview By The ANC Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, Comrade Paul Mashatile On The Occasion Of The Special Provincial General Council, Turffontein Racecourse, Johannesburg, 24 February 2013
… ANC Regional Office Bearers Leadership of the ANC Youth League Leadership ANC Womens League Leadership of the ANC Veterans League Leadership of … we had the…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… who is threatened by a group which is part of the Youth League and is functioning as a branch at the area. POM That's the Youth League of the ANC? AG …
BiographyPetros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize (Mkize)
Petros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize was born and raised in Macambini, a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal. Little is documented about his early life, but like many young…
Message to the Special Committee against Apartheid on its 20th anniversary from O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 April 1983
… of the racist minority regime in our continent. United Nations …
Letter from Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 January 1982
… initiative in requesting an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider this latest act of …
PlaceFreedom Park
The site of Freedom Park was carefully chosen, a 52 hectare undeveloped hill overlooking the city of Pretoria. It was here that the nation’s heroes would be…
EventSA signs treaty with Great Britain on the supply of military equipment to South Africa
… republic, and ceased to be a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. During the first half of the 1960s and throughout …
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation …
EventThe UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing
… of these two countries. On 21 January 1992, the United Nations ordered the Libyan government to hand over the …
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher’s exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… to end its policy of segregation. In 1962, the United Nations established their Special Committee against …
EventMother Teresa is buried
… Netaji Indoor Stadium. Dignitaries from more than 50 nations attended the Roman Catholic funeral mass, presided …
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) attacks a Namibian refugee camp in Cassinga, Angola
… airborne troops, and hundreds more were injured. A United Nations (UN) delegation that visited Cassinga a few days …
educating African youth and provision of large scale scholarships tenable in various
… of African Unity, the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations. Further noting that: 4. The regime has not yet …
EventSA national soccer team, Bafana Bafana, win the SA’s first ever FIFA sanctioned match.
… years South Africa hosted and won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, with Khumalo and Radebe central and Tovey lifting …
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… African societies under their rule despite the United Nations declaration that all people have the right to …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… in the organization of women through the ANC Women's League and the Federation of South African Women (FSAW). Her … The government banned the ANC including…