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EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… significantly to the tension between the European powers in the period before World War I. In 1911, a rebellion broke out in Morocco against the Sultan,…
ArchiveSouth Africa wants to make history compulsory at school. But can it? by Linda Chisholm (the Conversation.com), 1 June 2018
… on its main recommendation – to make history compulsory in the final three years of high school from 2023. The … faculties tasked with training teachers. I…
Document 3 - Resolution on ‘the South African question’ adopted by the Executive Committee of the Communist International following the sixth Comintern congress
… COSATU is deeply disturbed by the manner in which the Department of Finance is approaching the 1998 budget. Both in discussion in Parliament and at NEDLAC,…
Extraordinary ministerial meeting of The Co-ordinating Bereau Of The Non-aligned Countries on the question of Namibia -1985
… NEW DELHI: 19 TO 21 APRIL 1985 DRAFT FINAL DOCUMENT IN PURSUANCE of a decision taken by the co-ordinating Bureau … Countries at its meeting of February 22,…
Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan Islamabad, 4 May 1999
… what it is to fight for independence and to face hardship in pursuit of democratic ideals. And we are grateful to have … Pakistan's proud history of…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
… of the decision to offer me this privilege I lost no time in accepting it - I know that councils can sometimes change their minds in these matters. But I was…
Document 22 - CODESA I - Declaration of Intent
… comes at a time when millions of South Africans living in poverty are not covered by a basic social security net, … at over 30% is still rising. Our limited…
Document 27 - Record of Understanding
… for a multi-stakeholder process to analyse which records in the possession of the departments should be routinely made available. As part of this exercise…
Call for the observance of Human Rights Day: Albert Luthuli, 12 December 1959
… was a great achievement. It marked a significant stage in human development when organised world opinion showed an … of treatment." Through the lead of some…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… The building is the oldest existing dwelling in the immediate vicinity of Rustenburg. Designed in a neo-classical idiom, it was erected for William … maps,…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… on the Moon since Neil Armstrong stepped out of Apollo 11 in July 1969. While astronaut's Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module …
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE Pretoria, 4 December 1997
… of solidarity, justice and freedom burning. The temptation in our situation is to speak in muffled tones about an issue such as the right of the … if these…
PlaceCentral African Republic
… Diamond prospectors in the Central African Republic have found polished flint and … languages related to those of the present day were living in the area…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… and Compatriots. When we gathered here on the Grand Parade in February 1990, we knew that our march to freedom was … years later, on 27 April 1994, the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… and Compatriots. When we gathered here on the Grand Parade in February 1990, we knew that our march to freedom was … years later, on 27 April 1994, the…
36. The fault of Indian immigrants is their poverty and their skin
… and Bridglal Pachai Indian Opinion reflected on the way in which the 1903 Immigration Restriction Act operated under Harry Smith, the Immigration Restriction…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the murder of Griffiths Mxenge, 01 November 1981
… On the night of the 19th of November in the South African city of Durban, agents of the Pretoria … just to take away the life of this outstanding patriot. In…
PlaceLibya
… foreign rule for centuries until it gained independence in 1951. Soon after oil was discovered and earned the country immense wealth. Colonel Gaddafi seized…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to The Progressive Professionals Forum on the occasion of their launch, 2 August 2013
… are proud of their country, and proud of their continent. In just a few months we will be marking 20 years of freedom. … and creed. The country has been…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at Waseda University Tokyo, 4 July 1995
… occasion today represents a confirmation of a bond forged in struggle against apartheid;a bond strengthened by the achievement of democracy in South Africa…
Search for a United Front against racism
… 1946 Salvation lies in Non-European Front — M.D. Naidoo The salvation of the Indian people in this country lay in a united front of non-Europeans. They could…
PlaceFort Wynyard
… On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the commander of the Cape forces ordered that a new battery, Kijk-in-de…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… Norman Levy and his twin brother, Leon Levy were born in Johannesburg to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from … the Yeoville Boys’ primary school and Athlone…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… of the homeland of Bophuthatswana. Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign of former Prime Minister B J … corruption and…
EventWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… May. This is to commemorate those who volunteer their time in assisting these organisations in caring for vulnerable communities. The Red Cross Society was…
EventHelen Suzman is born
… and Anti-Apartheid activist, Helen Suzman , was born in Germiston, South Africa. During her 36 years in Parliament she defended the right to freedom of…
Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
… up the beating of the murdered activist Stompie Seipei. In an hour-long exclusive interview with the Mail & Guardian in a Durban prison, Thulani Nicholas…
Classroom activities: Learning about history
… we see every day. We must remember that the full history in South Africa and all over the world has been hidden and …
ArticleSouth Africa Cabinet Members 2014
… Mcebisi Jonas Presidency Jeff Radebe Buti Manamela Women in the Presidency Susan Shabangu Energy Tina …
Address to the Congress of the People - Libya Tripoli, 19 March 1999
… our own struggle against racist apartheid rule. It remains in our memories and spurs us on to help lighten the plight of … I shall be undertaking before…