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Message to the Rally to Relaunch the ANC Women's League by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 9 August 1990
… have had to work underground with those who have worked in exile, women who, if they had any opportunity to come together, had to do so clandestinely or in…
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… her life; her longest prison sentence lasting over a year in solitary confinement. She was informally known as the ‘commie nun’ who was the first sister to…
EventOliver Kraas, the South African cross country skier is born
… Oliver Martin Kraas was born on 18 April 1975 in Germiston, Gauteng.[i] Oliver is a South African Cross Country skier.[ii] He started competitive skiing in…
PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… built the banks of the Umbilo River, near Bayhead Durban, in 1875. This is the first Hindu Temple that was built in Africa. It was washed away by floods in…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… In October 2002, Marie Fourie and her partner of twelve … of marriage. The couple decided to challenge that ruling in court, based on the equal rights…
EventHouse of Representatives impeaches American President Bill Clinton
… In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a recent university graduate, began working as an intern in the White House. This was during Bill Clinton's first term … of office…
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… of Appeal (NDCA) on 4 February 2012 to hear evidence in mitigation and aggravation of sanction in the cases involving comrades Sindiso Magaqa, Floyd … the…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, … 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in…
Testimony by Moosa Muhammed Moolla before the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights, Dar es Salaam, 22 June 1967
… of the members of the Working Group are briefly indicated in italics. The members were: Ibrahima Boye, … Group and I hope that whatever evidence I give will…
Tribute by Comrade David Makhura delivered at the funeral service of Comrade Chilly Magagula, 16 October 2010
… We cannot hide the deep sense of sadness and gaping wounds in our heavy hearts. We cannot hide our anger and frustration … unique pain associated with the…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… The farm was originally granted to Johan Rauch in 1792, Within two months, had sold it on to Andries Teubes, who probably built the manor in 1795-96…
Indian Opinion
… Gandhi ("Mahatma"), M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik in 1903 in the Natal Province. The newspaper focused on Indian … of the social and political lives of…
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… well-known South African author. After completing a degree in English and Mathematics, he went on to complete a PhD in English, Linguistics and German…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the … By 1804, Muslims had been granted…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… Sefako Mapogo Makgatho was born at GaMphahlele, in the Pietersburg district in Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… Gerrie Coetzee, went up against American Michael Dokes in Cleveland, Ohio for the World Boxing Association (WBA) … at a world title after his two previous…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… Angered by the manner in which Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was … troops for the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force in Haiti. Aristide was…
Fourthly, as to the NATIVE QUESTION
… for and protected by entrenched and justiciable provisions in the Constitution, which shall be drafted after having … to inter alia the fundamental rights…
Oliver Tambo, Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC replies to questions by Sechaba, 01 April 1968
… these missions arises directly from the unfolding crisis in southern Africa. After all we are not fighting an … At the moment the greatest problem facing…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… This building, designed in a late Renaissance style based broadly upon the Doric order, was erected in 1891 under the direction of GW Smith, a prominent Port…
EventBritain refuses Uganda’s request for independence
… 1800's. The interior was penetrated by Arab slave traders in the 1830's, soon followed by British explorers and … William Mackinnon's Imperial British East…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Introduction
… by The Department of Education This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular … , Vryburg is a large(ish) Town that finds…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… Modern Art. Despite the fact that Goldblatt’s work hangs in some of the world’s most prestigious galleries, however, … he is an artist whose work has always…
PlaceGroote Kerk, Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… There is probably no building in South Africa that is better known than the Groote Kerk. … and the practice of this religion played an important part in the…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… by Allison Drew The people of the world are on the march in a great crusade against Fascism. Fascism is not something found only in Germany and Italy. Hitler…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… Stanford is a small Riverside Village, in Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape. Located only … Town is also known for its rich History, that’s tied…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church decides that Afrikaans may be used alongside Dutch during services
… The Afrikaans language has its origins in Dutch. It developed amongst Dutch-speaking settlers and slaves in South Africa in the 17th century, and has many…
EventDavid Livingstone “discovers” Lake Nyasa
… Born in Scotland in 1813, Livingston was a renowned explorer, doctor and … he is most remembered for his exploits as an explorer. In 1858 the British…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the South African Communist Party Policy Conference, 27 September 2008, Randburg Towers
… takes place at the end of one of the most momentous weeks in the history of our country. The events of the past week … of the Republic, Comrade Thabo Mbeki…