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Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a lunch hosted by the Thai board of trade, Thai Chamber of Commerce and South African Thai Chamber of Commerce Bangkok, 17 July 1997
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a lunch hosted by the Thai board of trade, Thai Chamber of Commerce and South …
Letter replying to letter from the Prime Minister’s office and statement of intention to launch defiance campaign, from Dr. J. S. Moroka and W. M. Sisulu to Prime Minister D. F. Malan, February 11, 1952
… Letter replying to letter from the Prime Minister’s office and statement of intention to …
A New Era for Africa in a Globalizing World, Unesco, Paris, 19 November 2003
… Director of Ceremonies, Your Excellency, the Acting Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Marcio Barbosa, … influence (on his art) from Europe's larger anxiety…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, … to be more…
Chapter XI - Witness for freedom
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph When I began to give evidence, my knees were actually trembling for the first time in my life. Somehow I managed…
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
… a mixture of emotions as today's, or illuminate so sharply the changes of recent years. Fewer still could bring to such sharp focus the challenges ahead. It…
Speech by President Mandela on receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at Fort Hare University University of Fort Hare, 23 April 1998
… Mandela on receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at …
To mark his 10th year in office, the South African Prime Minister, Mr. John Vorster, as interviewed on SABC-TV by Chris Rencken. Here are extracts from that interview
… To mark his 10th year in office, the South African Prime Minister, Mr. John Vorster, as …
Up to this date 5 483 187ha have been bought in terms of the Development Trust and Land Act of 1936 at a cost of R1,27bn for th
… Up to this date 5 483 187ha have been bought in terms of the Development Trust and Land Act of 1936 at a cost of …
EventExtracts from one of South African President Thabo Mbeki's most stirring speeches
… "I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the … Because of that, I am also able to state this…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… Controversies Chapter 2: Questions Method Chapter 3: The Constitution of Black as ‘Other’ Chapter 4: The Black as Uncivilized Chapter 5: The Management of…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… pp. 41 – 49. If the breadwinner was imprisoned I would organise help as much as I could, and all the time I knew it was the right thing to do, just as using …
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… 13, 1931 in Oguta, located in eastern Nigeria. She was the eldest of six children born to parents, Christopher Ljeoma, an agent for the United Africa Company…
Address to Foreign Correspondents association Johannesburg, 26 November 1998
… Dr Werner Vogt Members of the Foreign Correspondents Association Ladies and gentlemen A meeting with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association has…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to Kwazulu-Natal Black Management Forum Gala Dinner in his Honour Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 11 July 2008, International Convention Centre Durban
… Mr Jimmy Manyi, President of the BMF Ms Tembakazi Mnyaka, our host and chair of BMF KZN, … never honoured in his hometown; you are therefore defying the odds…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they … of the Mfecane (or Difaqane…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… at Taylor Street Secondary School. 1935 Govan Mbeki joins the African National Congress (ANC) 1938 Govan Mbeki receives a telegram about a job offer from the…
PlaceStikland Cemetery
… In a 1947, a letter to the Cape Town Clerk and the secretary of the Board of Trustees to the Cape Peninsula … of the remaining missing person’s cases…
PlaceAdams College, Amanzimtoti
… km South of Durban. Established in 1853, Adams College is the second oldest Institution for Africans in South Africa. … of former students who have gone on…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye,1 September 1981
… Question : On the night of the 12th/13th of August, a unit of the People`s Army shelled … and fall under the tightening grip of fascism. The only truth they…
ArchiveApartheid - a vigilant witness
… documentary to show what life is really like for Africans. The government will probably ban this book. If I were them I … eventual survival. (Ernest Cole…
ArchiveBiography of Nawal El Saadawi by Sierra Hussey
… energy into writing as she became a doctor. How fortunate the world is. Because of the state of Egyptian politics at the time, el-Saadawi’s … not to accept…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… An Historical Assessment "Gumede and John Dube are the pioneers who were the inspiration and foundation upon which the new leaders … the influence and…
Thabo’s pen versus perceptions by Tinyiko Maluleke (Sunday Independant), 24 January 2016
… Since the rising of the sun of democracy upon the magnificent Drakensberg, none of the other sons of the … is a vision that resonates with the visions of…
“What I Owe To Mahatma Gandhi”: An Article, September 16, 1948
… Gandhiji left South Africa. I could not understand then the intricacies of politics or the meaning of the struggle which for two decades he had to … of…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… Cecil John Rhodes was the sickly, poorly educated and otherwise unremarkable son of … early age that he was doomed to a short life and died at the age of 48…
22. Natal sirdars regarded in India as pariah
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai By 1911, the public outcry in India against the…
Report of Interview by Some NRC Members with Prime Minister Jan C. Smuts; Verbatim Report of the Proceedings; Press Conference Remarks by Paul R. Mosaka and Professor Z. K. Matthews; and statement by Professor Matthews, May 8-9, 1947
… with Prime Minister Jan C. Smuts; Verbatim Report of the Proceedings; Press Conference Remarks by Paul R. Mosaka …
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten … their lives on charges of sabotage. In what was arguably the most profound…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… During this period the ANC cooperated with other organisations such as the APO and the NIC to fight increasing segregation imposed … Desmond Mpilo Tutu ,…